It's always ironic when serving local communities ends up being serving food to the needy. On this occasion VT Seva went out to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen where we handed out meals to hundreds of the local population. The guests ranged from small children to the elderly, all graciously accepting of our efforts. Interestingly enough, everyone enjoyed the dessert portion of their meals - I guess sweetness is not something you really grow out of! While I was standing in the line to pick up the next tray of food to be served, a gentleman struck up a conversation with me. "Are you all college students?" I explained that while the younger volunteers were all high schoolers, I was the only higher education student, that too in medical school. Curious he asked where I studied and why I was helping out. I mentioned that since I study in the Camden/Philadelphia area the majority of my future patient population would be similar to the guests of the food kitchen. Immediately the man's face lit up and he smiled. Then he had a more important question, "how do you say your name?" No matter what age we are or what backgrounds we come from, there is one thing that is common to us all - we need food. Such experiences not only help us develop lasting relationships with communities, they also expose us to a side of life we might not otherwise encounter. I likely will not see that man in the future again but if I do I would be happy to shake his hand and tell him my name again. Bharani K Puskur Bharani is one of our star volunteers from New Jersey and is a recipient of US President's Volunteer Service Award for his outstanding volunteer service in the community.

On May 11th, VTSEVA NJ hosted a cultural extravaganza, celebrating arrival of spring. Aptly named after Spring, a season of joy and hope, Vasantham is an annual fund raising event of VT Seva NJ, to support Schools for Tribals and Visually challenged. Several performers, Prajna students, passionate youth volunteers, teachers, and inspiring board members worked together to make this event a very successful one. The event was extremely memorable with the presence of Chief Guest, Mr. Krishna Kanth Vennamaneni, President of VTSEVA USA. The event was entirely led by youth volunteers who took active part in planning, execution, presentation and fund raising for the event. Several prestigious Music and Dance schools enthusiastically participated to support the great cause of supporting Schools for Tribal and Visually challenged. A big thanks to Samatha Music School, Swaralaya School of Music, Prajna Music Schools, Laya Performing Arts, Vijayam School of Dance, Chaitanyam Dance School, Mystic Beats School of Dance, and Nrithya Madhavi Dance School. Highlights of the evening included Saanvi Madabhushi and Rithika Lanka, 8 and 10 year old girls, raising over $310 by going to person to person. The amounts is matched by VT SEVA USA President to encourage their spirits and enthusiasm. Aneesha Kodati a 15 year old gave her first check of $ 251 by working at Kumon Education center, Anvith Ramadugu raised nearly $ 470 through a self-made video reaching out his friends. Vedna Puskur raised $1125 by reaching out to her friends and families. Hasini Yedlapalli raised $ 24 by chanting Visnu Sahasra nama Stotram to her Aunt and Uncle. Our youth volunteers sold snacks donated by local restaurants, raising over $600 and this team was led by Mrs. Aparna Rokandla. With support of several kind hearted donors, VT Seva NJ could raise funds to support education of 100 students at Schools for Tribals and Visually Challenged. The following youth volunteers were conferred with US President's Volunteer Service Awards during Vasantham for their volunteering year round. Gold Sanjana Vellanki, Sophomore Srineela Voddi - Sophomore Tanvi Chapayala - Sophomore AnvithRamadugu - Sophomore Silver Shrika Anugula - Sophomore Vedna Puskur - Junior Bronze Ayush Madabhushi - Freshman This event could not have been successful without the support of dedicated and selfless volunteers - Mr. Murali Duggirala, Mr. Giri Vedantam, Mr. Raju Manthena , Mr. Bhavaraju, Mrs. Aparna Kondrella, Mrs. Raja Laxmi, Mrs. Madhavi Polkampally, Mrs. Laxmi Lanka, Mrs. Divya Reddy, Mrs. Vasanta Gadamsetty, Mrs. Sandhya Seelam, Mrs. Bhanu Mallela, Mrs. Rajani Gottiparthi, Mrs. Sailaja Chapyala, Mrs. Sarada Divakaruni and Mrs. Aparna Dingari , Donors and many more. Mrs. Jamuna Puskur, VT Seva NJ thanked all the volunteers, supporters and youth for making the event possible with their kind support.

