On August 10, 2024, VT Seva Detroit hosted its first-ever Basketball Tournament, bringing the community together for an exciting day of sportsmanship and competition. The event was inspired by a spark of an idea from one of our dedicated Youth Volunteers, Tejas, which led to a thorough exploration of the possibility of organizing such a tournament. To gauge interest, we circulated a survey within the VT Seva WhatsApp groups, and the encouraging responses gave us the confidence to move forward. We opened registrations for two age categories: 10 to 13 years , and 14 years and above. The response was overwhelming, with two teams forming in the first category and 30 participants organizing into 10 teams in the second. The tournament showcased impressive talent and enthusiasm, with players demonstrating their skills and passion for the game. Standings for the 10 to 13 Years Age Category: Standings for the 14 Years and Above Age Group:    Semi-Finals: BSB defeated Raayan Max Relax overcame the Ballers    This set the stage for an exciting final showdown between BSB  and Max Relax . Both teams displayed determination and skill in a closely contested match. Final Match Summary:    BSB emerged victorious, defeating Max Relax  with a final score of 11 to 6, and claimed the trophy of VT Seva Detroit’s first-ever Basketball Tournament. The tournament was a resounding success, filled with high energy, fun, and community spirit. A big thank you to our Game Leads and our Core volunteers, whose dedication ensured the smooth execution of every detail, from planning, promotion, registrations, website & blog updates to the event day logistics, setup, check-ins, and wrap-up. Game Leads:  Tejas, Venkat, Rajesh, Suresh Core Volunteers:  Srinath, Sudheer, Priya, Jaisankar, Nandini, Srinivas, Nalini Durga and Anand. This achievement would not have been possible without the generous contributions from our kind sponsors. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Lisa Jackson from Florida Blue, Jacksonville , and Rajesh Raja from Michigan, each of whom has sponsored the education of one student. Thank you for making a significant impact on their futures! The exceptional support from our volunteers and the enthusiasm and cooperation of the players made this event truly memorable. With all the funds raised, we were able to support the education of 3 visually challenged children  at Nethra Vidyalaya School. We look forward to hosting an even bigger and better tournament next year! For photos and videos of the event, please visit this link . Blog written by: Suresh Rajan Blog published by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

Hunger remains one of the most common challenges facing our world today, impacting millions of lives daily. Stepping up and supporting this cause can create a huge impact on countries and the people in our world.  Our Story for Feeding Hope: We, Shraya Ved and Avni Patel, are youth volunteers at VTSEVA Detroit Youth Board. The "Feeding Hope" Program  at VT Seva provides the children of Nethra Vidyalaya schools, colleges, and tribal schools with nourishment and special meals sponsored by generous people.  This is a great initiative to provide the students of Nethra Vidyalaya with healthy meals . We are dedicated to contributing to this noble cause and helping the world in our own little way, so we started our initiative to do a bake sale, on July 13th 2024, in our subdivision and raise funds. Goal:   We started off by setting a goal of $400s, to be able to provide a minimum of 3 meals each for 3 days . Reach:  We spread the word of the bake sale through  friends, family, different neighborhoods  in Canton (that is where the bake sale was), Social Media  posts etc and also did some door to door sales at the end of the event.  Process:  At our home, we baked goodies like chocolate chip muffins, blueberry muffins, brownies, cupcakes, chocolate chip cookies and made fresh lemonade. On July 13th in our subdivision, with the help of our parents we set up a tent and arranged the items to be sold. We spent 5hrs from 1pm till 6pm  doing the sales. It was fun interacting with the customers and giving them insight into this wonderful Feeding Hope Program. Accomplishment:  With all the sales and donations,   we were able to raise $916  from this bake sale and far exceeded our expectations, allowing us to provide meals for 7 days  for the underprivileged and visually challenged children at the Nethra Vidyalaya school in India.  For more pictures, Please click here https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOm2t8WRY14PRhcTV-1b9MHbv7Pe06PgIoB5rHec3D_t6D7JAwJ26f9G4wAB5yTWQ?key=bWpLVHluTjBmd1d3MWYwaDZJT0pfdUd3ZGNZX0Z3 Avni’s Reflections: Me and Shraya Ved had a bake sale to help raise money for the VT Seva Feeding Hope program . Selling these products we earned around $916.00 during our event. This was an amazing and inspiring experience. It let me see the reality of our society and let me get the experience to be a part of helping the people in it. This is an incredible opportunity and the more people that we take part in it the more we can help out our world! A world without hunger can impact our economics, health, education, and development as a society all in positive ways. Stepping up and supporting this cause can create a huge impact on countries and the people in our world. Shraya’s  Reflections: This being our first bake sale, we had a few trial and errors while baking.  The bake sale has been a very humbling and rich learning experience for both Avni and me. We have learned to plan, organize and execute an event. Of course, we made some errors and will make sure that we do not repeat it in our next event but the learning experience has been very valuable. Right from planning how much and how many varieties of baked goods to thinking of presentation and selling the goods, along with wrapping up the event with counting and calculating what we collected has been such an awesome experience. This hands-on experience will help us to transfer the skills we learned to different projects and activities we undertake later. We urge all youth to engage in activities to collect for this noble cause. We want all to know that this is an amazing opportunity that we are privileged to receive that allows us to make a difference, in whatever small way we can. There is no minimum amount that we need to raise, but we as a team did have a goal in mind. The guidance that we received from the VT Seva team members is also extremely valuable and we are so thankful for all the help. So, please consider participating in this cause and let us try and raise money so that no child goes to sleep hungry. Blog written by: Anvi Patel Blog published by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

5th Annual Soccer For A Cause Tournament Recap! What an incredible day at the '5th Annual Soccer For A Cause Tournament' on June 29th 2024! We witnessed a phenomenal display of skills, high-energy games, and outstanding sportsmanship throughout the event. A huge shoutout to our 4 Youth teams and 6 Adult teams – all 10 teams played fantastically! Youth Finalists: Lightning Blue Look Ma, No Hands Winning Team: Look Ma, No Hands Adult Finalists: Team Abhinav Team Saginaw Winning Team: Team Abhinav We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our players, coaches, referees, parents, and supporters for making today’s event a grand success! Special thanks to our amazing VT Seva Detroit volunteers for their flawless execution! The event would not have been a grand success without the valuable contributions from hard working VT Seva Volunteers. HOURS & HOURS OF PREP WORK WENT INTO MAKING THIS A SUCCESSFULL EVENT so hats off to the DETROIT STRONG VTS Volunteering team Youth & Adults. Youth Volunteers: Kushi Kanumuri, Sreyas Posam, Aditi Jethri Kompally, Kaustubh Dingari, Varshan Muhinthan, Akul Madhamshetty, Ayush Jaganath, Shritha Natala, Siddhani Singh, Amogh Pisipati, Deekshita Rao, Tejas Raja. Adult Volunteers: Srinath, Suresh, Venkat, Anand, Sreenivas, Vanitha, Keerthy, Nandini, Durga Nalini, Priya Jaisankar, Vidya, Chandra. Huge shoutout to Varun, Kalki, Adhip, and Abhinav for putting tremendous efforts into building their own teams. Thank you so much! It goes a long way. Also, special mention to Keerthy & Vanitha for the flawless arrangement of all volunteers for the event and Nandini for all social media updates. Appreciate Priya's efforts in creating the registration page successfully in spite of some initial challenges on the new platform. Special thanks to Architha and Srivardhan for stopping by to show their support! Thanks to Michelle & Total Sports Novi Soccer TOCA , Novi East , for allowing us to set up the event the day before. Srinath, Venkat, Anand, Vanitha, and Suresh completed the pre-event setup, ensuring everything ran smoothly without delays! During the run-up to the event, Alvin and Varun  were instrumental in bringing in 2 teams from their league to participate in this year’s tournament. We had fantastic referees who kept the teams in order during the intense games: Emma, Darshan, Venkat, Basil, Kabir, Max, Arghya. Heartfelt appreciation to all our Tournament Sponsors – Square S Strategy, Hari Kakumanu – Realtor, BSHM Financial Services LLC, and Akshaya Patra. Akshaya Patra  also provided box lunches, snacks, and beverages at a nominal price. Thank you all for making this event unforgettable! For more pics and Videos https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ph4FCSeXydoEGiSY8   Game Stats Group 2 Standings Group 2 Final Game between ‘Lightning Blue’ vs. ‘Look Ma, No Hands’ Winning Team: Look Ma, No Hands   Game Stats Group 3 Standings – Round1:   Group 3 Standings – Round2:   Group 3 Final Game between ‘Team Saginaw’ vs. ‘Team Abhinav’   Winning Team: Team Abhinav   The 5th Annual VT Seva Detroit Soccer For A Cause Tournament was a tremendous success, thanks to the collective efforts of our dedicated teams, referees, coaches, parents, volunteers, supporters, and organizing committee. The event was marked by thrilling matches, professional refereeing, and the unwavering support of families and volunteers, all contributing to a vibrant and meaningful tournament. We are thrilled to announce that the funds raised during the tournament will support eight visually challenged children for one year . This significant achievement underscores the power of community and teamwork. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to everyone who played a part in making this event possible. Your generosity and dedication have made a lasting impact, and we look forward to continuing this journey together in future events.          Blog written by Suresh Rajan Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

