VT Seva Detroit Youth Board successfully completed the hybrid walkathon on July 24, 2022, to support Angels of Hope - A Family Cancer Foundation supporting Michigan families impacted by Cancer. Second annual hybrid walkathon was conducted for 𝟒𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐥 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐. 𝟏𝟓 1 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 , Total raised $3500, and 𝟑𝟏 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟖𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, money becomes another issue on top of everything else. Angels of Hope provides financial assistance to Michigan families in need due to cancer so families can focus on supporting their loved ones . Thanks to 𝐔𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐦 𝐣𝐢 for website creation and providing support anytime with website maintenance and updates. In Detroit.vtwalk.org participants entered their miles daily and stayed active with healthy competition. Mother Nature forced us to change our plans in last minute with a heavy downpour. We ended up having our in person finale walkathon inside a mall. Thanks to Laurel Park place for accommodating us in the last minute. This walkathon wouldn’t be possible without our youth team leads, sponsors and donors. Our wonderful youth team leads are: Aahana Jain, Adhip Pisipati, Akshay Kumar, Akshith Ashwanth, Alok Tonapi, Amogh Pisipati, Anuraag Balaji, Anvika Perumalla, Arya Cheemalamarri, Eesha Chigullapally, Hajanthan Muhinthan, Harish Jaisankar, Kaavya Naga Sri Karnati, Kushal Durga, Mohammad Hassan Mohamed Ali khan, Mohammad Hussain Mohamed Ali khan, Nikita Talwar, Oviya Jaisankar, Rishi Chowdhury, Saisha Srivatsan, Shivani Nimmagadda, Shruthika Anandakumar, Srihari Ananthalwan, Srihari Hebbar, Srivatsa Thirunagari, Supraja V Pattangi, Teja Cheemalamarri, Udhayaa Arul, Varshan Muhinthan, Veena Karthik & Yana Pancal Thanks to the parents (𝐕𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐣𝐢, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐣𝐢, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐣𝐢, 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐣𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐣𝐢) for decorations, sponsoring Fruits, Snack bars, Water Bottles for all the participants in the in-person event. Thanks to Architha ji & Venkat ji for printing certificates. Thanks to 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐢 for the instant camera pictures and photo prop frame Thanks to all of our wonderful donors (𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐢, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐢, 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐣𝐢, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐣𝐢, 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐣𝐢 & 𝐕𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐣𝐢) who contributed towards this wonderful cause and supported the youth initiative. Together we raised $3500 to support Angels of Hope - A Family Cancer Foundation . Thanks to 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 who represented Angels of Hope for sharing how Angels of Hope supported her in her time of need and for appreciating the youth volunteers who made this event possible. Thanks to 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐣𝐢 for giving a motivational speech to encourage everyone to keep walking and stay healthy. Team Leads shared their experience of participating in Walkathon Overall, it was a great experience coming together, walking virtually, raising money, helping families in need, and finishing it with a grand finale in-person walkathon. Blog written by Priya Jaisankar Blog published by Nandini Cheemalamarri

This Summer, some of our VT Seva Dallas Youth members experienced a completely different meaning of the term - “Summer Internship”. Imagine this - living in a tribal school in the middle of the dense jungles of Nirmal forest and Kawal Tiger Reserve in Telangana where there are only kucha roads for hundreds of kilometers. And being welcomed and loved by hundreds of tribal kids who are from the surrounding Gond and other tribal hamlets or “thandas”. The goal of this volunteering internship was to have our youth team, which comprised of VT Seva youth volunteers from all over the US, spend time in the tribal school and teach the students various subjects that included Robotics, Scratch Programming, Rubik’s Cubing, Self Defense as well as English, Math and General Science. Besides staying in the school and teaching(and learning from) the kids, the team visited the “thandas” and experienced the true hospitality of the tribal people and their children. Their purity, innocence, intelligence, and willingness to learn and do something for the country were truly awe-inspiring. We also got the opportunity to spend time at the Statue of Equality, Nethra College for Visually Challenged, JIMS Hospital, and were privileged to spend time and interact with HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji and obtain his blessings daily during the period of our stay. We congratulate our VT Seva Dallas Youth Board interns who attended this internship in India and played an active role in making this journey so memorable - Arnav Senapathi, Neil Katta, Nigama Reddy, Ronav Aviur, Sahiti Peechara, Sanhita Perkari, Shriya Aviur, and Vishnu Marella. We convey our humble gratitude to VT Seva for the opportunity to chaperone our fantastic 15 VT Seva youth volunteers in this wondrous summer internship in India. This journey of ours and the time we have spent at Allampally, Nethra College for Visually Challenged, and Statue of Equality has not only been rewarding and fulfilling but has inspired us to do more for the cause of empowering students from underprivileged communities. The opportunity to participate in the Summer Internship Program will continue to be offered annually, and we encourage all our youth volunteers and adult chaperones to sign up and experience this life-changing journey firsthand. Please find below some pictures from our wondrous journey.

