VT Seva Cary will be hosting a 3-week long summer exploration to further augment education skills and help prepare students for the upcoming year. Classes will be available for ages in Kindergarten till 8th grade and will be taught by VT SEVA Volunteers! Mentioned below are the subjects that will be taught throughout the duration of the 3-week exploration: Mathematics English Science History Spanish Writing Python (programming) Art Music Theory Chess Classes will be held online from July 12, 2021, to July 30, 2021. Classes will be on Monday to Friday from 10 AM - 5 PM -Morning classes are from 10 am to 12 pm -Lunch Break: 12 pm - 1 pm -Evening Classes are from 1 pm - 5 pm Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any questions or concerns!! Kalyani Sanka: 804-334-3117 Narasimha Tirunagari: 732-986-0596 Thank you kindly for your interest and consideration towards the Summer Exploration! We look forward to seeing you in July!

Sanjana Chada from Alabama is getting ready for her Arangetram on July 24th, 2021 and she intends to support Visually Challenged students from Schools supported by VT Seva. VT Seva appreciates her kindness in supporting the great cause through her art form and wishes her the very best! Let's know more about Sanjana and her wonderful journey in her own words. Hi, my name is Sanjana Chada, and I am currently a rising junior at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. I have been learning Bharatanatyam for seven years with Guru Smt. Sheila Rubin at Natyananda School of Dance. Bharatanatyam is a dance form that emphasizes on Indian culture and history, as well as the dancer's emotions. This put forward an opportunity for me to delve deeper into my own culture in order to learn about different stories expressed in the art form. My fascination towards Bharatanatyam began at an early age when I came across different photographs of my mom’s dance performances; since then, the poses and gestures piqued my interest. The precise hand and foot movements, as well as the coordination of the dance, further enhanced my interest. At age 8, I was able to follow my passion for dancing by beginning classes under the guidance of Smt. Sheila Rubin, my Guru. Ever since, I have had the opportunity to perform with my fellow dancers at a number of events over the last few years. I have learned the value of perseverance and patience from my years of practice, which will help me with my upcoming arangetram preparations. An Arangetram is similar to a graduation ceremony in which the dancer has completed their initial training and will proceed further. I am blessed and thankful to have come this far and hope to continue on my path. I first learned about VT Seva through my dad who had previously donated to help the visually impaired. As their purpose became more apparent to me, I hoped to contribute and be a part of it as well. Bharatanatyam is an art form that also incorporates music. Music is recognized as the universal language and everyone can use it to express themselves. This art should be shared among different people, so I would like to contribute to the Netra Vidyalaya School, which provides education and access to various types of training for the visually and physically challenged. My belief is that everyone deserves equal opportunities and access to various types of training that might assist them in education, art, and life skills. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. Learn More about Netra Vidyalaya -Schools for Visually Challenged. Join Sanjana to support Visually Challenged Students

He that plants trees loves others besides himself. - Dr Thomas Fuller Starting in February, Seattle VT Seva youth group began the Eco-Fundraiser “Plant it for the Planet” project. This project had an amazing impact on our environment and also helped India fight COVID-19. With the help of VTS youth volunteers from Seattle, we were able to raise a total of $2500 + to help India’s COVID relief efforts. As part of this project, youth volunteers all signed up to grow a diverse number of vegetable plants at home. Each volunteer nurtured and grew their organic plants for several weeks. After these vegetable plants were ready to be planted outside, we held an event in Sammamish, Washington where we set up a tent with 100+ plants. People passing by our tent were amazed by the dedication and hard work our youth members put into growing these plants. They picked up plants they wanted for their spring garden and in return, they donated an amount to help with India’s COVID-19 efforts. This project wasn’t only focused on raising money but another goal we had was to raise awareness about our earth. By encouraging everyone to grow vegetables at home, we are helping eliminate the use of chemicals, plastic packaging and machinery. In the end, preserving our own earth is the least we can give back for everything our planet has given us! The eco-fundraiser was absolutely an amazing project that many dedicated youth volunteers were able to take part in and make it a success. Thank you to all the volunteers who took part in this great initiative in not only raising funds but also creating awareness in community about the planet. Thank you, Sumedha Kanumuri VTSEVA Seattle

Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. - Martin Luther King Jr Every year VT Seva as a token of appreciation announces Presidential Service awards for the great work the volunteers do as during the year. We would like to introduce the winners from VT Seva Cary and a small intro in their own words. Ms Srichandrika Changalvala Active volunteer for the past 2 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Creativity and organization Year-round volunteer In Srichandrika's Own words - " I love the artistic side of VT Seva! Especially when we have our monthly meetings where we get to see our volunteers virtually and I get to make colorful presentations. I think the biggest way I impacted the community is through our card projects or something small like those activities. Although we aren’t able to donate thousands of dollars, we are able to give what matters most: gratitude and love! For 2021 I hope to work and plan more activities to involve out volunteers, especially as Covid-19 dies down." Mr Ashrith Desu Active volunteer for the past 3 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Leadership, communication, focus Year-round volunteer In Ashrith's Own words - " During my years with VT Seva, I have learned a lot about how our small help causes a greater impact on the community. So far, I have volunteered at many places, such as food banks, marathons, and even helped set up events online. I have learned to be grateful, determined, and hard-working from volunteering with VT Seva. Doing something small, like packaging food at food banks, will help many people in need get food and stay healthy. Setting up virtual events, such as Happy Hour, will help volunteers spend time with others and have a little fun during this time. Volunteering gave me the ability to serve the community, make new friends, and help people in many ways. In 2021, I wish to help many people around me and serve the community. " Mr Thanuj Desu Active volunteer for the past 3 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Graphic Design, Communication Skills and Writing Skills Year-round volunteer In Thanuj's Own words - " Over the past few years, I have worked on many projects with the VT Seva Cary Youth Board and all the other volunteers that work with VT Seva Cary. One of my favorite experiences from volunteering with VT Seva was the VT Seva Cary Summer Camp that was conducted last summer. In this camp, I was able to teach Scratch and Python to middle school and elementary school students. This camp helped me in multiple ways, from introducing me to teaching, improving my organization skills, and even helping me find a potential career path. For 2021, I hope to improve on my personal skills and volunteer in more events (hopefully in person). I want to try and have a larger role within VT Seva Cary, and I want to make a larger impact on my community." Ms Neeraja Boppana Active volunteer for the past 3 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Teaching , violinist Year-round volunteer In Neeraja's Own words - " I have had a wonderful time working with VT Seva and I have been able to give back to the community. I have been able to spend my time doing something that I will never regret and that will help a lot of people. I have been able to go to the food bank and package different types of food like fruit, veggies, and pasta to give to people who need it. I have also been able to do Adopt-A-Highway which is a program where you adopt a highway and you have to take care of it and clean it. I have been able to go to trash clean ups to make the environment cleaner and have less litter and pollution. Some of my goals of 2021 is to try to volunteer more than I did last year." Ms Manasvi Gudibandi Active volunteer for the past 1.5 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Leadership and team work Year-round volunteer In Manasvi's Own words - " My experiences with VT Seva have been very eye opening and have changed me as a person. In 2020 I participated in teaching in a summer camp. I think that my services have impacted the community in a positive way. I believe that I have made a difference, even if it is a small one. My goals for 2021 are to work on new and innovative projects such as the toy drive I am participating in, and to help the community as much as possible." Ms Rohitha sanka Active volunteer for the past 8 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Communication, flexibility, persistence Year-round volunteer In Rohitha's Own words - " My services impacted the community by not only locally but throughout the world. When I first took up my bike riding project, I started reflecting. I realized that through the activities provided I could create myself an advantage of benefitting me as well as my community. From making food bags to plucking weed, VT Seva has taught me more than basic life skills. My goals not only consists of leading my fellow volunteers but to bring an emphasis of how volunteering can change ones life. I want to use the skills I learned to gather a diverse group of volunteers in 2021." Ms Mahathi Mallela Active volunteer for the past 2 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Leadership, Problem solving Year-round volunteer In Mahathi's Own words - " My experience and leadership significantly augmented while volunteering with VT Seva. Knowing that your service at events like the FS Series helped give nourishment and encouragement to the runners is enough to continue doing such events in the winter. Additionally, it is very beautiful when racers or the event organizers thank us for our efforts. Another event that gave me a few interpersonal skills would be the VT Seva Summer Booth-camp, where we tutored elementary and middle school children. I tutored Spanish for elementary and middle school children. It was an amazing experience to see how engaging and interested these children were to learn Spanish. Overall, the feedback from parents is enough to do such event again. I hope that in the 2021 year I am able to do such event again." Ms Sribhaavita Nekkalapudi Active volunteer for the past 10 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Social skills, Artistic skills, Drumming, Robotics, Graphic design Year-round volunteer In Sribhaavita's Own words - " VT Seva has always encouraged me to volunteer. I have been learning how to get creative and branch out in my volunteering activities. Last year, I took on the initiative of stitching over 150 masks for a local senior center near my home. Even though this was a small gesture, the staff and residents at the senior center were thankful as they were in short supply of masks at the time. This motivated me to keep doing more. In 2021, I have set a goal to take up a few volunteering initiatives that will help my community." Ms Lakshmikrutica Annugu Active volunteer for the past 3 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Organization, problem solving, teamwork, leadership skills Year-round volunteer In Lakshmikrutica's Own words - " I loved organizing at kramden. I also like sorting food at food banks. This year I would like to help contribute more time in helping the community. I would like to help more people through my volunteering." Mr Srinivas Tirunagari Active volunteer for the past 3 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Leadership,communication, time management Year-round volunteer In Srinivas's Own words - " For the past 2 years, we at VTSEVA did a lot. I am grateful to be apart of some of the things that we did. In the summer we did a summer camp virtually and it was a lot of fun. We got to spend our time with kids and they helped us with a better understanding of how to work with kids. In the food drive, we went to the house of the people who registered and we took food from them and gave it to the community and people who needed it. My goal for next year is to make a bigger impact in my community and aim to get the silver medal." Mr Manaskrishna Annugu Active volunteer for the past 5 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Being Flexible, Determination/Persistence and managing my time well. Year-round volunteer In ManasKrishna's Own words - " Through volunteering at Kramden I was able to fix and refurbish computers that were then given to those in need. When I was volunteering Adopt-A-Highway I was able to help make the community streets be clean and prevent materials from polluting the bodies of water in our community. With the Save Mother Earth project I was able to spread the awareness on climate change. When I was volunteering at food banks I was able to help those who were financially struggling and needed good food. One of my goals for 2021 is to be able to contribute more back into the community than what I had done in previous years. " Ms Ishani Dasyam Active volunteer for the past 2 years & raised awareness and funds for all the service of the organization. Acquired skills: Collaboration and Writing Skills Year-round volunteer In Ishani's Own words - " I've had a lot of different experiences in VTSeva, there's a wide range of volunteering opportunities, so you get a different perspective and experience whatever you do. One of my favorite experiences over my years was cleaning and taking apart computers at Kramden. Kramden is an institute that collects and refurbishes computers, to award them to families with no computers in their homes. Due to the actions of us volunteers, we were able to help hundreds of families gain access to computers, and we will continue to do so. My goals for 2021 are to take more initiative in starting my own volunteering projects, and become more of a leader." Congratulations to all the winners!!