Well, well!!! What an AMAZING way to close out on the last scheduled Sports event of 2023!! You never know, we still have a couple more months to go and we may come up with a brand-new idea to host yet another sport ☺️ VT Seva Detroit’s 10th Volleyball & Throwball Tournament milestone was successfully concluded by raising funds to support the education of 7 visually challenged children !! The Orangutans gobbled up the Jellyfish in the Girl's Volleyball Ball Finals beating hard-playing AMS & SPARC Firecrackers in the Semis!! Loved the energy all the players showcased. I must say, such amusing Team names for sure. Way to go, Girls!!! Detroit Champs did not want to give away their rolling Trophy after all 😉 They made a strong comeback against Achievers to win the Throwball final game. Michigan Mavericks did put up a strong fight against both teams. In the Men's Volleyball, we have a new Champion, TUNE SQAUD !! They loggerheaded against last year's finalist, the Spikers . The final game was a real cliffhanger, going all the way to the deciding 3rd set. All in all, it turned out to be a sun-filled , fun-filled , and action-packed day of Volleyball and throwball games!! A warm heartfelt thanks to all the Players, Referees, Line Referees, Coaches, and Parents who signed up & supported this great cause through this tournament. It would not have been possible to execute such a huge tournament consisting of 15 teams, and over 120 players in 3 different categories without the HARDWORKING volunteers: Youth volunteers: Sai Karnati, Sneha, Sai Sahasra, Abishristi, Kirupali, Sanjana Datla, Kavya Karnati, Gaurang & Sridha. Adult volunteers: Srinath, Sudheer, Ram, Sirisha, Anand, Chandrasekhar, Raghunathan, Pavani, Architha, Sathya, Mahesh, Vanitha & Suresh Game leads: Ram and Sirisha did a great job in managing the teams, rules, and games on the event day! The Game Scores were as follows: Girls’ Volleyball Tournament Women’s Throwball Tournament Men’s Volleyball Tournament 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝘁 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.705543311609176&type=3 Please visit our Facebook Post to Like, Share and Subscribe. https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0AimKMmevdpmyy65xkKyMiZ1Lkh84gRhuVDc1MSpF6fkGoz4g93Wf8x6Z3CEcFUZgl Blog written by: Suresh Rajan Blog published by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

VT Seva is organizing its 2nd yearly Table Tennis & Badminton Tournaments this year, on April 22nd, 2023, from 9:00 AM EST at Sparc Arena Sports & Recreation in Novi, Michigan . All proceeds from these tournaments will go towards the schools in India for the visually challenged children at Nethra Vidhyalaya and the Tribal School children. VT Seva supports Nethra Vidyalaya schools for the Blind in India in order to provide higher education to visually challenged students and enable them to be independent and compete with other students. It also supports the remotely located Tribal Schools in impoverished communities and, provides access and opportunities to quality education healthcare, and enables them to live with dignity & pride. Date: April 22nd, 2023, at 9:00 AM EST (check-in at 8:30 AM) Venue: Sparc Arena Sports & Recreation , 42775 W 9 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375 Link to general guidelines and rules of the game: Please go through the guidelines and rules before your register: Registration page: Come join us and play for the cause. For more details, please contact: CONTACTS: Harshini: 248-895-2301 Sirisha: 313-910-0317 Venkat: 313-587-8011 Srikanth: 248-302-8873 Srinath: 949-232-9477 Suresh: 734-612-4961 Email: detroit.director@vtsworld.org For volunteering opportunities, please contact: Vanitha @ 248-227-3094 & Keerthy @ 503-789-4709 If you would like to sponsor for the event or company sponsorship 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 VTSEVA TABLE TENNIS (AND/OR) BADMINTON TOURNAMENTS 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 Sparc Arena facility and/or attend the VT Seva Detroit Table Tennis (and/or) Badminton tournament(s), my participation indicates that I assume the risk of any injuries that myself or my children/wards may sustain while participating in any VT Seva sponsored sports activity and for any injuries which myself or my children/wards may sustain while on the premises of Sparc Arena, Novi, Michigan. I assure that I am, or my child is physically and mentally able to participate in the 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 PERMISSION TO TREAT THE 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. Signature assumed automatically if you register Participant’s Signature (Parent/Guardian if under 18) Posted by: Nandini Cheemalamarri

