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VT Seva Detroit Youth Board successfully completed the hybrid walkathon on July 24, 2022, to support Angels of Hope - A Family Cancer Foundation supporting Michigan families impacted by Cancer. Second annual hybrid walkathon was conducted for 𝟒𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐥 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐. 𝟏𝟓 1 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 , Total raised $3500, and 𝟑𝟏 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟖𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, money becomes another issue on top of everything else. Angels of Hope provides financial assistance to Michigan families in need due to cancer so families can focus on supporting their loved ones . Thanks to 𝐔𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐦 𝐣𝐢 for website creation and providing support anytime with website maintenance and updates. In Detroit.vtwalk.org participants entered their miles daily and stayed active with healthy competition. Mother Nature forced us to change our plans in last minute with a heavy downpour. We ended up having our in person finale walkathon inside a mall. Thanks to Laurel Park place for accommodating us in the last minute. This walkathon wouldn’t be possible without our youth team leads, sponsors and donors. Our wonderful youth team leads are: Aahana Jain, Adhip Pisipati, Akshay Kumar, Akshith Ashwanth, Alok Tonapi, Amogh Pisipati, Anuraag Balaji, Anvika Perumalla, Arya Cheemalamarri, Eesha Chigullapally, Hajanthan Muhinthan, Harish Jaisankar, Kaavya Naga Sri Karnati, Kushal Durga, Mohammad Hassan Mohamed Ali khan, Mohammad Hussain Mohamed Ali khan, Nikita Talwar, Oviya Jaisankar, Rishi Chowdhury, Saisha Srivatsan, Shivani Nimmagadda, Shruthika Anandakumar, Srihari Ananthalwan, Srihari Hebbar, Srivatsa Thirunagari, Supraja V Pattangi, Teja Cheemalamarri, Udhayaa Arul, Varshan Muhinthan, Veena Karthik & Yana Pancal Thanks to the parents (𝐕𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐣𝐢, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐣𝐢, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐣𝐢, 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐣𝐢 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐣𝐢) for decorations, sponsoring Fruits, Snack bars, Water Bottles for all the participants in the in-person event. Thanks to Architha ji & Venkat ji for printing certificates. Thanks to 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐢 for the instant camera pictures and photo prop frame Thanks to all of our wonderful donors (𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐢, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐢, 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐣𝐢, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐣𝐢, 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐣𝐢 & 𝐕𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐣𝐢) who contributed towards this wonderful cause and supported the youth initiative. Together we raised $3500 to support Angels of Hope - A Family Cancer Foundation . Thanks to 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 who represented Angels of Hope for sharing how Angels of Hope supported her in her time of need and for appreciating the youth volunteers who made this event possible. Thanks to 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐣𝐢 for giving a motivational speech to encourage everyone to keep walking and stay healthy. Team Leads shared their experience of participating in Walkathon Overall, it was a great experience coming together, walking virtually, raising money, helping families in need, and finishing it with a grand finale in-person walkathon. Blog written by Priya Jaisankar Blog published by Nandini Cheemalamarri

" We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives" - John.F.Kennedy 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 Novi Police Station Facility Tour- April 10th, 2022 Our volunteers had a great learning experience on April 10th, 2022 attending the Novi Police Station tour. We had more than 20 volunteers, and everyone loved this experience of visiting a police station, touring their facility, and learning more about how they function. It was a great pleasure meeting Sergeant Mark Boody & he was very kind and courteous to all of us, making us feel very comfortable. All our youth volunteers had some fun trying their gears & took a look inside their police officers' patrol cars. They were also curious to know all those various technical gadgets they use daily. It was a great educational tour for the teens to learn about cyber-crimes and how to be vigilant. In addition, we all learned how the 911 officers operate & efficiently handle their daily crucial emergency calls. He also talked about different programs the kids can attend, such as the "Explore Youth" assistance programs, and more career options they can pursue. These are our volunteers who attended this tour: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Oviya, Sai Karnati, Kalki, Srivatsa, Pavan, Shivani, Pravin, Dakshana, Medhas, Aarush, and Varun. 