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!

A big shout-out to Ashwin Garu, Sriman Tubati, Brian Casco, Yash Bodige, and Krishna Ranga for manning VT Seva booth at today’s India Independence Day event! They 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. Shout out to Kiva Verma, Sheela, Laxmi Bodige, Charvik Gunda, Siva, Rachna kakrania, Venya kakrania, Krisha Harish, Inara Ahmed, Veda Sivakumar, Ananya Challuri, Yash Bodige, Sruthi Ranga & Sahithi Ranga for making this happen.

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!

VT Seva Chicago volunteers participated in a rewarding volunteering session at Bernie's Book Bank. Today, we were fortunate to welcome a few new volunteers to our team, enhancing our collective effort. Working collaboratively, we successfully processed thousands of books. The books we prepared will undoubtedly spark a love for reading and learning among children who may not have had access to such resources before. *Thank you everyone who contributed their time and effort to this session*: Veda Sivakumar, Ananya Challuri, Ranya Fatehally, Laila Fatehally, Inara Ahmed, Saritha Sirivol, Tanmai Chadalawada, Charvik Gunda, Shreyas Erasani, Rengasamy thayanithi, Akshaya Rengasamy, Aanya Gorintla, Bhamini Chikoti, Ananya Siri Dharna, Mamatha Sripati, Yashmith Sripati, Sumathi Yeddula, Nishanth Yeddula, Sruthi Ranga, Sahithi Ranga & Sridevi Ranga.

VT Seva Chicago volunteers participated in a rewarding volunteering session at Bernie’s Book Bank. Today, we were fortunate to welcome a few new volunteers to our team, enhancing our collective effort. Working collaboratively, we successfully processed thousands of books. The books we prepared will undoubtedly spark a love for reading and learning among children who may not have had access to such resources before. Thank you everyone who contributed their time and effort to this session: Veda Sivakumar, Ananya Challuri, Ranya Fatehally, Laila Fatehally, Inara Ahmed, Saritha Sirivol, Tanmai Chadalawada, Charvik Gunda, Shreyas Erasani, Rengasamy thayanithi, Akshaya Rengasamy, Aanya Gorintla, Bhamini Chikoti, Ananya Siri Dharna, Mamatha Sripati, Yashmith Sripati, Sumathi Yeddula, Nishanth Yeddula, Sruthi Ranga, Sahithi Ranga & Sridevi Ranga.

Thank you all for those who volunteered with us at Feed My Starving Children, Naperville, on Saturday, Feb 3rd. Volunteers who made a difference: Neelima Katakam, Praveen Katakam, Sri Katakam, Anuradha Uradi, Manjula Sompalle, Spandana Mukkala, Bharath Kakarla, Viraat Kakarla, Akhira Kakarla, Rajani Mummana, Akshera pinisetti, Swarith Guttula, Vishal Chitturi, Agastyaa Chitturi, Nirupama Samudrala, Naga Rushil Samudrala, Naga sriharsh Samudrala, Purnachander Allamneni, Suma Allamneni, Sanath Allamneni, Prathibha Yadagiri, Meera Yadagiri and Saketh Varma rudraraju

VTSeva volunteers helped sort & pack onions at Northern Illinois Food Bank today. Together we packed ~600lbs of Onions. Charvik Gunda, Shreyas Erasani, Inara Ahmed, Rania Fatehally, Sridevi Ranga, Laila Fatehally, Veda Sivakumar, Sahithi Ranga, Sudheeshna Nune, Kiva Verma

Thank you to all those who donated food for those in need. VTSeva Chicago collected around 400 pounds of food which we donated to the Midwest Veterans Closet Food Pantry. VTSeva,, HSS, and Lake County Indian Association came together and donated over 1000 pounds of food to the food pantry. North Chicago 5th ward alderman Kenneth Smith joined us. He was very impressed to see youth volunteers from VTSeva participating in these activities. Thank you to the volunteers who helped unload all the food today: Mohisha Immadisetty, Veda Sivakumar, Sruthi Ranga, Sahithi Ranga & Sridevi Ranga.

On November 18, VTSeva volunteers packed bags filled with different children’s books at Bernie’s Book Bank. These books will go to underprivileged children in the Chicagoland area to further their education. Thank you to Sahithi Ranga, Veda Sivakumar, Lakshmi Immadisetty, Sruthi Ranga, Sudheeshna Nune, Charvik Gunda, Manas Sammeta, Charan Kristem, Shreyas Erasani, Venya Kakrania, Neeraj Kakrania, Rachna Kakrania for volunteering with us.

VTSeva Chicago volunteers dedicated their time on November 4th to assist with potato packing at the Northern Illinois Food Bank. The commitment and efforts of our volunteers are instrumental in creating a meaningful impact. Thanks to these volunteers who did an outstanding contributions by sorting and packing ~2200lb potatoes for the food bank

On November 13, VTSeva partnered with the Rotary Youth Club at Stevenson to make thank you cards for the Bufflao Grove Police department. Thank you so much to the Stevenson Rotary Youth Club for this amazing opportunity!

On October 28th, VTSEVA volunteers contributed their time to pack potatoes at the Northern Illinois Food Bank. It was a unique experience for us as it marked our first venture into packing vegetables. During this activity, *we even added a personal touch by packing a few heart-shaped potatoes, sending our love to those in need*. A total of 11 youth volunteers and 1 adult volunteer participated, collectively packing approximately 1900 pounds of potatoes! We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who joined this session and played a part in making a positive impact on someone's life.

On October 7, 4 Adults and 8 youth volunteers from VTSeva volunteered at Northern Illinois Food Bank. We packaged cereal bars and sorted out food cans. Thank you to all those who volunteered and made a difference in someone's life!

Thank you for all the volunteers who took time out of their holiday on Sept 25th to assist with placing stickers on books at Bernie’s book bank. All the books sorted will soon be delivered to underprivileged children in Chicagoland area, making a significant impact on their access to literature and education. 
 As a token of appreciation for volunteer time, book bank kindly gifted “Hogwart’s library Collection - set of 3 books” for all the volunteers and everyone were very happy to receive it. We want to recognize and extend our sincere appreciation to the volunteers who made a meaningful difference through their dedicated efforts during this activity

On Sunday September 17, 2023, VTSeva volunteers gathered to find more new volunteering activities for the future. They had many flyers from a high school service fair and researched more about those organizations and compiled all that information on a document. Thank you all those who participated !!

On Sept 9th, 9 youth & 3 adults participated in dry food packing activity at Feed My Starving children!