VT Seva Detroit 2022: Oct to Dec Volunteering Activities The VT Seva Detroit Youth Board successfully finished the 2022 volunteering season with the end of the 4th quarter! The projects stated below took place during our 4th quarter. ● Adopt A Road ● Outreach ● Manoogian Manor Senior Center Visit ● Fleece and Thank You ● Halloween Candy Drive ● Olga's Kitchen Fundraiser ● Raas Caller List Project ● Operation Gratitude ● Salvation Army Bell Ringing Adopt A Road: 10 bags of trash was collected on Oct 2, 2022 on the stretch of 8 mile road from Haggerty to Meadowbrook that VT Seva Detroit Adopted.As it is a busy road, we've collected lots of broken parts from the cars. By removing this trash, we not only helped the environment, but also helped the drivers. We've collected trash from cigar butts to plastic bottles, from broken garden tools to construction gears, golf balls to rubber ducks, headphones to broken cell phones and much more. All this trash would've been blocking the sewage, impeding the water flow, polluting the water and ending up harming human and animal health.Every piece of trash removed from this road helps protect the environment, lives and much more. Youth Volunteers: Hajanthan, Varshan, Nithin, Nikita, Aaradhya, Shraya, Ashish, Leo & Pelon Adult Volunteers: Neha, Jaisankar & Priya Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid022cWUSKubo3LXWNWYfUhC7eWaNwBQUk3YFQThZ5DXffwtz3gEi2GZhxW5HNPWR2aWl Outreach: VT Seva Detroit Youth Board Members continued their Outreach program 3rd year in a row. As the saying third time's charm, our team leaders made this year’s student -4-student outreach program a bigger success than the last 2 years. 30 team members raised more than $14,000 to support 38+ students' education with the help of 239 donors. Youth Volunteers: Saisha Srivatsan, Oviya Jaisankar, Sai Sriram Karnati, Rishi Adduri, Sathvik Tirumalakanduri, Anvika Perumalla, Pranav Tammineedi, Sneha Chandrasekar, Anuraag Balaji, Harsh Ahire, Vishnu Athreya, Akshay Kumar, Srihari Hebbar, Kalki Renga Anand, Adhip Pisipati, Shraya Ved, Shrikha Atchutuni, Sriraam Hebbar, Srihari Anathalwan, Ishani Patil, Varshan Muhinthan, Rishi Chowdhury, Chakrika Kaur, Hajanthan Muhinthan, Ashvik Kattamanchi, Abhinav Pagidi, Ashish Rajam, Nithin Kumar, Poorani Saravanan and Siva Suravarapu Co-Ordinator: Priya Jaisankar Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/b5hL-RR5AOE Blog Link: https://www.vtsworld.org/post/vt-seva-detroit-youth-board-3rd-outreach-2022 Manoogian Manor Senior Center Visit: It was really a great indoor experience today with seniors. We brought them cookies and they enjoyed the hot chocolate. The combination turned out very well with the cold weather. Hajanthan entertained the seniors by playing piano for 5 min. Siriram, Hajanthan and Sanjith shared riddles. Stephen sang a song. Overall both the youths and seniors enjoyed the time. Youth Volunteers: Siriram Hebbar, Sanjith Vijayakumar, Hajanthan Muhinthan Adult Volunteers: Komathy Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid023GdaJXTrkHcqsxTW83mMvxyt41KCNWwr6NbaMLHCb8A4h2fQafQNMecEiKgo6hKrl Fleece and Thank You: Fleece & Thank You, a Michigan-based non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing connection, comfort, and hope through its programs, services and materials to children facing illness and their families supporting them. It was a great experience for more than 17 VT Seva Detroit volunteers who volunteered at the UWM Sports center helping Fleece and Thank you organization "Make a Blanket Day " a massive effort to make more than 833 blankets for Children in hospitals. Youth Volunteers: Akshay K,Lin P,Saisha S,Kushal D, Amogh M,Akshith A Haji M, Varshan M, Rishi C, Zephyr F, Advik K, Ashish R Adult Volunteers: Nirmala S, Niveditha M, Vandana D, Mandira C, Vanitha G Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid02mhgC24NyKYaHoAgWkWZDnYTBjoExQqmvtCxTtPAPCsh8ua433xk8hBU8iJojLoDBl Halloween Candy Drive: In Detroit, we collected 31 pounds of candies and donated to Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that sends care packages filled with snacks, entertainment, hygiene and handmade items to New Recruits, Veterans, First Responders, Wounded Warriors, Care Givers, and U.S. Service Members deployed overseas through participating Dental Offices. Raised money was used to support Nethra Vidyalaya students' education. Project Lead: Harish Jaisankar Youth Volunteers: Kushal, Adhip, Rishma, Anishma, Rishi, Shruthi, Veena, Vanitha ji, Sathvik, Rishika, Srinidhi and Anvika Adult Volunteers: Priya, Nalini, Vijay, Kanchana Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid02iGAeURhrcZXRFXgS7DCEB3R4c1YL6yyx6Tk7j5RAJrE7UdMbPKG5HLrbp5J2jr2ol Olga's Kitchen Fundraiser: Project Lead: Oviya Jaisankar Olga’s kitchen hosted a fundraiser at their restaurant on Nov 7, when people showed a flier when ordering food, some of the earnings would go directly to Nethravidhyala. Facebook Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02LWiAidu5wpsoWtNpfbZbbaQmmA3RiNcnjQMH2gDWiYAByBSeUuUdoYr84pLaDLrgl&id=100064605402887&eav=AfaZDV-Rm-qQxvZsSf9jzw3kQUeVh6rld1czyIEhaY5ILH7rsNJqIKP9SjaRxx_ZlO8&m_entstream_source=permalink&paipv=0 Raas Caller List Project: Many Youth Board members worked hard to invite and have supporters attend our annual Raas event. They advocated for our great cause, and made sure many people were aware about what we were supporting and how they could help. Volunteers: Nalini, Priya, Akshay, Oviya, Advik,Ashish, Kalki, Kaustubh, Jethri, LalitAditya, Phani, Sai, and Supraja Operation Gratitude: VT Seva Detroit Youth Board members, Troy IAE School Club members, and Troy High School Club members wrote thank you letters to express their gratitude and appreciation to the soldiers who are deployed overseas. Project Lead: Harish Jaisankar Project Coordinators: Priya , Nalini, Komathy, Chandrasekhar, Giri and Srinath Youth Volunteers: Sai Sahasra, Hajanthan, Varshan, Sai Sriram, Sriram H, Nikhil A, Jishnu, Saisha, Supraja, Sathvik, Sneha, Ankita, Harish, Oviya, Amogh, Rishabh, Kausthubh, Srivibha, Udhayaa, Rachana, Rashmitha, Dhanya, Veena, Aakash, Abhinav P, Alex K, Anvika, Arsheya, Saanvi, Sai Chakrika, Sakib, Siva, Sreenika, Srihari A, Ajitesh, Leo, Ashvik and Jeffrey Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid02sQD8H2B3cBc6uJ8z5WA5Kh7PFJPqMCtDQw76Y9UsAKdT5ZCVihvJqcP4SVXAGdal Salvation Army Bell Ringing: Some of our VT Seva Detroit Youth Board members participated in the Salvation Army Bell Ringing Event at Laurel Park Place. They rang bells next to the Salvation Army stand to raise money to support the families in need during holiday period in the local community. Youth Volunteers: Vishnu, Sneha, Aahana, Pelon, Anuraag, Tarun, Ishan, Nishant and Ishani Adult Volunteers: Chandrasekar, Komathy, Priya Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0v3xQcVBVk5PPVkGzGXAvLvwTKQkKYp7LZMBe1G4Ea4S4xJgjXUG33aXvT416cfh3l Blog Consolidated By: Eesha C Video Compiled By: Rishi C Blog Published By: Nandini Cheemalamarri