" We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives" - John.F.Kennedy VT Seva Detroit had a tour of the Novi Police Department , Novi, Michigan , for youth volunteers on April 10th, 2022, and also had the pleasure of hosting an Appreciation lunch for the Novi Police Department on May 8th, 2022 Novi Police Station Facility Tour- April 10th, 2022 Our volunteers had a great learning experience on April 10th, 2022 attending the Novi Police Station tour. We had more than 20 volunteers, and everyone loved this experience of visiting a police station, touring their facility, and learning more about how they function. It was a great pleasure meeting Sergeant Mark Boody & he was very kind and courteous to all of us, making us feel very comfortable. All our youth volunteers had some fun trying their gears & took a look inside their police officers' patrol cars. They were also curious to know all those various technical gadgets they use daily. It was a great educational tour for the teens to learn about cyber-crimes and how to be vigilant. In addition, we all learned how the 911 officers operate & efficiently handle their daily crucial emergency calls. He also talked about different programs the kids can attend, such as the "Explore Youth" assistance programs, and more career options they can pursue. These are our volunteers who attended this tour: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Oviya, Sai Karnati, Kalki, Srivatsa, Pavan, Shivani, Pravin, Dakshana, Medhas, Aarush, and Varun. 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Priya Jaishankar, Sudheer Koppu, Srinathbabu Karnati, Anand Renganathan, Manoj Kumar, Jayashree Brijesh, Radhika Kollu, Vanitha Gopalan. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 : https://photos.app.goo.gl/5twF5U5SYfDEJ9h46 We had a great learning experience in knowing various aspects of how the Novi Police Department function so efficiently in supporting and protecting our community. VT Seva Detroit sincerely thanks the Novi Police Department for providing us with this great opportunity. Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0n9jQ7XSS5Xe2hFoPZjUrx1p1VfJUpaAucP7dEdkWjXXvmKuLTU9EpQzh5RnVgjnjl Novi Police Officers Appreciation Lunch & 2nd Novi Police Station Facility Tour-May 8th, 2022 City of Novi - Government & Community Services During the National Police Week from May 15th to 21, 2022, VT Seva Detroit hosted an Appreciation lunch for NOVI Police Department on May 8th, 2022 . Like last year, VT Seva Detroit got an opportunity to visit Novi Police Department and extend our sincere gratitude by hosting an appreciation lunch along with a " Thank you " poster frame for their tireless hard work and endless selfless services to protect us all. This was a great opportunity to meet and thank them immensely personally. During our visit, we met Sgt. Boody, Officer Thibault and Cadet Officer Gacesa. They were all very cordial and kind to us, appreciative of our efforts and the community services we do locally and globally. We had an excellent interaction with them in explaining VT Seva and all our activities in the Detroit branch. Followed by our appreciation lunch, some of our VT Seva Detroit volunteers got another excellent opportunity to tour their facility and learn more about how the police department functions. This is our second police station tour this year, and we are very grateful to Sergeant Jenkinson for all his help in getting this scheduled for our Detroit Volunteers. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 : https://photos.google.com/.../AF1QipOozCNenQd... Youtube video link for all the pics. It was a great pleasure meeting Sergeant Mark Boody & Officer Thibault. They were both very kind and courteous, making us feel very comfortable. During the tour - Volunteers visited various areas within the police station and learned by asking questions. They also learned how to bring the person to the police station, the booking process, the Investigation Process, etc. In addition, volunteers learned the facts about the uniforms, the Stripes on the uniform, and the weight each police officer wears as part of their uniform. Our youth volunteers were so excited and thrilled to have an opportunity to interact with them, sit on the police patrol vehicles and get some photos taken. Our Police Appreciation Lunch sponsors are Sudhakar Kolluri ji & Madhavi Kolluri ji. We are always immensely thankful to them for their humble & kind support towards all VT Seva Detroit events & causes. These are some of our wonderful volunteers who participated in this event: Youth volunteers: Varsha Karthik; Veena Karthik; Haji Muhinthan; Varshan Mhuinthan; Aditya Prayagai; Adhip pisipati, Ved patel, Saanvi Moorthy, Kalki R Adult volunteers: Sudhakar Kolluri, Sudheer Koppu, Srinathbabu Karnati, Anand Reghunathan, Jai Shankar, Priya Jaishankar, Architha Kramadhati, Bhavna Patel, Aarthi Karthik, Priya Prayagai, Komathy Muhinthan, Vidya Rajendran We, VT Seva Detroit, thank all those Police officers who don't give up and work day in and day out with alertness and ensure to keep the people safe in our community. VT Seva Detroit sincerely thanks Novi Police Department for providing us with this great opportunity. WE SALUTE OUR BRAVE POLICE OFFICERS. GOD BLESS EVERYONE!! Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0gSVp4qKzLNWaZ4peiHMWB1kptiST3q7GGEALcjEa5WxzTD4avZGYoHShYibcdyQUl Comments from Detroit VTSeva Volunteers: 1. It was really a great experience. Big kudos to Sergeant Mark Boody, he was very kind, and answering all the questions. It was so good to hear from the youths know that they can approach the police without any hesitation when needed. 2. Every Youth and Adult learned something on this tour about the cop. This tour brought some interest in youth towards becoming cop. Thanks to all the participants. 3. What a wonderful experience touring our Novi city police department and what a great learning experience for all youth volunteers. Sincere thanks to Novi Police Department City of Novi - Government & Community Services for giving VT Seva Detroit this great oppourtunity. God bless all our Brave Police Officers.!! Blog Consolidated By: Arya Cheemalamarri Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri

