🎨 Atlanta VT Seva Youth Art Project – June 7th & 8th, 2025 - Highlights 🌿 On June 7th and 8th, the Atlanta VT Seva youth came together for a vibrant weekend of creative expression and environmental awareness. The group designed and painted eco-friendly fabric bags, customized notebook covers, and worked on unique laser-engraved art projects. This talented and thoughtful group of young adults used their artwork to promote the 3Rs – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. One standout initiative involved repurposing used notebooks by transforming them into new ones, each adorned with beautifully hand-decorated covers themed around environmental protection. 🌱📓 From artistic rangoli patterns to custom coasters, bags, and more, the event was a wonderful display of teamwork, creativity, and purpose. It was heartwarming to see both youths and adults fully engaged, having fun while contributing to a meaningful cause!

🎉 Atlanta VT Seva Summer Camp 2025 🎉 As the temperatures rise, so does the excitement at Atlanta VT Seva Summer Camp 2025. At VTS Summer Camp, we believe in the power of experiential learning. Our thoughtfully designed programs aim to spark curiosity, foster resilience, and create unforgettable memories. 😀🎨🖌️ This is a fantastic opportunity for the students to discover new interests, develop valuable skills, and build friendships that will last a lifetime 💫💫 We’ve officially wrapped up Week 1, and what an incredible start it’s been! The students dove into learning, exploration, and plenty of fun - growing with each experience.🎖️🎖️🎖️ A huge shoutout to our phenomenal youth tutors and mentors, who brought energy, enthusiasm, and heart to every session. Your commitment to making each lesson engaging and impactful truly shines. 🌟☄️⭐️ Kudos to our entire Atlanta VTS Summer Camp team for an amazing first week. We raised more than 20k for the education of the visually challenged Nethra Vidyalaya students. Let’s keep the momentum going and make this summer one to remember! ❤️✌️

𝐎𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 11𝐭𝐡, 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭. Volunteers of all ages gathered to honor the love, strength, and unwavering dedication of mothers in our community. The afternoon was filled with meaningful activities, including 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒕 📿 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 💌, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔.

🪴 April Cool Plant Sale – A Blooming Success! 🪴 VT Seva Atlanta’s April Cool Plant Sale, held on May 17–18, 2025, was a vibrant event where youth volunteers embraced teamwork and environmental stewardship. 🌱🌸 In the weeks leading up to the event, our dedicated team nurtured each plant with care. During the sale, youth took the lead—selling plants, sharing plant care tips, and displaying handmade educational posters. 🌻🍀 Thanks to their hard work and community support, we raised around $6k to benefit blind and visually challenged students! 💚 More than just a fundraiser, this was a meaningful opportunity to grow, connect, and give back. We’re excited for more such events ahead! ✨

On April 26th , VT Seva Atlanta youths participated in the Old Atlanta Road clean as part of Adopt-A-Road program. Youths picked up litter along the roadway which helped to keep roadsides clean and beautiful. This kind of inspiring act shows how youths care about our planet. This program also helps engage our youths in community service and demonstrate their community pride.

𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡, 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 (𝐏𝐕𝐒𝐀) 🏅𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🙏𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟗𝟑 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.

On May 4th, a dedicated team of 20 volunteers from VT Seva Atlanta took part in a community cleanup as part of the Adopt-A-Road program. The group worked diligently to remove litter along Old Atlanta Road, helping to create a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful environment for all.

𝗢𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵, VT Seva Atlanta held its blood donation drive, uniting the community for a life-saving cause❤️. The event saw enthusiastic participation, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝟴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟳 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀. This strong turnout reflects the growing commitment within the community to support critical healthcare needs. 🏥 The drive resulted in the collection of 𝟮𝟭 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱, 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀, which are vital for patients undergoing cancer therapies. Each donation plays a significant role in saving lives and offering hope to those in need. 🅰️🅱️🅾️🆎 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 🙏🏼. This impactful event not only addressed an urgent medical need but also strengthened the spirit of service and unity within the community! ✌️

On April 26th, VT Seva Atlanta organized a creative and eco-friendly 'Earth Day' activity focused on reuse-reduce-recycle initiative. About 22 youth and 8 adult volunteers participated in the activity to create new notebooks by repurposing the left-over pages from used notebooks. It is amazing to see the teamwork and enthusiasm as the youths sorted and assembled the pages, helping adults cut and bind them into new notebooks then finally, decorating the front cover page. Through this hands-on project, we believe VT Seva enabled youths to learn the importance of reducing waste and reusing the resources.

