VT Seva VA volunteers participated in Ocean Conservancy organized coastal cleanup project. Our youth picked up 780 items of plastic waste from Anacostia River and the riverbank. We are very proud of the youth volunteer.

On Oct 26th VT Seva Virginia helped in cooking meals at DC Central Kitchen. Kudos to all the youth for participating in this event from 9:00-12:00.

On Oct 16th VT Seva Virginia helped in cooking meals at DC Central Kitchen . Kudos to all the youth participating

Virginia started its first university level VTSeva student organization at VCU- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA with 8 student members. Pushya Ponnala will be leading the club and has been active member for last several years. VCU’s faculty will be helping the team connected with local shelters and organizations.

VT Seva Virginia medical youth board and environmental youth created the Wild Fires in New Mexico. So far, we have about 18 views on Spotify. The podcasts were published under the name ‘The VT Seva Show’

On June 27th, VT Seva Virginia as part of Community Support team's food drive has donated 364 pounds of food to Loudoun Hunger Relief. Congrats team and thanks to the volunteers and parents

VT Seva Virginia Mother's day VT Seva VA Youth members celebrated Mother's Day by going to houses and giving beautiful roses to all the beautiful mums. Happy Mother's Day to all the loving, caring Mums of the world

Earth Day is coordinated on 20th April 2024 by Environment Youth Board Samvith Praveer Vansh Vihari Saridana is the adult in charge Seven team leaders guided 86 individuals to four local Streams. 59 orange bags and other debris, assembling them at the drop off point at Sterling Middle School. In total they helped to remove 1640 pounds from the streams.

VT SEVA Virginia environment youth board (Samvith, Praveer and Vansh) conducted a plogging event on April 16th. About 28 adults and youth participated in this fun filled hike+cleanup event and collected trash in six 50 gallons bags.

VT Seva Virginia medical youth board and environmental youth( 5 youth members) created podcast on April 8th about the solar eclipse . So far, we have about 18 views on Spotify. The podcasts were published under the name ‘The VT Seva Show’

As part of the Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations, VT SEVA VIRGINIA ORGANISED a one-day workshop on how to make Ganesha using clay.ncourage children to sculpt their own Ganpati Bappa idol made with ‘shadu mati’ (clay). Shadu clay idols dissolve faster than those made of regular clay. It is environment-friendly and has a low carbon footprint. At the time of immersion, it can be immersed in a bucket of water at home wherein it returns into its clay form and can be reused for sculpting.

Virginia Branch hosted a STEM Summer Camp. We had 100 registrations. 30 students graduated from June 16 to July 22, 2023. The Courses offered are Introduction to Machine Learning, Introduction to Robotics Programming and many other beginner classes for coding. Parusha Foundation, generously sponsored the program. VT SEVA Virginia looking forward for another STEM summer camp next year.The Graduation cermony was on JULY 21st

Padma Bhushan Awardee Sri Sri HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji was the key note speaker at our annual VT Seva Virginia fundraiser SUBHADA 2023 on July 16th 4-9 PM !!. We raised around 150K funds with this event. Funds raised helped provided education to underprivileged and visually challenged children in INDIA. SUBHADA Event helped more than 250+ kids get better life.

VT Seva-Virginia scheduled TWO separate activities to honor Earth Day on April 22.MAY 20 - Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve @ Leesburg, Group of YOUTH attended and engaged in an enjoyable learning session on the Banshe Reeks Nature Preserve, its habitat, and ways to preserve it. We planted plant trees and cleaned up the park. All the kids did wonderful SEVA.

PROGRAM: Planting seeds for the flower Garden @ Harmony- Senior Living Community Data: Saturday 5/6/2023 VT SEVA VA planted seeds for Senior Living Community Creating a flower garden at a senior living facility was fun and meaningful way to enrich the lives of our senior citizens. It can also create a sense of community and connection with nature. Volunteering at a senior citizens center was so rewarding and enriching experience for youth, as well as for seniors and society at large.

MORNING SESSION 10 AM to 2:30 PM-Goosecreek Project @ Middleburg, VA Improve the water quality of the Goose Creek Watershed by planting 1,000 plants in collaboration with the Goose Creek Association. We had a fantastic group of YOUTH who worked incredibly hard from the beginning to finish planting all 1000 plants, mulching them, and watering them. They were supported by a small number of parents. HUGE kudos to the PARENTS and CHILDREN.

VT Seva-Virginia scheduled TWO separate activities to honor Earth Day on April 22. 1) MORNING SESSION 10 AM to 2:30 PM-Goosecreek Project @ Middleburg, VA Improve the water quality of the Goose Creek Watershed by planting 1,000 plants in collaboration with the Goose Creek Association. We had a fantastic group of YOUTH who worked incredibly hard from the beginning to finish planting all 1000 plants, mulching them, and watering them. They were supported by a small number of parents. HUGE kudos to the PARENTS and CHILDREN. 2) AFTERNOON SESSION 1 PM to 4 PM- Banshe Reeks Nature Preserve @ Leesburg, VA We had to cancel this event due to the rain. Despite the rain, a small group of YOUTH attended and engaged in an enjoyable learning session on the Banshe Reeks Nature Preserve, its habitat, and ways to preserve it. We're planning on going back to plant trees and clean up the park.

VT Seva Virginia partnered with Loudoun Hunger Relief Pantry to support local hungry families. In honor of National Healthy Breakfast Week, VT Seva Virginia donated 200 grocery bags of food on March 6th. Each cloth grocery bag contained a box of cereal, a package of cereal/granola bars, a package of goldfish, a package of freeze dried fruit, one can of soup, a package of applesauce and a pack of fruit snacks.

VT Seva Virginia/DC Chapter conducted their annual event, Subhada, on December 27th via Zoom. This outreach and fundraising event was centered around light and inspiration. The chapter also had a goal of sponsoring 100 children, and were close the to the finish line. The event started off with a prayer by Sriman Sreepathi Ramireddygari Garu, a “pass the diva” video, Sri Swamiji’s mangalasassams video, and slokams from Prajna students. The youth MCs, Esha Nagireddi, Aneesh Nagireddi, Sreekrishna Ramireddygari, and Sarayu took the participants through an engaging overview of VT Seva pillars and accomplishments with testimonials from Gangajala and Trinadh. After seeing these inspirational videos, the chapter received more than 20 live pledges to support the Jeeyar students. There were two guest speakers, Chairwoman Phyllis Randall and Virginia Senator John Bell who offered their support and congratulations for all of the support the team provided to the local Virginia community over the years. The night ended with a fun, interactive Kahoot game with the topic of VT Seva and its history.