*VT Seva Detroit Capuchin Soup Kitchen Volunteering Activity Dec 13, 2025* *Impact*: Together, we served over 300 underserved & underprivileged families! VT Seva Detroit volunteers spent the morning serving at Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Detroit, which provides meals and support to homeless individuals, low-income families, and senior citizens. Volunteers worked side by side packaging meals and assembling trays that were later distributed to community members who rely on the soup kitchen daily. This meaningful experience reinforced the importance of service, teamwork, and compassion while making a real difference in our local community. These are our wonderful volunteers *Youth*: Sanjay Ramamoorthy *Adults*: Lavanya Kothapalli, Sathya Sonika, Praveen Kanumuri, Naresh Ojha, Suresh Rajan, Vanitha Gopalan

*VT Seva Detroit The Clean Love Project, Hygiene Kit Assembling Activity on December 13, 2025* *Youth lead: Drithi Bathula* *Impact:* We were able to make *200 hygiene kits, a contribution that will benefit young women & girls in the Detroit area facing difficult life situations*. A dedicated group of youth and adult volunteers partnered with The Clean Love Project. The clean love project is a vital nonprofit organization that supports women and girls by supplying essential hygiene kits to those in need across the Metro-Detroit area. The kits help women and girls feel clean and loved. The assembled kits were dropped off to Lacey & Brian from The Clean Love Project following the event. These are our wonderful volunteers who participated. *Youth Volunteers*: Drithi Bathula, Varun Aerabati, Sanjay Ramamoorthy, Lukshay Raj Are, Khanindra Raj Are, Tejas Raja Swathi Aayushi Alluri These are our adult volunteers who helped in picking up the kits & dropoff to the Clean Love Project Team Sushmitha Bathula , Suresh Rajan, Vanitha Gopalan We are sincerely grateful to The Clean Love Project for providing our volunteers with this wonderful and impactful opportunity to serve. ChatGPT said: Here’s a polished, clear, and well-organized version with improved flow and consistency while keeping your message and tone intact: *Youth Lead: Drithi Bathula* *Impact:* We assembled 200 hygiene kits, a meaningful contribution that will benefit young women and girls in the Detroit area facing challenging life situations. A dedicated group of youth and adult volunteers partnered with The Clean Love Project, a vital nonprofit organization that supports women and girls across the Metro Detroit area by providing essential hygiene kits—helping them feel clean, cared for, and empowered. Volunteers worked together to assemble the kits, which were later dropped off to Lacey and Brian from The Clean Love Project following the event. Our wonderful volunteers: *Youth Volunteers*: Drithi Bathula, Varun Aerabati, Sanjay Ramamoorthy, Lukshay Raj Are, Khanindra Raj Are, Tejas Raja,Swathi Aayushi Alluri Adult Volunteers who helped us in arranging & and drop off kits: Sushmitha Bathula, Suresh Rajan, Vanitha Gopalan We are sincerely grateful to The Clean Love Project for providing our volunteers with this impactful and meaningful opportunity to serve.

Iskon Temple

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 by redistributing surplus medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics in underserved communities worldwide. With a focus on sustainability and equitable access to care, 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆. On 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, through volunteering at MedShare, Atlanta youth gained firsthand insight into how organization and quality control play a vital role in global healthcare. They learned that donated supplies are carefully sorted, inspected, and tested to ensure safety and reliability before being shipped to underserved regions.🌟🌟 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝗔𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘃 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. Learning about these tools and testing devices such as blood pressure monitors helped them appreciate the precision required in healthcare logistics. Assisting with packing supplies for different countries made the experience especially meaningful. 💫🌎 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅-𝒕𝒉𝒆-𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆.✨✴️

Santan Mandir

he holidays are a time to reflect on our thankfulness for the opportunities we’ve been given, and also to think about ways to make it possible for all people to have the best holiday season ever! WIHI VTS Club volunteered with Salvation Army Bell Ringing Event.

Chicago volunteers had a wonderful time at the Buffalo Grove Prairie Workday event! Everyone worked hard to make it a success, and it was amazing to see the effort and interest put in to sift the seeds through the screens to produce pure seeds. These seeds will be planted in spring at various locations. A big thank you to all the dedicated volunteers for their time and energy—you made the environment better!