🌎𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐲 🌳is a global reminder of our collective responsibility to protect and preserve our planet. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞, “𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭,” 💡 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. *In celebration of this Earth Day, Atlanta VT Seva team has planned several events for the environmental protection & conservation -* - 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 5 - 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 🖼️ 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙩 . Youths have brought together their ideas about how one could take action to have an impact on our planet, our lives and our future. 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 was conducted to showcase their creativity and thoughtfulness with the theme for this year "𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧, 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙩". In another “𝐁𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧, 𝐁𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭!” event, youths had expressed themselves about how important it is to keep in mind our daily actions and how they affect the environment. Some had written up on “𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒖𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚 ?” and some had upcycled household item like milk carton to create a beautiful planter. - ⁠𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 12, 13, 20 - 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚 🪴 Our plant-based Earth Day activity, "𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙡", reflects growing plants can be a powerful way to connect with nature and a commitment to a sustainable future. This event 𝙠𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 with educating the youths about growing plants from seeds from start till end like soil mix, optimum temperature, water level, essential nutrients and how to care for them throughout. Then, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒔 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒅. - 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 19 - 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖📚 Many 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 , hindering their learning and development. 𝑫𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 can provide valuable resources for students to learn and succeed in their studies, as well as 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙨 by preventing books from ending up in landfills. With the “𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂" event, many youths came forward to donate their used books enabling students in Africa to learn and achieve their potential. This event saw over 1500 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 to the "Books for Africa" non-profit organization for a noble cause. - ⁠𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 26 - 𝙕𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚^ - 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 ♻️ As part of Phase 2 of our RRR 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 – 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙚, 𝙍𝙚𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚 – we focused on sorting and binding pages to create new books from old, unused ones. In Phase 1, our 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨. In this second phase, they will sort and cut the pages, while our 𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨. This initiative supports our mission to reduce tree cutting and protect the environment. In celebration of Earth Month, this project reflects our continued commitment to sustainability and caring for 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝. - ⁠𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 26 - 𝘼𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖 𝘼𝙙𝙤𝙥𝙩-𝘼-𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙 🛣️ As part of our ongoing quarterly initiative, VT Seva Atlanta youth volunteers will be participating in a 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒑 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑶𝒍𝒅 𝑨𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅 to help protect and preserve our Earth. With a shared commitment to service, they will work together to remove litter and beautify the area, showing that small actions can make a big impact on our planet. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑 𝒖𝒑 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒓, 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. These initiatives by Atlanta VT Seva Team will not only 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏,, reminding us that the future of our planet lies in the hands of today’s youth. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 – 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡!✌🪴 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑 𝒖𝒑 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒓, 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚. These initiatives by Atlanta VT Seva Team will not only 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, reminding us that the future of our planet lies in the hands of today’s youth. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 – 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡!✌🪴

🪴 April Cool Plant Sale 🪴 Our plant-based Earth Day initiative, April Cool, celebrates the power of growing plants as a way to connect with nature and commit to a more sustainable future. This meaningful event began in February, where youth were educated on how to grow plants from seed to bloom. They learned about soil composition, optimal temperature, proper watering, essential nutrients, and daily plant care. As the journey progressed, the youth documented and shared their gardening experiences - encouraging others to join in and discover the joy of nurturing life from the soil up. On April 20, 2025, the youth hosted a vibrant plant sale featuring a variety of herbs, vegetables, flowers, and fruit-bearing plants. The community was inspired by their passion and dedication, leading many to enroll their children in VT Seva programs. It was a deeply rewarding and successful event for the Atlanta team, filled with learning, growth, and the spirit of giving back to the Earth!

VT Seva Atlanta Hosts Successful “Books For Africa” Event! On April 19, 2025, VT Seva Atlanta proudly organized the “Books For Africa” event, which turned out to be a resounding success. More than 50 enthusiastic youth volunteers came together to collect over 1,500 books and brand-new notebooks for children in Africa.📚 Books For Africa is a renowned non-profit organization dedicated to ending the book famine in Africa. By sending educational materials to schools and libraries across the continent, the organization helps increase literacy rates and empower young minds. Their mission is to provide the tools needed to foster a culture of reading and learning in underdeveloped regions. Through this event, VT Seva Atlanta was honored to contribute to this impactful mission. Partnering with Books For Africa aligns with VT Seva’s values of service and education, and we are deeply grateful for the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children across the globe 📖📔📓 Together, we are turning the page toward a brighter future—one book at a time. ✌️📚✌️

Over the 2025 spring break, the Northview VT Seva Youth Club hosted an online chess tournament on April 12th, bringing together 12 enthusiastic students for five intense rounds. The event featured two age groups: Grades 7–12 and Grades K–6, with Mithin Avvaru and Kris Chama emerging as the top players in their respective categories. Beyond the competition, the tournament raised over $300 for Nethra Vidyalaya, supporting quality education for visually challenged students. Kudos to the Northview youth for making a difference through their passion for chess and service!

