ATL Zero Waste Paper Drive was a big success! It was our eco-friendly project in which Atlanta youths collected more than 250 used notebooks for recycling. They took out unused papers from the used notebooks through seam rippers, sort & stack papers, and later bind papers & build new Notebooks of 80 pages each. We created 6 new notebooks yesterday and 50 new notebooks are work-progress ✌️✌️ It’s a great hands-on inspirational project for our youths to implement reuse / recycle technique and transform used notebooks to new the new Notebooks 📘📕📗 Each ton of recycle paper saves 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, 7000 gallons of water, 4000 KW of energy, and 3 cubic yards of landfill space. Together 🤝🤝 we can make a difference and conserve our natural resources!

VT Seva Atlanta team organized 1st youth-led Walkathon - ‘Be Yourself’ on August 24, 2024 for the blind / visually impaired community of Atlanta. VT Seva stands for ‘Volunteering Together For Service’. We are a non-profit org with branches in more than 25 plus cities all across US. All our service activities are focused towards 4 domains - Education, Environment, Disaster Relief, and Healthcare. In Atlanta, we have 14 youth clubs in High schools and Middle schools which actively participate in the year-round community services in Atlanta. Our youths organized ‘Be Yourself’ Walkathon which started on Aug 1st, 2024 in virtual mode and successfully completed on Aug 24th with in-person grand finale. We had 10 plus youth teams who registered for this event and who walked every day and logged their miles virtually on our portal. We invited Ms. Lisa Kennedy, CEO & President of the Atlanta ‘Center For Visually Impaired’ as our Chief guest for this special walkathon to empower the vision loss community of Atlanta. Among the other guests, we had Senator Carter, GAPI President, Dr. Lalitha, Abigali Parkes, and Bharat from Assureguru for this Walkathon. More than 200 people registered and participated in this Walkathon to stay healthy and support the visually impaired of Atlanta in 'Be Yourself' initiative. Innovation academy youth team was in the 1st place with the highest miles walked followed by the Lambert Highschool team. On August 24th, VT Seva volunteers dressed-in VT spirits & blue color shirts and walked 3 miles distance. We raised $1000 for the Center For the Visually Impaired. We arranged healthy snacks for all participants and gave special award to Ms. Lisa Kennedy, Senator Carter, Gapi President, and business event sponsor AssureGuru. According to Pantanjali, "The longest journey begins with a single step", and VT Seva has taken a single step on August 24, 2024 to empower and support wholeheartedly the vision loss community of Atlanta. We’ll take many more steps together in future to empower them with hope, light, and success. Our Chief Guest, Ms. Lisa Kennedy other distinguished guests were highly impressed to see the dedication, commitment, and service mindset of the VT Seva Atlanta team. We are very thankful and grateful for this wonderful opportunity to empower the vision loss community of Atlanta!

VT Seva Atlanta youths no walked over 3 miles removing litter from each side of Brannon road on July 21th. More than 20 youths participated in the Rd clean up. It is through regular clean-up activities, we can reduce the amount of litter on our roads and protect our environment from further damage. It is our utmost duty to keep our cities & environment clean!

Atlanta VT Seva youths participated in the Meals By Grace event today in which they sorted, packed, loaded food items for the needy families of North Georgia. When schools are closed (June and July months)these families are in desperate need of food items to take care of their children. We are very happy to help the needy families Georgia so children can go to bed Happy not Hungry. It’s a great gratifying experience for us

Atlanta VT Seva youths participated in the Meals By Grace event on July 7, 2024 in which they sorted, packed, loaded food items for the needy families of North Georgia. When schools are closed (June and July months) these families are in desperate need of food items to take care of their children. We are very happy to help the needy families Georgia so children can go to bed Happy not Hungry. It’s a great gratifying experience for us!

VT Seva youths walked over 3 miles removing litter from each side of Brannon road on July 7th, 2024. More than 20 youths participated in the Rd clean up. It is through regular clean-up activities, we can reduce the amount of litter on our roads and protect our environment from further damage. It is our utmost duty to keep our cities & environment clean!

About 20 Atlanta VT Seva youth came together to honor & respect our disabled American veterans by making close to 5,000 forget-me-not flowers on 6/9/2024. These small gestures carry immense gratitude for their sacrifices. We expressed our gratitude for the Veterans and remembered their sacrifices for the nation. Our 1st DAV activity in Atlanta was a very fun and collaborative activity as the youth learned more about each other while making these flowers.