The VT Seva Detroit Youth Board celebrated our 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 with an evening of family, fun, and festivity! We all met virtually and reminisced about many of the amazing volunteering events that the youth board has run over the past two years. Many of our talented youth board members then graced us with dance and song, showing off their special skills to all their peers in celebration of two years of service. We kicked off the program with a rendition of 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗮, followed by 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗶𝗸'𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝘂𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗵𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼. Next came 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗵𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗿𝗮 on her violin. The 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗠𝗿. 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮, delivered a motivational speech to all the youth board members, encouraging them to continue their service. A big thank you to Kiran ji for his encouraging words! Our youth board members 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮, 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗔𝗯𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘃, 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗢𝘃𝗶𝘆𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗶𝗹 recapped many of the community service projects that the youth board has run over the past two years. Next, 𝗢𝘃𝗶𝘆𝗮 performed a Bollywood dance to the song 𝗥𝗮𝗷𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝗢𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶, followed by 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗵'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮. Our 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗝𝗶, gave us all a presentation about future events for RAAS 2021, an annual fundraising event run by VT Seva Detroit to support the Nethravidyalya schools for the visually challenged and tribal students. Her presentation was succeeded by two incredible instrumental performances! 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘃 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗴𝗵𝗶 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻 and 𝗥𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘆𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷 𝗝𝗶, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗘𝗧 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, gave a guest speech, congratulating our youth volunteers on all their accomplishments and encouraging them to keep volunteering. A live performance of 𝗢𝗸𝗲𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗻𝘂𝘃𝗮𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗶 came after these guest speeches. 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗮 then performed a dance to 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮, followed by 𝗨𝗱𝗮𝘆𝗮'𝘀 playing of 𝗩𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱. Our 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗝𝗶, came on and spoke about future projects for our youth board. 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗮 then led a fun 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁 for all the attendees! Everyone was given the same list of 19 household items and two minutes to gather as many as possible. It was incredibly amusing and engaging! The 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗨𝗦𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗶, gave us all an amazing speech recognizing all of the youth board's efforts and inspiring us to keep on giving back to their community. To finish off the night, the𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗝𝗶 delivered a vote of thanks and a wrap-up to the fun-filled night! Please check out our Youth Board performances during the celebration VT Seva Detroit YouthBoard 2nd Year Anniversary Videos - YouTube INVITATION VT Seva Detroit commenced Youth Board on 5/19/19. Yay! It's time to celebrate the 2nd anniversary. Come join us to celebrate this Friday, 5/28/21 at 7:30 PM From day 1 our Youth Board members are actively participating in the events and keep growing in strength. Join us to learn about their achievements and their future plans. There is no celebration without entertainment, our Youth Board members are going to perform live entertainment and some recorded acts. Songs, Instruments, Dance all are in line for entertainment. Please join us to have a fun-filled evening. Feel free to invite your family and friends. All are Welcome!!! Meeting Link: http://bit.ly/VTSDetYB2ndAnniversary YOUR SUPPORT IS OUR STRENGTH TO SERVE For More Details VT SEVA Volunteer Opportunities: Vanitha, Detroit.volunteercoordinator@vtsworld.org/ 248-227-3094 VT SEVA Youth Board Membership: Priya: Detroit.youthdirector@vtsworld.org / 313-529-0824 To become VT SEVA Member: Srinath : Detroit.director@vtsworld.org / 949-232-9477