On March 20th, 2022, VT Seva Detroit completed a drive for Detroit Rescue Homeless Shelter with the help of Kroger Stores Solicitation. VT Seva Detroit team raised a total of $800 and collected around six big boxes of Baby care products and personal care & hygiene products for Men and Women with the help of generous customers who shopped at Kroger Canton Stores from 10 am to 4:30 pm. The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM) has spent over 100 years providing food, shelter, and services to intervene where homelessness and substance addiction occur—giving hope to the hopeless, abused, and disadvantaged of the Detroit Community. They have constant needs for essential items such as clothing, blankets, cleaning products, personal hygiene items, and winter clothes for all their housing shelters for homeless people. Video of Pictures Our youth and adult volunteers showed a great volunteering spirit throughout their shift slots, reaching out to all customers, distributing the flyers, speaking about VT Seva Detroit, and explaining the reason behind this drive. Everyone did a great job with their customer-friendly skills and approach. There were times when we had a tough time in not so responsive customers; however, they never gave up and continued with the same zeal and smile. VT Seva Detroit sincerely thanks every youth and adult volunteer who contributed their time and efforts to make it a successful drive. Youth Volunteers: Veena Karthik, Medhas Kollu, Sai sahasra, Hrudya Kishore, Nikhil Aerabati, Udhayaa Arul Adult Volunteers: Raghunathan Namuduri, Pranitha Sriperumbuduru, Suresh Rajan, Vanitha Gopalan We take this opportunity to sincerely thank Kroger Corporate Executive Stacy for approving the VT Seva Detroit solicitation application and granting the Canton location store to conduct this drive successfully. Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid036mbmpHMnN8AQCnhQiMDGqzAPUtNmDCLY2cYqMBusHj2pkGZY5NgVA14LVYHsqnhQl Appreciation message for VT Seva Detroit volunteers from Revd. Paschal Eze Vice President, DRMM Detroit https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/videos/646618823284146/ Comments from a participant: From Youth Volunteer - Veena Karthik It was my first time volunteering for VT Seva. I was happy to get people involved and help raise money for a good cause. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in this event and help out those who need it! Blog Consolidated By: Teja Cheemalamarri Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri

In the summer of 2022, a few members of the VT Seva Detroit Youth Board partnered with Bright Mind Tutors to conduct our first-ever Foreign Language Camp. This was a three-day online camp conducted from July 11, 2022 to July 13, 2022 , to teach kindergarten and elementary school students some of the basic words and conversational phrases of French and Spanish. Thanks to this camp, our participants were exposed to two of the most common languages in the world while also contributing to sponsoring the education of our underprivileged Nethra Vidyala students. Shrika Atchutuni, Rashmitha Raghunathan, Harish Jaisankar, Soofia Khan, and Oviya Jaisankar , five wonderful high school kids, came together to conduct this camp. Through hard work in putting together a curriculum, creating materials, and extensive promotion, this camp was a great success and was an amazing experience for both these five students and the participants. After the camp, we were short of having raised enough to support a student's education for an entire year. So, Shrika, Rashmitha, and Harish jumped in to satisfy this goal by donating portions of their summer earnings . This camp was not only an impactful volunteering opportunity for our five organizers - it also provided them with a venue to donate some of their own money to a truly worthy cause. Kudos to all 3 for contribution not only their time but also their earnings. This is a great example of VT Seva’s mission to promote volunteering and philanthropy in our youth. Thanks to their involvement in the youth board, these young volunteers understood this mission and were able to plan and execute a camp from scratch while also contributing to the education of underprivileged students in the process. Blog Written By: Oviya Jaisankar Blog Published By: Nandini Cheemalamarri