On April 13, 2025, VT Seva’s April Cool Plant Sale continued to bloom with even more energy and enthusiasm! Our incredible Atlanta youth volunteers came together once again to support environmental awareness and raise funds for a noble cause 🌎🌿🌸 ✨𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩—𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡—𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞. Throughout the day, they warmly welcomed community members, explained plant care tips, managed sales with professionalism, and displayed vibrant, handmade educational posters 🌼🪻🌱 💚𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚’𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭. $10𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨! This event was not only a success—it was a true celebration of learning, leadership, and giving back. 🌺✨ 𝑾𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈! 🌿💫

🪴*April Cool Plant Sale by Atlanta Youth – A Blooming Success!* 🪴 VT Seva’s April Cool Plant Sale, held on April 12 & 13, 2025, was a vibrant and meaningful event where our youth volunteers had the incredible opportunity to give back to the community through environmental stewardship and teamwork🌾🌱🥀 𝐈𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭—𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐢𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐦 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 - 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲!* 🌻🪷🌷 During the event, our youth volunteers stepped into leadership roles, taking charge of selling the plants while improving their communication and social skills. They also created and displayed handmade posters to help educate visitors on plant care, potting tips, and watering schedules 🍀🌼🎋 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙬𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 10𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨! This event was more than just a fundraiser - it was a chance to connect, grow, and make a difference together. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎. ✌️✌️✌️

On April 4, 2025, Lambert VTSeva held a senior-living visit to Antebellum James Burgess. Around 15 VT youth participated in the event. We helped to conduct a bingo game for the residents, helped them paint some pretty Easter-themed art, and made Easter cards for the staff to hand out to the residents on the day of Easter! It was heartwarming to see how much they enjoyed our company and we can’t wait to conduct another visit soon!

On March 30, 2025, VT Seva hosted a special webinar to honor women’s well-being, both physical and emotional, in recognition of International Women’s Day. Dr. Madhu Nemani, VT Seva Atlanta Director, kicked off the event, emphasizing the organization’s commitment to women’s empowerment. Dr. Anita Gupta then shared key insights on preventive health, stressing regular checkups, exercise, early diagnosis, and timely treatment.

Rashmi Airan, a motivational speaker and advocate, inspired attendees with her personal story of overcoming adversity. She introduced her 4-step ‘Rise’ process: Reframe, Identify, Surrender, and Evolve, encouraging women to evolve in challenging situations and rise above adversity. Dr. Shivam Dubey, a psychiatrist and mental health advocate, shared a 3-step approach to maintaining mental health, emphasizing Biological Awareness, Psychological Core Beliefs, and Social and Positive Attitude.

Dr. Bhupender Rai, a plastic surgeon shared valuable insights into cosmetic surgery, addressing common myths and the importance of a positive mindset during treatment and recovery. The event was concluded by Dr. Madhu, who expressed gratitude to the speakers and the VT Seva Atlanta team, including Chithra Jayakumar, Harsh Gulati, Anitha Mathan, Priya Raghuraman, and Raghuraman Sambantham, for their support. The VT Seva National Team, including Krishna Kanth ji, Santhi ji, and Madhaviji attended the event and also provided positive feedback. As VT Seva’s CEO says: “Gender does not matter in respecting and worshipping one when there is clarity, purity, and divinity in thought and action.” We look forward to more events that empower and inspire women!

Lambert VT Seva, Atlanta has conducted FoCo cleanup on Mar 29th 2025 with the help of 10+ VT Seva Youth Volunteers. First, we were assigned with the Gilbert Road for the clean up and were provided with the trash bags, vests, gloves and a complimentary t-shirt for everyone by Forsyth County. On the event day, we gathered around 9:30 am and got waivers signed up by parents and distributed supplies to each volunteer and started cleaning the road. We had to carefully stay on the sides within the grass as this road did not have a sidewalk. In total, we managed to collect a wide variety of trash including plastic, papers, glass bottle, cigars, tires, electric wires, car accessories, cardboard signs and many more. Through participating in this activity, our own VTSeva volunteers had the great opportunity to make our county more beautiful for everyone!

When we think of community, we often think of the people who we interact and surround ourselves with - the people who we connect with and learn from. However, the animals which we see in our daily life are equally a part of our world, shaping nature in their own ways while bringing a sense of wonder and beauty into our lives. Whether they are in the wild, in our homes, or waiting to receive care in shelters, each animal deserves warmth and compassion 🐈🐕🐇 Just as their presence may often bring us comfort and optimism, we can do the same for them through acts of care and kindness. Implementing this thought on March 23, 2025, South Forsyth VT Seva youths (SFHS) launched a project to create warm, handmade blankets for animal shelters. More than 30 volunteers came forward to help in making and stitching squares into comfortable blankets to donate to the ‘Feral Cat’ Program of North Georgia 🐈🐈 Our original goal was to make 2 blankets, considering time constraints. With excellent teamwork and dedication, our volunteers exceeded the goal and made 4 blankets for the cats. As cats are being adopted, they will be given these blankets for a sense of familiarity, comfort, and security as they transition to their new homes. 𝙒𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 ‘𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨’ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 ‘𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙖𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢’ 𝙤𝙛 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨!

West Forsyth High School youth club participated in Meals by Grace for Sunday Service on March 18, 2025. The team helped out in numerous ways including helping set up early, sorting through produce, bread, and loading cars up for delivery services. The West forsyth VT Seva youth club team contributed to making sure that families in need would have their groceries all set for this upcoming week. It was a great success.