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AIPNO Medical Yatra Breakfast

Association of Indian Physicians of Northern Ohio
Medical Yatra Breakfast Fundraiser
Mayfield Village Community Center
September 7, 2014

Association of Indian Physicians of Northern Ohio (AIPNO) was founded in 1983 as a non-profit organization of physicians of Indian origin in Northern Ohio. With a membership of over 300 physicians who meet regularly for educational, charitable and social events, the organization provides an opportunity to make meaningful contributions to the local community and to make friendships that last.

Medical Yatra thank you banner

Medical Yatra thank you banner


AIPNO also provides service and aid to undeserved areas and disaster affected sites.

They held a fundraiser breakfast with proceeds going to the upcoming yatras to Guyana and India. As Ramesh Shah, Executive Director of AIPNO pointed out, a $20 donation would provide for a cataract surgery for someone in need.

AIPNO leader Ramesh Shah holds a sign showing the number of cataract surgeries that were sponsored that morning.

AIPNO leader Ramesh Shah holds a sign showing the number of cataract surgeries that were sponsored so far that morning.


The breakfast event featured Indian food such as dosas. A dosa is a spicy Indian crepe. For the uninitiated, volunteers were on hand to explain the foods.

Explaining the Indian food

Mona Alag

Mona Alag

The food was prepared by a crew from the Saffron Patch and donations from Executive Caterers and other sponsors.

Saffron Patch cooks

Saffron Patch cooks

Executive Caterers Team

Executive Caterers Team - Sharon Smutak, Harlan Diamond and Christine


The volunteer efforts of the physicians and other volunteers have reached thousands of lives. The funds raised from events like this go a long way toward saving eyesight and lives in needy parts of the world.

Learn how you can help support their mission at the AIPNO website.

Enjoy these images of volunteers, sponsors and attendees at the AIPNO breakfast.

Sudarshan Sathe, Ramesh Sha, Jaya Shah and Swathi Sathe

Sudarshan Sathe, Ramesh Shah, Jaya Shah and Swathi Sathe


India Fest crew

with Bharat Kumar, Deb Roy and and Sunil Narahari


Baiju Shah, Harlan Diamond and Ramesh Shah

Baiju Shah, Harlan Diamond and Ramesh Shah


Winfred and Dr. Elizabeth Balraj with

Winfred and Dr. Elizabeth Balraj with Lou Frangos


Working at the sign-in table

Working at the sign-in table


Under the donation/raffle tree

Helen Malhotra, Viji Vijay and Sanjay Garg under the donation/raffle tree


Project Sewa volunteer Anil Singh

Anil Singh


Paramjit Singh and Ashok Pradhan PhD

Paramjit Singh and Ashok Pradhan PhD


Piya Roy and Mona Alag

Piya Roy and Mona Alag


Gita Gidwani and Kusum Mainthia

Gita Gidwani and Kusum Mainthia


Jyothi and Dr. Murty Vuppala - AIPNO Medical Yatra fundraiser

Jyothi and Dr. Murty Vuppala


AIPNO Medical Yatra fundraiser group

Parijatha Narahari, Malathi Reddy, Anuradha Giridhar,
Giridhar Guruswami and Sunil Narahari


AIPNO Medical Yatra fundraiser group

Sree Sreenath, Mr. Barnard, Dr. and Mrs. Vijay Patel


AIPNO Medical Yatra fundraiser group

... with Dr. Bhupendra Patel, Dr. Bharti Patel and Sangita Bafna


AIPNO Medical Yatra fundraiser group

.... Sudarshan Sathe, Mona Alag, Dr. Bhupinder Sawhny and Debbie Hanson


AIPNO Medical Yatra fundraiser boys


Raj Pillai, Elizabeth Balraj and Latha Pillai

Raj Pillai, Elizabeth Balraj and Latha Pillai


Jaya Shah and Harlan Diamond

Jaya Shah and Harlan Diamond


Sree Sreenath with Piya Roy

Sree Sreenath with Piya Roy


Helen Malhotra and Mona Alag - AIPNO Giving Tree

Helen Malhotra and Mona Alag


AIPNO Giving Tree

AIPNO Giving Tree


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