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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.

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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

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VTS Detroit - WIHI VTS Club - DAV Flower Event 1

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Detroit

April 22, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM

Weโ€™re 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. Weโ€™re super excited to send these out to give these to the local DAV chapter to hand out!

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AyurWell - living the balanced way

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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.

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Winter Jacket Drive - Spring

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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.

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Ragalahari - Music Fest

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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

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Adopt a Road Cleanup Initiative

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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 Sevaโ€”volunteerism, 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.

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Annual SAMATHA 3rd Public speaking event

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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

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๐•๐“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

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Detroit

April 17, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐: ๐‘๐จ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ค๐ž๐ง๐š ๐“๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ By the end of the event, our team successfully contributed to the planting of ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ, 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.

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๐•๐“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ , ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 

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Detroit

April 11, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐: ๐•๐š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐€๐ž๐ซ๐š๐›๐š๐ญ๐ข ๐“๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐›๐จ๐ฑ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ณ๐š ๐จ๐ง ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐. 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

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๐•๐“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ , ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐†๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 

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Detroit

April 10, 2026 at 9:00:00 PM

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐: ๐ƒ๐ก๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ข ๐’๐ก๐š๐ก ๐“๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: Our group helped sort and pack nearly ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ฐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ. 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.

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CGFS volunteering

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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! ๐Ÿค We spent our time sorting donations and shelving clothing to ensure every neighbor who walks through the doors can shop with dignity and pride.

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VT Seva: Utensil Wrapping Service Project

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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

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Supporting community through food packing at Second Harvest

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Minneapolis

March 26, 2026 at 10:00:00 PM

VT Seva MN proudly volunteered at Second Harvest, with an amazing team of 25+ volunteers. Together, we packed 3550 meals, making a meaningful impact in supporting the community.

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