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🌸 Celebrating Mother's Day with Love and Creativity! 🌸 We are thrilled to share that VT seva Cary 50 amazing youth volunteers have come together to create beautiful Mother's Day cards. Their heartfelt creations were distributed to seniors through Meals on Wheels and Durham Centers, spreading joy and warmth on this special day .A huge thank you to our dedicated volunteers for their time, effort, and creativity. You have truly made a difference in the lives of our seniors. 💖

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VT Seva hosted a delightful event on May 10th that brought together the Utsav Success Meet and a Mother's Day celebration. It was a fantastic day filled with joy and gratitude. The highlight was definitely the heartfelt notes written by VT Seva youth members, celebrating their amazing moms. The event was a perfect mix of acknowledging the hard work of our volunteers and showing love to all the wonderful mothers. It was a memorable day, full of smiles and warm moments!

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Vt Seva Columbus conduvted it's 2nd annual Flower pot painting event led by youth volunteer Maithili and 8 kids signed up to participate in the activity

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🔥 Thank you all for attending and showing our appreciation for our brave firefighters and making it a big Success! We started the event by introducing ourselves to them. Fire Fighters later gave us a tour of the fire station and let us get onto the fire truck! We later gave them the cards and smaller gifts as an appreciation to their service. This experience is well cherished for a long time . Thanks again for attending and making it a grand success!🔥

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VT Seva Detroit made a meaningful impact on May 4th, 2024, by volunteering at Lighthouse Warehouse. This was an amazing opportunity for all of our volunteers. We all split into two groups and completed many tasks, including sorting items for distribution placing groceries in cars and making packages of food. Our collective effort helped feed 217 families. We all learned how to work in a team and learned about people in more dire situations than we will ever face

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VT Seva volunteers/youth Green Team was in action on May 4th 2024 at Earth Day celebration with city of Frisco Clean it & Green it. VT Seva Youth who always take pride in community service, joined the cleanup on May 4th at VT Seva adopted street, to keep our Earth / cities we live in clean and beautiful. From Earth Hour to Recycling Environmental awareness, youth presentation to Tote bags painting, VT Seva youth again pledged to make Earth, our only home a better place for tomorrow. Thanks all for volunteering.

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VT Seva Detroit made a meaningful impact on , by participating in the Earth Day Litter Walk. This event provided volunteers with an eye-opening experience as they dedicated their time and effort to improving the environment. Dividing into two groups, volunteers took on the task of clearing litter along a stretch of over 2.5 miles. The collaboration between youth and adult volunteers was particularly impressive, resulting in the collection of over six bags of trash. This collective effort showcased the community's commitment to environmental stewardship and cleanliness. The Department of Public Works (DPW) played a crucial role in supporting this endeavor by providing essential resources such as gloves and trash bags. The Earth Day Litter Walk not only contributed to the immediate beautification of the area but also served as a reminder of the ongoing responsibility we all have in preserving and protecting our environment. It was a testament to the power of community engagement and collaboration in creating positive change.

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On April 21st,2024; Vt seva Houston conducted a memorable ‘Meet and Greet’ session. Our Netra Vidyalaya team "𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂" met with Alok Donors, Special guests, Dignitaries, VT Seva volunteers, and other VT seva Youth members in Houston. The event started with a grand welcome from our youth board. The event started off with an inspiring speech from Shireeshaji, head of Netra Vidyalaya team who spoke of the accomplishments of the school in the various fields like Sports, Arts, Singing and Robotics. The coaches Madhuriji, Srinivasji, Nireeshaji and Siddharthji narrated how they worked to build the skills and abilities of the team. It helps us realize that coaching a team is about igniting potential, fostering growth, and achieving collective dreams. Hats off to their hard work!!! This was followed by the team members Spandana, Ravi, Supriya, Sanjey, Dhanalaxmi and Sri Gayatri walking us through their inspiring journey and reflecting their unwavering determination, and strength to believe in one’s abilities as being keys to success. Their journey started with winning showtime championship at the Goa Robotics International festival, Goa. After winning in Goa, they were provided an opportunity to present in the FIRST World Championship in Houston. The team has taken up real time solutions to challenges ranging from everyday activities like building smart trash can to pitching a device that can speak out when the bowler is ready to bowl in the game of cricket. They also showcased their innovative idea of “Sudoku for Visually Challenged”. Next was a motivational speech and demonstration of Voice over device by our esteemed guest Sandhya Rao, Vice President of Ibug today. Ms. Rao has a rare brittle bone disease that causes blindness. Ms.Rao being disabled herself works now to help the community overcome disability. She loves technology and emphasised the need for accessible technology training to be independent. Other special guests include Ms. Peggy Garrett, President Houston Council of the Blind and Mr. Michael Garrett, Secretary of Houston Council of the Blind and they both shared good words with the team from India. Our honourable guest, Fort Bend County Commissioner Andy Meyers congratulated the team and acknowledged the Nethra team for their achievements. We thank Commissioner Meyers for the continuous support to VT Seva earlier at Alok 2023 and now for his presence at the Meet and Greet with the Nethra Vidyalaya team!!! Adding to the wonderful session were the cultural performances done by the Nethra kids. Gayatri sang a mellifluous rendition of Aalokaye sri balakrishnam that filled the room with joy. Other songs include Suprabaatam Sri Vandita, describing Sri Ramanucharya and Naa tandri ravayya dasaratha kumara, a song about Lord Sri Rama by Supriya, Spandana, Sri Gayatri, and Dhanalakshmi. Following this was a wonderfully orchestrated dance for the song Kar Har Maidaan Fateh from movie Sanju by Supriya, Spandana, Sanjay and Ravi. A truly captivating exceptional performance enthralled the audience and filled the room with an atmosphere of joy and excitement. The event concluded with cake cutting and a Q&A session between audience and the Nethra kids and coaches. When a question was posed on yoga, the team enthusiastically displayed difficult yoga poses like Veerabhadrasana. Applauds to their everlasting energy and Eveready enthusiasm. We are extremely thankful to all the generous donors and volunteers who made this event a great success!! We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Alok generous donors and Volunteers, Robotics team Travel Sponsors, Our Youth team. Tompkins HSA team, Mr.Chandra Polishetti & FLL 54520/FRC 2976, Mr.Sridhar Dadi of Radio Hungama, India House, India Herald and Katy Hindu community. We wish our ‘Thought Notch Robotica’ team a wonderful future and success in all their future endeavours!!!