VT Seva Detroit 2022: Jan to April Volunteering Activities VT Seva Detroit completed a total of 12 individual service activities from Jan to April 2022 that included Community services, Environmental services, Appreciation to the Police department, Police tours & Drive for Detroit Homeless Shelter. Oakland Food Pantry: January 29th Capuchin Soup Kitchen: February 26th Destined for Greatness: February 5, February 13 Arts & Scraps: January 3 - February 25 Mercado Food Bank: March 6 Zaman International: March 26 Drive for Detroit Rescue Mission Food Gatherers: April 9 Novi Police Appreciation Lunch & Station Tour: April 10 Earth Day Project: April 23 Oakland Food Pantry Volunteering Every year, more than 50 thousand people are fed 750 thousand pounds of food each year by the Oakland HOPE Food Pantry. They work daily to help package and distribute food for families in need. They help veterans, disaster survivors, hungry children, and seniors get the food they deserve. As a volunteer-run organization, they require help to package the food each week and our VT Seva Detroit’s volunteers stepped up to undertake this responsibility. Together, we helped package enough food to feed 60 families and children. The volunteers completed many tasks to help so that they could help more people in need: These are our wonderful volunteers who participated: Youth: Nikhil Aerabati, Rishi Adduri, Hiba Zyna, Kushal Durga, Hrudya Kishore, Yug Patel, Supraja Pattangi, Surya Takawale, Lalitaditya Akkaraju Adult: Zahara Begum, Giri Varadhan, Raghunath Aerabati, Anand Ranganathan, Vandana Durga, Ravinder Akkaraju, Vanitha Gopalan Check out our Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/5525078580852459 YouTube video : https://youtu.be/eBe5cPnkUhQ Capuchin Soup Kitchen Volunteering The Capuchin Soup Kitchen is a kitchen in Detroit that feeds people and families that are going through a hardship. They have served millions of meals since they started. They do multiple things to end poverty, hunger, and homelessness. Our volunteers stepped up to help them in this fight against hunger and helped set up, cook, serve, and clean up the kitchens in their kitchen . Under the guidance of permanent volunteers at the kitchens, they helped feed multiple families and children: These are our wonderful volunteers who participated: Youth: Kushal Durga, Rishi Adduri, Sai Sahasra Namuduri, Veeksha Somula, Akshith Ashwanth Adult: Vandana Durga, Durga Sangita, Raghunathan Namuduri, Vanitha Gopalan Check out our Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/5616618845031765 YouTube link: https://youtu.be/M4zZfdYfCRw Destined for Greatness Volunteering The Ford Wellness Center hosts the Destined for Greatness program for young women and girls through mentorship and help in bad situations. They have successfully helped over 5000 people. When we volunteered, we split up into 3 groups. 17 volunteers participated volunteering in each area where they needed help in sorting, assembling, cleaning. Shadora Ford who is the founder of Destined for Greatness was in awe seeing our great help and greatly appreciated all our volunteers’ efforts. We went there twice in February back-to-back and helped them. Each group took up one part of the gym area clean-up. One sorted toys and clothes, one cleaned up items from the storage room, and one set up the clothing areas. February 5 Youth that participated : Nikhil Aerabati; Varun Aerabati; Abhinav Suresh; Hiba Zyna; Sathvik Tirumala Kanduri; Hrudya Kishore; Veeksha Somula; Anvika Perumalla; Sravya Saranu; Jaden Laba; Anikait Pundhir; Akshith Ashwanth. Adults that participated: Zahara Begum; Srikanth Ramanathan; Suresh Rajan; Vandana Durga; Raghunath Aerabati; Asha Puranam; Vanitha Gopalan. February 13 Youth volunteers who participated : Hrudya Kishore; Surya Subramanian; Kushal Durga; Akshay Kumar; Sanjay Sundarapandiyan Srivatsa Thirunagari; Eesha chigullapally Govind Beemisetty; Sri Medha Beemisetty. Adult volunteers who participated : Parvathee Subramaniam; Sailatha Thukkaram; Anand Renganathan; Srinathbabu Karnati; Venkat chigullapally; Kiran Beemisetty; Suresh Rajan & Vanitha Gopalan. Checkout our FB posts for more details about this project: https://www.facebook.com/page/804058126287885/search/?q=destined%20for%20greatness Arts & Scraps Volunteering The Arts and Scraps Detroit organization is a non-profit that provides STEM related kits to children throughout Detroit. However, to assemble each kit, they need volunteers such as ourselves. Through multiple tasks such as defuzzing sock loops and cutting foam. Through our help, they were able to provide free STEM kits to children. 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀, 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝘀, 𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰, 𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. January 3 – January 16 Youth volunteers who participated : 𝗢𝘃𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗝; 𝗦𝗮𝗶 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗿𝗮; 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗝; 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗮 𝗭; 𝗦𝗿𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮 𝗦; 𝗬𝘂𝗴 𝗣; 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮 𝗞; 𝗦𝗮𝗶 𝗞; 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗦; 𝗔𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗞; 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘃 𝗠; 𝗔𝗯𝗶 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗶 𝗥; 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗕; 𝗜𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹; 𝗔𝗱𝗶 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹; 𝗥𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹; 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗶𝗸; 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵; 𝗔𝗯𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘃 𝗦; 𝗔𝗱𝗵𝘃𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦 February 1 – February 25 Youth volunteers who participated : 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶, 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶, 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶, 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶, 𝗟𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗮 𝗮𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝘂, 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝘂, 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗔𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮, 𝗞𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗮, 𝗛𝗿𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮, 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮, 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗷𝗮𝗺, 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶 Group 2 Cutting foam project Youth who participated: 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶, 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻, 𝗛𝗶𝗯𝗮 𝗭𝘆𝗻𝗮, 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻, 𝗔𝗯𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘃 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵, 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮, 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶, 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗶 𝗥𝗮𝗺, 𝗛𝗿𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲. Checkout our FB posts for more details about this project: https://www.facebook.com/page/804058126287885/search/?q=Arts%20%26%20Scraps YouTube link for the Video of Arts & Scraps - Group1 and Group2 https://youtu.be/eaCfqaa934k Mercado Food Bank Gleaners Mercado Food Bank is a drive-through food store in Detroit where people can safely get access to healthy food. They have recently adapted their policy to drive-through instead of as a store, and needed volunteers to put the food into people’s cars. Our volunteers helped pack food, arrange items onto storage carts, re-arranged shelved items for easier access, loaded customers’ cars, cleaned the area, and helped restock the building for the next day. 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝟴 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 Youth who participated : Hrudya Kishore, Nikhil Aerabati, Vandana Durga, Kushal Durga, Eesha Chigullapally, Akshith Ashwanth. Anikait Pundhir, Rohan Patil, Soham Bhatta Adults who participated : Raghunath Aerabati, Vandana Durga, Venkat Chigullapally, Jisha Padmanabhan, Savitri Raman, Vanitha Gopalan Checkout our FB posts for more details about this project: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0DtSzq1XcUUXkyRcFbBFxpgEaEvfB1hqSBoS4r1HtE7rhV3fFvCG31CGL17h3pEugl YouTube link for the Video https://youtu.be/3zHpmzSAMXA Zaman International Zaman International is dedicated to ending poverty and unhealthy conditions. They provide basic supplies, both medical and edible. They also help the families through tutoring and support during hardships . When VT Seva volunteered there, we helped pack and store various medical necessities such as masks, gloves, wipes, hand sanitizers, first aid kits, etc. We also assembled boxes full of the necessities and arranged them for delivery . Overall, we were able to pack over 350 boxes for Zaman International, which could support numerous families. Youth who participated : Medhas Kollu, Eesha chigullapally, Pavan Nagaraj, Nikhil Aerabati, Abisrishti Ram, Srivatsa Thirunagari, Akshay Kumar, Sravya saranu, Anand Brijesh, Yana Panchal. Adults who participated : Vanitha Gopalan, Parvathee Subramaniam, Vani Chigullapally, Ram Ramanathan, Brijesh Gopal, Pavan Nagaraj, Radhika . Checkout our FB posts for more details about this project: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0KzaqKbP7VJWQxQmtuuvzBawSCwfyYNedV7VhNJPAJKM88hpQNiCAbaiuv8S5WdFQl YouTube link for the Video https://youtu.be/JKp5fBEKfSM Food Gatherers Food Gatherers are a food bank in Washtenaw County providing food for the impoverished. They are the leading group in hunger management in this county . They not only provide support for individual families, but for schools and local universities too. They distributed 9 million pounds of food last year through the help of volunteers. VT Seva volunteered there and helped to sort food, arrange boxes, and pack more than 1700 pounds of food. Youth who participated: Kirupali Sathyanathan; Veena Karthik; Hrudya Kishore; Abisrishti Ram; Adhvaith Suresh ; Srivatsa Thirunagari, Nitya Sankar, Kushal Durga . Adults who participated: Aarthi Karthik; Vanitha Gopalan . Checkout our FB posts for more details about this project: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0aBhbX6pUcKCF5xCyjVANhiNMT9PxLEW2xs9mNiLHyDMuBymrDkXSeZ99UN7M1Aiwl YouTube link for the Video https://youtu.be/nyBxXT530nA Earth Day Project Farmington Hills, Michigan has a yearly “litter walk” where volunteers walk for 2-3 miles and clean up all roadside trash on the way. This year, the 9th year of the litter walk, VT Seva helped. We collected trash from the roads, ditches, fields, and nearby lawns. We split up into 2 groups so that we could maintain both sides of the road, and we learned a lot about the ecosystem and the importance of taking care of it. At the end, we had a total of 6 bags collected over 2 miles. Youth that participated: 𝗞𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗮, 𝗛𝗿𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗦𝗮𝗶 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶, 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗷𝗸𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿, 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶, 𝗛𝗮𝗷𝗶 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻, 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻, 𝗔𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶. Adults that participated: 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘂 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶, 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗮, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗷 𝗸𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗿, 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶, 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻. Checkout our FB posts for more details about this project: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid02wq52pnEkdJTG3twAWYcBkviqdeQqgXdfvFNT8gTVwpocWvUi665BopmButhhMedTl YouTube link for the Video https://youtu.be/abrKnB_P8w0 Novi Police Department Tour & Appreciation Lunch Our volunteers had a great learning experience on April 10th attending the Novi Police Station tour. Novi Police Department Tour and Novi Police Appreciation Lunch 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 Checkout blog link at: https://www.vtsworld.org/post/vt-seva-detroit-novi-police-department-tour-and-novi-police-appreciation-lunch Checkout YouTube link at: https://youtu.be/nHI3v_-AxSc Facebook Link at: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0n9jQ7XSS5Xe2hFoPZjUrx1p1VfJUpaAucP7dEdkWjXXvmKuLTU9EpQzh5RnVgjnjl h ttps://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0gSVp4qKzLNWaZ4peiHMWB1kptiST3q7GGEALcjEa5WxzTD4avZGYoHShYibcdyQUl Drive for Detroit Rescue Homeless Shelter with the help of Kroger Stores Solicitation. 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. Checkout YouTube link at: https://youtu.be/ZwN1yp_jq_U Checkout blog link at: https://www.vtsworld.org/post/vt-seva-detroit-drive-for-detroit-rescue-homeless-shelter checkout Facebook Link at: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid036mbmpHMnN8AQCnhQiMDGqzAPUtNmDCLY2cYqMBusHj2pkGZY5NgVA14LVYHsqnhQl Blog published by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

One of the most awaited Annual RAAS event of VT Seva is around the corner. With the amazing turnout back in 2021, we are excited to host our 7th Annual VT Seva RAAS Event, benefiting the visually challenged and tribal school children in 2022. RAAS is not just a Fund raising event but it is also our Annual Celebration event, culminating a great year of various fundraising activities and volunteering service to the community. VT Seva Detroit board acknowledges the year-long hard work of all our dedicated volunteers and kind donors with an evening of music, dance, skits, food, fun, and celebration. Please mark your calendar for Saturday November 19th, 2022 at 25335 W Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI from 5:00 PM onwards. All proceeds from the event will go towards the education, food, and clothing for visually challenged children of Nethra Vidyalaya & Tribal School children. please Join us in making this event a successful one “Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela As the quote from Nelson Mandela describes, it is human nature to be resilient in tough times. The epitome of resilience is demonstrated by the visually challenged children of Nethra Vidyalaya & the underprivileged Tribal area school children every day by their persistence, perseverance & patience. They go through unimaginable situations in their lives, yet these gifted & talented kids come out of it with great success. We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill As this wonderful quote says, we could make a life by giving a helping hand to these children with our generous donations. Last year, in 2021 , with generous donations from everyone, we not only met our target but we surpassed it. We are committed to raising the appropriate funds for the 250 children by our Annual Fund Raiser program of RAAS 2022 Be a part of this noble cause to bring smiles to the faces of over 1500 school children. You can make a big difference in their lives. Give the gift of education by sponsoring a child for just a $1.00 a day!! Guests gracing the event : Will be updated once we get the commitment. All are welcome, please join us to celebrate and support for this noble cause!! Mark your calendars for Saturday November 19th, 2022 at 25335 W Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI from 5:00 PM onwards. Posted by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

