Upcoming events

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 by redistributing surplus medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics in underserved communities worldwide. With a focus on sustainability and equitable access to care, 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆. On 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, through volunteering at MedShare, Atlanta youth gained firsthand insight into how organization and quality control play a vital role in global healthcare. They learned that donated supplies are carefully sorted, inspected, and tested to ensure safety and reliability before being shipped to underserved regions.🌟🌟 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝗔𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘃 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. Learning about these tools and testing devices such as blood pressure monitors helped them appreciate the precision required in healthcare logistics. Assisting with packing supplies for different countries made the experience especially meaningful. 💫🌎 𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝑨𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅-𝒕𝒉𝒆-𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆.✨✴️

On December 6th, VT Seva volunteers and Rathna Malapati conducted the last stage of our 1000 Paper Crane project! Up until now, we had completed 2 stages: 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. Now, we have successfully completed this project by hanging all the paper crane strands on 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥. It came out beautifully and served to be a great way to show support to the hospital’s staff and patients and to spread values of hope, healing, and good luck. This has been a great project to complete as the year closes to an end. 𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢, 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥!

🌟VTS ATL South Forsyth High School Drug Awareness Drive 🌟 We are thrilled to celebrate the successful wrapping up of the VT Seva Drug Awareness campaign! Drug Awareness Week is a student-led initiative designed to educate our school community about the dangers of drug misuse while promoting healthy, positive choices. The week will include themed dress-up days, a community fundraiser, social media outreach, and a reflective writing component. Our goal is to unify students around awareness, prevention, and wellness.💫✴️💫 The hard work and countless hours dedicated by the planning and execution teams resulted in a professional and impactful five-day initiative. Congratulations on seeing this major project through to completion! We deeply appreciate the commitment of everyone who decided to participate and lend their voice to the challenge. This campaign’s success is a direct reflection of your tireless efforts! ✌️✌️✌️

𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 – 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞! 🎄🍁 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐 - 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓 Join us in spreading kindness this season! Share your Acts of Kindness and inspire others to make compassion a part of everyday life. Here are some simple ways to participate: 🌟 𝐀𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 • Help your parents or siblings • Do a household chore without being asked 🌟 𝐀𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 • Appreciate essential workers, teachers, or custodians • Help a classmate who needs support 🌟 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 • Spend time with seniors in assisted living • Donate food or essentials to those in need • Let someone go ahead of you in line • Any act that makes someone’s day brighter! We will create a collage and video showcasing all the wonderful Acts of Kindness from our Atlanta youth as a special year-end gratitude message. ✨ 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: To encourage our youth to practice kindness daily and build a habit of uplifting others. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭—𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!

On November 21st, VT SEVA South Forsyth High School hosted our community fundraising event, Cone Up for a Cause, at Jeremiah’s Italian Ice on Peachtree Parkway. From 3 PM to 9 PM, students, families, and community members stopped by throughout the afternoon and evening to enjoy Italian ice, gelatis, and soft-serve while supporting a meaningful mission. At the counter, guests used the code VTSEVA, allowing 20% of each purchase to go directly toward our initiative. Our goal for this event was to raise awareness about the fight against drug abuse while also generating funds to support the impactful work being done at Emory Rehabilitation Hospital. Although the event maintained a calm and steady flow of visitors, each contribution counted, and every purchase — big or small — helped push our mission forward. The atmosphere was warm and encouraging, with volunteers greeting guests, sharing information, and fostering a sense of community involvement. The funds we raised will be donated to Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, where they will help support patient rehabilitation, treatment access, and ongoing recovery support services. For those inspired to extend their support beyond the event, additional donations can be made through Emory’s official giving page.🏥♥️ Ultimately, Cone Up for a Cause was more than a fundraiser; it was a moment for our school and local community to come together, enjoy something sweet, and support a cause that genuinely matters. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shared the event, or contributed in any way. Your support helps us continue creating positive impact, one event at a time.

