We all have special days in our life such as birthdays, anniversaries and graduation ceremonies. Make it extra special with a  pledge to feed the school on your special day or to celebrate special days of your loved ones. We will email you and your loved ones a video of the students being fed for that occasion. VT Seva supports Nethra Vidyalaya (the School for the Visually Challenged),  Visakhapatnam, AP, India. The school provides Education, Boarding, Food, Primary Health Care and Life Skill training to more than 100 students from Kindergarten to 10th class/grade. It costs about $120 per day to feed nutritious breakfast, lunch and dinner to the children. With your donation, you will be empowering school with nutritious food and it certainly helps children in excelling at education with good health. Donate here .

Do you know that by sharing the candies, you can support the education of an underprivileged child? Whatever the extra candies that you have, you can donate them in the drop off locations mentioned in the flyer. We have generous supporters who will take those candies and give monetary contributions to our volunteers. Your donated candies will transform into money to provide education for the underprivileged. Drop off locations: 1. 1535 Hennessey Dr. Allen, TX 75013 2. 13566 Day Star Way, Frisco, TX 75035 3. 13389 Marmolada Drive. Frisco TX 75035 4. 14761 Harmony Lane, Frisco, TX 75035 If you have any questions, please contact any of the following people: 1. Uttam Indukuri - 469-601-4888 2. Meghan Aduri - 469-465-5425 3. Amita Aviur - 636-399-8806

VT Seva Dallas is hosting its 13th Annual Tarangini on March 20th at 5 PM CST. This event is virtual so you can join from anywhere. Many young volunteers have worked hard to put this together. The program will be emceed by youth. There will be entertainment with skits, dancing, and singing. We look forward to meeting you all there. The link to the event is https://tinyurl.com/mwwk5acv . If you're looking to see what you can expect on the day of the event, here's a video created by Youth Board Volunteers explaining what it will look like: VT Seva Dallas 13th Annual Tarangini Trailer - YouTube .

In summer Three Youth from Dallas - Devayani, Samanvita and Krishna hosted a camp for 3 hours a day Monday to Friday for 2 weeks. One week they had 6 kids another week they had 8 kids from elementary. They got support from Mrs. Sridevi Challa, mom of Krishna who encouraged and inspired them to host the summer camp to make a schedule but every day one of them made a lesson plan. The daily schedule included warmup stretches, math, a craft, or a sit-down game and topic on which they use to write a few sentences and present taking turns. The camp was well received by the kids and parents who attended. The team raised funds and wanted to donate to support Visually challenged students at Nethra Vidyalaya. The funds they raised will support the education of 2 students with free food and boarding for a year. These three kids also raised funds previously by hosting a bake sale in their community. Wishing the three awesome youth volunteers Devyani, Krishna, and Samanvita a lot more success in their endeavors and continued joyful volunteering journey.

April 17, 2019 - VT Seva supported Nethra Vidyalaya students gave excellent performance in Asian Track and Turf Federation International Para Games 2019 organized for Ortho and Visually Challenged categories in Wayamba University near Colombo, Srilanka. Participants from various Asian countries competed in this event. Our students emerged as champions with extraordinary performance in Running, Shotput, Long jump and Disc Throw winning 9 GOLD, 4 SILVER, 1 BRONZE, bringing laurels to entire nation of INDIA at international level. 9 Gold, 4 Silver, 1 Bronze ! The winners are: These wins are a testimony of all the hard work our students, teachers, trainers, management of the school puts in to be successful. Our Netra Vidyalaya school staff expressed " This is our first victory at International level. Let's hope that our children will get more opportunities in major events and for sure they will give their best and make us all proud. " "Nethra Vidyalaya founder Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji lauded the spirit and prowess of the champions mentioning that we will have a celebration program on April 27th in Vizag to honor them." VT Seva has been proud supporter of the Netra Vidyalaya from 2009, sponsoring education, food, sports and extracurricular activities. How you can help To produce more international champions, we will be building sports infrastructure such as Goal Ball ground, better ground facilities for track, shot put, long jump, discuss throw. You can donate towards building up of such sports infrastructure by going to this link below: These wins are results of all the trust and generosity our donors have given us.