Summer Debate Camp July 18 - 20 VT SEVA Detroit Youth Board member Sanjith is conducting an online Summer Debate Camp. Debate is an integral skill and will come up many times throughout middle school and high school moving forward. This course provides a unique and personalized way for your child to learn skills like quality research, arguing, presenting strong points, and knowing how to stand your ground! This class will follow a simple format; 1) First Class will be an instructive and learning session 2) Second Class will be a Mock Debate with feedback at the end 3) Third and final class will be the actual debate! Register at: https://sites.google.com/view/essaywritingcompetition/debate-workshop Posted by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

VT Seva Detroit Youth Board 2nd Walkathon VT Seva Detroit Youth Board is conducting its second walkathon from June 11, 2022, to July 24, 2022. In-Person Finale Walkathon will be conducted in Shiawassee Park, Farmington on July 24, 2022. “There will be the days where you are not motivated. But the motivation comes after you show up. Don’t start with the motivation – start with doing” When cancer becomes a part of one's life, there is a lot to worry about. Angels of Hope provides financial assistance to the Michigan families in need to ease the burden caused by the disease. All the proceeds go towards Angels of Hope. Do you want to lead a team in the walkathon? All you have to do is sign up your interest in Team Lead Signup Link: https://bit.ly/VTSDetYBWalkathonTeamLeadSignup You can have your own team and motivate your team members to walk every day and stay healthy by registering for our Walkathon. Walkathon Registration Link We had a kickoff meeting on June 11, 2022 . Many parents and youths participated in the kickoff meeting and started the walkathon enthusiastically. Many youths signed up as Team Lead, come join us and support the cause by being healthy. Blog published by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

Tarun Rajesh is a senior at International Academy East. Tarun is passionate about chess and won state-level competitions and he is a leader in the chess club in his school. He conducted the 2nd Chess Camp during the summer of 2022. He taught basic fundamentals of chess to all ages. All the participants thoroughly enjoyed his teaching. This camp was held for three days with interactive quizzes and puzzles and collected $365. The collected money was donated to Nethravidyala schools in India to support one child's education. Tarun chose Nethravidyala to be part in providing equal opportunity for underprivileged visually challenged students. As a VT Seva Detroit Youth Board Member, Tarun is thankful for the opportunity and hope to continue to impact the community. Chess Camp Registration | Mysite (need4needy.org) Make a payment through Zelle app. See you all on June 27th! Posted by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

The First 20 YOUTH participants will get the FREE plants & starter kit. Nurture, grow and finally SELL them to benefit the Tribal & Nethra Vidyalaya School Children. Our team will help you in every step of the process. If you miss the Early Bird Special, you could still participate in this event by getting in touch with one of the coordinators listed in the flyer. Sign-up at: https://bit.ly/3woUNIA Published by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

Volunteering at Oakland’s HOPE Food Pantry for Families on January 29, 2022 Every year, more than 50 thousand people are fed 750 thousand pounds of food each year by the Oakland HOPE Food Pantry. They work daily to help package and distribute food for families in need. They help veterans, disaster survivors, hungry children, and seniors get the food they deserve. Additionally, they adopted a COVID-safe form of getting food to their clients by putting groceries in their trunks for them instead of having numerous people touching the food. As a volunteer-run organization, they require help to package the food each week and our VT Seva Detroit’s volunteers stepped up to undertake this responsibility. Together, we helped package enough food to feed 60 families and children. The volunteers completed many tasks to help so that they could help more people in need: · Worked as a shopper and picked out the right items from suppliers that could help people · Loaded carts with the designated food items needed for each family · Sorted food into bins so it could be used or recycled. · Cleaned up racks, surfaces, and carts for future food. Afterward, the food pantry director was amazed by their work and appraised them for their selfless acts. Together, they made a difference in people’s lives by supporting them during their time of need. These are our wonderful volunteers who participated: Youth: Nikhil Aerabati, Rishi Adduri, Hiba Zyna, Kushal Durga, Hrudya Kishore, Yug Patel, Supraja Pattangi, Surya Takawale, Lalitaditya Akkaraju Adult: Zahara Begum, Giri Varadhan, Raghunath Aerabati, Anand Renganathan, Vandana Durga, Ravinder Akkaraju, Vanitha Gopalan Please find below the appreciation received from the Oakland hope volunteer coordinator and some of our volunteers.: Norma Okonski from Oakland Hope Food Pantry VT Seva Detroit Youth Group volunteered at Oakland HOPE. Their goal is mentoring youth to serve in underserved communities. By volunteering in the Food Pantry Youth groups get the opportunity to understand food insecurity and the importance of social responsibility. Thank you for your support and time. Raghunath R. Aerabati (parent volunteer) Thoroughly enjoyed volunteering at this location. Time flew by just like that. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to do service. Durga Sangita (parent volunteer) Durga Sangita: A wonderful experience volunteering at Oakland Hope Food Pantry. Filled with gratitude for what we are blessed with and what we can give back to the community Check out our compilation of photos: Check out our Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/5525078580852459 VT Seva Detroit: Capuchin Soup Kitchen, February 26, 2022 The Capuchin Soup Kitchen is a kitchen in Detroit that feeds people and families that are going through a hardship. They have served millions of meals since they started. They do multiple things to end poverty, hunger, and homelessness: · Provide service to anyone in need · Give away proper, hygienic food. · Maintain a clean situation in both the kitchens and the tables Our volunteers stepped up to help them in this fight against hunger and helped set up, cook, serve, and clean up the kitchens in their kitchen. Under the guidance of permanent volunteers at the kitchens, they helped feed multiple families and children: · Served customers · Packaged food bowls · Organized food in the kitchen · Got a hands-on experience of cooking basic food for some customers · Mopped, dusted and stored items in the kitchens so that they were ready for the next day. The volunteers enjoyed this experience to help in the community and together they were able to feed multiple families. The Capuchin Soup Kitchen employees were extremely appreciative of the help and hoped we could come back again. Volunteers that participated: Youth: Kushal Durga, Rishi Adduri, Sai Sahasra Namuduri, Veeksha Somula, Akshith Ashwanth Adult: Vandana Durga, Durga Sangita, Raghunathan Namuduri, Vanitha Gopalan Check out our compilation of photos Check out our Facebook Post: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/5616618845031765 A Note of appreciation from Capuchin Soup Kitchen. Thank you to our youth and adult volunteers from VT Seva-Detroit who came by on Saturday to volunteer at our Conner meal hall. We are truly appreciative of all of our volunteers who can help us spread love and share meals with the community. God bless! From a parent volunteer: It was a wonderful opportunity and has had a humbling experience being able to serve at the Capuchin soup kitchen. Blog Compiled by: Akshay Kumar (YouthBoard Volunteer) Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSevaDetroit Communications)

VT Seva Detroit is organizing a soccer tournament, on June 25th, 2022 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 Blind in India such as Nethra Vidyalaya . These schools provide higher education to visually challenged students and enable them to be independent and compete with other students. VT Seva Detroit is conducting its 3rd Annual Soccer Tournament this summer. All the proceeds go to VT Seva supported Schools for the Blind Date: June 25th, 2022 from 11:30 AM EST 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 for a great cause. Come join us and play for the cause. More details please contact: Suresh: 734-612-4961 Venkat: 313-587-8011 Srinath: 949-232-9477 detroit.director@vtsworld.org For volunteering opportunities, please contact: Vanitha @ 248-227-3094 If you would like to sponsor for the event or company sponsorship 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 Published by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

