Canned with Care. Donated with Heart. 💙 Proud to share that our VT Seva youth team successfully organized a Canned Food Drive, collecting and donating over 500 vegetarian canned goods, totaling 6,500+ ounces of food to Meals By Grace! 🙌 Our goal was simple: support families in need with healthy, shelf-stable food options. Grateful to all who donated, spread the word, and helped make this service effort a success. Together, we’re nourishing lives and building compassionate communities. 💪🌱

The VT Seva Innovation Academy High School chapter, with special thanks to youth volunteer Neel Irkal for organizing the event, hosted a Diwali celebration on November 8th at the Sandy Springs Library. The event welcomed 43 attendees and offered a variety of activities designed to highlight the cultural significance of the Festival of Lights. 🪔🌺Participants engaged in paper crafts, games, and a photo booth, and volunteers provided instruction on creating basic rangoli designs ✴️🔯 and using simple rangoli stencils. The event was well-received and provided a welcoming space for community members of all ages to learn, participate, and connect. We are thankful to everyone who came out and made the event such a success!

During October and November 2025, VT Seva South Forsyth youths led the 1000 Paper Cranes Project, working with youth leader Rathna Malapati and Wellstar North Fulton Hospital. On November 25th, all volunteers will come together at the library to sew the cranes into beautiful strands which will be used to decorate the Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in December.🏥 The tradition of dedicatedly folding 1000 paper cranes is a beautiful symbol of health, longevity, and good luck for all the hospital staff and patients, and it has been a great way for VT Seva Atlanta youths to give back something meaningful to their community. ♥️✌️ This project is extremely successful with 1100+ paper cranes created by over 30 youth in various colors. ❤️💙💚 We are very grateful for all of our youth for working hard on their well-crafted cranes and Rathna Malapati for her wonderful project idea, her leadership in project planning, and her design for the paper crane strand. We also thank Wellstar North Fulton Hospital 🏥 for providing such a great opportunity for our youth to serve the community with kindness and dedication!👍

West Forsyth High School’s VT Seva club participated in the Meals by Grace Sunday service the weekend before Thanksgiving. Our youth helped pack canned goods, load trunks with festive ingredients, create encouraging cards for families facing challenges during the holiday season, and assemble break bags for children in need of snacks and food over the Thanksgiving break. Together, we supported more than 100 families — a meaningful impact made possible by our incredible team of volunteers.✌️♥️✌️

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 – 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 🎄🍁 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐 - 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓 Join us in spreading kindness this season! Share your Acts of Kindness and inspire others to make compassion a part of everyday life. Here are some simple ways to participate: 🌟 𝐀𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 • Help your parents or siblings • Do a household chore without being asked 🌟 𝐀𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 • Appreciate essential workers, teachers, or custodians • Help a classmate who needs support 🌟 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 • Spend time with seniors in assisted living • Donate food or essentials to those in need • Let someone go ahead of you in line • Any act that makes someone’s day brighter! We will create a collage and video showcasing all the wonderful Acts of Kindness from our Atlanta youth as a special year-end gratitude message. ✨ 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: To encourage our youth to practice kindness daily and build a habit of uplifting others. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭—𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!

On November 21st, VT SEVA South Forsyth High School hosted our community fundraising event, Cone Up for a Cause, at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice on Peachtree Parkway. From 3 PM to 9 PM, students, families, and community members stopped by throughout the afternoon and evening to enjoy Italian ice, gelatis, and soft-serve while supporting a meaningful mission. At the counter, guests used the code VTSEVA, allowing 20% of each purchase to go directly toward our initiative. Our goal for this event was to raise awareness about the fight against drug abuse while also generating funds to support the impactful work being done at Emory Rehabilitation Hospital. Although the event maintained a calm and steady flow of visitors, each contribution counted, and every purchase — big or small — helped push our mission forward. The atmosphere was warm and encouraging, with volunteers greeting guests, sharing information, and fostering a sense of community involvement. The funds we raised will be donated to Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, where they will help support patient rehabilitation, treatment access, and ongoing recovery support services. For those inspired to extend their support beyond the event, additional donations can be made through Emory’s official giving page.🏥♥️ Ultimately, Cone Up for a Cause was more than a fundraiser; it was a moment for our school and local community to come together, enjoy something sweet, and support a cause that genuinely matters. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shared the event, or contributed in any way. Your support helps us continue creating positive impact, one event at a time.

VT Seva successfully conducted a blood donation drive on November 8th, in collaboration with Cumming Dental for Life South Community Blood Center. The camp was organized from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM as part of our year-long community service initiative, where adults come together to donate blood and support those in need! We all know how precious blood is—it has the power to save lives. VT Seva proudly takes this responsibility and conducts these blood donation camps quarterly, creating opportunities for volunteers to serve the community in a meaningful way. This drive saw a strong participation of 20 donors, and 15 dedicated volunteers who took turns to manage and support the activity. Thanks to their commitment and teamwork, the event was a grand success.🎉 VT Seva continues to uphold its mission of service, compassion, and giving back to society.