We are proud to announce that VT Seva supported Netra Vidyalaya student Ms. Gopi Tejaswi stood out as State 8th Ranker among visually challenged category in First Year College Examinations conducted by The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education. This is a huge accomplishment and a testimony to the quality of education our schools provide, a testimony to the hard work our children put in to be successful, a testimony to dedication of the teaching and management staff of the school & college to make our students efficacious. Ms. Gopi humbly dedicated this accomplishment to all the generous hearts who unconditionally support and empower her and all of her friends at school and college, she is now even more determined to work harder and accomplish greater heights. Let us celebrate her success, let us encourage many more Gopi’s. Because of your support, we are confident that many more will come and join this journey. A journey to happiness. How you can help ? There are multiple ways you can help. Click below to find the one best suits you

VT Seva Houston and Katy Teams came together and celebrated Alo:k Annual fund raiser event. The proceeds from the event will be supporting students of Schools for Tribals in Allampally, Beersaipeta, Telengana, and Katarivaripalem in Andhra Pradesh, India. Energetic youth presented Mime act for environmental protection, little volunteers presented dance medley on how VT Seva is able to bring light in the lives of the underprivileged serving through education pillar. The skit comprising the four pillars of VT Seva enacted by Youth and adult volunteers was very well received. The Magic program and a music segment by Swara Vedika Team enthralled the audience. The participants could see heart and soul of each volunteer being put in the success of the program. Youth volunteer Yashna shared her experience of participating in Summer Internship opportunity provided by VT Seva which was very inspiring as she shared how it made a huge difference in her perspective. Houston and Katy teams awarded 2 student scholarships worth $ 1000 each, received by Director of Houston Council of Blind (HCB) and a check worth $ 1000 to FARA (Fredericks Ataxia Research Alliance). More Pictures

Mother's Day is celebrated on May 10th, 2020. VT Seva wishes all wonderful mothers out there a very Happy Mother's Day. If a woman suffers, the entire family and society struggles. If a woman is healthy, the entire family stays joyful and society flourishes. VT Seva has been instrumental in providing Free Health and Cancer Awareness Camps and serving over 1 million people. If our women are putting their health at stake due to a lack of awareness, it is a failure on our part! We cannot let our women fall ill simply because they did not have a regular check-up. We must do everything in our power to ensure every SINGLE woman is aware of her health. This Mobile Diagnostic bus sponsored by VT Seva takes women health checks to door steps of rural women. It helps us great deal in reaching out to more mothers and sisters, raise awareness for cancer prevention and pre-screening for cervical and breast cancer. This bus houses the medical equipment required to perform the tests. Picture from a screening camp prior to COVID-19 outbreak. You can sponsor a screening kit for $20. Celebrating Mother's Day, let's lend a helping hand to a mother in need! After all, Motherhood is universal! $1000 to Sponsor a Camp VT Seva is a global non-profit organization which aims to help rebuild and restructure underprivileged and under-served communities.  There is more than one way to give back to the community. Come see the impact we've made Donate to the cause of your choice Volunteer and give back to the community Read all our articles See the hundreds of events across USA

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭 jointly organized 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 & 𝐒𝐮𝐛 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟑 from 27th – 29th January 2023 which was held at 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐝, 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭. 200 participants from 22 states were participated in this event. Limited slots were given to all states among them AP got 15 slots (both Visually and Orthopedically Handicapped) in which 𝟖 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. With the blessings of HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami ji, Our Nethra students participated in running, shotput, Javelin, long jump and secured 𝟕 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐬 , 𝟓 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐬 & 𝟐 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐬 . 1)𝐊. 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐚 1500 meters middle race: Gold 400 meters sprint: Gold 100 meters sprint: Gold 2) 𝐕. 𝐑𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢 100 meters sprint: Gold 400 meters sprint: Silver Shotput: Gold 3) 𝐁. 𝐀𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐀𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚 Shotput: Gold 100 meters sprint: Bronze 4) 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 100 meters Sprint: Gold Long jump: Silver 5) 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 100 meters: Silver Long Jump: silver 6) 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦 100 meters sprint: Silver 7) 𝐆𝐨𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐮 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐡 Shotput: Bronze

