In March 2025, *VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board* , in collaboration with Brilliant Detroit hosted a Used Book & Toy Drive. Thanks to the generosity of 44 youth board members, we collected 343 books and 72 toys, which will bring joy, learning, and comfort to children and families in need and keep these items out of landfills.

Mental health is a vital part of the human experience, especially for teenagers navigating the challenges of school and life. Recognizing the importance of mental well-being, the VTS Club at North Farmington High School has taken a meaningful step in promoting Teen Mental Health Awareness.

To encourage mindfulness, self-care, and seeking help when needed, the club has created an impactful poster showcasing practical ways to improve mental health. Our club members hung these posters in various places in the school. These reminders serve as daily encouragement, helping students prioritize their well-being.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: With our help, Forgotten Harvest was able to pack 10,874 pounds of chocolate to distribute across Metro Detroit Food pantries, churches, schools. Our VT Seva Detroit volunteers had the amazing opportunity to spend the day volunteering at Forgotten Harvest, an organization that helps fight hunger. We worked together to pack, seal, and label bags of chocolate, each weighing about 2 pounds.

Group of 7 youth volunteers from Kalamazoo region, Michigan took part in this 1st service activity to help Twelve baskets, a local food party in Kalamazoo. Together, they all collected 275 bags & donated to the food pantry.These bags will help them to pack groceries to all the families in need during food distribution.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝: 𝐀𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 : 11 youth volunteers worked together to finish quality checks & fixed over 85 fleece blankets. These will be distributed to metro Detroit Children's hospitals. During this fantastic project, youth took home blanket bags and provided a quality check at home using the guidelines given by Fleece & Thank You. They performed tasks such cutting and retying stands as necessary, noting if any tags or codes were missing, and placing blankets in separate bags based on their quality. They made sure the blankets were in great quality! These blankets were dropped back off at Fleece & Thank you to be later distributed to different children’s hospitals.

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 successfully conducted a food drive & fundraiser at the Kroger Store in Novi, MI, in support of 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 . With open non profit solicitation permitted by the store, our dedicated volunteers collected 𝟗𝟑𝟏 𝐥𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 (𝟐𝟕 𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐬) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 $𝟏,𝟐𝟏𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 , translating to 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 for underserved families in the region. A heartfelt thank you to 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐲 , philanthropist and Board Member of Wayne State University, for his generous matching donation, and to the many kind Kroger customers who contributed between 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Despite chilly outdoor conditions on March 24th our volunteers stood strong and engaged shoppers throughout the day, requesting donations of canned goods, packaged food, and other essentials. The response was truly heartwarming. We are incredibly grateful to Kroger Novi Store Manager Mike, who has supported VT Seva’s efforts year after year by welcoming us into his store and encouraging our mission of service.

On *22 Mar 2025, VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board* volunteered with *Brilliant Detroit* at their *Littlefield Hub Organizing & Redesign center*. We worked together to help organize these donations of diapers, built furniture, organized toys/clothes, helped label boxes, organized bookshelves and organized the playroom.

VT Seva Detroit collaborated with Speech Showdown and conducted the 8th annual public speaking workshop and competition successfully. Many students benefitted through this workshop and got the life skill. All the funds raised from this event was donated to Nethra students education

3/20 marked a fantastic collaboration between Troy IAE and the Troy High VTS Club as our volunteers came together to support the Math Kangaroo Competition! This partnership made the event smooth and successful, with volunteers setting up testing materials, managing the registration desk, proctoring the exam, and assisting students with last-minute questions.

3/20 marked a fantastic collaboration between Troy IAE and the Troy High VTS Club as our volunteers came together to support the Math Kangaroo Competition! This partnership made the event smooth and successful, with volunteers setting up testing materials, managing the registration desk, proctoring the exam, and assisting students with last-minute questions.

Project lead: Varshan Muhinthan Event Date: Feb 2025 Event short description: VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board members collected a total of 105New & Gently Jackets and 159 pairs of New & Gently socks for GRACE CENTERS OF HOPE, an organization that provides support to community members who are homeless, or affected by chemical dependency and abuse, in south east Michigan.

To encourage mindfulness, self-care, and seeking help when needed, the club has created an impactful poster showcasing practical ways to improve mental health. Our club members hung these posters in various places in the school. These reminders serve as daily encouragement, helping students prioritize their well-being.

We got this great in-person volunteering activity for showing appreciation to the disabled American veterans who served in the war for our country. This project will positively and greatly impact the veterans who served in the war & our VT Seva Detroit youth volunteers were engaged in various tasks to help make these forget me not flowers & in other team working skills to execute this project successfully.

VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board* collaborated with Destined for Greatness to donate clothing to help those in need in the local Detroit area. This clothing supported Destined for Greatness’s Easter Giveaway and will help support a huge amount of people who are in need. This year, we had 25+ youth board members donate more than 250 pieces of clothing to this wonderful cause!

On 6th Mar 2025, VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board volunteers participated in the Open Door Ministry Volunteering Event, where we did a variety of activities, including cutting vegetables, packing water bottles, organizing food in the pantry and volunteers braved the cold Michigan weather and helped load the cars with bags and boxes food for families in need.