VT Seva Detroit is organizing a soccer tournament , on July 18th, 2021 from 11:30 AM in Total Sports Novi East. Proceeds from this tournament will go to schools in India for visually challenged children. VT Seva supports Schools for the visually challenged in India such as Nethra Vidyalaya . These schools provide higher education to visually challenged students and enable them to be independent supporting themselves and their families financially. Date: July 18th at 11:30 AM Venue: Total Sports Novi EAST 41550 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48375 Kids from age 6 and above are eligible to participate in this soccer tournament to support a great cause while enjoying a fun tournament. Come join us and play for a cause. For more details, please contact: Suresh: 734-612-4961 Venkat: 313-587-8011 For volunteering opportunities, please contact: Vanitha: 248-227-3094 If you would like to sponsor for the event or to place your business logo, banner, or any other type of promotion, please contact detroit.director@vtsworld.org / Srinath: 949-232-9477 or Sudheer: 213-399-2315 We request you to review the following consent forms, fill COVID-19 Waiver form and acknowledge the same in registration form. VTSEVA DETROIT SOCCER TOURNAMENT LIABILITY WAIVER FORM Participant Waiver & Liability Agreement I understand that there are risks associated with playing all sports and field-related activities. In consideration for the privilege to use the Novi Total Sports facility and/or attend the VTSEVA Detroit Soccer tournament, my participation indicates that I assume the risk of any injuries that myself or my children/wards may sustain while participating in any VTSEVA sponsored sports activity and for any injuries which myself or my children/wards may sustain while on the premises of Total Sports, Novi. I assure that I am or my child is physically and mentally able to participate in physical activities and have been examined by a licensed medical physician within one (1) year prior to attending this clinic/camp. By registering for the tournament, I am signing this Waiver and Liability Agreement. I acknowledge that I HAVE READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO ALL OF ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS INCLUDING PERMISION TO TREAT AGREEMENT. I further state that I have executed this waiver and liability voluntarily and with full knowledge of its significance to be binding on my, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns. VT SEVA DETROIT COVID-19 SPORTS EVENTS WAIVER FORM Please fill the online waiver form for each participant: COVID-19 WAIVER FORM