Intermediate 1st year, HEC (History Economics and Civics) - 2017 MY name is Deepthi and I hail from Raichur in Karnataka. I lost my eye sight to Glaucoma when I was in 7th grade despite the best of medical facilities my parents provided to me. I joined in a school for blind in my 8th grade and continued there till 10th. I learned about Netra College while listening to an interview on television. I lost my eye sight to Glaucoma when I was in 7th grade When I came here, I was honestly not able to cope up with curriculum here for few days. I had some exposure to spoken English. But I did not know anything about computer aided education. However with the immense support of our lecturers, I took about 2 months to get familiarized with the valuable tools here. From then on, I improved rapidly and now I am at ease with the advanced technology aids to empower us. We are trained in NLP (Neuro Linguistic Program), a program aimed at personality development with practical application covering various aspects of listening and communication skills. Our college timings are from morning 7 AM to evening 4 PM. The college conducts games like testing our grip in typing on a laptop keyboard, musical chairs and many other fun filled activities which make our educational learning, a happy experience. I feel so fortunate to be a student of this college. After completion of my Bachelor’s degree here, I would like to appear for UPSC (The most competitive examination of India) and get into a top public social post. I am preparing well for the same. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the organization for providing me this wonderful opportunity. I thank all my lecturers for supporting me in every field. #dreams

Ramya is a B.Com (Computers) 1st year, Netra Degree College (Year 2017). She was born with complete visual impairment and would like to become an english teacher. Learn about her... I aspire to become English lecturer I was born with complete visual impairment and my childhood was devoid of the usual joys of playing with other children in group games. My childhood was interspersed with worries of my parents for my future and prospects of higher education. Having not found any facilities in a local school, I moved to Karimnagar and pursued my education till 10th grade in a school there. Sports like chess and indoor games became my past time hobbies along with story writing. Beginning my journey with Netra Vidyalaya was one of the best things that could have happened to me. Along with academic education, we are imparted moral values for wholesome growth as good citizens. This college caters service to any visually challenged student and does not have any boundaries for a particular religion, region, language or gender. I can proudly say that I will reach my GOAL. After obtaining Bachelor’s degree from here, I wish to pursue higher studies and attain a Master’s degree with English as major. I aspire to be a lecturer in future. Our principal Yadagiri Swami’s teaching methodology has a profound impact on my career choice. I passed Intermediate with good grades because of excellent guidance and motivation from our lecturers. I can proudly say that I will reach my goal. I am grateful for getting this wonderful opportunity and I am very fortunate to be studying at this illustrious institution. #bloggingtips #WixBlog #featured

Meet Ms. Chitra Venkatesam, a spoken english teacher, at Netra College, Hyderabad Her Story in her own words: Netra Vidyalaya has been a hall mark in working towards educating visually impaired and underprivileged children. A child’s background, whether it be religion, caste, gender or color, is not a factors for admission. Yet, the infrastructure is at par and even better than many of the elite educational institutions in our society. All necessary accommodations are arranged to make the educational experience a superior one. The administration ensures every aspect of the child’s duration here is planned in detail so the students have a successful academic year. Yet, the infrastructure is at par and even better than many of the elite educational institutions in our society. The teachers are sensitive towards the special needs of every student and design their courses accordingly • The food is prepared with the upmost detail, centered around a healthy diet • Year round livein hostels are provided for all students • Administration and sta. alike act in an affectionate and compassionate manner Though these students live here away from their family, the college has become a second home where everyone is ready to lend a helping hand to the needy, be it academically or emotionally. All of this is possible because of VT Seva CEO, Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji’s vision. Because of which, these students’ once ‘handicap’ has turned into their guiding strength via top notch instruction combined with cuttingedge technological support. Children here not only tread the path of education, but emerge as a smashing success. The encouragement we get is an inspiration for everyone here that motivates all of us to perform at our best. I have been extremely fortunate to be part of this great institute. Receiving a chance to start serving here so early in life keeps me eternally humble, and I will forever remain grateful for this opportunity bestowed upon me. I pray to the almighty that our institute keeps performing this great service under the guidance of our founder. More than anything, I am grateful to the students here. They are like the stars in the vast canvas of sky, which energize and make up the pulse of Netra Vidyalaya. With zeal and enthusiasm, their curious minds hold on to the lessons we teachers are so privileged to impart, e.ectively turning a classroom lecture into true knowledge.

