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Volunteers learnt, and implemented composting into their daily lives. They started breaking down materials and creating compost that they later used for their gardening.

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VTSeva volunteers tended plants, helped grow trees and many other plants, which benefited the environment.

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As a part of Environmental Sustainability effort and Climate Change Action , Volunteers took apart if the Green Initiative by taking shorter showers, conserving energy, etc.

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To make books more accessible to the blind and visually impaired community, Volunteers contribute by proofreading, validating, and compiling books/stories into a digital content (Ebooks). This gives them access to more books from around the world!

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VTSEVA Youth volunteers each designed and wrote cards to senior citizens. All consisted of thoughtful notes, questions, and words to keep a friend engaged!

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The VT Seva Bay Area human services branch had their second month of sandwich making! Volunteers make burgers, and PB + J’s and donated them local shelters!

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Volunteers went to a 17 acre Tule pond, claned it, and picked weeds. This is a part of the environmental branch.

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Capuchin Soup Kitchen has seven programs at five locations in Detroit and serves people battling poverty, hunger, homelessness, substance abuse and other challenges. No one is denied a meal & there are no eligibility criteria, and meals are served in spacious, clean and attractive settings. Conner Kitchen alone served 328,140 meals last year. Approximately 1,100 meals a day are served at the Conner Kitchen. These are some of the activities that all did as a team. 1. Served meals on trays for dine-in guests under the chef's guidance. There were more than 100 people during our lunch serving time. 2. Helped in some of their food items prep in their kitchen. 3. Organized a few food items packs in their kitchen. 4. Baked some cookies and packed some deserts in small containers under the chef's guidance. 5. Cleaned their dining room tables and finally swept and mopped the dining room area after the shift time.

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In our modern world of war, injustice, and rampant oppression, it can be difficult for us to recognize the light, the small victories of equality against the deafening bleakness of our times. On February 5, 2022, VT Seva celebrated one such grand victory: the inauguration of the Statue of Equality, which recognizes the commendable work of Sri Ramanujacharya, who dedicated his life towards the unheard voices of his community and ensured that each person, no matter what gender, caste, religion lives life with equal respect and opportunities. “All are equal before God” was his guiding principle for providing equal opportunities as everyone has equal potential. It is imperative, especially in this day and age, to recognize such trailblazers from our history and emulate their examples. With this spirit in mind, VT Seva hosted a virtual event to reminisce upon the statute of equality and discuss with local youth and adults what equality is, and how we can implement it. This program began with a welcome note from the Atlanta VT Seva Director, Dr. Madhu Nemani and this was followed by an opening prayer by VT Seva youth. Next, the program continued on with both the Indian and American national anthems performed again by our Atlanta VT Seva youth. Following this, all the participants were blessed to watch glimpses from Statue of Equality and then many attendees shared their personal experiences upon visiting the statue. Ms. Aparna Kamatam, JETUSA President, Mr. Kiran Vangala, VT Seva President, MS. SriGowri Koduri, JETUSA Secretary, and Mr. Krishna Kanth Vennamaneni, Advisor for JETUSA & VT Seva shared their experience and message. After this, the program consisted of a speech by Mr. Charlie Bailey, who is running for Georgia's lieutenant governor in the upcoming election. As a former gang prosecutor, he shared his beliefs on equality and recognized the notable work of Atlanta VT Seva. This speech was followed by a video compilation of the VT Seva children and youth describing what equality means to them and what obstacles lie in their path towards achieving equality today. From race and gender to economic inequality, the participants highlighted a wide range of issues that are imperative to first recognize, and then change. Finally, this program ended with an engaging and interactive kahoot, and then a vote of thanks by the Atlanta VT Seva Director. Overall, this event celebrating the work of Sri Ramanujacharya was one of pure inspiration. It truly encapsulated what equality means and demonstrated to all of us that one voice, one person, and one community can be the beacon of light that powers the whole world.

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𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗘 𝗳𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟭 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗮𝗺 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 in February 2022. 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟮 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 All items being prepared are going into their creative kits that are continuously being supplied to children across Detroit. Sock loops are loops of fabric provided to them by soccer manufacturer/textile. These loops are a mainstay in every project and kit they make. Youth volunteers were given instructions on each kits which they followed and successfully completed their tasks. 𝟭𝟰 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝟮 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.

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Arts & Scraps 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁. 𝗧𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀, 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝘀, 𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰, 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. All items being prepared are going into their creative kits that are continuously being supplied to children across Detroit. Cutting Foam materials were provided by manufacturers and those were Sock loops are loops of fabric provided to them by manufacturer/textile. Youth volunteers were given instructions on each kit which they followed and successfully completed their tasks. 9 Youth volunteers signed up for this Group1 cutting foam project successfully completed this task as well as dropped off on time.

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VTSeva volunteers joined a meeting where they learnt about mental health, how to take care of their bodies, and practiced yoga.

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RAFT is a Resource Are for Teachers. Volunteers organized packages to send out to schools. This event has been apart of VTSEVA for around 1 year now.

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On February 19, 2022, Atlanta VT Seva youths participated in a unique Bird Feeding project. They believe that birds had a tough winter, thus their promised themselves that let no bird die looking for food in spring. Atlanta youths spread their giving wings first by building bird houses and later putting bird seeds in it on the regular basis throughout the year. This project was an inspiration from Krishna Kanth ji in which he offered bird seeds to pigeons and other birds as an act of kindness. More than 25 Atlanta VT Seva youths participated in this bird feeding project. We collected $120 from this project which we used in donating for 1 day food to the Nethra Schools children for all 3 meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner). It’s a win-win situation for everybody - for the birds, for our Nethra School kids, and our Atlanta VT Seva youths as they implemented what they learned in the Prajna classes of serving all beings as service to God.

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On February 19th, 2022, Lambert VT Seva students volunteered at the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. This thrift store allows the needy to have access to clothes and other products FOR FREE. Many products are kindly donated, and the products in good condition are put out for sale. We are glad to have helped out there; the store was very neat and orderly. It also had a wide variety of good quality products. When volunteering there, we volunteered in small groups for 2 hours each. Everyone was given various tasks to help keep the store in order. Some of the things we did were sweeping the floor, rearranging products, dusting the shelves, tagging clothes, stapling paper forms, helping at the front desk, etc. It was a very unique and fun experience!