VT Seva Detroit: Yard Beautification Help & Facilities Tour at Penrickton Center for Blind Children. After a year & half long hiatus since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, VT SEVA Detroit is organizing the first in-person outdoor volunteering event with all COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS as per the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) & Volunteering Organization Safety Guidelines. About Penrickton Center: Penrickton Center is a private non-profit organization that provides care and support to blind, multi-disabled children and their families. Penrickton Center for Blind Children provides services to families at no charge and relies entirely on donations from the community. Yard Beautification Help & Facilities Tou r 1. Yard Beautification: The center has a very beautiful front yard and our volunteers will be helping Penrickton Center to beautify their yard by pulling weeds, raking , edging the grass around driveway areas, beautifying the flower beds, etc. The center will be providing the necessary tools and gears to work with volunteers. 2. Facilities Tour: The center coordinator will take our entire group of volunteers to tour their facility as well during our stay there. It would be a great opportunity for all of us to see their facility & to know more about the Penrickton Center and how it provides care and support to blind, multi-disabled children and their families. NOTE: ALL VOLUNTEERS NEED TO FOLLOW THE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS AT ALL TIMES DURING THEIR STAY AT PENRICKTON CENTER. 1. COVID-19 WAIVER FORM WILL BE SENT THROUGH WHATSAPP TO BE SUBMITTED DIGITALLY 2. SIGN-UP REGISTRATION FORM AT THE EARLIEST TO HOLD YOUR SPOT. (First-come, first-serve basis) VENUE: 26530 Eureka Rd, Taylor, MI 48180 DATE: JUNE 6th, 2021 TIME: 1 pm to 4 pm. NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS: 20 MAX (8 ADULTS, 12 YOUTH); YOUTH AGE 14 AND ABOVE. VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE 3 HRS AS SERVICE HOURS. Your Support is our Strength to Serve for more details on how to get involved on VT SEVA Detroit Volunteering Projects Please contact : Vanitha : Detroit.volunteercoordinator@vtsworld.org / 248-227-3094 Priya : Detroit.youthdirector@vtsworld.org / 313-529-0824 Srinath : Detroit.director@vtsworld.org / 949-232-9477

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The magnitude of second wave of COVID-19 has made the demand for oxygen skyrocket. Since the beginning of the pandemic for over a year, Mahila Arogya Vikas(MAV) has been helping the patients around Vijayawada,AP, India in providing the oxygen cylinders whenever needed for free of cost. Mahila Arogya Vikas Mobile screening Vehicle has its own battery-operated oxygen supply device which was used for the Covid-19 patients when the oxygen cylinders were booked and unavailable. This Machine has served several patients during the pandemic. MAV has provided an oxygen cylinder to a 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare disease for a couple of months and happy to report she recovered. MAV will continue to provide this service as and when need.

