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A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin. Happy Mothers Day to all the wonderful moms out there!!! To make Mothers Day extra special to many mothers, 46 of our amazing Cary Youth volunteers created around 600 Mothers day cards for the seniors. All these cards were given today on Mothers day with sweet meals at Meals on Wheels, Durham and Raleigh Centers and also to homeless moms who are taking shelter at Rescue Mission

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2nd annual plant sale at Dublin and Delaware locations with a lot of success

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To celebrate Mother's Day, the dedicated volunteers of VT SEVA Charlotte came together to create beautiful handmade bouquets. In preparation for this event, VT SEVA Charlotte volunteers displayed incredible dedication and resourcefulness. Prior to the event, they collected leftover flowers from local stores that would have otherwise been discarded. By repurposing these flowers, they minimized waste and transformed them into beautiful bouquets. These thoughtfully crafted arrangements were sold with a purpose - to support cervical and breast cancer screenings. Every penny earned from the sales went directly towards funding these screenings, ensuring that women receive the necessary care and early detection they deserve.

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On 13th MAY 2023, the VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board members volunteered at the Troy Stage Nature Center. Volunteers helped clear the invasive species that had become the height of large trees with hand saws and loppers, cut down trees, cleared the area revealing the native trees, removed invasive species trees.

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The Atlanta VT Seva April Cool Plant Project participants organized another successful plant sale during mothers day weekend. This time too it achieved tremendous success! VT Seva's young volunteers goal was to raise funds to support the education of visually impaired children in India. The final sales for our fundraising event took place on May 13th and 14th, from 10 AM to 2 PM, right in front of Patel Brothers, the Indian grocery store. Approximately 22 young VT Seva volunteers and 15 adults enthusiastically participated in the event. The youth effectively communicated the cause to customers and successfully sold a variety of vegetable saplings, herbs, fruits, flower plants, and seeds. The vegetable saplings were carefully nurtured by the young volunteers for 4-6 weeks and included a range of crops such as tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, gourds, green chilies, cucumbers, tomatillos, zucchini, chikkudu beans, long beans, ash gourd, chukka kura, dosakaya, and bathua, among others. Fruit plants like strawberries and banana were also available for purchase, along with a diverse selection of herbs like ajwain, mint, curry leaf, lemon grass, betel leaf, tulsi, and basil. The youth also offered flower plants including canna lilies, mini roses, ginger lillies, hybiscus, various lilies, and chrysanthemums. The event featured the sale of vegetable seeds as well. This year, we raised 8k from this plant sale event. Witnessing the active involvement and contributions of the community was truly exhilarating, as they rallied together to support the education of visually challenged and blind children in India. Furthermore, by supporting the growing community of gardeners, VT Seva was able to contribute to sustainability and Eco friendliness with this initiative.

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In order to commemorate the National Police Week, during May 15 – May 22, VT Seva Detroit organized a Police Appreciation lunch with a meet & greet and a short tour of the Novi Police Department on May 13th, 2023. VT Seva has always appreciated America’s law enforcement departments in keeping us safe and their endless sacrifices to protect our community. As a token of appreciation, VT Seva Detroit also handed a ‘Plaque’ and appreciation ‘Thank You’ framed poster to the officers as well as Statue of Equality Memento. In turn, both the officers were appreciative of VT Seva’s community services and all the activities we do to uplift the needy people locally and internationally. We had great participation from VT Seva Detroit. Couple of our Youth volunteers explained all the activities and community services we do to benefit the underprivileged people locally and internationally.All in all, it was a very enriching experience for all of us to gain the knowledge of the operational activities of the 75 personnel strong Novi Police department that has been protecting our city since its inception in 1954.

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Seattle chapter kids came together on Sunday May 7th and prepared Mothers Day cards. Some of these cards are going to the old age home (Memory Care center where our volunteers play music for seniors) and some are going home with the kids! Overall 30 kids participated making 45 cards. More than the volume, it was inspirational to see youth executing this project on their own and bringing smiles to moms everywhere!

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On the occasion of Earthday VT Seva Cary Volunteers participated to find a creative, effective way to help our wonderful planet which is The Donate a Plant . Volunteers did an amazing job to make our mother earth a beautiful, healthy and enjoyable place to live for generations !!! The Donate a Plant Challenge took 3 weeks. It started from April 22 to the third week of May. Volunteers take care of, grow, care for, and nurture their plants and the plants given to a friend or family member.

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On May 6th, VTSEVA Volunteers Srinija Chitturi & Agastyaa Chitturi attended FMSC volunteer session at Naperville location. This is their first volunteering activity with VTSEVA (welcome!!!) and they both loved the experience!

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PROGRAM: Planting seeds for the flower Garden @ Harmony- Senior Living Community Data: Saturday 5/6/2023 VT SEVA VA planted seeds for Senior Living Community Creating a flower garden at a senior living facility was fun and meaningful way to enrich the lives of our senior citizens. It can also create a sense of community and connection with nature. Volunteering at a senior citizens center was so rewarding and enriching experience for youth, as well as for seniors and society at large.

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Austin VTSeva conducted a career guidance program for the parents of high schoolers. This event is powered by Jupiter educational systems giving tips on how to plan the career path.

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Thank you all for those who came and volunteered with us at Feed My Starving Children, Libertyville, on Saturday, May 6th! Volunteers who made a difference: Lakshmi Immadisetty, Sruthi Ranga, Nikhil Ranga, Caleb Boniface (First time volunteer for VTSEVA, Welcome!!), Chandra Teledavulapalli (First time volunteer for VTSEVA, Welcome!!), Akshaj Teledavulapalli (First time volunteer for VTSEVA, Welcome!!), Mohisha Immadisetty (First time volunteer for VTSEVA, Welcome!!), and Sridevi Ranga

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Seattle chapter conducted a parenting session to discuss solutions to common issues facing families with kids (especially in teen years). Dr. Vrushaliji who is an established general psychatrist and Dr. Srinivasji who is an assistant director of Northshore School District were the presenters giving both medical and education perspective to all the parents. Things presented included parenting styles, how to recognize stress in kids, how to model one's own behavior for positive impact on kids, how to create family rituals which help them bond together, and how best to understand what is happening physically when kids are under stress. Recording of this presentation can be accessed here: https://vtsevaworld-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/seattle_director_vtsworld_org/Eau7j6q5LIJCiIlHzX11_10BBaa8jG_nXd8kglB_PkPv4Q?e=w0Zwfs

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We are delighted to announce that Atlanta VT Seva participated in the Card Making event at Sharon Folks Library on May 6 2023. The numerous volunteers showed their appreciation for front-line heroes such as police officers, firefighters, state representatives, and doctors by creating over 60 personalized thank-you cards for them. They also made cards for special needs kids as well. These front-line heroes play a critical role in helping our society whenever there is a crisis. They risk their own life to make sure we are safe. We are very proud of these volunteers for taking the time out of their day to make sure that these heroes are recognized for the amazing work that they do. Hopefully, this event inspires others to take action and support our front-line workers.

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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 May 20th in their San Jose location from 12:45 to 3:30 to package and sort items in order for them to be used as well as build educational packages for teachers.