2024 Accomplishments
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
This year has been an extraordinary year of meaningful impact, transformative change, and lasting progress, made possible by your unwavering support, generous donations, inspiring contributions, and heartfelt dedication.

What we did
323
PVSA awards
239
Community Service activities
87
Total fundraising activities
62
Education activities
54
Environment activities
33
Healthcare activities
24
Webinars/Camps
13
Annual Events
Year full of activities
With the support of thousands of volunteers and donors, we had an incredibly impactful year filled with numerous activities dedicated to uplifting and empowering our community.
Highlighting these efforts, 323 youth volunteers were honored with the President's Volunteer Service Awards, a testament to their unwavering dedication and inspiring spirit of volunteerism.
"Volunteering is the heart of community, where small acts of kindness ripple into lasting impact, proving that together, we can create a better world."
Impact by numbers
We have a tremendous uplift in numbers from year before
35,000 +
Youth volunteering hours
100,000+
Participants
550+
Total events
60,000+
Total Volunteer hours
"Partnership is the bridge that connects hearts and hands, turning shared efforts into lasting impact and transforming communities together."
We fostered new partnerships in 2024
Checkout our event log

Atlanta Card Making and Gift Packing
Atlanta
December 20, 2021 at 12:00:00 AM
In the spirit of gratitude, VT Seva Atlanta youths and adults participated in ‘Card making and Gift packing’ activity on Dec 21st, 2021. They made creative cards and wrote heartfelt messages to motivate the kids of the Nethra Vidyalaya. They made 4 types of cards - blue cards for the boys cricket team, pink cards for the girls cricket team, yellow cards for teachers of the Nethra schools, and green cards for the other Nethra kids. They also made cards for the seniors living in the assisted centers in atlanta, each with an individualized notes and cheerful messages. They made 150 holiday gift bags for the seniors to spread the holiday cheers and show their token of gratitude.

Environmental Services-Street Cleanup Activity
Bay Area
August 29, 2021 at 12:00:00 AM
In the month of August, VT Seva Bay Area’s Environmental Services had its first group street cleanup! A maximum of 6 youth volunteers had the opportunity to safely meet at a park and clean it up. The volunteers kept our parks and playgrounds clean for kids to play!

Environmental-Services Youth Climate Action Summit
Bay Area
March 28, 2021 at 12:00:00 AM
VT Seva Bay Area had its first Youth Climate Action Summit in the month of March. During these summits volunteers learned about different topics such as “Work in STEM, Save the Planet” or “Leadership Lab: Clean Solutions” and much more! As volunteers attended thes webinars they were required to take notes of the presentation and think about how they can help others with this information!

Iskcon
Branch
North Jersey
June 29, 2024 at 12:00:00 AM
Iskcon

volunteer at Asha 5K walkathon
Branch
Columbus
July 27, 2024 at 12:00:00 AM
Assisted Asha organization 5K walkathon

RAFT
Bay Area
February 18, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM
"Volunteering at Raft to pack and sort kits r elated to STEAM projects for use in local schools"

VT Seva Atlanta - Books for Africa
Atlanta
July 9, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM
More than 50+ youths participated in Books For Africa Drive today. We donated more than 1200 books for African children. It’s a kid-to-kid project - Atlanta Kids helping African kids in spreading literacy in Africa 🌍. Mehar lead this Books for Africa drive. This is our Round 2 of Books For Africa in this year. In April, we donated 1500 books for the same. They also need school supplies like crayons, pencils, erasers, notebooks, etc. and we'll do our School Supply Drive in Nov, it will be a Thanks Giving gift from Atlanta VT youths to African youths!

VT Seva Houston MD Anderson Cancer Center - Blood Drive
Branch
Houston
May 19, 2024 at 12:00:00 AM
On May 19, VT Seva Houston youth volunteers participated in the MD Anderson Cancer Center - Blood Drive. This event aimed to support cancer patients in critical need of blood, bringing together the community for a noble cause. The blood drive took place from 9:30am to 1:30pm at Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land, where an MD Anderson blood donation truck was stationed. The event saw a remarkable turnout, with volunteers and donors arriving steadily throughout the day. A dedicated team of volunteers played a crucial role in the success of the blood drive. Volunteers assisted in guiding blood donors through the donation process, from registration until donation. The volunteers ensured that each donor was accounted for in records and ensured all donors took the right steps. The event saw a remarkable turnout with 36 registrants. VT Seva Houston extends heartfelt thanks to all these donors and volunteers who made this blood drive a resounding success!

Digital Accessible Books
Bay Area
May 31, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM
Digital Accessible Books

VT SEVA MN Annual event - TEJA
Minneapolis
December 2, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM
Teja, our annual event for 2023 was a big revelation! Our team had so many talented great singers, dancers, planners, executors and everyone nailed it down to perfection. We had an amazing turnaround of 400+ people at our annual event and over 140 performers! With the support from community, we were able to sponsor 175+ students!

Earth Day - VT Seva VA- Goosecreek Project - Middleburg VA
Virginia
April 22, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM
MORNING SESSION 10 AM to 2:30 PM-Goosecreek Project @ Middleburg, VA Improve the water quality of the Goose Creek Watershed by planting 1,000 plants in collaboration with the Goose Creek Association. We had a fantastic group of YOUTH who worked incredibly hard from the beginning to finish planting all 1000 plants, mulching them, and watering them. They were supported by a small number of parents. HUGE kudos to the PARENTS and CHILDREN.

VT Seva Dallas Grace Food Pantry Volunteering Activity
Dallas
March 13, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM
VT Seva Dallas recently held a volunteering activity at Grace Food Pantry, where we had a great turnout of youth volunteers who collaborated to pack 8 pallets in about 5 hours. To put this into perspective, 1 pallet contains about 45-50 cases, which is capable of feeding more than 700 people, and in consideration of that, our volunteers packed food that will serve more than 5,600 hungry people. We would like to extend our gratitude to all the volunteers for taking time out of their spring break to come and make a difference in the lives of thousands.
