Due to second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the impact in India is beyond imagination. Pretty much each family is impacted some way or the other. VT Seva counterpart in India, Vikasa Tarangini volunteers are stepping up to serve in every possible way. Supplying meals to Covid-19 quarantined patients, stranded travelers, bus drivers and other staff Providing essential food supply bags such as rice, pulses, sugar, snacks and more to frontline heroes - municipal and Asha Covid-19 testing staff. Providing oxygen cylinders to the Covid-19 patients. Partnering with Seva Bharathi and providing ambulances with safety measures to cremate the bodies of Covid-19 victims. Warangal VT Supports Sanitation Workers Lockdown due to COVID-19 does not apply to several essential workers including sanitation workers whose services are critical to keep city sanitation intact. To support City Sanitary workers and as a mark of gratitude towards their services, Vikasa Tarangini, counter part of VT Seva distributed essential groceries to all the sanitary workers and extended financial support to the covid-19 affected families. Grocery to the needy at Vijayawada VT volunteers on Jun14th distributed a Package of Rice, fruits, essential dry groceries, masks, etc to the needy, daily wage workers in presence of VT Seva CEO, HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, HH Sri Ahobila Jeeyar Swamiji. Partnering with Seva Bharathi Due to the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in India, even conducting the last rites of deceased has become very challenging. A lot of families are finding it difficult to find means of transport for deceased COVID-19 victims. Even though the vehicles are available, due to fear of exposure to the infection, drivers were not willing to come. Mr. Ravindra, a very active volunteer from India, invented a solution whereby he customized a van to be completely safe for drivers which will leave no scope of exposure from the deceased. Seva Bharathi, a non-profit organization, wanted to provide vehicles for this service of transferring the victim bodies to crematoriums to receive last rites, and reached out to Vikasa Tarangini, VT Seva’s sister organization, as they were running into similar issues of not finding drivers. Vikasa Tarangini collaborated with Seva Bharathi and customized the vehicles for free, and also gave a vehicle for use in this service. This service is helping the victims’ families and giving them a little respite in ensuring the loved ones receive respectful last rites. Aahara Tarangini supplies Meals for Covid-19 quarantined patients: Accessibility to food is one of the many challenges for people who are in-home quarantine due to the pandemic. Under the banner Aahara Tarangini, Khammam VT Seva is helping those in distress or in need of meals during their isolation period. Registered patients are provided with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Service started with 50 people and now providing to 100 patients. Aahara Tarangini is providing meals for patients in hospitals, home Quarantine patients, and self-pickup service. Apart from the patients, Ahaara Tarangini is providing snacks and buttermilk in the evening to the Police frontlines who are performing duties during this lockdown. VT is also been providing food packets to at least 200-300 (Lemon rice and water packets) to the stranded travelers visiting Kammam govt hospitals for Covid-19 testing during this lockdown at Khammam old bust station. VT Bharath Serves Meals to stranded Travelers during COVID-19 Lockdown Due to second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the impact in India is beyond imagination. Pretty much each family is impacted some way or the other. VT Seva counterpart in India, Vikasa Tarangini volunteers are stepping up to serve in every possible way. One of the ways, they identified is patients and attendants having to travel to other cities, towns for treatment are getting stranded due to lock down for hours together sometimes until next morning. Many stranded travelers with Diabetics and other ailments are left with no choice but to wait at bus stations till the next day morning. There are no stores or restaurants open at least to quench their thirst or hunger. Hearing the troubles faced by the people Vikasa Tarangini volunteers with the permission from Bus depot and Police officials is providing meals and butter milk. They intend to continue these services until the lockdown is lifted. HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji advised the volunteers to identify such needs locally and provide food service taking COVID safety measures. Mahila Arogya Vikas provides Oxygen cylinders to the needy The magnitude of second wave of COVID-19 has made the demand for oxygen skyrocket. Since the beginning of the pandemic for over a year, Mahila Arogya Vikas(MAV) has been helping the patients around Vijayawada,AP, India in providing the oxygen cylinders whenever needed for free of cost. Mahila Arogya Vikas Mobile screening Vehicle has its own battery-operated oxygen supply device which was used for the Covid-19 patients when the oxygen cylinders were booked and unavailable. This Machine has served several patients during the pandemic. MAV has provided an oxygen cylinder to a 10-year-old girl suffering from a rare disease for a couple of months and happy to report she recovered. MAV will continue to provide this service as and when need. Join us, together let us support even more people in need.

" We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives" - John.F.Kennedy During the National Police Week May 9th through May 15th, 2021, VT Seva Detroit hosted an Appreciation lunch for Novi Police Department on May 8th, 2021, at 11.30 am We had an opportunity to visit Novi Police Department today (May 8th, 2021) as a small team of VT Seva Detroit Volunteers to host a lunch and personally express our sincere gratitude, a thank you flyer photo frame, and a letter of appreciation to all the Officers there for their selfless services to protect our community. 🙏 We expressed our gratitude to all the Police officers who are always there for us. We know that they are there protecting the law, and therefore, we have nothing to fear. During our visit, we met Sgt. Manar, Sgt. Boody, Officer Woodley, and Cadet Morningstar. They were all very cordial and kind to us, very appreciative of our efforts and all community services that we do locally and globally. We had a great interaction with them in explaining about VT Seva, JET USA, and all the activities we do in the Detroit branch. We would surely continue these appreciation lunches or dinner visits to them whenever possible in the future. Also, plan it as a bigger group of Adult and Youth volunteers once we get their permission and the situation is favorable to all. ( Our Adult volunteers who visited include Sudheer ji, Narsaraj ji representing JET Michigan, Srinath ji, Anand ji, and Vanitha. Due to unavoidable reason's Sudhakar ji, Priya ji, Archita ji couldn't make it) Thank you to all the Police officers who don't give up and work day in and day out with alertness and make sure to keep the people safe in our community. WE SALUTE OUR BRAVE POLICE OFFICERS. GOD BLESS!! Please check out our Facebook page for more pictures and other news from VT Seva Detroit.

