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Columbus

August 24, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

Clay Ganesha making

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Detroit

September 2, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

Thank You Cards were made by the VTS board members for the IAE staff to show our appreciation

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Columbus

August 24, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

Pallavi a youth volunteer collected old towels to be donated to a rescue dogs animal shelter

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Detroit

August 9, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

On 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, VT Seva Detroit hosted its 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, bringing the community together for an exciting day of sportsmanship and competition. The event was inspired by a spark of an idea from one of our dedicated Youth Volunteers, Tejas, which led to a thorough exploration of the possibility of organizing such the tournament last year and we were able to continue conducting the event this year as well. With the exceptional support from our volunteers, sponsors, supporters and the enthusiasm and cooperation of the players made this event truly memorable. With all the funds raised from the event, we were able to 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟒 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 of Nethra Vidyalaya school. We had 24 participants organized into 8 teams. The tournament showcased impressive talent and enthusiasm, with players demonstrating their skills and passion for the game.

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Detroit

June 29, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐈𝐓 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐨, 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐀𝐕 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓: Our volunteers made over 1000 forget me not flowers to give to our veterans. Forget Me Not National Day is on November 10th in the USA & it is a special day that reminds us to honor and support veterans who have returned from service with injuries and disabilities. During this activity, our youth volunteers exhibited great team work & it was a fun team building experience as well.

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Detroit

June 21, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

Our 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 concluded with great success on June 21st 2025—𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 across 𝟑 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 and over 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬! Each year, we continue to grow—and this year’s turnout, energy, and spirit were simply unmatched. This year's spirited tournament not only brought together passionate players, families, and volunteers but also helped us raise enough funds to support the education of 𝟏𝟐 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. That's the true victory!

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Detroit

July 19, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝: 𝐌𝐢𝐡𝐢𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝟏𝟓 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Our volunteers were able to 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝟖𝟐𝟓 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! . All of our volunteers worked hard in various areas such as: • Packing & sorting various items into each box • Removing food from various packaging • Helping maintain a clean sorting environment We are incredibly grateful to Focus: HOPE, a Michigan-based nonprofit that battles food insecurity for senior citizens all over Michigan.

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Detroit

March 23, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 successfully conducted a food drive & fundraiser at the Kroger Store in Novi, MI, in support of 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 . With open non profit solicitation permitted by the store, our dedicated volunteers collected 𝟗𝟑𝟏 𝐥𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 (𝟐𝟕 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐬) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 $𝟏,𝟐𝟏𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 , translating to 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 for underserved families in the region. A heartfelt thank you to 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐲 , philanthropist and Board Member of Wayne State University, for his generous matching donation, and to the many kind Kroger customers who contributed between 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Despite chilly outdoor conditions on March 24th our volunteers stood strong and engaged shoppers throughout the day, requesting donations of canned goods, packaged food, and other essentials. The response was truly heartwarming. We are incredibly grateful to Kroger Novi Store Manager Mike, who has supported VT Seva’s efforts year after year by welcoming us into his store and encouraging our mission of service.

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Detroit

July 26, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝: 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐣𝐢 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝟐𝟎 Impact: We sorted through 1,536 pounds of food donations that will be delivered to families in need, supporting the fight against hunger in our own community! We all worked hard quality checking perishable items to be sent out to over 150 partner organizations as well as maintaining a clean sorting environment. We are incredibly grateful to Food Gatherers, a Washtenaw County nonprofit that rescues over 10 million pounds of food annually, for giving us the opportunity to help out. With 1 in 7 people facing food insecurity, and that rate rising, every pound of food sorted makes a huge difference.

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Detroit

July 28, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝟒 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐛 & 𝐆𝐨 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 & 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝: 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐲𝐚 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: With our help, Fleece & Thank you could quality check over 77 blankets! We got this great remote volunteering activity from Fleece & Thank you whereby our youth took the blankets kit bags home & did a thorough Quality check based on the guidelines given by the Fleece and Thank you. During this 2 weeks Project , our VT Seva Detroit youth volunteers engaged in various quality inspection tasks . Special thanks to all the youth parents who helped the youth to pickup & dropoff these blankets at dropoff locations on time.! These are our youth volunteers who participated

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Detroit

July 20, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

On July 20th, VT SEVA Detroit along with JET MI had the amazing opportunity to host an informational & promotional stall at the ISKCON Ratha Yatra Festival. It was a record turnout for the festival this year with over 15000 people coming to the event. Our VT Seva youth & adult volunteers walked around the event with posters and flyers, spreading the word about VT Seva Detroit’s 10th Annual RAAS 2025, an event celebrating the resilience, independence and achievements of the visually challenged students of Nethra Vidyalaya & tribal school students in India.

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Detroit

August 9, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

VT Seva Detroit , in collaboration with Hindu Swayam Sevak Sangh , SVTCC , and DTF , celebrated 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧 at the 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐢 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 , as part of 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲. This heartfelt initiative expressed gratitude and unity, as our youth and adult volunteers tied Rakhis to Novi’s police and fire personnel, honoring their dedication to safeguarding our community.