During October and November 2025, VT Seva South Forsyth youths led the 1000 Paper Cranes Project, working with youth leader Rathna Malapati and Wellstar North Fulton Hospital. On November 25th, all volunteers will come together at the library to sew the cranes into beautiful strands which will be used to decorate the Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in December.🏥 The tradition of dedicatedly folding 1000 paper cranes is a beautiful symbol of health, longevity, and good luck for all the hospital staff and patients, and it has been a great way for VT Seva Atlanta youths to give back something meaningful to their community. ♥️✌️ This project is extremely successful with 1100+ paper cranes created by over 30 youth in various colors. ❤️💙💚 We are very grateful for all of our youth for working hard on their well-crafted cranes and Rathna Malapati for her wonderful project idea, her leadership in project planning, and her design for the paper crane strand. We also thank Wellstar North Fulton Hospital 🏥 for providing such a great opportunity for our youth to serve the community with kindness and dedication!👍

VT Seva successfully conducted a blood donation drive on November 8th, in collaboration with Cumming Dental for Life South Community Blood Center. The camp was organized from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM as part of our year-long community service initiative, where adults come together to donate blood and support those in need! We all know how precious blood is—it has the power to save lives. VT Seva proudly takes this responsibility and conducts these blood donation camps quarterly, creating opportunities for volunteers to serve the community in a meaningful way. This drive saw a strong participation of 20 donors, and 15 dedicated volunteers who took turns to manage and support the activity. Thanks to their commitment and teamwork, the event was a grand success.🎉 VT Seva continues to uphold its mission of service, compassion, and giving back to society.

ATL Candy Drive was a huge success. We collected 300 lbs of candy from 22 youth clubs to bring smiles to American troops stationed on the borders. Our generous dentist, Dr. Praveen, was deeply impressed with everyone’s efforts and gifted each child a goodie bag containing a mug, toothpaste, toothbrush, and floss. He also donated a $1,000 check to support visually challenged students — a thoughtful contribution that will leave a lasting impact! 👏♥️✌️

The VT Seva Innovation Academy High School chapter, with special thanks to youth volunteer Neel Irkal for organizing the event, hosted a Diwali celebration on November 8th at the Sandy Springs Library. The event welcomed 43 attendees and offered a variety of activities designed to highlight the cultural significance of the Festival of Lights. 🪔🌺Participants engaged in paper crafts, games, and a photo booth, and volunteers provided instruction on creating basic rangoli designs ✴️🔯 and using simple rangoli stencils. The event was well-received and provided a welcoming space for community members of all ages to learn, participate, and connect. We are thankful to everyone who came out and made the event such a success!

Atlanta youth took the initiative to help their friends improve their SAT scores by launching an SAT workshop. A disclaimer was shared that VT Seva is not a SAT tutoring organization. Our youth shared SAT effective test-taking strategies, study techniques, and practice resources to help their friends boost their performance. Not only are these Atlanta VTS youth are supporting their classmates with SAT prep, but they also raised $3,000 for the education of Nethra students in India — an incredible achievement!🌟♥️🌟

Canned with Care. Donated with Heart. 💙 Proud to share that our VT Seva youth team successfully organized a Canned Food Drive, collecting and donating over 500 vegetarian canned goods, totaling 6,500+ ounces of food to Meals By Grace! 🙌 Our goal was simple: support families in need with healthy, shelf-stable food options. Grateful to all who donated, spread the word, and helped make this service effort a success. Together, we’re nourishing lives and building compassionate communities. 💪🌱

VTS West Forsyth Highschool - DAV Flower Making Activity 🌼 Students from West Forsyth High School led a meaningful DAV Flowers event, bringing youth together to create handmade flowers for disabled veterans. Each flower—crafted with care and gratitude—served as a heartfelt symbol of appreciation for the veterans’ service and sacrifice. The event fostered collaboration, creativity, and compassion, reminding everyone of the importance of giving back to those who have given so much for our country!