🌟𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 🌟 🎉🎉𝐎𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥.🎉🎉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗿. 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘆, 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗢𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗷𝗶, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲, whose participation added great value to the event. The program𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗵𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮. She extended heartfelt greetings to all attendees. Her kind and compassionate words set an uplifting and inclusive tone for the session. ✨ Mr. Corey then addressed the gathering, expressing deep appreciation for the ongoing collaboration between VT Seva and Laurel Heights. He invited Dr. Okeleji to share his personal and professional journey - from medical school through residency to his current role at Laurel Heights. Dr. Okeleji offered valuable insights into his career in the medical field and thoughtfully answered questions from the Atlanta youth, inspiring many with his reflections on the challenges and opportunities in this profession. 🌟 𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 💫✴ Both groups exchanged friendly and engaging questions, sparking moments of laughter and joy. The shared smiles and mutual respect made this interaction especially meaningful. 😀♥ Following this, 𝑨𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔𝒉 𝑶𝒍𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒊 𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 45-𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝑻𝒂𝒆𝒌𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. He demonstrated fundamental moves and practiced them alongside the special needs students, who participated with great enthusiasm. Their eagerness to learn and curiosity stood out as they actively engaged and asked questions.🙋‍♀ The workshop concluded with a lively and inclusive 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉, 𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒗 𝑮𝒐𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒚. The participants joined in with vibrant energy, bringing the event to a joyful and spirited close. 🎊🎊 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙑𝙏 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩. 🤝✌

𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐀𝐓 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬 - 𝗢𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝗻𝗱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗔𝗧 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 to provide local high school students with a realistic test-day experience - improving their pacing, endurance, and test-taking strategies. 𝟭𝟯 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 session, gaining valuable insights into the SAT while supporting a greater cause. 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 $900, all of which will go directly toward supporting the education of visually challenged students at Nethra Vidyalaya in India. 📖🌍 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙑𝙏 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝘼𝙏 𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙤𝙣. 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝-𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧-𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙮!

🌱 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭! 🌱 𝐎𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟐 - 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐑𝐑 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 — 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞, 𝐑𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞. 💚 On August 2nd, VT Seva Atlanta proudly launched Round 2 - Phase 1 of the RRR Project — Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 💚 With incredible enthusiasm, 𝟮𝟭 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. From ripping and counting to carefully cutting, these young changemakers transformed what would’ve been waste into the beginnings of something meaningful. 🙌 We’re so proud of their passion and hard work — and we can’t wait to move on to Phase 2: Binding! 📚✨𝑾𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 — 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 2: 𝑩𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈! 📚✨

🎉VT Seva Atlanta Youth Launches AP Tutoring Program for Rising 9th Graders🎉 📍June 15th - July 27th As AP classes grow increasingly rigorous, many students - especially those taking their first AP course struggle to keep pace with the demands. To ease this transition and set students up for success, VT Seva Atlanta Youth has launched an AP Tutoring Program on June 15th for 6 weeks program starting with AP Human Geography. 📗✌️ The initiative is led by Shaina Mereddy and Manya Mereddy, two accomplished sophomores who each scored a perfect 5 on the AP Human Geography exam. With a passion for teaching and a strong foundation in the subject, they have been conducting weekly tutoring sessions designed to provide incoming freshmen with a head start.♥️ The program consists of full unit, diving deep into key concepts using a blend of high-quality resources - including the official AP textbook, real-world case studies, College Board materials, and Heimler’s History videos. 📚👍 To reinforce learning, students take weekly assessments and receive feedback on their tests. In the final week, students completed both a review exam and a final mock exam. These assessments not only measured their progress but also built confidence and exam-readiness. Atlanta youth felt very good as they not only helped their friends in gaining confidence in the AP human geography exam but also raised $500 for the education of their Nethra friends in India!💕

Learning to solve a Rubik’s Cube offers many benefits beyond just completing a fun puzzle. It strengthens problem-solving skills, enhances memory through algorithmic thinking, improves focus and concentration, and builds patience and persistence. It can even spark an interest in STEM through its use of logic and math