On July 6th VTSeva youth had an opportunity to meet and greet the police officers with an appreciation lunch to the entire team of 50 RRPD from VTSeva. Thanks to Officer Earin Jackson for the great welcoming smile and her passion demonstrated during the department tour. Youth volunteers have submitted a Thank you poster to Chief of police Allan Banks. His shared his inspirational stories with the kids. The department tour we had was an eye opener and realized how blessed and privileged our families are and how comfortable life we are leading. Tears rolled looking at the juvenile section and hearing their stories. A person is not born bad, it's the decisions that make us bad. And every officer there believed in a second chance. As a parent and a police officer looking at the bad side of society all the time, not lose temper towards the kids is a very tough job. Their willingness to uplift the youth and create relationships with communities to help youth to lead a right path was amazing. A compassionate heart and at the same time staying hard to do the right thing is definitely not a cup of tea. It was a great experience to see the daily life of police and understand the emotions and the stress 911 call takers go through. There is so much to learn from these heroes who put their life on the line. They demonstrated their passion for community service grit and the rigorous and continuous training regime they go through. They taught kids that you can make a difference in society at their level with a service mindset and overcome anxiety and fear with preparedness. No need to be gender biased or feel stereotypical. It was indeed an amazing experience to tour the different departments within the RRPD. Really value and appreciate how they adhere to the core values and how inclusive RRPD is, especially their community outreach and things they do to make community members comfortable. Volunteers words My experience at RRPD - Appreciation lunch. I would say that this is my first time entering a police station; I was hesitant at first but then was excited after seeing how welcoming the police were. First we met the community officer Erin Jackson, she was so sweet and I loved the way she welcomed us and told us that without the help of the community we as police officers can’t serve the city right. Walking down the hallways of the police station it felt like I was a mouse running through a maze. The building was massive. And every police officer we met along the way had great experiences to share, but the most memorable one is the Chief officer’s journey. His journey started when he was 8 years old and decided to be a police officer and serve his community. When I was 8, I had no clue what I was going to be and had no dream to follow but, I always thought that one day I would find it. A Lot of the people I know have bad impressions on what a police officer is and their duty, but after spending time with them I understood that police officers are no superheroes. They are normal humans that have lives, when they take their uniforms off. If we are afraid to tell them our problems or even go up to them to share, we can never see the difference we want to see in the community – Ravi Varma Vathsavai This is my first time entering the police station; I was pretty excited because I remember as a child I always wanted to go into a police station. As an individual I have heard bad things about and know people who had bad experiences. But today this experience was way more different than everything I heard of, the police officers were very welcoming to us and really wanted us to be there and learn more about what happens behind the scenes. It was really fun when we met all the officers around the building, everyone was willing to tell their stories. It was nice to hear how all of them had to work so hard to get to the position they are at right now. Everyone has a different back story and different types of lifestyles they grew up in but, all the police officers have the same dream to protect the community and people. I know that they are not superheroes or out of the ordinary but, I know that they will be the first to put their chest out to protect us. Officer Erin Jackson, who is the community officer, was very sweet and welcomed us and said that “ being a police officer is to serve the community and know what the community wants in return from the police.” she added that without the community's support and feedback they cannot do the best job they can. - Pranavi Vathsavai

“The reason we race isn’t so much to beat each other, but to be with each other and for each other.” VTSeva Austin Youth Board organized their first-ever 5K Run/Walk on Jul 23 2022 . Austin youth board well planning, and execution has brought together families to run for the single cause- Saksham trust which VTSeva partnered with. VTSeva is focused on providing value-based quality education, technology assisted learning, self-reliant lifestyle to Visually challenged. To expand its reach and serve more Visually challenged, VTSeva has partnered with Saksham trust to create digital library of books and to provide subsidizes laptops and other devices that would help Visually challenged to lead self-sustainable life. All proceedings for event go to Saksham trust and Austin Parks foundation. Our Young volunteers were pro in introducing VTSeva to the participants, Planning and directing the race course. Followed was the pre-stretches lead by Austin local Orange theory fitness team . Special thanks to Orange theory fitness for the tips and pre-stretches in making the 5K safe and enjoyable to our participants . Our Senior citizens and little kiddos participation have added inspiration to the 5K run. VTSeva Austin would like to congratulate youth board members and adult mentors for all their efforts and contributions in making this event a great success.

