Telugu Association of Metro Atlanta (TAMA), in association with Telugu Association of North America (TANA) and Walgreens, recently conducted ‘Free Flu Shots drive’. The drive took place on October 7 at the TAMA office. Georgians attended the drive with enthusiasm.
Around 100 people of all ages availed the opportunity. Renowned pharmacists Mr. Mitesh Patel, Mr. Surya Vangapandu and Ms. Smruti Ghag made sure to provide vaccines to everyone with patience.
TAMA President SaiRam Karumanchi, President Elect Suresh Bandaru, Chairman Subbarao Maddali, Suneetha Potnuru, Srinivas Ramisetty, Suneel Devarapalli, Srinivas Uppu, TANA RVP Madhu Yarlagadda, Srinivas Lavu, Vinay Maddineni, Kiran Gogineni, Bharath Maddineni and many young volunteers were part of making the Flu Shots program. TAMA has previously done several drives like this, particularly multiple Covid Vaccination drives during pandemic. In his concluding remarks, Suresh said TAMA will continue doing these drives in coming years as well and thanked Mitesh, Surya, Smruti, Volunteers, TAMA & TANA teams for coming together and for being part of such a noble cause.
Attendees were very appreciative of TAMA’s efforts in doing such need of the hour programs. They observed that only TAMA takes up such initiatives. The TAMA Weekly Free Clinic, in the last ten years, has served more than 10,000 patients. TAMA has been doing many unique programs that are helpful to many in different ways. This is their 21st event in 2023 alone with emphasis on health, social responsibility and youth, among others. The Dasara Bathukamma celebrations, Will & Trust Grand Mela, Discovery Flight (First Flight Flying), Chess, Deepavali and many more are coming up.
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