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Atlanta

December 3, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM

On December 3, 2023 Atlanta's VT Seva youth & adult volunteers, visited senior living home. A team of enthusiastic youth volunteers spread holiday cheer and spend meaningful time with the senior citizens. The agenda centered around engaging the seniors in various activities, fostering a joyous atmosphere in celebration of the holiday season. During the visit, the VT Seva youths engaged the senior citizens in lively bingo games, offering companionship and building relationships. A delightful musical presentation followed, featuring renditions of festive tunes such as "Jingle Bell" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," performed by the youthful ensemble. Additionally, our youth played the piano, keyboard, and saxophone, and created a medley of holiday compositions. Expressing their heartfelt sentiments, the volunteers distributed thank you cards, happy holiday cards, and bookmarks, extending warm wishes and appreciation to the seniors and staff for the enjoyable and meaningful time spent together. It was a gratifying event for the VT Seva Team!

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Houston

April 15, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM

Spanning from the ❤️ Heart Month of February to April 1st, VT Seva Houston held Walking With the Beat to increase awareness about cardiovascular disease and prevention. Every participant was encouraged to input their steps daily. The campaign culminated in a 5K Walkathon with over 65 registrants and participants. The Walkathon included a discussion from healthcare professionals emphasizing the importance of lifestyle changes in cardiovascular disease prevention. The total step count generated from the event - over 2.5 million and counting. Participants enjoyed the interactive event emphasizing the importance of creating and maintaining a healthy routine! All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association, fighting heart disease and helping families and communities thrive for nearly 100 years.

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Seattle

August 14, 2021 at 12:00:00 AM

VT Seva Seattle hosted 5th Annual walkathon on Aug 14th, 2021 at Ron Regis park, Renton. This year team has adopted the cause of homelessness and started their walkathon a month before virtually and completed with in-person finale . The goal is to walk to end homelessness and raise funds to support needs of homeless people. We have partnered with DESC to support this goal. DESC works to end the homelessness of vulnerable people, particularly those living with serious mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and/or chronic health conditions. We choose to work with the most marginalized and most vulnerable people first, not the most cooperative. We have successfully raised a total of 5K and donated the sum to DESC.

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Chicago

August 19, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM

On August 19, VT Seva set up a booth at LCIA( Lake County Indian Association) India Independence Day festival. We were fundraising for NethraVidyalaya along with collecting information of possible future volunteers. In gratitude for donor contributions to NethraVidhyalaya, we offered Indian flags, Indian flag pins, Indian flag stickers, Indian flag hand tattoos, different types of plants, and henna designs. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to all the volunteers who contributed their efforts to the VTSeva Information booth. The event was truly exceptional! Special thanks to Chakri Gandham, Seema Sivakumar, Rithvik Velpuri, Manas Sammeta, Charvik Gunda, Lakshmi Immadisetty, Mohisha Immadisetty, Veda Sivakumar, Sahithi Ranga, Kiva Verma, Ashitha Rudraraju, Sahasra Veerapalli, Sridevi Ranga, Sruthi Ranga, and Somalatha Veerapalli for their roles in booth setup, management, and assisting the LCIA team with various tasks. We extend our appreciation to Steven Joe, Krishna Dheeraj Ranga, Karthikeya Lanka, Shaunak Sahasrabudhe, and Sanchi Deshpande, as well as other volunteers from HSS (Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh), for their coordinated efforts in handling car parking. It's worth noting that we received high praise from HSS, with them stating, "We are very impressed by the VTSeva volunteers; their work was truly commendable." A special mention of gratitude to Ameya Gourisetty, Sonali Sahasrabudhe, and Anjali Moore for their wonderful contributions in offering mehndi designs and for Mohisha Immadisetty for making paper crafts for Netravidyalaya fundraising. Our thanks also extend to LCIA organizers Gowri Magati, Rekha Vemuri, and others for their unwavering support and encouragement throughout this endeavor. Overall we collected $386 for NethraVidyalya.

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Austin

January 3, 2020 at 12:00:00 AM

VT Seva Austin team worked at a warehouse operated by Central Texas Food Bank and our activity involved sorting and packing fresh produce that is equivalent to 8000+ meals. There were 2 youth and 3 adult volunteers and we worked for 3 hrs.

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Austin

July 22, 2022 at 12:00:00 AM

VTSeav Austin -Seeds for tomorrow for education and environment has conducted a 5K run and walk to support Saksham trust and Austin parks foundation.

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Atlanta

October 29, 2022 at 12:00:00 AM

Atlanta VT Seva team promoted SUBHA Annual event at GATA Diwali celebration on October 30th, 2022. They are sold eco-friendly bags and masks made by Atlanta VT Seva Youths. There was a huge demand for our VT Seva eco-friendly bags, and everyone highly appreciated our initiative to reduce the plastic bag consumption.

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Minneapolis

August 5, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM

Our VT Seva youth and adult volunteers served food to more than 100+ people at Gita world conference which happened in Minneapolis.

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Columbus

June 3, 2023 at 12:00:00 AM

Columbus chapter conducted it's first walkathon with about 22 adult and youth participants

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Charlotte

June 4, 2021 at 12:00:00 AM

The Charlotte branch of VT Seva held a Sandwhich Drive, in which volunteers made sandwiches and donated them all to a shelter called the Urban Ministry Center to support the area's homeless. Later that day, they were served that food later that day for lunch.

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Atlanta

June 1, 2024 at 12:00:00 AM

As the temperatures rise, so does the excitement for the VT Seva Summer Camp. VT Seva Summer Camp Orientation was successfully organized on June 1, 2024. The Summer Camp will commence from June 1st and will end on July 31st. Some Highlights: 1. Total 85 students were registered in the Elementary and Advanced classes. 2. ⁠More than 50 Highschool youths are wearing Tutor hats and delivering all elementary and advanced classes. 3. ⁠The elementary students are getting one on one turtoring for Math and ELA classes twice a week. There are group classes once a week for the Chess, Dance, Robotics, Art, and Taekwando every week. 4. ⁠For the advanced students there are all group classes once a week - Advanced Robotics, App building, Web design, Python, Dance, Advanced Art, and Business Entrepreneurship. 5. ⁠We raised more than 20k for the Nethra students. At VTS Summer Camp, we believe in the power of experiential learning, and our carefully crafted programs are designed to inspire curiosity, build resilience, and create lasting memories.

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Bay Area

March 19, 2022 at 12:00:00 AM

VT Seva youth volunteers participate in “Letters to sign” every month. Volunteers sign up every month to write up to 4 letters and mail them to the specified address which then reach the seniors. Volunteers write a letter or make cards following guidelines provided on their website. VT Seva has been participating in this activity since 2021 and seeing increased participation from youth volunteers every month. This activity is about providing support and making elders happy by writing letters to them. In this activity, volunteers take a few minutes, sit down and write a letter. They tell them a joke, share a riddle, share how their day went and let them know they are loved. It brings a connection to the person where the letter gets mailed and makes someone feel good when they receive it.