Manohar Reddy: 1st year Bachelors in Computer Science,Netra Degree College, Hyderabad This land has given birth to many great personalities including Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, Subhash Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhiji, and Sahn ti Doot a Nehru. Mother India has also given birth to me. Born in Yadiki, as the son of farmer parents, Chandrasekhar and Sivanirmala, I am forever grateful to my teachers and environment. My mother taught me how to speak. My father taught me how to walk. In school, my teachers developed my confidence and shaped my character. They not only gave me reading and writing skills, they had a prominent role in m yd ev el op ment as a hu man bei ng. They made me who I am today. Throughout my high school, I received high marks. After losing partial vision, I completed my studies at the ‘High School for Inclusive Education RDT’. Because of my desire to attain a higher education, I was informed about the Netra degree colleges by my seniors. The opportunity makes me supremely grateful to the founder. Before coming here, I had no exposure to computers or English communication skills. In high school, we used Braille script for taking notes and listened to audio books. These simple tools made material for our studies and compete with other students. Netra College though, provided me with excellent facilities coupled with advanced technology and a highly competent faculty. The ability to read any text with the help of JAWS software and the opportunity to write exams on laptops made my daily life remarkably more productive. Once having fears about my future in this competitive world, I was like a kite wit ohu t t hread and a fis h ou t of wat er. But Netra Intermediate College helped me develop spoken English skills and taught me how to operate advanced tools like the latest technology in mobile computing. This place must be the eighth wonder of the world because no one is able see these kinds of facilities combined with the guidance of such compassionate teachers elsewhere. I passed my intermediate (10+2) by writi ng exa ms ind epned entl y on a l apt op. It was amazing to experience such res ults - I pasesd out wit h fly i ng col ors. The success is all due to the wonderful opport uniti es pr ovi ded f or t h be li nd heer . Netra College gave eyes to my fingers and ears, allowing me to see that my heart had courage to persevere. Through the great vision and encouragement of our inspirer Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, anything is possible. I am happy to share that the Government of India has granted me a merit scholarship. Netra College has given meaning to my life. I would like to thank you all - the leadership, teachers, philanthropists and volunteers. Instead of showing sympathy for a perceived weakness, you believed in our potential, amplifying our strengths! Society typically has doubts about how the visually challenged youth can survive in this world. But we are able to overcome life’s challenges under the umbrella of your care and support. Any achievement i s possi bl e wit h your encoureamge nt. Because of you, I am encouraging all the visually challenged students to join Netra and dispel darkness with education. As there are seven wonders of the world, there are seven wonders in my life - Mother, Father, Teacher, Lecturers, Friends, Books, and all of you kind souls who are empowering us through your support for VT Seva.

A school has been built in 2006 in response to Tsunami (2005) to provide long term relief to the affected. Most of the children at School are from Fishermen families. VT Seva supports free education to 170 students in Katarivaripalem village, Prakasam district, AP, India on the shores of Bay of Bengal. The school serves as a Cyclone Relief Center. VT Seva encourages one and all to visit this school to experience the joy of children. Your Support is Our Strength to Serve!