By Shraddha Potti, Grade 10 Cardinal Mermillod once said, “A mother is she who can take the place of all other but whose place no one else can take.” As Mother’s Day approaches, we are reminded of their importance in our family and in society as a whole. Through this pandemic, it has been the mothers who have worked tirelessly to take care of the family and create harmony among all. The contribution of these mothers has not been overlooked by VT Seva; on the contrary, VT Seva has facilitated many projects to assist and care for the women of our world. A Mobile Diagnostic bus sponsored by VT Seva traveled door to door, administering health checks to the rural women of India. In this way, VT Seva extended its reach to countless numbers of mothers and sisters. It raised awareness for diseases such as cancer, and assisted in pre-screening for cervical and breast cancer. The bus contained the machinery needed to run these specific tests. In addition, the Detroit Youth Board has initiated a project to create cards of gratitude for Mother’s and Father’s Day. Countless volunteers have worked to participate in this uplifting event and are spreading joy and creativity through their artwork. These cards will be distributed to senior citizens, who will surely appreciate the heartfelt messages and artwork that VT Seva youth have created. VTSeva has always been committed to serving the community through health-related activities. This month, we recognize VTSeva’s contribution to women’s health through the initiation of programs for awareness and the operation of numerous testing facilities. Through VTSeva’s efforts, women all over the world are destined for bright, healthy futures, and will continue spreading the initiative to their communities. This Mother’s Day, we encourage you to show gratitude to your mother for everything she has contributed throughout her life. "To the world, you are a mother. To your family, you are the world." Check out our services to Moms in need

VT Seva Detroit: Mailing Supplies Project to help Penrickton Center for Blind Children (REMOTE) Penrickton Center is a private non-profit organization that provides care and support to blind, multi-disabled children and their families. Penrickton Center for Blind Children provides services to families at no charge and relies entirely on donations from the community. Throughout the year Penrickton Center sends out requests for donations, and invitations to raise funds . VT Seva Detroit volunteers got this opportunity to help them assemble their Mailing Supplies items in envelopes as per their directions for their fundraising purposes. FIRST BATCH MAILING SUPPLIES PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED Timeline: May 1st, 2021 to June 5th, 2021 Items Delivered: June 6th, 2021 We received 20 signups within an hour of project release in groups. The mailing supplies were picked up from the Penrickton Center, sorted, and organized as 20 kits with 250 counts of each item. The kits were later distributed to volunteers to do at their homes and then to be dropped off before June 5th, 2021. We had 20 youth volunteers who participated in this remote volunteering project. Each volunteer assembled perfectly 250 envelopes with those mailing supplies items provided. On the whole, we delivered around 5000 envelopes in this first batch of our Mailing Supplies Project to Penrickton Center for Blind Children. We received lots of appreciations from the Penrickton Center coordinators for this great help by our volunteers since it saves a lot of their time in doing this task before proceeding to their next step of sending these mails to all their donors. Youth volunteers who participated: Aarush Arun; Abhinav Suresh; Ananya Ramanan; Harish Jaishankar ;Ish Niranjan Patel; Ishani; Kaavya Karnati; Karthik Tilak ;Likitha Gidijala;Nikhil Aerabati; Oviya Jaishankar;Rishi Adduri;Rohan Patil; Sai Sahasra; Sai Karnati ;Saisha Srivatsan;Shreya Srivatsan;Shruthi Adduri; Siddharth Tirumala Kanduri;Tarun Rajesh This project was so successful & liked by our Volunteers that many wanted to do more of the mailing supplies. Hence we have brought in the second batch of the supplies from Penrickton Center and we will be executing that as our next remote project for Penrickton Center. SECOND BATCH MAILING SUPPLIES PROJECT Timeline: June 11, 2021 to July 2nd, 2021 After successful completion of the FIRST BATCH of Mailing Supplies Project, we are ready to go with our SECOND BATCH Mailing Supplies Project. The mailing supplies were picked up from the center on June 6th, 2021. 15 volunteers have already signed up for this second batch project. The supplies will be sorted, organized and will be available as kits to be picked up from our volunteer coordinator residence in Novi. The project will kick off on June 11 and July 2nd will be the due date for kits to be dropped off. You may check out this 'How To' YouTube Video Link to know how to assemble those mailing supplies items in the envelope. Volunteering credit hours about this project (FOR YOUTH ONLY): -> Every kit will have 250 items each within the mailing supplies -> It takes approximately 2.5 hours to assemble 250 envelopes, so the Volunteering Credit hours will be rounded off to 3 hours for completing 250 envelopes. For any further questions, contact: Vanitha @ 248-227-3094 (or) Srinath @ 949-232-9477 Please visit VT Seva Detroit Facebook page to view more details. https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/4736603273033331 THIRD BATCH MAILING SUPPLIES PROJECT Timeline: June 26, 2021, to July 17, 2021 Due to the popularity of this remote project, we reached out to Penrickton for our Third Batch to do more help for them in assembling their mailing supplies. They were kind enough to give more kits for our volunteers to help them. The supplies were picked up on June 24th from Penrickton; the items are sorted and organized as 18 kits ready to be distributed to volunteers. Whoever interested kindly please signup the form shorturl.at/hjsAF and schedule your date and time to pick up the kit from Vanitha @ 248-227-3094 at the earliest. NOTE: This signup is only for those volunteers who missed participating in our previous mailing supplies project. You may check out this 'How To' YouTube Video Link to know how to assemble those mailing supplies items in the envelope. https://youtu.be/xs2y9vUIiGw Volunteering credit hours about this project (FOR YOUTH ONLY): -> Every kit will have 250 items each within the mailing supplies -> It takes approximately 2.5 hours to assemble 250 envelopes, so the Volunteering Credit hours will be rounded off to 3 hours for completing 250 envelopes. For any further questions, contact: Vanitha @ 248-227-3094 (or) Srinath @ 949-232-9477