VT SEVA DETROIT VOLLEYBALL/THROWBALL TOURNAMENT Date and Time: AUGUST 20TH, 2022, from 9:00 AM Location: Sand Volley Ball Courts – 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48706 One of the most awaited Sports events of VT Seva is back in action. With the amazing turnout back in 2021, we are excited to host the VT Seva Volleyball & Throwball Tournament, benefiting the visually challenged children yet again in 2022. Please mark your calendar for Aug 20th, 2022, from 9:00 AM onwards at the Sand Volley Ball Courts – 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48706. All proceeds from the event will go towards the education, food, and clothing for visually challenged children of Nethra Vidyalaya & Tribal School children. Join us in making this event a successful one either as a Player or as an audience. Lunch & beverages will be provided at a nominal price. Register as a Team at: https://www.vtsworld.org/detroit Link for registration: Rules & Regulations: All Teams/Individual Players must go through the rules & regulations and sign the Waiver Form.

VT Seva (Volunteering Together for Service) is conducting our Walk-A-Thon to raise awareness towards Mental Health in our students during these challenging times as we continue to work with our Bay Area school districts. All registration fees and proceeds are tax-deductible Date: August 27, 2022 Timings: 10 am - 11:30 am PT Venue : Almaden Lake Park Cinnabar II Picnic Area, 6099 Winfield Blvd, San Jose, CA 95120 If you would like to just donate for the event, please click below: VT Seva is 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 any questions, please contact: adnallap@gmail.com