Atlanta youth took the initiative to help their friends improve their SAT scores by launching an SAT workshop. A disclaimer was shared that VT Seva is not a SAT tutoring organization. Our youth shared SAT effective test-taking strategies, study techniques, and practice resources to help their friends boost their performance. Not only are these Atlanta VTS youth are supporting their classmates with SAT prep, but they also raised $3,000 for the education of Nethra students in India — an incredible achievement!🌟♥️🌟

VTS West Forsyth Highschool - DAV Flower Making Activity 🌼 Students from West Forsyth High School led a meaningful DAV Flowers event, bringing youth together to create handmade flowers for disabled veterans. Each flower—crafted with care and gratitude—served as a heartfelt symbol of appreciation for the veterans’ service and sacrifice. The event fostered collaboration, creativity, and compassion, reminding everyone of the importance of giving back to those who have given so much for our country!

ATL Candy Drive was a huge success. We collected 300 lbs of candy from 22 youth clubs to bring smiles to American troops stationed on the borders. Our generous dentist, Dr. Praveen, was deeply impressed with everyone’s efforts and gifted each child a goodie bag containing a mug, toothpaste, toothbrush, and floss. He also donated a $1,000 check to support visually challenged students — a thoughtful contribution that will leave a lasting impact! 👏♥️✌️

𝗢𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆. This impactful project focused on sorting, packing, and delivering nutritious meals and essential pantry items to families in need. Our youth rose to the occasion with enthusiasm, purpose, and a deep desire to give back. 💫 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒃𝒐𝒙𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒔, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒏𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒖𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒔, 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. 🌟 We are incredibly proud of these young changemakers whose teamwork, generosity, and compassion left a lasting impact. They reminded us all of the true meaning of service. ✴ 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 — 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩. ✌♥️✌ 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑽𝑻 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 to chart out a meaningful slate of volunteer activities for the next quarter. The meeting reflected a strong spirit of service and collaboration, with students actively brainstorming and organizing community impact events 📅 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 •𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫: 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐁𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 •𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 •⁠𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 •𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫: 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬 & 𝐓𝐨𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 📣 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 To strengthen awareness and grow the club’s volunteer base, members were encouraged to share information about VT Seva with peers who may be interested in making a difference. Each board member is encouraged to invite at least two new individuals to learn about VT Seva and its mission. 💬 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Members were encouraged to share any new ideas or questions in the group to ensure everyone stays involved and engaged in planning and executing these impactful events.

On October 12th, VT Seva Atlanta hosted its first-ever Badminton Tournament, and what an incredible event it was! With over 60 youth participants, the day was filled with fun, fitness, and fundraising — all for a meaningful cause. ♥️ We are proud to share that proceeds from this tournament will support two blind/visually challenged students from Nethra Vidyalaya, India. Your participation and generosity are making a real difference!✌️ 🙌 A Huge Shout-Out to the Lambert & Alliance Youth Teams! Thank you for leading this initiative with heart, dedication, and true community spirit. Your leadership made this event a reality! 🏆 Celebrating Our Champions! We applaud all the young athletes who participated with enthusiasm, sportsmanship, and talent. Here are the winners of our Badminton Doubles Tournament: 🟡 Under 11 Doubles 🥇 Gold: Abhi Lasya & Deethya Marri 🥈 Silver: Keerthika & Hiranmai 🟡 Under 13 Doubles 🥇 Gold: Aarohi & Dharshana 🥈 Silver: Teja & Ritambra 🟡 Under 15 Doubles 🥇 Gold: Ananya Hari & Dhanya 🥈 Silver: Shajan & Hashir 🟡 Under 17 Doubles 🥇 Gold: Ananya Kolipaka & Sanika 🥈 Silver: Shajan & Hashir 🌟 Congratulations to each and every one of you! Your hard work, team spirit, and commitment were truly inspiring. We can’t wait to see you back on the court for future tournaments! ✌️🏸 A heartfelt thank you to Coach Praveen, owner of Sree Badminton Academy, for generously sponsoring the event and helping ensure everything ran smoothly. Your support was invaluable, and we look forward to more partnerships ahead. 🤝👍 Let’s continue to come together through sports to uplift communities and change lives. Thank you for being a part of this special event! ♥️🏸

On October 11th, VT Seva Atlanta organized a community booth to raise awareness about volunteering opportunities and to support the education of students at Nethra Vidyalaya. ♥️✌️ A dedicated team of youth and adults came together to make the event a success. The booth featured a variety of plants—including Tulsi, Ajwain, and Insulin plants—alongside beautifully crafted rangoli ✴️ and vibrant diyas. 🪔Thanks to everyone’s support, we successfully raised more than $230 for this noble cause! We’re excited to share that over 30 new volunteers joined the VT Seva Atlanta family, expressing interest in upcoming service activities! 🌟🌟

Vickery Creek Middle School VT Seva Youth Club held its first meeting on Sunday, October 4th 2025, where student leaders introduced the VT Seva mission, shared the club's objectives, and outlined the planned activities for the upcoming quarter. It was a strong and promising start, with great enthusiasm from the participants. The club is looking forward to involving more students in upcoming volunteer initiatives such as the Candy Drive, Card-Making for a Cause, and the Badminton Tournament. Exciting opportunities ahead for youth to learn, lead, and serve!