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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱: Harini Kopparapu 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Together, we efficiently organized medical equipment & supplies into 𝟱 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. 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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WIHI VTS hosted a volunteering event partnered with an organization supporting COPD patients called CAIR.

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VT Seva West Forsyth High School VT Seva youth members volunteered at the Vickery Creek Middle School International Food Festival on February 7, 2025. The event turned out to be an excellent cultural night. The event had up to 150+ attendees with many being parents and students. Many kids had food booths set up to represent different countries from around the world. Our 11 volunteers helped make this event smoother by helping decorate tables, greeting guests, helping with clean up, and hanging up decorations around the building. They gave VT Seva brochures to the students and many students showed interest to join this youth club. They were impressed by our club activities.

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Then this one from Hendricks middle school activity - In recognition of Valentine’s Day, the members of the Hendricks VT Seva Club assembled goodie bags for our Teachers, Staff, and Custodians. On Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, we hosted an instructional meeting to describe our activity and ask our club members to pitch in for the materials required to execute the activity. From February 6th through 11th, our members collected supplies. On February 12th, our club members collaborated to make goodie bags, each bag containing a stuffed animal keychain, two lollipops, and a bookmark. Each bookmark had 1-2 stickers and two messages. On one side of the bookmark, we wrote “Happy Valentine’s Day!”, and on the other side, we wrote “Thank you for everything you do! - HMS VT Seva Club”. On February 13th, we finished assembling the rest of the goodie bags, which totaled to 124 bags, and took them to the front office with our sponsor. There, the people at the front office took a picture of the goodie bags and all the members of our club who came to deliver the goodie bags.

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IAE VTS had an event where we partnered with a non-profit organization supporting COPD patients and research called CAIR! Volunteers used their creativity to do everything from making supporting cards to origami art for patients suffering from respiratory diseases.

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Many people consider Friday to be the best day of the week, but something made Friday, January 10th 🗓️, exceptionally special🩵. This day was a very unforgettable day for many Georgians, as snow 🌨️ has begun to fall for the first time in 7 years! This special moment 😊brought a lot of joy to youths, who utilized this day to create new memories🏂 and spend time with mother nature ☃️. The falling snowflakes❄️ can symbolize a lot of different meanings, like peace🕊️, uniqueness🪟, and transformation🌐. Watch this video to take a look at the beautiful cards that the VT Seva Atlanta Youth created to showcase what snowflakes mean to them ✒️.

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On February 3, 2025, 30 youth volunteers from Atlanta VT Seva participated in the Meals By Grace event, helping families in Georgia facing food insecurity. They sorted, packed, and loaded food items with dedication, ensuring children had access to essential nourishment. This initiative was not just about providing food but also about spreading hope and making a meaningful difference in the community.

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VTSEVA Bay Area volunteers helped pickup trash along a creek in Milpitas CA as part of environmental service.

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Temple services

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From December 15th to February 1st, VT Seva Houston’s youth board participated in the Essential Worker’s Appreciation Project, where youth volunteers created handmade gifts and gave them to workers within their community to express their gratitude and appreciation for their service. Many of our volunteers shared how touching it was to see the workers' joy when handing their tokens of gratitude to them. They also enjoyed the opportunity to express their creativity when making them. We hope to continue bringing this spirit of gratitude and appreciation throughout the year ahead!

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VTSeva Austin volunteers at the RRASC Garden setup for feeding the homeless . Our volunteers have helped in digging and ploughing the land preparing for the irrigation setup .

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Troy High VTS Club youths efficiently assembled and packaged ziplock bundles for 400 buckets for the disaster victims. In addition to that, our youth volunteers focused on preparing materials for the crochet bag, carefully cutting grocery bags into strips and forming loops to make mats.

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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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On Saturday, February 1, VTSeva Chicago volunteers packed food for those in need at a volunteering session with Feed My Starving Children! Together, with many other volunteers, we packed a total of 141 boxes! Thank you to Mohisha, Lakshmi, Kiva, Ishani, Ashita, Sahithi, Anika, Avani and other adult volunteers for volunteering with us!

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𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱: 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!