VTseva Detroit Youth board successfully wrapped up the 1st quarter of 2022! We implemented 7 projects that were all initiated by the youth board members. In the 1st quarter we completed 7 projects: ● Rescue Dogs Towel Donation Project ● Grocery Bag Donation Project ● Habitat For Humanity Volunteering ● CASS Community Service ● Teen Mental Wellness Event ● Open Door Outreach Center ● Statue Of Equality Project Video created by: Youth Board Member Sonika Rescue Dogs Towel donation project Project Lead: Youth Board Member 𝗢𝘃𝗶𝘆𝗮. Foster animals have gone through many things in their lives that are unimaginable. Animal shelters take in these animals and bathe them, feed them, and take care of them. The VT Seva Detroit Youth Board did their part to help these animals by collecting the used towels. The towels that we think are useless after some time are a great help to these shelters to take care of the dogs after giving them a bath, potty training, and for padding in beds and such. 30 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫s reached out to their friends and families and collected 90 big towels. Members who participated in this project are Abinav S, Abisrishti, Amogh, Anirudh, Anuraag, Arnav, Arya, Harish, Hiba, Hrudya, Kaavya, Kushal, Nikhil A, Nitya S, Oviya, Rachana, Rashmitha, Rishi, Rohan, Sai Sriram, Satvik, Sanjana, Shritha, Shruthi, Siddharth, Sravya, Srihari A, Teja, Varshini, Varun. 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 - supports the rescue animals by fostering them. They were so happy to receive the towels. The towels are all used in great ways, they are given to many foster families and are used to clean animals, provide padding, etc. 𝗝𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗺 from Last Day Dog Rescue was overjoyed to see the number of towels we had for them and appreciate every single youth board member who has donated towels on behalf of Last Day Dog Rescue. Special shout out to the parent volunteers 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗷𝗶, 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗷𝗶, 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗷𝗶, 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗷𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗷𝗶 for collecting the towels in each city and dropping off. Without parent volunteers, it is not possible to conduct drive-ins in multiple cities. Thanks to 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝘆𝗮 𝗷𝗶 for being an adult coordinator. https://www.facebook.com/page/804058126287885/search/?q=dog 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 Project Lead: Youth Board Member 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮. Many in our city don’t have enough food to enjoy 3 meals a day. By aiding a food bank, we are allowing these people access to meals that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to obtain. The VT Seva Detroit Youth Board did their part to help these people by collecting grocery bags. The plastic grocery bags that we get from stores are a great help to these food banks. It is a better way to reuse the bags to pack the food for distribution. 44 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝘀 reached out to their friends and families and collected around 𝟮𝟳𝟱𝟬 + grocery bags. Members who participated in this project are Abhinav S, Abisrishti, Akshay, Amogh, Anirudh, Anuraag, Anvika, Arnav, Arya, Deeptha A, Harish, Hiba, Hrudya, Kaavya, Kalki, Kaustubh, Kushal, Nikhil A, Nitya S, Oviya, Rachana, Rashmitha, Rishi, Rohan, Sai Sriram, Saisahasra, Saisha, Sanjana, Sanjith, Sathvik, Shreya, Sritha, Shruthi, Siddharth, Sneha, Sonika Panchakarla, Sravya, Siri Kashyap, Srihari A, Srinika, Teja, Veeksha, Varun 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 - a food bank that holds a weekly drive-through food pickup for those that need it . They support around 300 families per week and have supported 8100 families over the past 19 years. They also help with creating your resume, finding a job, and computer training. Through everything, they actively support 600 families each month. When dropping off the bags, the lead volunteer coordinator, Kevin, and the director Steve was overjoyed to see the number we had collected. He was so grateful for the Youth Board’s help! https://www.facebook.com/page/804058126287885/search?q=grocery 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. Project Lead: Youth Board Member: 𝗢𝘃𝗶𝘆𝗮 Habitat for Humanity is a global nonprofit housing organization that works in nearly 𝟭,𝟰𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 and in approximately 70 countries around the world. Habitat Oakland County’s mission has a hyper-local focus with a world vision that engages donors, homeowners, neighbors, and volunteers working together to build better living environments. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺. 31 youths and adults helped at Farmington Hills Restore by cleaning the furniture, organizing items, sorting things, and throwing away unwanted items. With this active volunteer group, the whole warehouse was cleaned in a couple of hours. Awesome work done by our VT Seva volunteers. Mrs.Laurie & Mr.Q were really appreciative of our support Our wonderful volunteers for this event are 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Hrudya, Oviya, Sai Sahasra, Rohan, Sathvik, Akshay, Kushal, Saisriram, Nitya S, Akshith, Eesha, Sravya, Veeksha, Rishi, Udhayaa, Pavan, Sonika, Anand, Anuraag, Ananya S 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Priya, Savita, Asha, Vandana, Srinath, Venkat, Durga, Jisha, Nagaraj, Ramya, Raghunanthan Special thanks to 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗷𝗶 for being an adult coordinator https://www.facebook.com/page/804058126287885/search?q=habitat 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 Project VT Seva Detroit Youth Board volunteers spent this afternoon in CASS Community Service by helping them with decluttering items, flattening cardboard boxes for recycling, folding and stacking up blankets, transferring the wooden furniture to the 7th floor, mattresses to its floor, and glass items, books, household items to a different floor. They also stacked up all the food boxes in their pantry. All these items will be either donated to the people who are moving into their own homes from shelters or sold to support all of the amazing support provided by CASS. CASS prepares and serves 700,000 meals a year. CASS also provides a warming center, emergency shelter, rotating shelters, permanent supportive housing, and a free medical clinic. They also offer employment through their Green Industries. Overall, everyone enjoyed the experience and traveling in their gigantic elevator. Reflection from youth volunteer Oviya: “ It was good to know that all of our help was indirectly helping people in need. I loved the giant elevator too” The wonderful volunteers who participated today are: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵: Hrudya, Oviya, Anvika, Sravya, Veeksha, Rishi, Rashmitha, Shriya, Tarun, and Sreeninka 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁: Priya, Jaisankar, Vanitha, Durga, Suresh https://www.facebook.com/page/804058126287885/search/?q=cass 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿 In celebration of 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 the Detroit Youth Board members send each other kind messages and thanking each other for their support. In light of recent global events, it's extremely important that we continue to promote peace and respect to each other. By letting others know that we appreciate their work, we show our support for our community as a whole and also make sure that they are appreciated. This event was an amazing opportunity for our youth volunteers to get closer as an organization. Members were assigned 3 other volunteers. Then, members head to each volunteer's Kudoboard, a virtual site where they can post messages addressed to a specific volunteer. Here, members sent encouraging words and appreciative messages to their fellow volunteers. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: Abhinav Suresh, Aditi Jethri Kompally, Amogh Pisipati, Anuraag Balaji, Anvika Perumalla, Dhanya Ramanujam, Harish Jaisankar, Hiba Zyna, Ishaan Sid, Kaavya Karnati, Kaustubh Dingari, Komal Yedla, Medhas Kollu, Niharika Prabhu, Oviya Jaisankar, Pranav Kota, Pravin Manojkumar, Ruthvi Ala, Sai Sahasra Namuduri, Sai Sri Ram Karnati, Saisha Srivatsan, Samhith, Sanjana Datla, Sathvik Tirumala Kanduri, Shivani Nimmagadda, Siddhant Bhirud, Siddharth Tirumala Kanduri, Sravya Saranu, Sreenika Perumalla, Tarun Rajesh, Veena Karthik https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/videos/1004660667144665/ 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿 On March 26, the VTseva Detroit youth board volunteered at the Open-Door Outreach Center. The event was a very unique and eye-opening experience. Most of the time, people donate what they can to support people with low incomes or those who are less fortunate than they are. But not many get to actually see the work that is put in once they have donated or helped. When VT Seva volunteers arrived at the Outreach Center, they did not just start working. They were given a tour of the thrift store as well as a summary of how the staff organizes things from clothes and toys all the way to food which is a very broad range of necessities. The staff were very friendly as they were patient with the sorting and answered any questions with no problem. VT Seva volunteers were able to see the efforts that this organization puts in every day and were able to be a small part of that. All the youth volunteers found this project satisfying and fun-filled! Anuraag Balaji, a youth volunteer said, “ The outreach volunteering was a great opportunity for me to realize the living conditions of the unfortunate. I was able to help organize clothes that would eventually go to the needy. This event was an eye-opener on how I take many things for granted and made me realize that many people don’t have basic necessities.” 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Anuraag, Anvika, Christeena, Dhruv, Sneha kiran raju, Srihari A, Tarun & Vishnu 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Chandrasekar, Vijay https://www.facebook.com/page/804058126287885/search/?q=open%20door VTS Detroit YB & Prajna Collaborated Rise to Equality Poster Project Prajna - MI Students & VT Seva Detroit Youth Board Members are learning about the leaders who stood up for equality and created posters about them and published on social media every day in the month of January to celebrate the commemoration of the Statue of Equality. Prajna Students and VT Seva Detroit Youth Board members who are in kindergarten to high school created all the posters. Thanks to all the youths who created posters Oviya, Rashmitha, Kaustubh, Srivibha, Shritha, Varun, Nikhil, Hiba, Udhayaa, Abishristi, Namya, Kavi, Kalki, Advaith, Adhip, Pavan, Swathi, Siddharth, Varsha, Samiksha, Aditi, Srinika, Akshay, Mihira & Harish. https://www.facebook.com/page/804058126287885/search/?q=eqality%20project Blog Consolidated By: Niharika, Youth Board Member Video Compiled By: Sonika, Youth Board Member Blog Published By: Nandini, VTSeva Detroit Communications