VTseva Detroit Youth board successfully wrapped up the 2nd quarter of 2022! We implemented 13 projects that were all initiated by the youth board members. ● Mother’s Day Greeting Card Project ● Rouge Park Cleanup ● Father’s Day Greeting Card Project ● Adopt A Road ● Volunteer Spirit Messages ● Stage Nature Center Cleanup Project ● Manoogian Manor Senior Center May Visit ● Youth Board 3rd Anniversary celebration ● Youth Board Members high school student graduation ● Walkathon Kickoff Celebrations ● Manoogian Manor Senior Center June Visit ● Sri Balaji Temple Volunteering ● Chess Camp Video Created By: Alok Tonapi Mother’s Day Greeting Card Project: Mathru Devo Bhava! Revere your Mother as God! 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 celebrated Mother's Day with the mothers in 3 senior centers in Livonia, MI. 45 volunteers came together and created 𝟏𝟕𝟎 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 to wish them a happy Mother's Day. Cards have been distributed to 3 senior centers 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 and they were so happy to receive the cards! This project was initiated by the Youth Board Member 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉. 45 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 who participated in this project are Abisrishti, Abhinav S, Ajitesh, Ananya V, Ananya S, Anvika, Arya, Gayathiri, Harish, Hrudya, Jisha, Kushal, Medhas, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Hussain, Nikhil, Oviya, Phani Sai Akhil, Pranav T, Pranav K, Rachana, Rishi, Sai Sahasra, Sai Sri Ram, Sairaaga, Saisha, Samhith, Sanjay, Sathvik, Shivani, Shruthi, Siddharth, Sravya, Sreenika, Srihari H, Sriraam, Sritha, Srivasta, Supraja, Tamil Iniyann, Teja, Udhayaa, Vaibhav, Varsha, Varshini and Veena Thank you all so much for bringing in smiles to 170 wonderful moms from these 3 senior centers and made Mother's day special for them. Special shout out to adult volunteers 𝑽𝒊𝒋𝒂𝒚 𝒋𝒊, 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒊 𝒋𝒊, 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒋𝒊, 𝑵𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝒋𝒊, 𝑽𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝒋𝒊, 𝑺𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒋𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒋𝒊 for collecting the greeting cards from various cities and dropping them off on time. FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5807181702642144&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Rouge Park Cleanup: 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 (𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵) The Detroit River Coalition is a binational environmental resource hub leveraging collective partnerships to reduce litter pollution in the Detroit River through education, coordination, and clean-up services, as well as celebrate its natural and cultural significance for communities throughout the Great Lakes Region. 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 had a great opportunity to clean the Rouge park. This is their second volunteering event. The park was heavily polluted and with lot more volunteers from public and VT Seva also it was not possible to clean up the full park. They picked up a variety of item from bottles to clothes. They all worked hard to clean up the park to make it a pleasant place to visit and for the animals. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 Special thanks to adult coordinators 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗶 and 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗶. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Anuraag, Vishnu, Haresh and Jayanth FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5767711246589190&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Father’s Day Greeting Card Project : Pithru Devo Bhava! Revere your Father as God! 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 celebrated Father's Day with the fathers in 3 senior centers in Livonia, MI. 45 volunteers came together and created 75 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 to wish them a happy Father's Day. Cards have been distributed to 3 senior centers 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 and they were so happy to receive the cards! This project was initiated by the Youth Board Member 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉. 45 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 who participated in this project are Abisrishti, Abhinav S , Ajitesh, Ananya V, Ananya S, Anvika, Arya, Gayathiri, Harish, Hrudya, Jisha, Kushal, Medhas, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Hussain, Nikhil, Oviya, Phani Sai Akhil, Pranav T, Pranav K, Rachana, Rishi, Sai Sahasra, Sai Sri Ram, Sairaaga, Saisha, Samhith, Sanjay, Sathvik, Shivani, Shruthi, Siddharth, Sravya, Sreenika, Srihari H, Sriraam, Sritha, Srivasta, Supraja, Tamil Iniyann, Teja, Udhayaa, Vaibhav, Varsha, Varshini and Veena Thank you all so much for bringing insmile to 75 wonderful dads from these 3 senior centers and made Father's day special for them. Special shout out to adult volunteers 𝑽𝒊𝒋𝒂𝒚 , 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒊 , 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒂 , 𝑵𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊 , 𝑽𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒂 , 𝑺𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒚𝒂 for collecting the greeting cards from various cities and dropping them off. FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5935121433181503&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Adopt A Road: 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 (𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵). 𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝑨𝒅𝒐𝒑𝒕-𝑨-𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅 is a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program designed to help keep the roadsides clean and attractive. VT Seva Detroit adopted a stretch of 8 mile road from Haggerty to MeadowBrook. After COVID pandemic VT Seva Detroit Youth Board resumed their clean up activity on May 1, 2022. 16 bags of trash was collected today , lots of plastic bottles, plastic bags, golf balls, coffee cups, car tire scraps, metal from cars, gloves, cigar butts and much more.... Discarded plastic bags from our throw-away society end up blocking storm drains and culverts, impeding the flow of water and worsening bank erosion. Plastics also leech into the water, degrading the water quality with toxic compounds and end up harming human and animal health. Every piece of trash collected protect the environment, helps the animals, helps the human... VT Seva Detroit Youth Board did their part to be 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped cleaning up the road today. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧, 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢, 𝐍𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐥, 𝐕𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 & 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢, 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫, 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚 & 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5788488704511444&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Volunteer Spirit Messages: 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 were celebrating 3𝒓𝒅 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 3 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒔.They all explained it very nicely from the bottom of their heart. Volunteering provides them the 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌, 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑, 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒚, 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 in this young age. Thanks to VT Seva for providing a platform to these young minds to serve others and grow as responsible citizens of this world. Thanks to 𝑺𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒂, 𝑨𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒌𝒂, 𝑶𝒗𝒊𝒚𝒂, 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉, 𝑲𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍, 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒆𝒆𝒗, 𝑨𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒚, 𝑯𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏, 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒏, 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂, 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒂, 𝑹𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒏, 𝑻𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒏, 𝑼𝒅𝒉𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒂, 𝑲𝒂𝒂𝒗𝒚𝒂, 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝑺𝒓𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒎, 𝑬𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂, 𝑨𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒂𝒈, 𝑨𝒎𝒐𝒈𝒉, 𝑨𝒃𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒕𝒊, 𝑨𝒍𝒐𝒌 & 𝑨𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒉 for sharing their messages to the world. Thanks to every youth board member and their parents for spending their time in service to others and make a positive impact. Listen to their video messages at https://www.youtube.com/playlist... FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5909235629103417&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Stage Nature Center Cleanup Project: 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 : 𝗬𝗕 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗻 Troy Stage Nature Center for learning contains classrooms, a public research library, an observation beehive, a wildlife viewing area and a nature exhibition lobby. The headwaters of the Rouge River flow through the 100-acre preserve. More than 145 plant and animal species can be viewed throughout the grounds. An outdoor natural play area features climbing boulders, and a paved path that provides wheelchair access to the stream side forest. Within the nature center boundaries are over 1.5 miles of trails, which pass through upland forest, meadows, stream side wetlands, and a cattail marsh. 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 & 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗜𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 had a great opportunity to clean the Stage Park. This is their third volunteering event. They help remove destructive invasive plants by using hand tools such as lopper sand shovels to remove invasive species such as Garlic Mustard, Dame’s Rocket, Buckthorn, Autumn Olive, Oriental Bittersweet, and many more. They did the wood chipping also. It was a very rewarding experience that was interrupted by the unusually heavy downpour. Yet 3 volunteers stayed back for weather to clear and finished the work. Special shout out to adult coordinators 𝗡𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗷𝗶, 𝗩𝗶𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗷𝗶, 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗷𝗶 & 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘆𝗮 to guide the students. Without their help this event would not be possible. Thanks to all the 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗸𝗮, 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮, 𝗔𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗴, 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝘂, 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻, 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵. FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5848658311827816&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Manoogian Manor Senior Center May & June Visit: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿 Our Youth Board members and parents visited the Manoogian Manor Seniors after a winter break. The seniors were so happy to see our group again! Hajanthan, Varshan and Komathy Ji brought cookies for the seniors. Our volunteers served these cookies and juice to the seniors. Pravin also entertained everyone with his magic tricks. Srivasta also entertained everyone by playing music in his guitar .All the seniors and volunteers loved his magic show. It was a great evening spent with the seniors over Memorial Day. A huge thank you to all the youth and adult volunteers for spending time with the seniors. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Harish, Hajanthan, Varshan, Hrudya, Pravin, SaiSriram and Kaavya 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Komathy, Manojkumar, Srinath and Priya FB Link1: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5878494362177544&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo FB Link2: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5943239565703023&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Youth Board 3rd Anniversary celebration, High School Senior Graduation & Walkathon Kickoff: 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 What a wonderful evening on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 to celebrate multiple occasions today . 𝟭. 𝗬𝗕 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 3. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗳𝗳 It was so great to see all. Great celebration with our high school seniors, 4 of our senior students ( 𝗔𝗯𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘃, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮 & 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 ) cut the cake. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀!!! With all our wonderful volunteers together we celebrated our youth board's 3rd anniversary today. All of our youth volunteers celebrated it by cutting the cake. Thanks to Vandana and Asha for bringing us snacks. Thanks to all who helped us serving the food and cleanup. Yes it was day for Cake But we got it covered for all the people who are health conscious by kicking off our walkathon . We all had 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 in the park today.. With this Youth Board-initiated Walkathon, we support 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 to support families affected by cancer. Please join us @ detroit.vtwalk.org to support our Walkathon. FB Link: https://fb.watch/eiQn9vXsdp/ Sri Balaji Temple Volunteering: VT Seva Detroit Youth Board Members had a blessed opportunity to clean the Balaji Temple Garden. Our youth volunteers cleaned the garden by raking and removing the dry leaves, trimmed the bushes, power washed the windows, cleaned the landscape, removed the wood debris, pulled the weeds and dead annual, removed dead growth from perennials, cleaned the plants and much more to make the garden looks better. It was a gratifying experience to see the clean garden. While most of our volunteers were cleaning the garden, two of our adult volunteers helped inside the temple by sorting and ironing the god's wardrobe. Overall it was really a fulfilling experience for all of our volunteers. Thanks to Balaji temple for the opportunity. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Aahana, Aditi, Alok, Anvika, Christeena, Sneha, Sreenika and Supraja 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Giri, Srinath, Anitha, Deeptha and Priya. FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5956501007710212&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Chess Camp: YB Member Tarun conducted VT Seva Detroit’s 2nd Annual Chess Camp. Blog Consolidated By: Harish Jaisankar Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri.