VT Seva supported School for Blind and Visually challenged scored 100 % in SSC 2019. Students worked hard to achieve this result. They woke up at 4 AM daily during the preparation time . Teachers successfully completed teaching syllabus by end of December. From January, students revised all the subjects. During revision time, teachers stayed with the students to clarify their questions. The revision classes were taken after the school hours, as needed. The administrative staff of Nethra Vidyalaya planned examination preparation very efficiently, supported well to teachers and students. This success in marks is only an indicator of their academics. These children were constantly groomed in character and values to step out of school and be responsible human beings of the society.

VT Seva Supported Schools for the Tribals in Allampally, Beersaipet and School for Fishermen children in Katarivaripalem scored 100% success in 10th Grade (SSC) 2019 Board examinations. Teachers successfully completed teaching syllabus by end of December and from January, helped students revise all the subjects. During preparation time, teachers stayed with the students after school hours to clarify their questions instantaneously. The administrative staff planned examination preparation very efficiently, and supported students and teachers in all aspects. The hard work paid off with astounding results with high GPA and appreciated by local media that the efforts of schools which provide free education to underprivileged in remote areas are performing on par with corporate schools. These schools have been showing constant progress with a successful 100% pass rate the past three years. In addition to academics, the children are constantly groomed in building great character and values to step out of school and be responsible human beings of the society. Our success stories in local media :

VT-Seva Cary is Celebrating Mom! "Honor Your Mom on this Mother's Day by helping other Moms in need". Due to lack of awareness and unavailability of regular medical checkups, Rural/Tribal women are at the Health risk. With your support, we can spread awareness and provide access to the health care for as many as possible. Our recently acquired medical mobile screening van, is coming in very handy in taking care of the cancer screening & health check up in rural/tribal India. By donating $20, You can sponsor a screening kit and celebrate mother's day in a special way. Lets lend a helping hand to a mother in need! After all, Motherhood is universal! Donate here - Lets pay back for the selfless care she provides! Please contact Sowjanya Thungathurti on 408-913-3373 for further information. Thank you for all your support, together we can make some difference on the Rural Women health. Prajna & VT-Seva, Cary.

On April 6th 2019, VT Seva Boston team and New England community celebrated Bloom annual event. The evening started with Akhil Maqtedar and Akshitha Maqtedar singing the American National Anthem and Jahnavi Vemuri rendering Indian National Anthem. Our beautiful MCs of the day Amulya Jayam, Ria Mishra, Tanishi Mishra and Shreya Gattu with their constant smile, effortlessly welcomed all the guest and educated them about VT Seva. The event was kicked off by New England Prajna students recite Shlokas to take blessings for a successful event. Success of BLOOM is only possible due to Volunteers time and generous donations to support Mahila Arogya Vikas and JIMS hospital medical equipment project. We had three Video Contest groups and the winners were announced on stage and their video played. Public Speaking contest has been very successful with over 30 participants in 4 categories. Each category had topics related to one of the pillars of VT Seva and the speakers put their efforts. The winners were announced and had an opportunity to speak to the audience. Mr. Paresh Motiwala of Circles of Growth, supported public speaking contest by conducting a workshop for youth and Judging the contest. He supported by training the MCs as well. The winners of this competition presented at the BLOOM thus providing education to all on various topics. Mrs India USA Mrs. Vidhi Dave from Connecticut graced the event and presented the trophies. Shova Sharma from New York Life very kind to sponsor all the trophies and plaques for this event. Din Check Band supported by DJ Jawed Wahid entertained community with their live music and some beautiful melodies. BLOOM is thankful to our local dance and music schools for their support for Mahila Arogya Vikas. We had fantastic performances from students of Shaila School of dance, Sailaja Chowdary natyalaya and self-choreography teams. Everyone enjoyed and felt unique about “Miss India New England fashion show”with team of Miss India NE team and Mrs India of New England. The snacks were sponsored by Minerva Indian Cuisine, Mirchi nation and few volunteers. Beautiful decorations were made possible by Lakshmi Jemolla, Manasa, Raghuram Samudrala and dedicated decoration volunteer group. Everyone enjoyed the dinner served by the food committee. Green Team led by Mrs. Madhavi Kamma supported the event by using Stainless steel cutlery , paper products and reusable cups for water supporting environmental awareness pillar. With her support more of this will be included in upcoming events. for pictures click here

