Indian Americans for Burlington organized a 2019 town election candidate meet & greet, combined with their annual volunteer appreciation event.  Several members running for office including Bob Hogan, Nick Priest, Mike Espejo, Carol Perna, Jayashree Voruganti and others attended the event and engaged in a discussion with the Indian American Community Members. 

President Gini Pookootil and executive committee members, Shital Bhammar, Jayashree Voruganti, Anil Saigal, Indra Deb, Sutanuka Debashri Basu and Dinesh Tanna hosted the event. The first part of the event focused on meeting the candidates who are standing for election. Candidates fielded a wide range of questions. 

Indian Americans for Burlington’s flagship event is the Diwali program that is held each year in the Burlington Commons. The event takes place with the help of several volunteers who do a variety of tasks from organizing the cultural program to decorations, games, photography etc.  The IAB team recognized the efforts by the volunteers. 

The team is planning for an exciting year ahead with many interesting activities. To learn more about IAB please check out their website at http://iabma.org