“Good communication is the bridge between confusion and clarity – Nat Turner” With thorough preparation and practice, one can build good communication skills. VT Seva Detroit provided a great workshop for our youths to enhance their public speaking skills with the guidance of the Distinguished Toastmaster, Mr. Raju Brahmandhabheri. Mr. Brahmandhabheri is passionate about public speaking and communication skills and has been a Toastmaster (a platform to improve public speaking and leadership skills) for the last 8 years where he achieved the Distinguished Toastmaster’s Award - the highest educational award in the Toastmasters program. By profession, he is an electrical engineer and has been working in the utility industry for the past 18 years. He is currently working as an Engineering Manager at ITC Holdings Corp., Novi, Michigan. He has a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University and teaches Electrical Engineering at Lawrence Tech University on a part-time basis as he passionate about teaching. He is a mentor for the high school students to coach/advise/prepare them for the annual Leadership Speech Contest hosted by the National Management Association (NMA). In April this year, he led the efforts to create a new corporate Toastmasters club at his workplace, ITC and continues to mentor the new club. He is one of the founders, past president, and current board member of the Detroit Telangana Community (DTC). On March 12, 2022, 54 youths attended our online workshop and learned amazing tips and tricks from this Toastmaster. It was a great experience with an interactive session. Public speaking techniques were shared with the youths. Youths were preparing their speeches with the techniques they learned in the workshop and presented their prepared speeches on March 19, 2022. < On March 19, 2022, youths' speeches were evaluated by 3 wonderful judges Mr. Raju Brahmandhabheri, Alison Jolliff & Raghuram Samudrala. Alison Jollif is originally from England and has been in the US for 10 years. She became a Toastmaster two years ago and is now President of the Novi Toastmasters club. Prior to joining Toastmasters Inter-national, Alison studied to achieve a Master's degree in training and organizational development, and she currently works as a tutor. Raghuram Samudrala lives in the Suburbs of Boston-MA. He works as Sr. Manager for Boston Scientific is a Medical Device Company. He is been part of the VT Seva Boston Chapter for over a decade. VTSeva helped him embody the true value of service. Involved in various service activities thru VTSeva including Public Speaking Competitions, Cancer Awareness Wlakthons, Health Camps in India, Bloom Fundraiser Events for Visually Challenged Students & Service at Soup Kitchens. He carried these same values to champion a series of health camps in India thru Boston Scientific making a positive impact on over 3000 primary school children. Every year this program is growing leaps and bounds. Priya & Architha welcomed the facilitator & judges and went over the rules of the workshop. VTSeva Detroit Director Srinath & VTSeva National Secretary Sudheer explained about VT Seva, Nethra Vidyalaya Schools & Tribal Schools. Thanks to Chandrasekar for sponsoring the workshop . Public Speaking Committee: Priya , Archita, Srinath & Sudheer Blog written by: Priya Jaisankar Blog posted by: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

VT Seva is organizing its very first Table Tennis and Badminton Tournaments this year, on April 30th, 2022 8:00 AM EST at Sparc Arena Sports & Recreation, in Novi, Michigan . All proceeds from these tournaments will go towards the schools in India for the visually challenged children at Nethra Vidhyalaya and the Tribal School children. VT Seva supports Nethra Vidyalaya schools for the Blind in India in order to provide higher education to visually challenged students and enable them to be independent and compete with other students. It also supports the remotely located Tribal Schools in impoverished communities and provides access and opportunities to quality education, healthcare and enables them to live with dignity & pride. Date: April 30th, 2022 at 8:00 AM EST Venue: Sparc Arena Sports & Recreation , 42775 W 9 Mile Rd, Novi, MI 48375 Please go through the guidelines and rules before your register: Guidelines and Rules for TT & Badminton Come join us and play for cause. More details please contact: Suresh: 734-612-4961 Nandini: 248-982-9307 Harshini: 248-895-2301 Vishwas: 248-986-5320 Venkat: 313-587-8011 Srivardhan: 503-807-2555 Sirisha: 313-910-0317 SrinathBabu: 949-232-9477 Sudheer: 213-399-2315 Email: detroit.director@vtsworld.org For volunteering opportunities, please contact: Vanitha @ 248-227-3094 If you would like to sponsor for the event or company sponsorship 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 VTSEVA TABLE TENNIS (AND/OR) BADMINTON TOURNAMENTS 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 Sparc Arena facility and/or attend the VT Seva Detroit Table Tennis (and/or) Badminton tournament(s), my participation indicates that I assume the risk of any injuries that myself or my children/wards may sustain while participating in any VT Seva sponsored sports activity and for any injuries which myself or my children/wards may sustain while on the premises of Sparc Arena, Novi, Michigan. I assure that I am, or my child is physically and mentally able to participate in the physical activities and has 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. ___ Signature assumed automatically if you register _______ Participant’s Signature (Parent/Guardian if under 18) Blog Published By: Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

