A Night of Music & Generosity @ Salt Lake City, Utah: Sankara Nethralaya’s Concert Captivates Audience

Salt Lake City, Utah: Sankara Nethralaya hosted its 2025 fundraising campaign in Salt Lake City (SLC) with a live musical concert. Playback singers Parthu Nemani, Mallikarjun, Sumangali and Anjana Sowmya have delighted the full room of audience with lite music & devotional songs in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil languages.

Mr. Raju Pusapati, Joint Treasurer of Sankara Nethralaya and Board of Trustee for SLC promoted the mission and objectives of Sankara Nethralaya. Mr. Raju Pusapati, EC member and Board of Trustee for Salt Lake City chapter  said that the event has kicked off with devotional songs and dances rendered by children and with a skit that promoted community service and compassion. 

Then the live music program got going that was mesmerizingly entertaining and had very engaging participation from the audience and there were times when enthusiasm hit the roof. He thanked the Salt Lake City Chapter team, Ramana Yalavarthy chapter Vice President (CVP) and the chapter leads Sai Krishna Daddola, Avinash Bethala, Kumar Nekkalapudi and Ravi Jambuluri for all their hard work towards reach out, planning and execution of the event. He has particularly credited the CVP with sound setup.

CVP Ramana extended heartfelt thanks to the event grand sponsor Community Connections for Change (CC4C), a Utah based non-profit charity organization for taking care of all the event & artist hosting expenses to minimize the event organizing costs to Sanakara Nethralaya and maximize the proceeds. Raju Pusapati and Ramana Yalavarthy thanked the following Donors and Volunteers whose contributions helped in making this event a tremendous success.

Donors

Dr. Dinesh Patel – Philanthropist, Rajavi Pradeep – Pryn Homes, Telugu Association of Utah (TAU), Ramana Yalavarthy – Memory Lane sound engineering, TJ Singh – Flavors of India, Mahalakshmi Chigurupati – Jalwa Grill, Ramu Lakkireddy – Ganesh   Arun Devaru, Rajashekar Paladagu, Dr. Gopi Varma, Dr. Tantravahi, Venkat Kovelamudi, Ravi Thadinanda, Bharati Pusapati, Valli Dandamudi, Kiran Sangoju, Rana Kolli, Sandeep Tella, James Kommu, Jason – Curry Connect,  Vijaya M, Gautam BG, Udaya Kapu, Amar Vinnakota, Vijay Jonnavittula, Badari Bhupati Raju, Pramoda Nallur, Avinash Bethala, Ravi Jambuluri, Sreedhar Duvvarapu, Sunil Gokarn, Dr. Sachin Rajhans and many more to thank for. 

Volunteers

Ground Soldiers: Venkat Kovelamudi, Sridhar Duvvarapu, Tagore Bandlamudi, PVK Raju, Giri Nagudala, Sankara Nethralaya Salt Lake City Chapter Team and many others to thank for that helped during the event day.
Cultural Program Coordinators: Lalitha Pendyala & Badari Bhupathiraju
Decors: Manvita Mantri & Sindhu Tanuja of Moonlight Creations.
Photo & Videography – Siddu Endrakanti.
MC – Haritha Nukala.

Thanks were extended to Sankara Nethralaya USA President Bala Reddy Indurti for believing in Salt Lake City team and providing all the guidance and support. Overall, the event is a resounding success that helped to bring tremendous awareness and donations for Sankara Nethralaya’s noble cause.