VT Seva USA sponsored Mobile Diagnostic Bus (Rs 90 Lakhs) equipped with Medical Equipment to support more Women Health camps effectively. Here are the pictures of the first camp conducted in Arthamur (birthplace of VT Seva CEO HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji), East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. #a2019 #hyderabad

“Communities and countries and ultimately the world are only as strong as the health of their women.” – Michelle Obama My name is Sriram Vennamaneni and I have been a volunteer for VT Seva Dallas for about 10 years. Throughout my time at VT Seva, I have been involved in numerous activities, but one that resonates with me, in particular, is women's health. Across the globe, women are stigmatized and shunned due to issues over their health and well-being. Topics that should be ordinary, such as questions about hygiene, menstrual events, and related subjects are often tabooed and ignored by many. This causes women to remain silent when faced with health-related problems, leading to the progression and growth of diseases, such as cancer, and poor sanitary health. This issue is extremely prevalent in many parts of the world, including developing countries like India, where poor sanitation, awareness, and lack of resources are rampant. To combat this problem, VT Seva has conducted multiple cancer screening camps for breast and cervical cancer, hosted educational sessions about women's health, and raised funds for the creation of mammograms and VIA tests, impacting around 2 million women across India. The scale on which VT Seva reached out to women, even from rural areas, inspired me to take up a project through VT Seva Mahila Arogya Vikas (MAV) and do my part in improving women's health. Research studies indicate that enabling women with proper prevention measures can prevent 30% of cancer cases. Avoiding risk factors, such as a lack of menstrual hygiene and usage of cancer-causing sanitary pads can go a long way in saving lives. I would like to procure low-cost and bio-friendly manufacturing equipment to make high-quality sanitary pads. The pads manufactured by MAV will be distributed to women from slum areas and underprivileged students who cannot afford to buy them. MAV will employ local women to supervise the machine and distribute the products, offering a stable job and income to them. On the occasion of World Cancer Day - Feb 4th, 2023, I am launching this project to raise awareness and funds for this cause. As a volunteer from the age of 5, I have supported multiple cancer screening camps, impacting thousands of women. This cause motivated me to be consistent year after year regarding caring for women's health. I am taking the first step for this project by pledging the money I saved from gifts over the years from my friends and family. I request everyone to kindly donate to this important cause and help impact a life today. I plan to visit India this summer and it would be great if this goal can be reached by June 15th, 2023. I will keep you regularly posted on all the updates of this project.

VT Seva Detroit Volunteers are glad to contribute a little towards this amazing cause for the Children's Hospital Michigan Toys donations drive bringing smiles to the Children’s faces who are staying inside the hospital due to chronic illnesses. 𝐓𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 : 𝟏𝟔𝟓 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝: 𝟐𝟒𝟎 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: 𝟐 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝟑𝟔 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝟒𝟐(𝟑𝟑 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌) These toys, books, and games would be handed over to all children in the hospital based on their age and category. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝. We hope to make similar donations and much more in the following years to come!! 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲! 𝐀𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞. VT Seva Detroit Promotional Video for Toys/Books/Games Drive for Children's Hospital of Michigan 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 Please check out our Facebook page for more pictures and other news from VT Seva Detroit. Facebook link to Children's Hospital of Michigan