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝟐 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 🪆 "𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐭" 🪡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 with the last and closing session happening on the August 2nd. Total 13 youths from elementary to high school participated in the workshop. 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 of the workshop was all about getting comfortable with the basics of sewing while having a ton of fun! We began with an introduction to sewing, where students 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 💟. Youths learned about 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒕, 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒉, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒉. 🧵💕 Next, we moved on to a playful "𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝘿𝙤𝙜 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚" 🐶🏠project: Using their new sewing skills, youths started crafting mini felt dog houses. To wrap up the day, we dove into toy making by stitching together different parts of a *dinosaur*🦖. 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 🧵. On 𝘿𝙖𝙮 2 of the workshop, we took a creative detour and learned how to make 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 🌸 using basic embroidery techniques on felt. It was a great hands-on session where everyone practiced stitches like the 𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 to create delicate floral designs. Later, we returned to our felt work and made *mushroom* 🍄 houses out of felt- each one unique and full of character. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴! These events provided a rewarding experience for everyone involved. *Youth participants not only explored their creativity by learning new skills but also raised $390 to support the education of a Nethra Vidyalaya student.* We look forward to many more such meaningful service opportunities in the future! 🎉🎉

✴️ ✨ 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐤’𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 ✨✴️ Learning to solve a Rubik’s Cube offers many benefits beyond just completing a fun puzzle. 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦-𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. It can even spark an interest in STEM through its use of logic and math. 🌟➗♾️ 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐤’𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠.The workshop started on July 26th comprising of 4 sessions. All 12 students who enrolled in the workshop had a fantastic experience. Most importantly, the youth raised $365 to support the education of visually challenged students - an incredible act of service and compassion. 🌟✴️ 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬! 💫♥️💫

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝟐 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 🪆 "𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐭" 🪡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 with the last and closing session happening on the August 2nd. Total 13 youths from elementary to high school participated in the workshop.

🎉 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭 & 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩: 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 🎉 This summer, VT Seva South Forsyth High School Youth launched a hands-on Crochet & Knitting Workshop that combines creativity 🎨, compassion, and community service. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟖 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬—𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 🧒 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬—𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭! Split into two lively teams, Blue and Purple, each session has been filled with laughter, learning 📚, and loops. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢 & 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐢, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝟏 & 𝟐 by learning the basics of crochet and knitting—from casting on, knit & purl stitches, to making slip knots, chaining, and working through single and triple crochet. Together, they created beautiful knitted squares and fun crocheted scrunchies—their first handmade projects! 𝐈𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝟑 & 𝟒, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭! They learned new skills like the magic loop, crocheting in the round, and a variety of stitches—single, half-double, double, triple crochet, and slip stitches. After creating two sides of the octopus, both teams began stuffing them 🎈 and sewing them together to form their adorable reversible plushie! All materials were provided by VT Seva Atlanta, and every session is guided with care and encouragement from our youth volunteers. Whether it’s the first loop or the final stitch, this workshop is all about learning together, helping one another, and creating with a cause. Most importantly, all these efforts are stitched with purpose—supporting the education and meals of visually challenged students at Nethra Vidyalaya. 𝑺𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒓, 𝑨𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 $1400, 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 3 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔! 🎓Stay tuned for our upcoming projects—and remember: ✨ 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸. ✨

VT Seva youth from Northview High School recently organized Mock SAT exams to help fellow high school students strengthen their test-taking skills and improve time management. A total of 28 students participated in this hands-on SAT prep experience. Students found the sessions extremely valuable as they gained practical exposure to the new Digital SAT format, helping them build confidence for the real test. 💡 These mock exams were not only educational but also impactful. Through this initiative, our youth successfully raised $1,400, which will go toward supporting the education of visually challenged students at Nethra Vidyalaya in India. 🌍 ⚠️ Please note: VT Seva is not a SAT tutoring organization. We are a youth-led service organization, and these sessions were offered in good faith by volunteers purely to support their peers through collaborative learning and community service. 👏 A big thank you to Adithya and all the students and volunteers who made this initiative a success - making a difference one step at a time!

