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'- On July 17 th 2023, VT Seva Cary had the first grand annual in person event of the current year. Sri. China Jeeyar Swami ji (JET USA CEO) blessed VT Seva Cary with his gracious presence on the occasion. A very grand welcome was given to the Swami ji upon his arrival to the event with festive drum music using Dhol by few high school students. VT Seva Cary Youth Board and Board members spent a numerous number of hours behind to plan for this big event to be successful. Kudos to all the members of the team to make this event a tremendous success. VT Seva Cary Youth board and board had spent countless hours preparing for EMCEE, National anthems, Prajna kids to sing the prayer songs, Band to welcome Swamiji. VT Seva Cary had done an excellent job creating the art showcase, Sruthi Dance Academy had done an impressive job preparing the kids to perform the dance at the event. On the day of the event our VT Seva Cary volunteers and parents have pitched in to make the event successful by involving in activities such as decorating the event hall, table setup, food pickup, food setup, receiving the guests, food packing and cleanup after the event. There were around six hundred audience who came to witness the grand SADAYA event that involved the message by VT Seva Cary Board Director about the character & personality that will help the kids grow as great citizens and contribute to the society, Members of the board and the EMCEEs to welcome the dignitaries and the speeches about VT Seva Cary, JET, Prajna, Volunteering and Service. Sri. Swami ji awarded Presidential Awards to the VT Seva Volunteers for 2022 who had successfully serviced the community in the past year. A Big Thank you to all the dignitaries Ex-Mayor of Morrisville, Mr. Mark Stohlman, Michelle Old CEO of Diaper Bank NC, Durham Rescue Mission NC, Dawn Dixon FS-Series Marathon’s coordinator, Officer Kenneth Ragland APEX Police Team, Nia Richardson Meals On Wheels – Communication coordinators that were able to attend the SADAYA event to make it a grand success. The evening of grand SADAYA event ended with the most awaited speech by the Holi Highness Sri. China Jeeyar Swami Ji that conveyed messaged on the importance of the service to humanity and equality.

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Padma Bhushan Awardee Sri Sri HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji was the key note speaker at our annual VT Seva Virginia fundraiser SUBHADA 2023 on July 16th 4-9 PM !!. We raised around 150K funds with this event. Funds raised helped provided education to underprivileged and visually challenged children in INDIA. SUBHADA Event helped more than 250+ kids get better life.

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VT Seva Detroit Youth Board conducted their youth led 3rd Annual Walkathon successfully. It was a hybrid walkathon kicked off on June 16 and ended with In person finale on July 16, 2023. 213 Participants and 43 team leads and walked 7700+ miles. All proceeds from this event was donated to Angels of Hope, MI which is an organization helps families impacted by cancer.

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On Jul 15th, VTSeva Chicago youth came together to plant water based plants & soil based plants that would eventually be used to fundraise for VTSeva. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out and volunteered!

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RAFT is an activity designed to help teachers in local schools by providing them with repurposed resources to aid them with teaching their children. Volunteering with them allows us to assist them in packaging these resources, giving them the ability to construct all these packages. With RAFT, we are helping children of the community learn from recycled materials that would otherwise go to waste. This month, a group of VT Seva volunteers gathered on (date) in their San Jose location to package and sort items in order for them to be used as well as build educational packages for teachers.

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Volunteers teamed together to pick up trash and clean up a street in Lewisville adopted by VTSEVA Dallas.

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We have successfully conducted Statue of Equality competitions this weekend with 70+ participants in Art, Chess, Essay, Speech and Poem categories. What a great turn out from our community!

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conducted the park cleanup at Amberleigh park

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More than 50+ youths participated in Books For Africa Drive today. We donated more than 1200 books for African children. It’s a kid-to-kid project - Atlanta Kids helping African kids in spreading literacy in Africa 🌍. Mehar lead this Books for Africa drive. This is our Round 2 of Books For Africa in this year. In April, we donated 1500 books for the same. They also need school supplies like crayons, pencils, erasers, notebooks, etc. and we'll do our School Supply Drive in Nov, it will be a Thanks Giving gift from Atlanta VT youths to African youths!

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The world we live in is nothing short of a miracle. It is home to unparalleled beauty and wonders so marvelous they seem almost preposterous, for no man-made artifact can rival the bewitching allure of even the simplest forests. Each design, from the delicate etchings of leaves to the concentric circles of tree trunks to the twinkling glow of a rainbow, is remarkable, a paragon of beauty. In the words of Helen Keller: “To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” This quote poetically encapsulates the ethereal charm of nature, incomparable to any manufactured luxuries. However, these places of beauty are quickly being disrupted, destroyed, and desecrated into a wasteland of modern industrialism. With no end to such devastation in sight, it is our responsibility to take matters in our hands and do something for our Mother Earth. Keeping this mantra in mind, VT SEVA adopted Old Atlanta Rd. and held their first trash pick-up on the auspicious day of Ram Navami. With around 30 VT SEVA volunteers working hand in hand to pick up any waste left behind, it was truly a heartwarming sight to see! This event was held on July 8th 2023 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and it commenced with a few inspirational words from our local city council member Dilip Tunki.

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VT Seva Atlanta youths participated in cleaning ‘Old Atlanta Rd’ on July 8th, 2023. More than 50 volunteers participated in this activity to keep Atlanta clean, green, and serene!

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VT Seva Detroit volunteered at Food Gatherers, Ann Arbor on July 8th, 2023. Food Gatherers has a Food Bank and also does food rescue from all the grocery stores in Washtenaw county. Our VT Seva volunteers helped Food Gatherers with Food rescue by sorting good food and composting the food that has gone bad. 12 VT Seva Detroit volunteers (Youth & Adults) volunteered today to sort 810 pounds of food to be distributed amongst 150 different organizations that supplies food to different food pantries. Washtenaw county alone has around 57k to 58k that are food insecure. Today’s volunteering was aimed at eradicating hunger in our community and providing nutritious food with dignity. We sorted 810 pounds of food and packed them into boxes. Cleaned and disinfected the tables and swept and mopped the floors.

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Over 12 Detroit volunteers volunteered to sort 810 pounds of food that was distributed to various food pantries in Ann Arbor, MI.

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Atlanta VT Seva youths & adults participated in Meals By Grace (MBG) activity on July 2nd. They sorted, packed, and delivered fruits, breads, veggies, deserts, juices etc to the needy families of North Georgia. During summer vacation, these families have no or very less food to feed their children. The children excitedly wait for their school to open so they can get good breakfast, lunch, and snack at school. Our youths volunteer at MBG very often, it’s a gift of gratitude by Atlanta youths! More than 20 VT Seva Atlanta Youth participated in Meals by Grace event which is held at Midway United Methodist Church, Atlanta. Meals by Grace is an organization that provides nutritious meals to individuals and families facing food scarcity. VT Youth helped with sorting all the food from the truck into different sections like produce, bread, meat and canned foods. Then the Loading team sorted all of these products into different boxes depending on how big the family is and what their specific food requirements are. Then all the volunteers had an opportunity to help load these boxes into the cars of designated drivers so that they can deliver the food to those who need them. Thank you VT Seva for such a wonderful opportunity to youth!

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Atlanta VT Seva youths & adults participated in Meals By Grace (MBG) activity today. They sorted, packed, and delivered fruits, breads, veggies, deserts, juices etc to the needy families of North Georgia. During summer vacation, these families have no or very less food to feed their children. Their children anxiously wait for their school to open so they can get good breakfast, lunch, and snack at school. Our youths volunteer at MBG very often, it’s a gift of gratitude by Atlanta youths!