Did you know according to American community Survey, about 3.6% of US population consider themselves deaf or have serious difficulty hearing ? Did you know studying ASL (American sign Language) promotes better awareness of and sensitivity to the deaf and hard of hearing community. Sign language are an extremely important communication tool for many deaf and hard of hearing people. Did you know being fluent in ASL has fascinating benefits: - ASL leads to higher reading levels in kids - ASL signers have incredible spatial reasoning - ASL brings long term cognitive benefits ASL Leads to higher reading levels in kids Now you can learn the basics of ASL in our upcoming sessions. What you will learn: Conversational ASL Basics - how to introduce yourself, survival signs Touch on deaf history and culture Each session: 4 classes Class length: 1 hour and 30 minutes Dates: (Select only ONE session to join - a date/time convenient for you). Session 1: Wednesdays: 09/01-09/22 → 7:00pm - 8:30pm Session 2: Saturdays: 09/04-09/25 → 11:30am - 1:00pm Session 3: Sundays: 09/05-09/26 → 3:00am - 4:30pm Session 4: Wednesdays: 10/06-10/27 → 7:00am - 8:30pm Session 5: Sundays: 10/03-10/24 → 3:00am - 4:30pm Fee: $60 / session / per person Additional family members: $40 each Proceeds from this event benefit Feed a student program. Learn more about this below. For any questions, please contact: Email: ISHYABAHL@GMAIL.COM Whatsapp: 408-718-3764 Our feed a student program: Each year VT Seva supports both tribal and visually challenged students for free education and free food. Your support via programs like these help us maintain their support and future. We highly encourage you to see the videos below from our schools and colleges in support of this program. Each dollar you donate goes directly to the cause. VT Seva is a non-profit organization run by volunteers. VT Seva in a non-profit organization with primary focus to teach self-reliance to underprivileged and visually impaired students from low socio-economic backgrounds by providing them with boarding, education and empowerment. Our organization is active in promoting cancer awareness and immediate responders for any natural disaster that occurs around the world. Apart from our national activities, our Bay Area Chapter conducts local activities to promote the spirit of volunteerism in our youth for their participation and leadership skills. For further questions about this program, reach out to bayarea.director@vtworld.org

Austin VTSeva team has recently concluded the 2nd annual day event Vasudha- Beats on for a cause musical and dance fundraising event Nov 12th with a goal to support education for 100 visually challenged and tribal students. From bottom of our heart we thank each and every contributor for their generous heart and wishes to provide these students better facilities in making them great citizens of the world. You are the role models showcasing the next generation the “ART OF GIVING”. Our austin VTSeva family is growing and thank you for the continued support every year. Our fundraising still continues to cover 15 students to reach our goal of 100 visually challenged students. Special Thanks to our Chief Guest Mr and Mrs. SriRao Boddapu(Co-Founder & President at Esolvit ) and Usha Boddapu ( National Award winner from U.S Department of Commerce, Winner of NAWBO, CEO, Esolvit.) for taking time from their busy schedule and joining us in handing over the trophies to the volunteers. They are great inspiration to the future generations and role models in giving back to the community as we reach heights in our life journey. Thanks to every volunteer of beats for cause and other VTSeva Austin events who worked towards the goal. Event organizing is never a one man show . Big shoutout to all our participants who put their heart to support the cause and fundraised setting up an individual goal. Thankyou to all our young and dynamic participants, Austin JET Raganjali team , Swadhyaya, Gayathri Veenalaya , Natyalaya School of dance , Russian overtones , Pavithram Dance school for their great selection of songs, dance pieces and donations. Each and every great heart came together and helped reach our goal to sponsor education for 100 Visually challenged and tribal Students. Every one have diligently worked their part and contributed for the cause. It was wonderful seeing the youth handling the Emcee with great energy and handling last min changes . Youth at the sign up table receiving the guest and making sure all have right info. Kid volunteers at stalls desperate to fundraise with their crafts . Painting with passion youth team displaying all their painting. Every Adult volunteers who stood like pillars in training, guiding the kids and inspiring them to serve. Adult volunteer team for Sound system perfectly managed which is the actual energy for the show . Thanks to Mr. Krishna Mohan Gobburu and Mr. Hemanth Ramachandra for their generous service. Photography by Mr. Ramesh ( photosbyRamesh ) and Mr.Ashok for their free video and photography service which helped in capturing our memories Last by not the least food team who worked hard to serve food on time and managing the crowd with no hassle. Packing and keeping Togo boxes ready. It was like five fingers all working together and each is important to serve a purpose. We showed VTSeva is “Volunteer Together for Service “ Our Sponsors :