Hola, Bonjour everyone, VT Seva Detroit Youth Board members and Bright Mind Tutors are teaming up to conduct our first-ever Foreign Language Camp. It's a 3 day online camp designed for kindergarten to elementary school students to get introduced to foreign languages French and Spanish. It's a great opportunity to get exposed to other languages and help underprivileged students' education. All money collected will be donated to Nethra Vidyalaya and Tribal School students' education. Come join us, have fun, learn a new language and help others. Gracias, Merci 🙏🙂

"All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today" VTSeva Austin youth comes together to support the visually challenged and protect the environment by growing plants and fundraising. As part of the seeds for tomorrow, the youth board has taken up the challenge of not just growing plants themselves but encouraging the young kids to grow their own vegetable garden using the garden kits. Seeds for Tomorrow team have been growing plants since April and have been fundraising at multiple neighborhoods through Arp, May, and June. Youth volunteers are enabled with re-potting skills, naturing the plants while spending their weekends with nature. Utilizing their energy for the purpose to bring smiles to the visually challenged and protecting the Austin Parks

"It takes a big heart to help shape little minds" VTSeva Austin partnered with Austin ISD to help students achieve success in school by providing a homework center staffed by community volunteers. Austin ISD VICTORY program is designed for tutoring students in need of individual attention with their homework.VTSeva Austin volunteers have been tutoring kids 1:1 for the last 6 months with a minimum of 1 hr every week commitment from each volunteer. The program will resume again in August and continue for the whole academic year 2022-2023. Registering to this program each volunteer will be trained and matched on a 1:1 basis. The student/tutor pairs meet at regularly scheduled sessions online for a minimum of an hour each week to work on homework assignments and skills for which the student needs extra reinforcement and practice. Tutoring sessions are held in the late afternoon or early evening Monday through Thursday. All ages are welcome to participate, If teaching is your passion register below.