VT SEVA Charlotte celebrated 2nd annual music and dance festival PRERANA 2019 on Saturday, April 20th, 2018 from 6 PM to 9 PM. Preparation for the event started a few weeks ago with about 50 youth volunteers participating in weekly meetings planning for the event. Team reached out to potential sponsors, donors in the community explaining the mission of VT SEVA, the goal of PRERANA 2019. The team divided the tasks to be done at the event among themselves, came up with the plan of execution and rundown of the events. The youth team divided themselves into groups of MCs to handle the proceedings in an orderly manner.The team met NC House representative Wesley Harris and invited him to attend the event as a guest speaker. It was an outstanding experience to see 50 youth volunteers orchestrating the event without a flaw. On the day of the event all the youth volunteers and their parents reached the event location couple of hours before the start time with excitement and performed all their assigned tasks. The event started with the singing of national anthems of USA and India followed by lighting of the candles by junior youth team members which the MCs explained is a symbol of passing the torch to the next generation of youth leaders. Throughout the evening, the music and dance performances enthralled the audience. Between the performances the youth volunteers took turns to explain the four pillars of VT SEVA, the mission of PRERANA, the past volunteering activities of VT SEVA Charlotte, experience of summer volunteering in India, and delivered motivational speeches and effectively communicated to the audience the need for supporting the goal of PRERANA to sponsor visually challenged children’s education. It was an outstanding experience to see 50 youth volunteers orchestrating the event without a flaw. Ms. Kalpana Nellutla, the branch director of VT SEVA Charlotte recognized the major sponsors of the evening and special guests. Rep. Wesley Harris, the District 105 representative of NC House of representatives delivered speech commending the activities of VT SEVA and spoke of the need for the different communities of youth volunteers to work together for making a difference in the this world. The new treasurer of VT SEVA Charlotte Sriram Bhuma was introduced to the audience. The proceedings of the evening were concluded with the “PLEDGE” by the Charlotte PRAJNA students which the audience appreciated very much. The audience was quite impressed by the proceedings of the event, the discipline of the youth volunteers. Many people asked for opportunity to join the future VT SEVA fundraising events, and inquired about the opportunity for future youth volunteers to participate in summer volunteering opportunities in India. The attendees purchased food donated by the local restaurants and prepared by the volunteer families. The need for supporting the education of the visually challenged children was very much on the minds of the attendees when they left the event. Event pictures click here

North Jersey - June 22, 4pm onwards Get enchanted with an evening of music, dance, food, fun and celebration ! When: June 22, 2019 . - Saturday Where: Madison High School, 170, Ridgedale, Ave, Madison, NJ, 07940 Time: 4pm to 8pm Tickets: Individual - $20 Family of four (2 adults + 2 kids under 12 yrs): $50 Questions? contact: vtsevaparsippany@gmail.com Tel: 862-571-9518 All Proceeds benefit Visually challenged children and their education Below are pictures from Last year event VT Seva is a global non-profit organization with an aim to help rebuild and restructure the underprivileged and under-served communities. There is more than one way to give back to the community. Visit us to see all impact Donate to your choice cause Volunteer and give back to the community Read all our articles See other events - 100's of events across USA

VT Seva is organizing a soccer tournament, on July 13th 2019 at 11:00 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 organizing first ever Soccer tournament this summer. All the proceeds go to VT Seva supported Schools for the Blind Date : July 13th at 11 AM Venue : Total Sports 41550 Grand River Ave, Novi, MI 48375 Kids from age 6 and above are eligible participate in this soccer tournament for a great cause. Come join us and play for cause. More details please contact : Suresh : 734-612-4961 Venkat : 313-587-8011 detroit.director@vtsworld.org 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 / 213-399-2315

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

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

Join VT SEVA Katy in providing free cancer screening kits at just $20/kit Celebrating Mom! Lets pay back for the selfless care she provides! We believe that “If the woman is healthy then the house will be safe and the society will flourish”, VT Seva has been instrumental in Free Health / Cancer Awareness Camps which screened 850,000 women. If our women are putting their health at stake due to lack of awareness, it is a pity on our part! We cannot let our women fall ill because they simply did not have a regular check-up. We should do everything we can to ensure every SINGLE woman has knowledge about her health. With our medical mobile screening van, VT Seva is all set to take the screening to where the need is. You can sponsor a screening kit for $ 20 - celebrating mother's day, lets lend a helping hand to a mother in need! After all, Motherhood is universal! VT Seva is a global non-profit organization with an aim to help rebuild and restructure the underprivileged and under-served communities. There is more than one way to give back to the community. Visit us to see all impact Donate to your choice cause Volunteer and give back to the community Read all our articles See other events - 100's of events across USA