VT Seva Dallas along with Saptaswara School of Music is excited to launch a new initiative that would provide a platform for the talented musicians and artists in India who are blind or visually challenged. We are happy to work with Netra Vidyalaya's alum Mr. Parameshwara Rao during the initial (trial) phase of this initiative. As you all know, Mr. Parameshwara Rao is a very talented and gifted singer who shot to fame after winning the popular titles of ETV Paaduta Teeyaga, Gemini TV Bol Baby Bol, ETV Black Program, Maa TV Rela re Rela, and other famed singing competitions. As part of the trial, we will be working for 1-2 months with about 10 kids (10-18 yrs) from the DFW area who are already into learning Indian music. There will be a nominal fee of $15 for a class ($60 for 4 classes in a month). If anyone is interested to be part of this trial, please contact us for more details. Once the trial phase is completed and all the logistics are worked out, the plan is to open it up across the nation and globally. This would be a great opportunity to not only learn music/songs from gifted individuals like Mr.Parameshwara Rao, but you would also be supporting in building a lifelong platform and opportunity for all the visually challenged musicians and artists in India. For more details, please contact: Mr. Phani Aduri - # 2143948493, Phani.aduri@vtsworld.org Mr. Krishna Kanth - # 9729358955, Krishna.vennamaneni@vtsworld.org

VT Seva Detroit & JET Michigan is glad to initiate 'SOW A SEED EDUCATE A CHILD' Eco Project This project has been initiated primarily for a good cause of EDUCATING a Child & also to promote gardening and being eco-friendly within our Youth and Adults volunteers by growing plants & nurturing them. Once the plants grow bigger the idea is to sell them for a reasonable amount and raise donations for Nethra Vidyalaya visually challenged children & Tribal Schools Children. Alternatively, if the participants would like to keep the plant, they can do so as well by giving any donation amount for the cause. Coordinators will help & guide the participants throughout the process. If you would like to participate in this project you may reach our Project Coordinator Suresh Rajan at 7346124961 or sureshrajan18@yahoo.com or Email at detroit.director@vtsworld.org .

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow - Audrey Hepburn Chicago Youth team is taking part in this Eco-Fundraiser. Great initiative for all the Gardening enthusiasts with the weather getting better. If you are interested in growing plants for the eco-fundraiser, please fill this form out- https://tinyurl.com/vtsecofundraiser or send an Email to chicago.director@vtsworld.org

This eco-fundraiser is your chance to help our earth and community. Interested in growing plants? Scan the QR code to sign up! Register here - tinyurl.com/seeds-for-tomorrow