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.
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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

VTS Detroit - WIHI VTS Club - DAV Flower Event 1
School Club
Detroit
April 22, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM
Weโre glad that so many people were able to come and work together for such a great cause. It was so awesome to see the flowers come together so fast due to the hard work and the teamwork. Weโre super excited to send these out to give these to the local DAV chapter to hand out!

AyurWell - living the balanced way
Branch
Minneapolis
February 20, 2026 at 10:00:00 PM
We had over 30 participants from across the U.S. come together to learn about the importance of Ayurveda and simple, practical ways to bring balance and wellness into daily life. The session was led by renowned Ayurveda practitioner Dr. RP Narayana Charyulu, whose insights were both enlightening and inspiring.

Winter Jacket Drive - Spring
Branch
Minneapolis
April 3, 2026 at 10:00:00 PM
The VT SEVA MN team and youth volunteers recently organized a community donation drive, delivering a significant collection of winter essentials to the Sharing and Caring Hands center in Minnesota. The team successfully gathered and delivered a total of 89 jackets, 30 hats, and 15 pairs of gloves.

Ragalahari - Music Fest
Branch
Minneapolis
April 18, 2026 at 10:00:00 PM
We had fantastic participation at the Ragalahari event, with over 40 amazing kids taking the stage and showcasing their musical talents. It was wonderful to see such young performers share their passion for music with confidence and joy

Adopt a Road Cleanup Initiative
Branch
Maryland
April 10, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM
VT Seva Maryland is proud to be part of Adopt-a-Road Cleanup Initiative on April 11th 2026 Anwesha Parida and Akul Pallerla our Youth Leads led event. Anwesha describes her experience as below, I am proud to be part of the Adopt-a-Road cleanup initiative through VT Seva, contributing to a cleaner and greener community. This experience has been truly fulfilling, bringing together volunteers with a shared commitment to care for our environment. Along with Akul Pallerla, I had the opportunity to help coordinate this initiative. It was inspiring to see everyone come together with such enthusiasm and dedication.Equipped with safety vests, gloves, and trash bags, we worked as a team to clean our adopted road. This effort not only helped improve the surroundings but also reinforced the importance of keeping our public spaces clean and sustainable. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Prashamsa aunty, Srinivas Putthana uncle, and Deepa Parida my mom for lending a helping hand and supporting us throughout the activity. Your encouragement truly made a difference.Being part of this initiative reflects the core values of VT Sevaโvolunteerism, environmental responsibility, and giving back to the community. I look forward to continuing such efforts and making a positive impact together. Team's collective efforts helped make our surroundings cleaner and healthier for everyone. The enthusiasm and teamwork shown by the children and parents truly made a positive impact. We look forward to organizing more such initiatives to continue promoting community responsibility and environmental awareness.

Annual SAMATHA 3rd Public speaking event
Branch
Maryland
April 3, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM
VT Seva Maryland hosts their Annual SAMATHA 3rd Public speaking event on April 4th 2026 at the Regional Urbana Library. Rohan Putthana our Youth Volunteer successfully led the event. A message from Rohan, The public speaking event was a grand success, and it was wonderful to see so many kids participate with confidence and enthusiasm. I sincerely thank all the volunteers who worked hard behind the scenes to make this event possible. A special appreciation goes to the judges Srinivas Putthana , Shwetha Sannenalli and Prashamsa Muppavaram for their time, encouragement, and valuable feedback. I am also grateful to the parents for their constant support and motivation for the children. Your encouragement helped create a positive and inspiring environment for every participant. The energy and dedication shown by the children truly made this event memorable. We look forward to organizing more such events in the future to continue building confidence and communication skills in our youth. Congratulations to all the kids who participated and won the competition in all categories. Youth Volunteers names, Divya Putthana Inika Keranahalli Akul Pallerla Arjun Chintalapati Joshua

๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
Branch
Detroit
April 17, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ By the end of the event, our team successfully contributed to the planting of ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ, helping improve the local environment and promote a greener, healthier community! Our team actively supported the initiative by planting trees, preparing soil, and ensuring proper placement to give each tree the best chance to thrive. During the event, we multitasked by digging planting holes, as well as carefully placing and securing trees. We also worked together to maintain efficiency and ensure all trees were planted correctly and safely. The Greening of Detroit plays a vital role in enhancing urban spaces by increasing tree coverage, improving air quality, and creating more sustainable neighborhoods for current and future generations. We are truly grateful to all the volunteers who dedicated their time and energy to this initiative. Your teamwork, responsibility, and commitment to environmental sustainability made a meaningful impact on the community.

๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ , ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐
Branch
Detroit
April 11, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ: ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ณ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐. Destined for Greatness supports local families in need throughout the Detroit area, and it is an honor to work with them in serving our community. These are the activities done: * Organized huge bags of clothing in age-based sections * Prepared many food boxes for distribution * Our Adults volunteers involved in great amount of heavy duty lifting, sorting & organizing card board boxes * Cleaned the facility by moving racks and items into storage rooms

๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ , ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐
Branch
Detroit
April 10, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ก๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ: Our group helped sort and pack nearly ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ. Food Gatherers serves as the primary food bank for Washtenaw County and plays an important role in fighting hunger and limiting food waste in the community. We appreciate the chance to volunteer and be part of their meaningful work.

CGFS volunteering
Branch
Columbus
April 17, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM
The VT Seva Columbus team had an incredible day volunteering at Common Ground Free Store in Delaware! ๐ค We spent our time sorting donations and shelving clothing to ensure every neighbor who walks through the doors can shop with dignity and pride.

VT Seva: Utensil Wrapping Service Project
Branch
New Jersey
April 17, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM
A group of VT Seva volunteers met at the Hickory Corner Library to prepare utensil kits for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). Through the collective effort of 8 youth and 4 adult volunteers, the team successfully wrapped 1,500 utensils

