More Women Healthcare Camp Videos Big News - Revolutionizing the Women Health Care (Prevention and Early detection of Cancer) and multiplying the positive impact Taking inspiration from the women health camps conducted by VT Seva's sister organization in India - Vikasa Tarangini Mahila Arogya Vikas for past decade impacting close to a million women through 900 camps for free, a Government Order (G.O) got issued by Telangana State Minister of Labour, Employment,Women and Child Development Mr. Malla Reddy on 3rd June 2019, Monday, 10 AM in Sriramnagar (Muchintal, Shamshabad) in presence of the VT women health camp visionary and humanitarian Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, Government Secretaries and honorable officers. This Government Order (GO) enables Vikasa Tarangini Mahila Arogya Vikas, Telangana State Government, Women and Child Welfare Ministry to collaborate and conduct health camps all over the state of Telangana, multiplying the positive impact of saving lives. All the VT leaders and volunteers of VT Mahila Arogya Vikas were invited to this great milestone. It is a proud moment for VT Seva as we have been supporting close to 100 women health camps every year and have recently sponsored Mobile Diagnostic bus and 3 Digital Colposcopes (PayPal grant) to aid our camps. Challenge If the women are healthy then the whole family will be safe and the society will flourish. In India, one in ten cancer related deaths are cervical, we want to identify these in early stages and improve chances of survival and give women a second chance to lead happy life. In India, out of all the cancer diagnoses, 22.86 percent are cervical cancer cases. Rural women are at higher risk for undetected cervical cancer because of the stigma that is prevalent in villages about seeking medical help concerning women’s health. Objectives Early detection of cervical cancer among women who are marginalized because of poverty. Providing required assistance to direct detected cancer cases for further medical or surgical procedures. Awareness programs about women’s health and wellness. Education programs to self-identify signs and symptoms for different types of cancers. Approach Step-1: We start with door-to-door canvasing to bring awareness on health, hygiene, during interactions, we will make sure not to use “Cancer” as people tend to shy away and get scared to divulge personal details. During the survey process, our volunteers assess the health of the person and advise them to attend a FREE Medical camp going to be conducted nearby their residence. Duration of the survey depends on the number of families living in that neighborhood, it may take a week to complete the Survey. We schedule the surveys in such a time that, women are available to talk and open-up to answer questions about their personal health conditions. By the end of this step, we have good understanding of how many women should undergo screening and how we should get ready for the Medical Camp. Step-2: Our team of volunteers include Doctors; Para medical staff and support staff. Often we partner with local doctors, pharmacies to augment our volunteers. We have a defined methodology in conducting the camp. Women, that participated in survey (Step-1) bring their registration sheets, basic examination is followed by colposcopy and VIA tests; Women are shown reports then and their using monitors. Consultation and medicines are provided as required. We handhold them throughout the process– including further diagnosis if required. Beneficiaries In India, out of all the cancer diagnoses, 22.86 percent are cervical cancer cases. Rural women are at higher risk for undetected cervical cancer because of the stigma that is prevalent in villages about seeking medical help concerning women’s health. Many women lack awareness about regular checkup and menstrual hygiene. As many of them are illiterate, what they see what they believe. That is why, using digital colposcope customized by our organization, we show them the cervix on a monitor while performing the cervical examination. Unique experience and expertise makes us best positioned to meet the objective. We have started this project in 2007, we have raised awareness to 946,908 people, conducted 952 women health camps successfully, i.e. close to 80 camps every year. On average, each survey brings awareness to 1000 women and each camp screens 150 women. 228,469 women have taken Cervical Cancer screening tests (with Colposcope) since then and 6325 had biopsy tests. 483 women were survived with early detection of Cervical Cancer and 215 with breast surgeries; This has brought change in lives of thousands of families. Majority of them are below the poverty line. It gives immense satisfaction when they speak about their recovery. We have documented case studies of many beneficiaries and testimonials are available on our website in form of videos and reports. Our Team and Collaboration Our team of volunteers include Doctors; Para medical staff and support staff. Often we partner with local doctors, pharmacies to augment our volunteers. We collaborate with “Anganwadi workers” to conduct survey and medical camp in their area. Indian Government has developed an Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme in 1975 to curb the high infant and maternal mortality, under this scheme a trained person is allotted for every 1000 people, This Anganwadi person is responsible for bridging the gap between individuals and organized Health care. There are 2 Million Anganwadi workers who has access to 70 Million India population that need either one or the other type of medical support. These are most important and often ignored essential ink of Indian Health Care. We leverage them to the core and support them in improving their area. They play very active role in taking us to the people. Going with them gives confidence for the people of that area to share their health problems openly. We also collaborate with local leaders who has through understanding of their community who need health services. We collaborate with Govt and Private Doctors to support us during camps; We involve local pharma drug stores to secure medicines and clinical equipment. We work with corporates, Multi-National companies, some business units, project teams participate in conducting camps as part of their outreach / CSR activities. Summary In summary, we reaching the masses is the key, if you don’t reach them they don’t bother to take care of themselves; If we don’t address it in early stages we reduce chances of survival rate; Detecting and addressing the problems early will make more families happy and makes whole society happy. Contributing to a happy society is what we want to achieve. This is where our organization plays key role in using digital colposcopes and customizing them for clear examination of cervix and detecting abnormal conditions in early stages. Join US VT Seva conducts annual Cancer Awareness Walkathons/Runs throughout US to support local communities and also to raise funds for sponsoring an average of 100 women health camps in India per year, mobile diagnostic bus, procuring medical equipment such as digital colposcopes and medicines. We have great support from local communities in US where thousands of people, especially youngsters, oncologists, socially responsible corporations such as NVidia, LinkedIn, Boston Scientific, PayPal in enabling us to save lives. You can sponsor a camp by clicking here. With a donation of $500, you can organize a camp in your village or town. Depending on the number of people attending camp, medicines required and number of staff engaged, the camp may cost $1000 or more.

