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𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿. Their warehouse is where all of their behind the scenes work happens. (𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭) 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯 𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟱 𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟴 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 1. Prepping their blanket kits 2. Quality check on those blankets 3. Folding the blankets after final check 4.Wrapped them up with plastic wrap 5. Packed them in kits for final delivery to hospitals. 6. Coloring the thank you cards that they were doing for Hug buddy post cards for mental health people that is for Viewspire organization. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮,𝗩𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮 , 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗲𝗻,𝗞𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗮 𝗷𝗶 ,𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗷𝗶,𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗮 Special shoutout to all our amazing volunteers we had few last minute cancelations still we were all able to prove our mettle as a team and did finish all their assigned tasks for our group.

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VT Seva Bay Area had its monthly Letters to Seniors activity in August. Our youth volunteers wrote interesting and captivating letters to please a friendly senior! The letters later got mailed to citizens in Ohio to read and enjoy!

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In honor of India's 75𝒕𝒉 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕 15𝒕𝒉, the 𝑽𝑻 𝑺𝒆𝒗𝒂 Austin 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 members are learning about the great Indian leaders who helped in the advancement of India's growth and lead to India's independence.

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Under our Independence Day Celebrations, VT Seva Atlanta organized our 3 Tributes- Tribute to Bharath, Tribute to Our Freedom Fighters, and Tribute to HH Chinnajeeyar Swamiji. For this project, Atlanta VT Seva Youth sought to spread awareness about our freedom fighters and the symbols of bravery, patriotism, and perseverance they represent. Young volunteers spent hours creating and posting infographics on epic heroes such as Bhagat Singh, Durgabai Deshmukh, Rani Lakshmi Bai, and many other brave freedom fighters. Check out this project on our VT Seva Atlanta Facebook!

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With more than 30 youth participating in this project and event, our VT Seva Atlanta youth learned how to sing ‘Rashtragaan’ properly, and also came to know about India’s freedom fighters who have sacrificed their lives for the good of the nation. We promoted the 3 Tributes- Tribute to Bharath, Tribute to Our Freedom Fighters, and Tribute to HH Chinnajeeyar Swamiji. In addition, they served the needy families of North Georgia by packing nutritious food and delivering it to their homes- and therefore imbibing the value of hard work, patriotism, and true seva.

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On August 15, 2021, India celebrated its 75th Independence Day. British traders had established outposts in the Indian subcontinent by the 17th century. Through overwhelming military strength, the East India Company fought and annexed local kingdoms and established themselves as the dominant force in India by the 18th century. Fighting bravely against unjust taxation and oppression, many great Indian leaders served as martyrs for freedom. To honor their legacy, the members of the VT Seva Youth Board researched their stories to create detailed informational posters. Oviya, a member of the Detroit youth board, proposed "Tribute to Bharath" project as a way to pay homage to those responsible for India’s independence. Our history nurtures our personal identity in an intercultural world. As Marcus Garvey once said, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots”. This project allowed both our youth volunteers and all those who saw the informational posters to connect with their roots and learn more about India’s rich history. Together, we were able to spread awareness about the freedom fighters who sacrificed everything for their country. 31 Youth Board Members Participated in this project are: Oviya Jaisankar, Harish Jaisankar, Rashmita Raghunathan, Rachana Raghunathan, Anand Brijesh, Sravya Saranu, Hiba Zyna, Sai Sri Ram Karnati, Veeksha Somula, Abhinav Suresh, Eesha Chigullapally, Kaustubh Dingari, Udhayaa Arul, Ishani Shetty, Pavan Nagaraj, Srihari Hebbar, Rohan Patil, Amogh Pisipati, Aditi Jethri Kompally, Hrudya Kishore, Nikita Talwar, Sanjay Sundarapandiyan, Nirvan Daram, Kalki Renga Anand, Adhvaith Suresh, Eashan Daram, Pranav Maringanti, Adhip Pisipati, Shruthi Adduri, Siddharth Tirumala Kanduri and Niharika prabhu

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VT Seva Seattle hosted 5th Annual walkathon on Aug 14th, 2021 at Ron Regis park, Renton. This year team has adopted the cause of homelessness and started their walkathon a month before virtually and completed with in-person finale . The goal is to walk to end homelessness and raise funds to support needs of homeless people. We have partnered with DESC to support this goal. DESC works to end the homelessness of vulnerable people, particularly those living with serious mental illnesses, substance use disorders, and/or chronic health conditions. We choose to work with the most marginalized and most vulnerable people first, not the most cooperative. We have successfully raised a total of 5K and donated the sum to DESC.

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24 Atlanta youth participated in Meals by Grace on August 15th, 2021. They packed various vegetables and fruits for the needy families of North Georgia and then delivered the packed food to them. Meals by Grace partners with the school social workers to identify children who come to school hungry on a regular basis. They take hot meals and shelf-stable food to these children and their families so that they can eat during the week, on weekends and during school breaks. The volunteers worked on Produce, Breads and Load teams. As part of Produce team, they sorted produce, cut fruit and loaded 59 boxes with variety of fresh produce - salad mixes, vegetables such as onions, potatoes, squash, fruits such as bananas, strawberries, herbs and eggs. The bread team loaded bags with different kinds of bread, dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls and other desserts. The load team helped unload the pantry truck, put frozen meats in each box for the needy families and then, loaded the boxes in cars for delivery to the families. Our group delivered food to 5 families at the end of service.

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VT Seva Charlotte, Dallas and San Antonio came together yet again this year to conduct Speech And Debate Camp to upper elementary and middle school students. The camp raised funds enough for one year education sponsorship for four students at Nethravidyalaya in India. Kudos to the youth, mainly from Charlotte, who conceptualized, planned and implemented the idea successfully.