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Volunteers write letters to seniors.

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CPR Workshop April 29th 2024 VT Seva Atlanta organized a CPR workshop on April 29, 2024 at Sharon Library. It was a successful event with more than 50 youths and adults 35 learned how to do good quality CPR, dos and don’ts of CPR, and how to get CPR Certified from Dr. Jawahar Gazzala, Atlanta Heart Specialist and Cardiologist. Having a mindset to save somebody’s life requires knowing what to do, when to do, and confidently taking action at the time of need. The enthusiastic participation of the youths and adults highlighted their willingness to learn life-saving skills that is much needed in modern world. We raised $1000 for the education of blind / visually challenged students of Nethra Vidyalaya. It’s a great hands-on learning experience for all!

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VT SEVA Cary had the opportunity to participate in a group play meet for Best Buddies at the ASHA foundation. During this event, the special needs children at ASHA were paired up with volunteers to interact and play games such as cricket, soccer, board games, and creative activities. Our 4 youth volunteers were excited to participate in this activity, and did an amazing job assisting the children at ASHA, while also having lots of fun!

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VT Seva Maryland team conducted our 1st Math competition on 04/28/2024 as part of our STEAM activities which turned out to be a super successful event. All Elementary School Math lovers participated in this event and showcased their talents! A small write up from the youth leader Sana Shenoy who conducted this event with her team's help. ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- I'm Sana Shenoy, currently an 8th grader at WKMS & the Event Coordinating Lead of the VT Seva Maryland Education Pillar. On 04/28/2024, I conducted a math competition for kids in grades 1 - 5, at Urbana Regional Library, in which 35 mathletes registered! It turned out great! Thank you to everyone that participated in the event. Everyone that showed up did amazing! I'm very proud of how successful this event turned out to be. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped me out, I couldn't have done it without you guys! For this math competition, we created a google form so that the parents could register their kids for the event. At the event, we made three brackets to organize who will be playing against each other. Two mathletes of the same bracket went against each other at the same time, while a challenging question was being displayed on the screen with a one minute timer. When they got an answer, they simply hit the buzzer and gave the answer. Whoever got the most out of 3 questions right would progress to the next round. This kept continuing until we found the winners and runners-up in each bracket. I want to take a quick moment to thank once again my parents all the youth leads for helping me conduct this event! Mridula Akanksha Divya Bhavya Niveditha Vivek I had a great time conducting this event, and it was amazing to see the number of people that showed up and participated, displaying their skills! Thanks everyone! Sana Shenoy ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐----- ‐-----

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Volunteers made cards for Firefighters Day which would later be given to the firefighters themselves.

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In support of the Miracle League organization, VT SEVA Cary volunteers participated in an event where they assisted players with special needs in order to help them play and experience the joy of baseball. Miracle League is an organization that strikes down barriers and provides children with special needs the opportunity to play America’s favorite game: baseball. To help the children, the Miracle League uses a “buddy” system – pairing each player with an able-bodied peer. 10 of our youth volunteers participated in this event as buddies, as they embodied the spirit of volunteerism, sportsmanship, and kindness.

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"In honor of the great philosophers of India and America—Swami Ramanuja, an 11th-century saint known for his unwavering commitment to equality, and Martin Luther King Jr., a 20th-century social reformer—VTSeva Austin hosted an Equality Speech Contest on April 27th. in celebrating their legacies and sharing our own perspectives on equality. Let your voice be heard in our quest to promote inclusivity and equity for all."