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

VT Seva CEO Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami was honored ‘ Uthama Nagarika Sanman ’ from the Government of Nepal for the yeoman services rendered to country of Nepal. Mr. Jeevan Ghimire, Minister of Education and Social Development and Mr. Bhim Parajuli, Mayor of Viratnagar presented the award. During the occasion, Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji inaugurated the Biography of the Prime Minister of Nepal Lt. Mr. Sriman Nagender Prasad Rijal. GLIMPSE OF OUR SERVICES IN NEPAL Provided 5000+ tents and blankets as immediate relief for Nepal Earthquake relief, re-built a permanent school ''Nandi Secondary School" in Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal with about $170,000 (USD) for the children and houses for the victims Blood Donation Camps for past 10 years at Purano Baneshwor Height, Kathmandu, Nepal Women Health Camps in Kathmandu and Bharatpur for Cancer Screening (VIA) and Eye Checkups Trauma Relief Camps for the Orphan Children who lost parents in the violent fight between Nepal Army and Maoists Free clean drinking water distribution camps in multiple areas of Kathmandu, Nepal Youth led Community Service events in local community, Kathmandu, Nepal When the massive earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015 and caused widespread destruction and suffering, more than seven thousand people lost their lives, cities and towns have been destroyed and tens of thousands of people have been rendered homeless. VT Seva CEO Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji reached Nepal on April 30th, 2015 to survey the affected areas and get firsthand information about the devastation. He enquired about the destruction, what the major problems are and which places are the most affected. Due to heavy rains and landslide, there were no proper sanitation and shelter facilities. After initial screening of the place and discussing with the locals, He felt that the immediate needs are tents & blankets to provide shelter and restrooms to provide sanitation. He then discussed with the team about the immediate needs and formulated a plan of action. While VT Nepal volunteers are working in the grass root levels to help the victims, VT Seva & JET USA have set a target of $150,000 (We exceeded it by raising ~$170,000) that would be used towards helping the affected and in rebuilding the destroyed towns and cities. All our teams through out the US have sprung into action to raise funds for the cause. Very encouraging sign is that many young volunteers of VT Seva did door to door campaigns, set up awareness booths and came up with many creative ideas in reaching out and engaging one and all for helping the brothers and sisters of Nepal. After receiving the award, Sri Swamiji said, ‘Whatever the value of this award is, please use it to build a good school that inculcates and teaches children not only science and technology, but also DHARMA and MORAL from our ancient wisdom. Let the children not be raised as mere machines!’ Such genuine gesture that every single one gave STANDING OVATION! Government officials accepted the proposal and the city is hopeful for happier, good hearted and intelligent children !