VT Seva Detroit successfully celebrated the 6th Annual Cultural Event RAAS-2021 on October 30th, 2021. RAAS is our Annual Celebration event, culminating a great year of various fundraising activities and volunteering service to the community. Some of the key highlights of the event: Raised funds for 253 Blind and Tribal students’ education 300+ people attended Sumptuous Dinner with Mesmerizing Entertainment Special Thanks to Hon. Senator Jim Runestad for reading out the historic resolution of Deewali festival recognition in the state of Michigan from the stage of VT Seva Detroit RAAS on an auspicious Thirunakshatram day of H.H. Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami ji. H.H. Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami ji Artwork by VT Seva Detroit member Shreya Srivatsan . Shreya's artwork was auctioned to benefit Tribal Student's education A memorable evening with marvelous Entertainment & Sumptuous Dinner VT Seva Detroit board acknowledged the year-long hard work of our dedicated volunteers and kind donors with an evening of music, dance, skits, food, fun, and celebration. Dhol Tasha & Team welcomed all the guests with their spectacular and roaring drumbeats. With her melodious voice, Ananya started the evening with the American & Indian National Anthem, followed by Prayer by Prajna kids. Motivational & Inspirational Speeches from Hon. Jim Runestad (State Senate of the 15th district), Hon. Padma Kuppa (Member of the Michigan House of Representatives) & Mr. Cory Joyrich (Director of Major Gifts and Corporate Partnerships) Eight Detroit Youth Board (YB) members did an excellent job as Emcees and started the evening with an upbeat Bollywood dance. Then, they entertained the crowd with a surprise mob dance. This group brought a positive and energetic vibe on the stage and kept the crowd engaged throughout the evening. Harish & Sanjana quoted testimonials from Nethra Vidyalaya and the tribal schools. Oviya, Hiba, Kaavya & Saisha scripted and played a script about pillars of VTSeva (Education for Visually Challenged, Education for Tribal Students, Cancer Screening Camps, Disaster Recovery, Youth Empowerment). VT Seva Detroit Youthboard Activities Priya Jaisankar (VTSeva Detroit YB Director) delivered a speech about the progress of the VT Seva Detroit Youth Board. They had a fantastic year in 2021. Some of their key accomplishments: 18 events 3 Fundraising events The first-ever Chess camp (conducted by YB member Tarun). The first-ever Walkathon (proceeds were given to Angel of Hope, MI, and Covid relief activities in India) 28 YB members raised money for 28 Nethra Vidyalaya students through Student - 4 - Student Outreach Project . 8 YB members received PVSA awards Gold: Harish, Oviya, Risha, and Saisha, Silver: Shreya Bronze: Abhinav S, Hrudya, and Aishani. YB members had a terrific opportunity to lead and participate in the community services and enhance their writing skills by writing blogs and showing their creativity in their videos about the events. VT Seva Detroit Volunteering Activities Vanitha Gopalan (National YB Director and Detroit volunteering coordinator) and three YB team members Sai Sahasra, Rohan Patil, Sidharth presented statistics on VT Seva Detroit volunteering and fundraising activities on the RAAS stage. For more information, please review the below PDF presentation. Registration Desk The registration team did an excellent job welcoming the guests. Bighearted local restaurants sponsored delicious food. The Volunteers packed and served the food. Rocking Dance performances: We had a gala of professional teams and local talent that rocked the stage from classical to Bollywood. Nrithyala School of Dance Team Emcee Dance Team Smrithi Dance Team Mathangi Dance Team Usha Dance Team Melodious Singing Performances: Both professional and our local talent mesmerized the audience. Kalyani Ji Team (Swaralapana Team - Medley) Suresh Ji, Aravind Ji and Ratna Giri Ji Sandeep Ji Pleasant Flute Performance by Kids VTSeva Detroit Thanks to all the Sponsors and Volunteers for their services. Roaring Dhol Tasha & Team : Pranav Ji, Sathish Ji & Team Singing Performances: Swaralapana (Kalyani Ji Team) - Medley Dance performances: Nrithyala School of Dance, Smrithi Dance, Mathangi Dance, Usha Dance Impressive Stage and Lobby Decoration : RAAS Clicks, Subha Ji & Ram Ji Excellent Cinematic Videography & Facebook Live: Vathsal Ji & Team Beautiful Pics : Anoop Ji Rocking D.J. Services : Srinivasa Raju Ji & his son Teja (Lucky) Media Sponsor - MI India Delicious Food by local Restaurants. Our Dedicated Volunteers Special Thanks to our Detroit Director Srinath Karnati ji for his dedication and leadership throughout the year. Special Thanks to Sudhakar ji, Sudheerji, Srinath ji, Narsaraj ji, Zahara ji, Swapna ji, Lathaji, Anand ji, Priya ji, Jaisankar ji, Vanitha Ji, Suresh ji, Nandini ji, Sreenivas ji, Jyothi ji, Asha ji, Srivardhan ji, Keerthi ji, Raghunathan ji, Akshay ji, Srikanth ji, Vamshi ji, Ramya ji, Nivedhita ji, Pavan ji and many more Volunteers. Our Dedicated Youth Volunteers Aditya, Pranav, Jishnu, Nikhil, Surya, Yug, Abhinav, Harish, Oviya, Hiba, Kavya, Sai, Saisha, Sai Sahasra, Sidharth, Anirudh, Veeksha, Vasudeva, Abhisrishti, Hrudya, Teja, Arya, Varnik, Shivani, Aditi This was one of the best events we ever had. Thanks to all Event Sponsors, Donors, Supporters, and Volunteers who helped this event make it a big success. Thanks to all the unsung supporters for this great cause. It would not have been possible to pull off such a HUGE event without your constant support and help. For more pictures, please check out this link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VAJaJA0JjGyuyE97VMY0Pb5JMund1Uvn Please go to Facebook Page to 'Like' and 'Comment' https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/5609493229077660 Watch complete RAAS event RAAS 2021 FLYER For other events and activities from Detroit, please visit http://vtsworld.org/detroit Blog created and published by Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications) THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL! YOUR SUPPORT IS OUR STRENGTH TO SERVE

VT Seva Detroit 2021 year-end volunteering with · The PinkList Org on November 18th,2021 · The Salvation Army on December 4th,2021. VT Seva Detroit volunteers packed Pink Kits on November 18th, 2021 for ThePinkList org at Oasis Skin Studio towards Karmanos Cancer Institute, Michigan. The Pink List is a nonprofit organization that provides resources to families affected by breast cancer, while further raising awareness around breast cancer. The PINK List is committed to sending chemotherapy care packages (Pink Kits) to Karmanos Cancer Institute for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, including 50 patients at the Karmanos Cancer Institute. Each Pink Kit includes Pink fuzzy socks; Unscented moisturizer; Lip balm; Pink journal and pen; Herbal tea bags and a letter of hope. Oasis Skin Studio hosted The Pink List Packing event in their studio. VT Seva Detroit got an opportunity to help them pack these kits and sort out their kits as per their instructions & we were able to pack 46 kits overall in an hour. Lending support is great, but cancer patients can also benefit from positive messages. Our youth volunteers also wrote kind letters of encouragement , inspirational things for these cancer patients. We hope their words of hope motivate them to get through another day of their hospital treatments and bring some smiles to their faces. There were 8 volunteers who spent their time and helped them. These are our wonderful volunteers who participated. Youth Volunteers: Sidharth, Satvik, Shruthi, Rishi Adult Volunteers: Priya, Asha, Durga and Vanitha We are also looking forward to providing our support in 2022 as well. Please do find our Facebook post for pictures and other details: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/5248705181823135 ThePinkList Appreciation Letter is below: VTS Detroit Volunteers packed Toys on DEC 4th 2021 for Salvation Army Angel Tree Program at Farmington Hills Salvation Army provides new clothes and new toys to more than 1 million children in need through their Angel Tree Program. Walmart and The Salvation Army are joining to help millions of children. Once the gifts are received, The Salvation Army will distribute them to families in need for Christmas morning. To make that happen, they were in need of lots of volunteers to help them accomplish their huge tasks. We took that Wishlist that was being sent by many children who are in need of gifts for this Christmas, each of those was categorized into a different age, gender. We sorted & organized those gifts into respective age categories and then finally packed them into those big red bags from the Salvation army. More than 150 families are registered with Salvation Army Farmington Hills who are under the poverty line and in need of big support. There were 10 volunteers who spent their time and helped them. These are our wonderful volunteers who participated. Youth volunteers: Advaith S; Abhinav S; Adithya S; Nitya S; Ananya S; Kushal; Srivatsa T; Akshay K Adult volunteers: Rajesh; Vanitha Please find below the photo compilation video: Please find below appreciation video message from Mrs. Karen Kumar https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/videos/1244798769263348/ Please find below the Facebook post link: https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/5316233428403643 VT Seva Detroit sincerely thank each one of our volunteer’s valuable time and special appreciation to Salvation Army Coordinator Mrs. Karen Kumar & Lieutenant Mr. Anil Kumar Corps officer at Salvation Army Farmington Hills for giving us this wonderful opportunity to serve them. We are looking forward to many more opportunities in 2022 as well. Blog written by Vanitha Gopalan Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri (VTSeva Detroit Communications)

Fleece & Thank You, a Michigan-based non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing connection, comfort, and hope through its programs, services, and materials to children facing illness and their families supporting them. They host over 400 blanket-making events every year to help achieve their goal of making 30,000 fleece blankets one blanket for every child in MI that goes into the hospital for inpatient treatments. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿. Their warehouse is where all of their behind-the-scenes work happens. VT Seva Detroit Volunteers got their first opportunity on August 16th, 2021, got this opportunity to help them from 3 pm - 5 pm at their warehouse. Around 8 volunteers did these tasks. 1. Prepping their blanket kits 2. Quality check on those blankets 3. Folding the blankets after a final check 4. Wrapped them up with a plastic wrap 5. Packed them in kits for final delivery to hospitals. 6. Coloring the thank you cards that they were doing for Hug buddy postcards for mental health people that is for View spire organization. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮,𝗩𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗮 , 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗲𝗻,𝗞𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗮 ,𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶, 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗮 Facebook link for August 16th, 2021 VT Seva Detroit Volunteers got their second opportunity on November 20th, 2021 to help them 9 am -12 pm at their warehouse. Around 12 volunteers did these tasks. This is our second visit there and we really loved helping them and being part of their kind wonderful cause. Our volunteers did various tasks such as 1. Cutting the strip cloth 2. Hot pressing labels on each blanket 3. Bundling all the blankets neatly and stack in covers & boxes 4. Folding blankets 5. Organizing warehouse blankets storage boxes finally cleaned their work area. On a whole we all worked on 1000 blankets which are ready for a child to use in a hospital Video Compilation of photos link: Facebook link for Nov 20th, 2021 VT Seva Detroit thank Fleece &Thankyou coordinators for giving us these opportunities and We are looking forward to provide our services to Fleece&Thankyou in 2022 as well whenever an opportunity arrives. Blog written by Vanitha Gopalan Blog published by Nandini Cheemalamari (VTSeva Detroit Communications)