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For VT - Seva Bay Area’s health services activity of August, youth volunteers joined an interactive webinar session with guest speaker, Dr. Raghuveer Kura. Dr. Kura is a nephrologist, also known as a kidney doctor. Throughout this session Dr. Kura talked about why kidney problems arise and what preventative actions we can take. Youth volunteers also learned about the proper foods to eat in order to support your kidneys.

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VT Seva Volunteer Appreciation and Subha Kickoff was organized on August 8th 2021. This event was led by VT Seva youth, in which they exhibited various projects that they have undertaken this year; starting from April 1st to July 31st, 2021. These projects are April Cool, Mask Making, and Summer Camp. VT Seva Atlanta goal for year 2021 is to provide education to 50 blind kids of Netra Vidyalaya, India. You can be part of this humble goal and encourage your friends / family members to lend a hand in this endeavor. We are together in this mission to do service wholeheartedly without any barriers of cast, creed or religion.

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"Beats for a cause" - Music and Dance event. Austin chapter has conducted a fundraising musical event inviting all the musical artists instrumental, vocal of all cultures and dancers of Austin and other states of US.

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The VT Seva Detroit Youth Board initiated their first ever charity walkathon in 2021. Not only was it a first for our group, it was also a hybrid walkathon, taking place both virtually and in-person. All the proceeds from this event were donated to Angels of Hope and VT Seva Bharath It was a very successful Walkathon, raised $3214 and splitted equally with both organizations. On June 18, 2021, vtwalk.org was launched at our Walkathon Kickoff Meeting. From Day 1 to Day 43 lots of youth volunteers and adult volunteers tireless efforts made sure our first walkathon is successful. 29 team members 162 participants, 43 days walked more than 20 Million steps (1000+ miles) ensured our virtual Walkathon was a huge success. All of our 29 team leads worked incredibly hard to promote the cause and get more people to join their team. This event’s success could not have been accomplished without these team leads. Our wonderful Team Leads were Hiba, Oviya, Harish, Kaavya, Sanjith, Amogh, Supraja, Udhayaa, Srihari H, Niharika, Hrudya, Rashmitha, Nikita, Siddharth, Sai Sahasra,Abishristi, Pranav T, Saisha, Arya, Teja, Shrikha, Eesha, Kalki, Chakrika, Rohan, Sanjana, Genea, Aditi & Peter In Person Walkathon was conducted on July 31, 2021 at Shiawassee Park, Farmington. Our wonderful volunteers who made sure our first in person Walkathon was successful were Youth Volunteers: Amogh, Arya, Eesha, Harish, Hiba, Hrudya, Jethri, Kaavya, Oviya, Sai Sahasra, Sai Karnati, Shruthi, Siddharth, Teja & Udhayaa Adult Volunteers: Architha, Nandhini, Suresh, Durga, Anitha, Geetha, Kishore, Vani, Bhanu, Sreenivas, Anand, Veena, Vanitha, Srinath, Jyothi, Sudheer and Priya Suzie and her family members set up a stall to explain about Angels of Hope and distributed promotional materials. Thanks to all the volunteers and participants pitched in any area without any hesitation. They made this event feel like a family event rather than a charity event.

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In the early Spring of 2021, VT Seva Detroit started off a brand new Project – ‘SOW A SEED EDUCATE A CHILD’ with a vision to encourage every volunteer, be it Youth or Adults, to bring the Gardener within them out of the deep slumber of the pandemic year and spend some time outdoors planting seeds, nurturing them and in turn contribute towards a great cause of helping the Tribal & Nethra Vidyalaya School Children in their education. We had a great response from 19 Youth Volunteers who registered to take part in this eco-conscious project. The parents and adult volunteers were equally enthusiastic about this project. We had a fantastic kick-off meeting on the 11th of April 2021 to plan about the different kinds of seeds that we were planning to sow, the finer details of starter kits, types of soils, tools, watering cycles, sunlight vs. grow light, and how to care for the saplings when the weather is still cold. The plan was to get fast-growing and most saleable plants such as Squash, Beans, Okra, Cucumbers, Peas, Eggplant and Tulsi. All the seeds were pre-planted in starter kits before they were distributed to the participants. Once the seeds started germinating and saplings started turning up under the indoor grow light conditions, they were picked up by the participants and nurtured in their homes. During our 3 subsequent meetings, the Youth participants eagerly showed the growth of their plants on a regular basis and were really excited to take the next steps of selling them to raise money for the cause. Youth volunteers encouraged by their parents, did an AMAZING JOB in marketing their plants to their neighbors, teachers, friends and family members explaining about the great cause of this project and how all the proceeds from the sale of plants would go directly to towards the education of visually challenged children of Nethra Vidyalaya and Tribal Schools. Almost all the plants were sold except for few that did not survive. At the conclusion of this project in June, our 19 participants raised over $600.00 by selling their plants as a part of this unique hands-on project. This was quite a learning experience for everyone. Youth and Adults enjoyed every bit of this project and are eager to grow more plants in their backyards. The Youth Volunteers wanted to express their experience through a quick video blog. https://youtu.be/AqzsjEECu54

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VT Seva Cary volunteers on July 31st, our volunteers participated in the Adopt-A-Highway event. Volunteers cleaned 3 miles on Green Level Church Rd, between the Morrisville Pkwy & Carpenter Fire station road Intersections. VT Seva Cary did a fantastic cleanup as part of the Adopt A highway program.