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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 - NFHS CLub - Mental Wellness Event

School Club

Detroit

March 17, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

To encourage mindfulness, self-care, and seeking help when needed, the club has created an impactful poster showcasing practical ways to improve mental health. Our club members hung these posters in various places in the school. These reminders serve as daily encouragement, helping students prioritize their well-being.

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VT Seva Detroit June 28, 2025 Food Gatherers Volunteering Event

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Detroit

June 28, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

outh Lead: Advithi Kothapalli ; Impact: Our volunteers were able to sort through 1,232 pounds of rescued food donations that will be delivered to families in need by Monday, supporting the fight against hunger in our own community!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 serve. With 1 in 7 people facing food insecurity, every pound of food sorted makes a huge difference.

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VTS Detroit - Troy IAE VTS Club - Father's Day Greeting Card Project

School Club

Detroit

June 5, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

Troy IAE VTS club came together last week to make special Fatherโ€™s Day cards for senior citizens in our community homes. It was heartwarming to gather as a group to recognize and honor fathers and father figures, especially those who may not always get the love and appreciation they deserve. Through our handmade cards, we hope to spread kindness and brighten the days of these important members of our community. Thank you to everyone who participatedโ€”your thoughtful cards will surely bring smiles and joy to many!

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VTS Detroit - Troy High VTS Club - United Community Family Services

School Club

Detroit

June 27, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

Troy High VTSEVA volunteered at United Community Family Services, where we packaged and labeled over 1,000 envelopes containing donation forms and flyers for community outreach. UCFS works diligently to provide programs that guide, support, and empower individuals. We are grateful for the chance to support a great cause behind the scenes!

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3v3 Basketball Tournament

School Club

Atlanta

June 22, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

VT SEVA Atlantaโ€™s First Annual 3v3 Basketball Tournament: A Big hit for Team spirit and Community Service! VT SEVA Atlanta hosted its inaugural 3v3 basketball tournament on June 22nd which was a resounding success! ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’ซ Ten teams battled it out in an action-packed day filled with thrilling plays, buzzer-beaters, and unforgettable moments, all in the name of helping others. ๐Ÿค The tournament raised over $680 for Nethra Vidyalaya visually challenged students. From intense group-stage matchups to a heart-pounding final, the competition showcased not only talent but also incredible sportsmanship and community spirit. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Team Beckham emerged victorious in a closely contested championship game, edging out Team Kaundinya with a score of 13โ€“11. โ›น๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธโ›น๏ธ A huge thank you to all the players, supporters, volunteers. and our amazing VT Seva youths Kaudinya and Karunya whose dedication and hard work made this event successful! โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ€โœŒ๏ธ

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VT Seva Detroit Feb 22, 2025 โ€“ Capuchin Soup Kitchen Volunteering

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Detroit

February 22, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐: ๐€๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ค๐š ๐•๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐š๐ฆ Our volunteers had the opportunity to give back to the community by helping at Capuchin Soup Kitchen, an organization dedicated to providing meals and support to people in need. Capuchin Soup Kitchen plays a huge role in fighting hunger by offering food to individuals and families who may be struggling. Their work helps bring hope and relief to many people in the community.

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๐—ฉ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต World Medical Relief ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜

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Detroit

February 8, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ: Harini Kopparapu ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜: Together, we efficiently organized medical equipment & supplies into ๐Ÿฑ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ. Our team had the honor of volunteering at World Medical Relief, where we participated in various activities that contribute to global health and well-being. World Medical Relief is an organization that collects used and new medical supplies and sends them out to countries in need. It also operates the first and only pacemaker lab, and we had the opportunity to learn about the important process of classifying, sterilizing, and fixing pacemakers before they are sent out to save lives in other countries.

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VT Seva Detroit Feb 1, 2025 Fleece & Thank You

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Detroit

February 1, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ: Shravya Dumbala This event let volunteers participate in every step to make blankets for children in various Michigan hospitals. Fleece and Thank you works with various companies and hospitals to provide colorful blankets to children in hospitals to bring color into their rooms. Impact :With our help, Fleece & Thank you could code check, sterilize, quality check, 623 Blankets!

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๐•๐“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’,๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐œ๐ž & ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ

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Detroit

June 14, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐: Sraya Ved Impact: With our help, Fleece & Thank you could quality check 533 blankets, which will be distributed to children in hospitals to support them during their long-term illness. This was a very fulfilling experience for all our volunteers in this event & everyone worked together to quality check these blankets to distribute to children in hospitals all over Michigan.

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๐•๐“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

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Detroit

June 7, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐: Sai Sahasra ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: our volunteers were able to pack ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ of produce, fruits & food items that would be distributed to various metro Detroit food pantries & homeless shelters, thus serving the underprivileged people in need!!

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๐—ฉ๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†

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Detroit

May 31, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ: ๐—”๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ต๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: Together, we helped restore and preserve Black Pond Woods by removing invasive plant species, contributing to the health and beauty of Ann Arborโ€™s green spaces.

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๐•๐“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐ƒ๐‘๐Œ๐Œ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

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Detroit

May 24, 2025 at 4:00:00 AM

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‹๐ž๐š๐: ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ Impact: Together, we were able to help Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Genesis House II homeless shelter, which serves over 120 Detroit families in need.

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