On Dec 21st afternoon, from 2:30 to 5:30, a group of youth volunteers created holiday appreciation cards for the local Buffalo Grove Police Officers. The youth volunteers described the time working as “fun team bonding while also being productive”. The cards were aimed to show gratitude and honor the brave individuals who serve and protect our community with passion. This event was sponsored by local businesses - Culvers and Crumbl Cookies, who provided delicious burgers, salad and frozen custard for the officers and amazing cookies for the volunteers. Our youth team’s special thanks go out to these two local businesses for their sponsorship. Around 5:30PM, after completing the cards, our group drove to the Buffalo Grove police station to personally deliver the handmade cards and a tasty dinner to the police officers. Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by Sergeant Verduzco, who introduced us to each of the police officers that were in the building at the time. Sergeant Verduzco was then asked to hand out “Volunteer Appreciation Certificates” to the youth volunteers participated in 2024 activities and the “Presidential Volunteer Service Awards” recognizing the youth for their contributions in 2023. As the cards were handed out, the volunteers witnessed the officers’ smiles shine through their tough faces. Akshith Challuri and Veda Sivakumar took the opportunity to engage with the officers, asking thoughtful questions and showing their interest in their job and experiences. Overall, it was a great learning experience for all of us. It was an amazing day which truly highlighted our gratitude along with the impact of simple gestures.

Thank you all for joining us at Feed My Starving Children in Libertyville on Saturday, December 7th. Your time, energy, and dedication to helping others are truly appreciated. Together, we made a meaningful impact in the fight against hunger, and it was wonderful to see everyone working as a team for such an important cause. Food we packed will be shipped to organizations in Kenya!!

We fundraised for Nethravidyalaya at a booth in National Indian Hub event.

Volunteers made cards for appreciating animal shelter staff and they also gave some sweets n treats to the staff at Orphans of the storm animal shelter!!

Volunteers made posters to advocate about environmental issues last Saturday. These posters shared simple messages about taking care of our planet to help raise awareness in our community

Together with other groups, VT Seva Chicago volunteers helped pack 6,100 lbs of food (including apples and cereal bars), which will benefit around 5,900 families. We know your time is precious, so a big thank you to everyone who participated and made a positive impact in someone's life!

Seva booth at today’s India Independence Day event! Our volunteers did an outstanding job leading the VT Seva awareness and fundraising efforts 🙏🙏!!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped us at the farmers market. Overall we raised $161 for Nethavidyalaya and local food pantries. More than the money we raised, we spread a lot more awareness about VTSeva. We had great time fundraising for this great cause thanks to Ishani Gupta, Mrigank Singh, Tanmai Chadalawada, Devan Acharya, Veda Sivakumar, Ananya Challuri, Charvik Gunda, Lohitakshan Gopinath, Sruthi Ranga, Sahithi Ranga and a few adult volunteers who helped us at the booth.

Thank you to all the amazing VTSeva volunteers who came out on Saturday, July 20, to help pack food at Northern Illinois Food Bank. We had a great time packing boxes full of food.

Thank you so much to everyone who helped us at the farmers market, together we raised $240 for Nethavidyalaya and local food banks. We’ll use Nethra Vidyalaya funds to Feed the school on Aug 12th (which is first day of school for Stevenson) . We had great time fundraising for this great cause special thanks to … Sahithi Ranga, Sruthi Ranga, Ananya Challuri, Sudheeshna Nune, Ashita Rudraraju, lohit Gopinath, Harikesh Vijaykumar, Sriman Tubati, Ishani Gupta, Mrigank Singh, Kiva Verma, Veda Sivakumar, Mahitha Chanduri and a few adult volunteers who helped us at the booth 🙏

Thank you so much to all of the awesome volunteers that worked together to collectively make over 50 cards for kids in children’s hospitals! We had a great time finding inspirational quotes, writing, coloring and drawing meaningful pictures on the cards to brighten up people’s days! Thank you again to all of the volunteers! All of the efforts are truly greatly appreciated!

Thanks to our volunteers for participating in the volunteering sessions at the Geneva location of the Northern IL Food Bank on June 8th. Your dedication and time helped establish VT Seva group in NIFB Geneva location. Together, we can create positive change!🙏🙏

Thanks to our volunteers for participating in the volunteering sessions at the Geneva location of the Northern IL Food Bank on June 1st. Your dedication and time helped establish VT Seva group in NIFB Geneva location. Together, we can create positive change!🙏🙏

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the volunteer session at Northern Illinois Food Bank this weekend. We had a fantastic time cleaning, labeling, and packing cans.

🔥 Thank you all for attending and showing our appreciation for our brave firefighters and making it a big Success! We started the event by introducing ourselves to them. Fire Fighters later gave us a tour of the fire station and let us get onto the fire truck! We later gave them the cards and smaller gifts as an appreciation to their service. This experience is well cherished for a long time . Thanks again for attending and making it a grand success!🔥

Volunteers made cards for Firefighters Day which would later be given to the firefighters themselves.

🌿 *Thank you to everyone who participated in our Pranayama session*, and for your generous donations supporting the cause. Your contributions made a meaningful impact on World Health Day and beyond. *Special thanks to Vidya Nahar ji* for her time and guiding us through the transformative practice of Pranayama and sharing invaluable yogic breathing techniques. *Introduction to Laughter yoga was an absolute delight!* Through a series of breathing techniques, we found ourselves bursting into laughter, letting go off stress and tension. It was a truly refreshing and uplifting session that left us feeling energized and rejuvenated. Techniques we learned can greatly benefit by helping manage stress, improve focus, and enhance overall well-being. 🙏 #WorldHealthDay #AlzheimersAwareness🌍

On March 29th, VTSeva volunteers sorted and stickered books at Bernie’s Book Bank. *Kudos to all those who volunteered this Friday!

It was fantastic to see volunteers coming together for FMSC sessions at Libertyville locations on March 9th. Kudos to all these volunteers for making meaningful impact in someone’s life!!

Thank you all for those who volunteered with us at Feed My Starving Children, Naperville, on Saturday, March 9th!