March 30, 2019VT Seva Bayarea conducted first Annual Dance and Music contest in Fremont today. Event was a grand success with 15 schools and 40 participants around Bay Area to support our cause. Throughout the day we had more than 130 member audience. 15 Schools, 40 participants, 130 member audience ! We had great representation from esteemed judges with nearly 3 decades of experience in BayArea and India. Participants, parents and Judges were spellbound with the event arrangements. We were able to connect to our cause individually with most of the parents/Judges. They appreciated how important the cause is and how critical it is for all of us to be part of such noble cause. All the judges were really excited to make this an annual event and assured us that they would bring many schools around BayArea to make this even more successful in the coming years. See all photos here Thank you ! Professional photographs courtesy of Amar Hariharan Tel: 916-941-5592 amars.snaps@gmail.com Professional photos are here: All photos See all photos here

VT Seva Detroit organized a cultural event for the Army Welfare fund with an underlying theme of patriotism. Our team was able to organize this meaningful event in less than a month. This was a highly successful event with a turnout of more than 180 people in attendance. This event took place at Sri Baktha Hanuman Temple on March 30th from 3 PM to 6 PM. There were more than 70 participants, that sang, danced and spoke on patriotism. The highlight of the event was certainly the Hrudhwani, an Indo-fusion band that performed on many popular patriotic songs. Lastly, we would like to thank each and every volunteer that helped out with the event. This event would not have been successful without any of them! For more pictures click here VT Seva is a global non-profit organization with an aim to help rebuild and restructure the underprivileged and under-served communities. There is more than one way to give back to the community. Visit us to see all impact Donate to your choice cause Volunteer and give back to the community Read all our articles See other events - 100's of events across USA

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

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

VT Seva Minneapolis chapter successfully organized 2nd Annual Cancer awareness walk in collaboration with TEAM (Telugu Association of Minnesota) and MATA(Minnesota Area Telangana Association) at Highland Park Reserve , 10145 Bush Lake Road, Bloomington,MN,55438 on July 29th .Beneficiaries of the event are Children Minnesota and VT Seva, India for the causes of Kids cancer research and Breast cancer awareness programs. Walk started with a brief speech by Dr.Rajani Malisetty ,Oncologist on awareness needed on different kinds of cancers after thanking and welcoming the crowd by Mr. Rao Chaduvula, VT Seva Minneapolis Director and Mr. Upender ,President TEAM. There were about 80+ enthusiastic participants, including 40+ youth walked for 5K.Highlight of the event is initiation of Piggy bank project, handed over piggy banks to about 30+ kids to involve kids directly in saving and donating for a cause activity. It was highly appreciated by everyone. This event was sponsored by RNXT and STEM Builders and Costco, Maple Grove graciously donated water bottles despite last minute request. Narasimha Rao Chaduvula

VT seva received Fremont city recognition from city mayor... #recognition #2019 #recognition

Saurav Gandhi won Gold in 2017 and Bronze in 2016 for his outstanding volunteering contribution. Why I joined VT Seva I have been volunteering for 4 years I joined VT Seva to serve the community using the knitting skills I acquired over the summer of fourth grade. I was a NICU baby at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, so I wanted to give back to the hospital. My favorite activity was sewing Pillowcase dresses for Girls in Africa, sewing and assembling craft kits for the Giving Tree at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and Sandwich Seva.

Bayarea VTSEVA today presented presidential volunteer service awards to 20 deserving youth volunteers for their outstanding community service. VT Seva is a certifying organization for the awards (rules apply). See this site for more details: Link

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

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

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

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

Wildfires in California have been devastating to many. VTSeva volunteers helped California wild fire relief by putting together and donating an daily essential toiletries package and warm new blanket. Here are the pictures #2018

Today PayPal gave grants to VT Seva to procure Digital Colposcopes to aid Cancer Screen Camps in India and Nepal. #a2018 #recognition

In response to Hurricane Harvey, VT Seva provided immediate relief by engaging more than 500 volunteers in relief efforts for 20 continuous days to serve 20,000 meals, clean 200 flood affected houses, distribute 100,000 water bottles and provide immediate medical guidance. $25,000 has been donated to Houston Mayor on December 1st, 2017 VTSEVA Volunteers help with Hurricane Harvey #a2017