NFHS VTS Club board members wrote beautiful thank you cards and gave to support staff in school with some gifts and thanking them for their service! Staffs in school felt so happy receiving the thank you notes!

Thank You Cards were made by the VTS board members for the IAE staff to show our appreciation

In the month of September, VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board did an Essential Workers Appreciation project. The Essential Worker Appreciation Project was a meaningful initiative that engaged youth participants in creating personalized cards and small gifts to thank essential workers such as mail carriers, nurses, janitors, and grocery staff. The combined efforts of the youth worked to make this project a success. The photos capturing the hand-off between our youth and the workers shows the gratitude shared between participants and workers, showing how small gestures of kindness can create a powerful impact and spread positivity throughout our community.!

Out club board members wrote cards for incoming freshman and made them feel welcomed

Our board members wrote beautiful welcome notes and hand it over to freshman students and the freshman students felt welcomed

WIHI VTS Board members created gift bags and thank-you letters for lunch staff, custodians, and tech employees

𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟏𝟒 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐖 (𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤), 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬, 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝: 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐮 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: Our volunteers worked on two important projects. First, they packaged over 200 large rolls of garbage bags. These rolls are placed into cleaning and outdoor buckets that are distributed to families when disaster strikes. In addition, the group created over 5 large buckets of plarn (plastic yarn) using recycled grocery bags. This plarn will later be crocheted into durable, reusable bags that serve as a practical resource for survivors during recovery.

WIHI VTS Club made handwritten, welcoming notes for freshmen on the first day of school

𝐎𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, 𝟏6 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬. Our volunteers split into two groups, each taking on important behind-the-scenes task to help bring comfort and hope to children facing hospital stays. One group dove into 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠✔️𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬, making sure each one was soft and secured with love. Over 30+ blankets were carefully inspected—each one receiving the time, attention, and care it deserves before it reaches the arms of a child. Meanwhile, the second group took on the 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟏𝟐 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬, transforming the storage space into an efficient and spotless system ready to support ongoing efforts.

On August 17, 2025, Isha and Kanali organized a Bake Sale to support the education of the visually challenged children at Nethra Vidyalaya. Through their dedication and community support, they proudly raised enough funds to sponsor the education of 2 students for an entire year. 🙏 Please read their inspiring story in the social media posts & blog that capture this beautiful act of service with compassion.

On Aug 13, VT Seva Detroit volunteers teamed up with Fleece & Thank You to do some service, preparing colorful fleece blankets to bring comfort and joy to children in hospitals across Michigan. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: By the end of the day, volunteers had helped prepare around 𝟭,𝟰𝟬𝟬-𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀, 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲 & 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻. Volunteers took part in different stages of the process: 1. Sorting & Quality Checking – Inspecting blankets, retying loose strands, trimming edges, and ensuring each one met hospital standards. 2. Folding & Packaging – Neatly rolling blankets, wrapping them in protective plastic, and getting them ready for delivery. These are our wonderful volunteers who participated.

VTS IAE board members created special welcome cards for the incoming freshmen! Each card was designed to share encouragement and positivity as they begin their journey at IAE. The freshmen expressed that they felt welcomed and happy to be part of such a warm and encouraging environment.

In the months of July and August, 15 VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board volunteers participated in making 5000+ FORGET ME NOT flowers for the veterans at DAV( Disabled American Veterans) DAV volunteer program. The FORGET ME NOT flower is meant to serve as a symbol of remembrance for servicemen and women and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We were able to make these in take home kits and make them on their own time. It was so rewarding to make these flowers knowing they were going towards a good cause!!

On 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, VT Seva Detroit hosted its 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, bringing the community together for an exciting day of sportsmanship and competition. The event was inspired by a spark of an idea from one of our dedicated Youth Volunteers, Tejas, which led to a thorough exploration of the possibility of organizing such the tournament last year and we were able to continue conducting the event this year as well. With the exceptional support from our volunteers, sponsors, supporters and the enthusiasm and cooperation of the players made this event truly memorable. With all the funds raised from the event, we were able to 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟒 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 of Nethra Vidyalaya school. We had 24 participants organized into 8 teams. The tournament showcased impressive talent and enthusiasm, with players demonstrating their skills and passion for the game.

VT Seva Detroit , in collaboration with Hindu Swayam Sevak Sangh , SVTCC , and DTF , celebrated 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧 at the 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐢 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠 𝟗𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 , as part of 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲. This heartfelt initiative expressed gratitude and unity, as our youth and adult volunteers tied Rakhis to Novi’s police and fire personnel, honoring their dedication to safeguarding our community.