VT Seva Atlanta facilitated its 1st Blood Drive in collaboration with LifeSouth on June 2, 2024. We have more than 60 donors. Blood cannot be manufactured, it can only be donated by the people who want to make a difference in the lives of others. We are very fortunate that we have such people around us. LifeSouth Director was very impressed with the level of service VT Seva volunteers have exhibited today. From 11 am to 7 pm all LifeSouth employees were super busy drawing blood and our VT Seva volunteers are busy in greeting all Donors, giving them juice, healthy snacks, VT Seva pens etc. It’s a great Attitude of Gratitude ✌✌✌

Why Books For Africa? We believe that education is the great equalizer in the world, and books are at the foundation of a strong educational system. For many children in Africa, the gift of books truly is a gift of Hope 📚📖📙📘📔📕 Access to an education is one of the only opportunities young people have to end the cycle of poverty and attain a better quality of life than previous generations. Books For Africa works to help children who otherwise would not attend school by supplying educational materials to reduce or eliminate education costs. Most African children who attend school have never owned a book of their own. In many classrooms, 10-20 students share one textbook. Many people in the United States take these educational necessities for granted, but children in Africa cherish books. VT Seva Atlanta team strives to create a culture of literacy and provide the tools of empowerment to African children. On June 16, 2024, we collected 1,500 Books and 500 Notebooks. This is the highest amount of books we have ever collected so far in a single book drive. Our youths are super happy to empower their African friends through Books of Africa project!

As the temperatures rise, so does the excitement for the VT Seva Summer Camp. VT Seva Summer Camp Orientation was successfully organized on June 1, 2024. The Summer Camp will commence from June 1st and will end on July 31st. Some Highlights: 1. Total 85 students were registered in the Elementary and Advanced classes. 2. ⁠More than 50 Highschool youths are wearing Tutor hats and delivering all elementary and advanced classes. 3. ⁠The elementary students are getting one on one turtoring for Math and ELA classes twice a week. There are group classes once a week for the Chess, Dance, Robotics, Art, and Taekwando every week. 4. ⁠For the advanced students there are all group classes once a week - Advanced Robotics, App building, Web design, Python, Dance, Advanced Art, and Business Entrepreneurship. 5. ⁠We raised more than 20k for the Nethra students. At VTS Summer Camp, we believe in the power of experiential learning, and our carefully crafted programs are designed to inspire curiosity, build resilience, and create lasting memories.

VT Seva Atlanta 1st Alumni Meet is organized on May 19, 2024 by youth leaders to bridge the gaps between Middle School, High School, and College students and build meaningful relationships. All 11 VT Seva youth club members presented their inspirational stories, activities, challenges, and how they overcome their challenges, and converted threats to opportunities. College students shared their college selection process, experiences and how they balance studies, co-curricular activities and pursue their dreams. VT Seva Atlanta 1st Alumni Meet was a big success in terms of breaking barriers between Middle, Highschool, and College students. It’s a very inspiring event and many youth came forward to start a youth club in their schools and bring a positive impact on the community!

Atlanta VT Seva Team have organized the Presidential Award Ceremony Cum Police Appreciation yesterday, May 18th. In this ceremony, 67 Atlanta VT Seva youths received Gold, Silver, Bronze Awards for their service. They received the prestigious awards from our distinguished Chief Guests: Police Officers - Police Chief Mark Mitchell, Sergeant Dimitri Caldwell, Corporal Charles Kistler, Officer Richard Gray, Officer Rob Hall, Officer Ann Briggs, Officer John Jennings & GA Senate Representative Todd Jones. We appreciated the selfless service of our Police officers as this is Police Appreciation week (May 12 to May 18) and gave them a token of appreciation (gift cards along with Thank You cards made by Atlanta youths). More than 150 plus people were present to cheer our VT Seva youths and many parents came forward to register their child in the VT Seva volunteer work. We have build great relationships with GA Senator and Police officers and they have invited our VT Seva team to the GA State Capitol building to discuss the collaborative projects in Atlanta!

Atlanta youths had a great success in the April & May plant sale events. The May event was May 18, 2024 in which they raised more than 17k for their Nethra friends in India. This is the highest amount of funds raised by them in any year through plant sale. They sold more than 2,000 plants consisting of fruits, flowers, vegetables, and herbs. It’s a very gratifying and rewarding experience for us and we are very proud of our VT Seva youths for their hard-work, dedication, and service mindset ✌️✌️

Our Moms are our Superhero’s and biggest supporters, but we usually don’t tell them enough how much they’re appreciated. Atlanta youths made personalized Mother’s Day cards along with household chores coupons on May 12, 2024. They shared their views about what they are grateful and thankful for with their mothers!

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!