Prajna Austin and VTSeva Austin are serving lunches every month at the Ronald McDonald House to families of patients undergoing treatment at Dell Children’s and other hospitals in the Austin area. This is a monthly event that has been taking place since November 2021. While Prajna Children (ages 5-11) donate the materials, the VTSeva youth (ages 12+) make PB&J sandwiches and pack them into bags along with fruits, chips, granola bars, desserts, and water bottles. 50 Lunches are provided every month with this initiative. All this is done with gratitude, love, and care for the community.

Please note: 1. This class is for complete beginners and we will be teaching the basics of each craft! 2. Knitting and Crocheting classes will begin from July 4th and ends on July 22nd. 3. There will be total 12 classes for both crafts. Separately each will be 6 classes. 4. Registration fees is $60 for both classes. Seperately knitting class fee is $40 and Crocheting class is $40. You can select any or all classes. Details for each class are given separately in this form. 5. All proceeds raised will go for food to visually challenged / blind kids of India. 6. We will create a WhatsApp group with the participants for easy communication and group will be deleted after the summer camp. 7. Each session will be 45 mins and participants will join the class through Zoom link. 8. Training is provided by well trained VT Youth. 9. For any further questions / concerns, please contact Malathi @678-772-7464/Dr. Madhu Nemani@404-819-8623. More details about each class are below: 1. Knitting Class Classes will be 2 times a week from July 4-22 (Tuesdays & Thursdays) from11 AM - 12 PM EST. Students will learn the basic knit & purl stitch, how to read patterns, and basic construction. We will finish by knitting a simple purse. Materials Needed: Yarn (worsted weight) 2 COLORS Knitting Needles (US 8) Tapestry Needle 2.Crocheting Class: Classes will be 2 times a week on zoom video call from July 4-22 with crocheting (Mondays & Wednesdays) from 11 AM - 12 PM EST. Students will learn single/double crochet stitches, how to read patterns, basic construction, and the basics of making stuffed toys. Our goal is a hat or stuffed toy. Materials Needed: Yarn (worsted weight) 2 COLORS Crochet hooks (5mm, 3.75mm, 2.25 mm) Polyfill Polymer fill Tapestry Needle

As Bob Ross once said, “All you need to paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and a vision in your mind.” I am Sumati Gurram, a student of 8TH grade. During the Covid Pandemic the world was going through a challenging time. We were all by ourselves at home as we were social distancing. I wanted to use the time I had just by myself at home as an opportunity to do creative work and thus I made paintings with a vision of making a positive impact towards a cause benefiting the society. The paintings made depicted many aspects of life. VT seva gave me an opportunity by allowing me to sell these paintings during the Dosa Fun Feast at Jeeyar Ashram on 06/05 and raise funds that will go towards the visually challenged students at Netra Vidyalaya, India (https://www.vtsworld.org/school-for-blind ). I was able to sell all my paintings and was able to raise $305 from generous people. I was excited by the support received from all the coordinators at VT seva and buyers. This support has encouraged me to continue this effort for a good cause in the future as well.

VT Seva Detroit Youth Board Members were celebrating their 3rd year anniversary by sharing what volunteering means to them for the last 3 weeks. Today is the last day They all explained it very nicely from the bottom of their heart. I appreciate everyone who shared these invaluable messages not only to "celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Youth Board but to inspire many to volunteer. Please accept my thanks from the bottom of my heart. Volunteering provides them the understanding of the value of giving back, building trust and relationships, diversifying service, growing empathy, and caring for others at this young age. Thanks to VT Seva for providing a platform for these young minds to serve others and grow as responsible citizens of this world. Highlights of All of YB member's speech Service - Srivatsa Enlighten - Anvika Empathy - Oviya Diversification in service - Harish Changing lives - Kushal Learn from peers - Sanjeev Compassion - Akshay No Limit to service - Hajanthan Joy to others - Varshan True value of working together - Saisha Helping community -Sairaaga Growing network - Rohan Relationship - Tarun Contribution towards society - Udhayaa Establishing trust - Kaavya Seeing Smile - Sai Sriram Giving back - Eesha Every action matters - Anuraag Selfless Service - Amogh Kindness is Lifestyle - Abisrishti Make new friends - Alok Gratitude - Akshith Blog written by: Priya Jaisankar Blog published by: Nandini Cheemalamari

Education for the blind and underprivileged is one of the major service pillars of VT Seva. Through the Hikes for a Cause fundraiser, we are fundraising for the Nethra Vidyalaya and are improving our own health at the same time. These hikes are every Sunday, every week of the summer and are on different trails each week and are for only one dollar. Our first hike was held on June 5th 2022, where we explored the Great hills park trail and saw many sights, and got back to nature during our Sunday morning.