On October 15, 2023, there was a half marathon and 5k run, called the Bull City Race Fest, in Cary and Durham. At the event, our volunteers played a crucial role by managing the water station and providing runners with much-needed hydration. With the backing of Duke Cancer Institute, the Bull City Race Fest remains dedicated to the fight against cancer, and our volunteers played an integral part in making this event a success. Their commitment and hard work demonstrated their unwavering support for the cause.

Over the past year, our volunteers have made countless trips to Durham Rescue Mission Women’s Center to help make a difference in our community. During this trip on October 15, 2023, our volunteers packed lunches for homeless individuals in Durham & Wake County. Their efforts in preparing, placing, and packing these meals were valuable in providing for those in need. Volunteers also took part in washing, drying, organizing, and cleaning up.

On October 8th, our enthusiastic volunteers joined the 2023 Triangle Heart Walk at PNC Arena, Raleigh, to cheer on the runners. As part of the kids station, our volunteers took many roles in making this a fun experience for children. Volunteers led fun and games such as American Heart Association Twister, a large coloring poster, and a temporary tattoo station. The support and energy provided by our volunteers were a source of encouragement and excitement for all participants. VT Seva was able to create a positive atmosphere for everyone involved and give back to the community.

On October 7th, the Town of Cary hosted a Fall Sweep to focus on the beautification of our environment. Our dedicated volunteers came together to participate in this Town of Cary Clean Up, working hard to keep our community clean. As part of this event, volunteers picked up trash and litter around Davis Drive, fueled by their commitment to keeping our community clean and green.

The Brown Bag Ministry is a non-profit that aims to make sure that no one goes to sleep hungry. We have volunteered with them many times and we are glad to have the chance to come back. For this event, volunteers packed lunches that were distributed to homeless people across Durham & Wake County. Volunteers prepared, placed, and packed these lunches so they can be shipped out to feed someone in need. Outstanding work by our cary volunteers for the Brown bag ministry event.

Adopt A Highway is an event that VTSeva Cary has taken up every quarter for the past 5 years. We clean and maintain a portion of Green Level church road and plan on continuing this in the future. Our VT Seva Youth volunteers have done a tremendous job adopting and cleaning out the highway. We have got around six bags of trash and recycling off of our street. Youth volunteers were outstanding and maintained a positive environment as well as dedication towards work.

Our youth volunteers have created over 225 Thank you cards to thank the firefighters and convey to them that we appreciate them taking care of us in the community! The youth volunteers have also made 25 posters for each of the fire stations we are supporting. Creating the cards by our youth volunteers to Thank firefighters was commendable.

Outstanding job by our VT Seva Volunteers for the Ganesh Idol Making @SV Temple Cary on September 9th, September 10th and September 16th 2023. The volunteers made Ganesh Idols at the events. Kudos to our VT Seva Cary team to make the multiple day volunteering events successful while having fun.

Excellent job by our VT Seva Volunteers at the Krishna Ashtami Celebrations @Radha Krishna Mandir, Apex on September 9th 2023. The volunteers helped at the registration desk, On Stage and Off stage to make the event successful. Volunteers have participated in various events like dahi handi, palki yatra, crafts, games, front desk registration, book stall, food preparation and packing and made the event successful. Kudos to our VT Seva Cary team.

Incredible work done by our VT Seva Youth and Adult volunteers at the Food Bank @Durham inside the warehouse at Food Bank. Youth and adult volunteers participated in sorting out the produce and place them in the bags, sorting out donations from retail stores such as Food Lion and Harris Teeter, cleaned and bagged the juice packets, build CSFP boxes for senior citizens, sorted and inspected food drive donations from individuals and corporate donations, clea and sort out eggs, bagged cereal, rice, pasta into boxes. Kudos to all the volunteers for their tremendous effort.

Our VT Seva volunteers had done amazing work volunteering at the Diaper Bank, Durham location on Aug 19th 2023. There were around 24 volunteers that participated in wrapping diapers in the Durham Diaper Bank. All the wrapped diaper packets were distributed to families with babies and children living in poverty. A Big Thanks to all the volunteers in helping out for the great cause.

'- 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.

VTSEVA Cary youth team's visited to the Apex Police Station,on the occasion of National Police Appreciation week on Saturday (5/12/2023). The team prepared thank you cards, posters, and provided a pizza lunch to show their appreciation to our hardworking police officers.The officers were overwhelmed by this kindness and happily engaged in conversations, answering all questions our youth volunteers had. Check out the photos below to experience this day of gratitude and community spirit. Enjoy!

On the Occasion of Mother's Day(5/14/2023),VT Seva Cary youth volunteers participated in Serving the Meals for the lunch at Durham Rescue Mission @Woman Center. Volunteers did awesome job serving and sorting the food for all the rescued mothers and children! Can’t ask for more! Way to go on Mother’s Day! All Hails to VT Seva !

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