Iskon Temple

*VT Seva Detroit Dec 7, 2025 – Destined for Greatness* *Youth Lead: Ishaan Jaseen* *Impact:* Our volunteers helped support over 500 families in the Detroit area. Our volunteers made a meaningful impact by helping support more than 500 families in the Detroit area. On December 7th, 2025, youth and adult volunteers teamed up at Destined for Greatness to prepare clothing for distribution on December 18th. This wasn’t just a sorting activity—it helped set the stage for a warm, welcoming experience for community members who will be receiving these items. When families come on the 18th, the Destined for Greatness team also takes time to learn about any challenges they may be dealing with, such as job difficulties, housing instability, or personal well-being concerns. They then guide individuals toward resources that can offer real support. Our efforts directly contributed to making that environment of care and assistance possible. A big thank-you to all the adults who guided and supported the youth volunteers. *Youth Volunteers:* *Ishaan Jaseen* *Nehaan Jaseen* *Sanjay Ramamoorthy* *Rithvik Mullapudi* *Varun Aerabati* *Raja Ameya Yeddula* *Tejas Raja* *Manya Sri Narasepalli* *Arshi Narasepalli* *Harini Kopparapu* *Adult Volunteers:* *Vanitha Gopalan* *Suresh Rajan* *Nesneen Rasool* *Jaseen Shamsuddin* *Santoshi* Thank you to everyone who participated and helped support a cause that extends beyond clothing to uplift people facing real challenges.

A four week book drive was conducted between July 16th to August 10th, 2025. Books were dropped off at Books Between Kids, an organization supplying children’s books to at risk youth. We were able to donate 500+ children’s books! Donating books to Books Between Kids will help an at-risk child in Houston to begin building her or his very own library at home! Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTyLwXRj8NK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

On Dec 6, 2025, VT Seva Detroit volunteers spent the day helping at Fleece & Thank You, an organization that prepares fleece blankets for kids in hospitals. *Youth lead: Harini Kopparapu* *Impact*: *196* blankets were done which will be sent to those kids with terminal illness in hospitals, helping make them more comfortable in their rooms and making the stressful process a little less harder We learned how the blanket process works from start to finish. The fleece comes from different places around the world, gets cut by partners, and then is sent to us. Our job was to match the fleece pieces, line them up, fold them, heat-press the logo patch, and roll them into kits. These kits are later sent out to people who finish tying the blankets. After blankets are completed, they go through a hospital-grade wash and then get delivered to hospitals that request them. Kids who get the blankets can even send a thank-you video back. These are our wonderful volunteers who participated. *Youth*: Harini Kopparapu, Dhruvi Shah, Dhruva Vankayalapati, Aaryan Gajawada, Sri Samudrala, Drithi Bathula, Shanya Kota, Lukshay Raj Are, Khanindra Raj Are, Varun Aerabati, Sanjay Ramamoorthy, Swathi Aayushi Alluri *Adults:* Santoshi Kopparapu, Vanita Gopalan VT Seva Detroit expresses sincere gratitude to our volunteers for their support & Fleece&Thank you for giving these great opportunities.

On Dec 6, 2025, VT Seva Detroit volunteers spent the day helping at Fleece & Thank You, an organization that prepares fleece blankets for kids in hospitals. *Impact*: *196* blankets were done which will be sent to those kids with terminal illness in hospitals, helping make them more comfortable in their rooms and making the stressful process a little less harder

On December 6th, VT Seva volunteers and Rathna Malapati conducted the last stage of our 1000 Paper Crane project! Up until now, we had completed 2 stages: 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. Now, we have successfully completed this project by hanging all the paper crane strands on 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥. It came out beautifully and served to be a great way to show support to the hospital’s staff and patients and to spread values of hope, healing, and good luck. This has been a great project to complete as the year closes to an end. 𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢, 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥!

VTSeva-VA volunteers @ Ocean Conservancy organized coastal cleanup project . Our youth picked up 780 items of plastic waste from Anacostia river and the river bank. We’re very proud of them

IAE club members made Braille Playing Card and send it to Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Volunteers printed out designs, cut them out, laminated them, cut them out from the lamination, and then braille was hand pressed onto the cards using a braille slate and stylus. A total of 5 decks were made!