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Atlanta

February 8, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

A youth-led SAT Bootcamp was started by the Atlanta VT Seva youths on February 8, 2025. The curriculum was designed for the 12 structured sessions focused on SAT Math & ELA syllabus. This is a great opportunity for the Atlanta youths to share their knowledge and experience with their juniors and also enhance their leadership and communications skills. It’s a cost effective SAT Bootcamp to help the needy as each student has paid $150 for 6 weeks sessions. The youth tutors will help the students with test-taking strategies, identifying areas for improvement, providing practice materials, and help them in time management skills during the exam. There are total 9 students registered for this bootcamp. Total 5 high school youths with the SAT score of 1560 and up are going to be their tutors to help them in enhancing their test taking skills. There was an orientation session on Feb 6th via zoom to share the structure, curriculum, and timeline of the bootcamp. Atlanta youths have raised $1350 which they would like to donate for the education of their Nethra friends in India!

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Atlanta

February 1, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

VT Seva Atlanta Celebrates Global Recycling Day 🎉 𝐀 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛 𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. It’s an initiative by Neel Irkal, Innovation Academy youth to bring awareness about the harmful effects of plastic and eliminate / reduce its consumption in day to day life. More than 25 youths attended this session and found it very informative and pragmatic. In this session, Neel gave a presentation on ‘Plastic Pollution’ and later an expert from ‘Green Cell’ also presented his views and insights on plastic reduction strategies and solutions. Thereafter, all youths created their own cloth bags from the used old t-shirts. It’s a no-sew bag activity in which all youths participated and created their own personalized bags. 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞. It’s our 1st workshop on the ‘Sustainable Living’ practices in 2025 and we will conducting more workshops like this one to bring awareness and find optimal solutions to reduce / eliminate plastic consumption in our daily lives and recycle plastic items in a proper way to reduce its impact on Mother Earth!

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Maryland

February 22, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

VT Seva Maryland Youth Leaders conducted a Mental Health Awareness workshop at Urbana regional library. On Feb 22, 2025, the VT Seva Maryland Youth Leaders conducted a Mental Health Awareness workshop using slime as a stress reliever for elementary school students. The event was mainly for kids to understand about the mental health, youth leads did a presentation on the mental health. Event Report by Divya Puttana, Youth Leader (Who lead this event) I am very happy to share the support and success of our recent event, where we presented an informative slideshow on the Mental health and how its is important in the overall growth of a child. One of the activity mentioned in the slide was about slime making and how slime making can bring happiness in young minds. The event overall went smoothly and all the kids had a lot of fun! 15 kids attended this event and were very excited about making colorful slimes. I extend my sincere gratitude to the following volunteers who helped make this event possible: Sana Shenoy, Akanksha Subramaniam, Laasya Keesara,Anvitha Nakka, Bhavya Yarlagadda, Rohan Putthana, Pushpak Keesara, and Srihaan Polishetty.I also want to thank adult Volunteers my dad Srinivasa Putthana, Dillibabu uncle, Sobana Aunty, Vasu Uncle, and all the volunteers for helping and making sure everything went as planned!

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Bay Area

February 22, 2025 at 8:00:00 AM

VTSEVA Volunteers, as part of community service, volunteered at a food bank, where we sorted food for people in need. This was done through the Alameda County Community Food Bank, which distributes foods to various areas. Our volunteers aided them by packaging the food into bags. We worked with other volunteers from multiple organizations in this area and packed 44,997 pounds of food, or 37,348 total meals for others.

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Detroit

February 22, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

On Feb 22nd, NFHS VTS club worked with Making Spirits Bright to organize and ship books. This organization works to deliver books to places called, “book deserts” in the Metro Detroit area.

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Austin

February 9, 2025 at 6:00:00 AM

VTSeva Austin every month Packs and donates 45-50 lunches at RMHC sand donates to families of patience at Dell children hospitals

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Austin

February 15, 2025 at 6:00:00 AM

VTSeva austin volunteers have helped at the central Texas food mam in sorting and packing the food boxes that are distributed to the local kitchen and pantries for distribution of food to the local homeless people .

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Austin

February 15, 2025 at 6:00:00 AM

VTSeva Austin volunteer at the garden of central Texas food bank. Our volunteers have removed the weed and prepared the soil for planting . Covered the beds with frost protection blankets to protect the plants from coming frost .

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Bay Area

February 14, 2025 at 8:00:00 AM

VTSEVA Volunteers made Valentines-themed goodie bags and donated them to nursing centers and hospitals!

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Detroit

February 10, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

On 2/10/25 Troy High VTS Club members had a great time making Valentine’s Day cards with “get well soon” messages for children in the hospital.

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Bay Area

February 15, 2025 at 8:00:00 AM

VTSEVA volunteers work with RAFT to package items for schools!

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Connecticut

February 14, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM

A group of VT Seva youth volunteers in Connecticut made a positive impact by volunteering at a local food bank, (CT Food Share) located at Bloomfield, CT. These young individuals took part in an essential community service by sorting, organizing, and preparing food items for distribution to families and individuals in need. Their tasks included carefully sorting donated goods, checking expiration dates, grouping food into categories, and ensuring that the items were arranged for easy access by those who would later pick them up. One of the significant contributions to the effort was the sorting of 7612 pounds of bread, which equates to 6343 meals. This vast amount of bread will provide a vital source of nourishment to individuals and families in need within the community, making a substantial impact on those who face food insecurity.The volunteers worked diligently to create a well-organized environment, ensuring that the distribution process would run smoothly and efficiently. By volunteering their time and energy, these youth made a real difference in the lives of those who rely on Food Share’s services. Their work at the facility not only contributed to the immediate needs of the community but also fostered a sense of responsibility, empathy, and civic duty among the young volunteers, reinforcing the importance of giving back and making a positive change in the community.