🎉𝙑𝙏 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙖 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙩 & 𝙆𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥: 𝘾𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝘾𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚🎉 VT Seva Youth has launched a fun, hands-on Crochet & Knitting Workshop this summer, blending creativity with community service. 🌟🧶𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 28 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 - 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓 1𝒔𝒕 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒔 - 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕!! ✌♥️✌ Split into two lively teams, 🔵 BLUE and 🟣 PURPLE, participants are learning essential skills like knitting and crochet stitches while completing exciting projects such as knitted squares and crocheted scrunchies. 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀..💫 All materials are provided by VT Seva Atlanta, and our compassionate youth instructors make sure everyone feels supported and successful. It’s a fun, meaningful way to learn, connect, and give back! This workshop is more than just a fun summer activity - it’s a beautiful blend of creativity, community, and compassion. 𝑨𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 3 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 ($1400). 🎖🎖🎖 ✨ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 - 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚! ✨

🎉 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐓𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 – 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐒𝐨 𝐅𝐚𝐫!🎉 We’ve officially wrapped up the first month of our summer camp, and what an incredible learning adventure it’s been for our children! From exploring new ideas to growing through creativity and play, every moment has been filled with discovery, joy, and inspiration. 😄✍ 🌟 𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 who have gone above and beyond to deliver engaging, thoughtful, and impactful lessons. Your passion and dedication are truly shaping young minds and making a lasting difference. 💫🎖 👏 𝑲𝒖𝒅𝒐𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒅𝒂𝒚 with curiosity, enthusiasm, and a love for learning. You’ve embraced new skills, explored new ideas, and made this an unforgettable journey. Outstanding work, everyone! 👏🎉 💖 𝑻𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 – 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑽𝑻𝑺 𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝒂𝒎𝒑. Your support not only helped your kids grow and thrive this summer but also contributed to a meaningful cause: supporting the education of visually challenged students at Nethra Vidyalaya in India. 📚🌍 🎓 We can’t wait to celebrate everyone’s hard work at our Closing Ceremony in August, where we’ll recognize the incredible efforts and contributions of our students, youth tutors, and mentors. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧! 💫♥️💫

VT Seva Youth showed incredible compassion and dedication during the Meals By Grace event on June 19th. This pantry service project focuses on sorting, packing, and delivering nutritious meals and essential pantry items to families in need — and our volunteers stepped up with energy and purpose.✌️⭐️ From sorting and packing to making home deliveries, our youth volunteers embraced every task with enthusiasm. Their efforts not only filled pantries but also brought hope and dignity to the families served.🙂✴️ We are incredibly proud of these young changemakers. Their generosity, teamwork, and compassion made a meaningful impact on the community and inspired everyone around them. 💫 This service opportunity was more than just a day of volunteering—it was a powerful reminder of the difference young leaders can make when they lead with heart. ♥️ We are deeply grateful for their commitment and honored to have them as part of the VT Seva family! 🤝

VT SEVA Atlanta’s First Annual 3v3 Basketball Tournament: A Big hit for Team spirit and Community Service! VT SEVA Atlanta hosted its inaugural 3v3 basketball tournament on June 22nd which was a resounding success! 💫💫 Ten teams battled it out in an action-packed day filled with thrilling plays, buzzer-beaters, and unforgettable moments, all in the name of helping others. 🤝 The tournament raised over $680 for Nethra Vidyalaya visually challenged students. From intense group-stage matchups to a heart-pounding final, the competition showcased not only talent but also incredible sportsmanship and community spirit. 👍👍 Team Beckham emerged victorious in a closely contested championship game, edging out Team Kaundinya with a score of 13–11. ⛹️‍♂️⛹️ A huge thank you to all the players, supporters, volunteers. and our amazing VT Seva youths Kaudinya and Karunya whose dedication and hard work made this event successful! ✌️🏀✌️

VT Seva Atlanta proudly organized a special yoga session on International Yoga Day, June 21, 2025, to promote the physical and emotional well-being of our members. The session was led by our certified yoga instructor, Swamy Vendra, who guided participants through proper techniques for various asanas and pranayama practices. This event was part of our ongoing wellness initiative — weekly Saturday morning yoga sessions, which have been held consistently since January 1, 2025, and continue to this day. These sessions have become a source of renewed energy, inner peace, and community connection for all participants. We are grateful to Swamy Vendra and all our dedicated members for embracing this journey toward better health and mindfulness. 🧘‍♂️🌿✨