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Priya Jaishankar, Sudheer Koppu, Srinathbabu Karnati, Anand Renganathan, Manoj Kumar, Jayashree Brijesh, Radhika Kollu, Vanitha Gopalan. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 : https://photos.app.goo.gl/5twF5U5SYfDEJ9h46 We had a great learning experience in knowing various aspects of how the Novi Police Department function so efficiently in supporting and protecting our community. VT Seva Detroit sincerely thanks the Novi Police Department for providing us with this great opportunity. Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0n9jQ7XSS5Xe2hFoPZjUrx1p1VfJUpaAucP7dEdkWjXXvmKuLTU9EpQzh5RnVgjnjl Novi Police Officers Appreciation Lunch & 2nd Novi Police Station Facility Tour-May 8th, 2022 City of Novi - Government & Community Services During the National Police Week from May 15th to 21, 2022, VT Seva Detroit hosted an Appreciation lunch for NOVI Police Department on May 8th, 2022 . Like last year, VT Seva Detroit got an opportunity to visit Novi Police Department and extend our sincere gratitude by hosting an appreciation lunch along with a " Thank you " poster frame for their tireless hard work and endless selfless services to protect us all. This was a great opportunity to meet and thank them immensely personally. During our visit, we met Sgt. Boody, Officer Thibault and Cadet Officer Gacesa. They were all very cordial and kind to us, appreciative of our efforts and the community services we do locally and globally. We had an excellent interaction with them in explaining VT Seva and all our activities in the Detroit branch. Followed by our appreciation lunch, some of our VT Seva Detroit volunteers got another excellent opportunity to tour their facility and learn more about how the police department functions. This is our second police station tour this year, and we are very grateful to Sergeant Jenkinson for all his help in getting this scheduled for our Detroit Volunteers. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 : https://photos.google.com/.../AF1QipOozCNenQd... Youtube video link for all the pics. It was a great pleasure meeting Sergeant Mark Boody & Officer Thibault. They were both very kind and courteous, making us feel very comfortable. During the tour - Volunteers visited various areas within the police station and learned by asking questions. They also learned how to bring the person to the police station, the booking process, the Investigation Process, etc. In addition, volunteers learned the facts about the uniforms, the Stripes on the uniform, and the weight each police officer wears as part of their uniform. Our youth volunteers were so excited and thrilled to have an opportunity to interact with them, sit on the police patrol vehicles and get some photos taken. Our Police Appreciation Lunch sponsors are Sudhakar Kolluri ji & Madhavi Kolluri ji. We are always immensely thankful to them for their humble & kind support towards all VT Seva Detroit events & causes. These are some of our wonderful volunteers who participated in this event: Youth volunteers: Varsha Karthik; Veena Karthik; Haji Muhinthan; Varshan Mhuinthan; Aditya Prayagai; Adhip pisipati, Ved patel, Saanvi Moorthy, Kalki R Adult volunteers: Sudhakar Kolluri, Sudheer Koppu, Srinathbabu Karnati, Anand Reghunathan, Jai Shankar, Priya Jaishankar, Architha Kramadhati, Bhavna Patel, Aarthi Karthik, Priya Prayagai, Komathy Muhinthan, Vidya Rajendran We, VT Seva Detroit, thank all those Police officers who don't give up and work day in and day out with alertness and ensure to keep the people safe in our community. VT Seva Detroit sincerely thanks Novi Police Department for providing us with this great opportunity. WE SALUTE OUR BRAVE POLICE OFFICERS. GOD BLESS EVERYONE!! Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid0gSVp4qKzLNWaZ4peiHMWB1kptiST3q7GGEALcjEa5WxzTD4avZGYoHShYibcdyQUl Comments from Detroit VTSeva Volunteers: 1. It was really a great experience. Big kudos to Sergeant Mark Boody, he was very kind, and answering all the questions. It was so good to hear from the youths know that they can approach the police without any hesitation when needed. 2. Every Youth and Adult learned something on this tour about the cop. This tour brought some interest in youth towards becoming cop. Thanks to all the participants. 3. What a wonderful experience touring our Novi city police department and what a great learning experience for all youth volunteers. Sincere thanks to Novi Police Department City of Novi - Government & Community Services for giving VT Seva Detroit this great oppourtunity. God bless all our Brave Police Officers.!! Blog Consolidated By: Arya Cheemalamarri Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri

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. The Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM) has spent over 100 years providing food, shelter, and services to intervene where homelessness and substance addiction occur—giving hope to the hopeless, abused, and disadvantaged of the Detroit Community. They have constant needs for essential items such as clothing, blankets, cleaning products, personal hygiene items, and winter clothes for all their housing shelters for homeless people. Video of Pictures Our youth and adult volunteers showed a great volunteering spirit throughout their shift slots, reaching out to all customers, distributing the flyers, speaking about VT Seva Detroit, and explaining the reason behind this drive. Everyone did a great job with their customer-friendly skills and approach. There were times when we had a tough time in not so responsive customers; however, they never gave up and continued with the same zeal and smile. VT Seva Detroit sincerely thanks every youth and adult volunteer who contributed their time and efforts to make it a successful drive. Youth Volunteers: Veena Karthik, Medhas Kollu, Sai sahasra, Hrudya Kishore, Nikhil Aerabati, Udhayaa Arul Adult Volunteers: Raghunathan Namuduri, Pranitha Sriperumbuduru, Suresh Rajan, Vanitha Gopalan We take this opportunity to sincerely thank Kroger Corporate Executive Stacy for approving the VT Seva Detroit solicitation application and granting the Canton location store to conduct this drive successfully. Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/posts/pfbid036mbmpHMnN8AQCnhQiMDGqzAPUtNmDCLY2cYqMBusHj2pkGZY5NgVA14LVYHsqnhQl Appreciation message for VT Seva Detroit volunteers from Revd. Paschal Eze Vice President, DRMM Detroit https://www.facebook.com/vtseva.detroit/videos/646618823284146/ Comments from a participant: From Youth Volunteer - Veena Karthik It was my first time volunteering for VT Seva. I was happy to get people involved and help raise money for a good cause. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in this event and help out those who need it! Blog Consolidated By: Teja Cheemalamarri Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri

In the summer of 2022, a few members of the VT Seva Detroit Youth Board partnered with Bright Mind Tutors to conduct our first-ever Foreign Language Camp. This was a three-day online camp conducted from July 11, 2022 to July 13, 2022 , to teach kindergarten and elementary school students some of the basic words and conversational phrases of French and Spanish. Thanks to this camp, our participants were exposed to two of the most common languages in the world while also contributing to sponsoring the education of our underprivileged Nethra Vidyala students. Shrika Atchutuni, Rashmitha Raghunathan, Harish Jaisankar, Soofia Khan, and Oviya Jaisankar , five wonderful high school kids, came together to conduct this camp. Through hard work in putting together a curriculum, creating materials, and extensive promotion, this camp was a great success and was an amazing experience for both these five students and the participants. After the camp, we were short of having raised enough to support a student's education for an entire year. So, Shrika, Rashmitha, and Harish jumped in to satisfy this goal by donating portions of their summer earnings . This camp was not only an impactful volunteering opportunity for our five organizers - it also provided them with a venue to donate some of their own money to a truly worthy cause. Kudos to all 3 for contribution not only their time but also their earnings. This is a great example of VT Seva’s mission to promote volunteering and philanthropy in our youth. Thanks to their involvement in the youth board, these young volunteers understood this mission and were able to plan and execute a camp from scratch while also contributing to the education of underprivileged students in the process. Blog Written By: Oviya Jaisankar Blog Published By: Nandini Cheemalamarri

VT SEVA DETROIT VOLLEYBALL/THROWBALL TOURNAMENT Date and Time: AUGUST 20TH, 2022, from 9:00 AM Location: Sand Volley Ball Courts – 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48706 One of the most awaited Sports events of VT Seva is back in action. With the amazing turnout back in 2021, we are excited to host the VT Seva Volleyball & Throwball Tournament, benefiting the visually challenged children yet again in 2022. Please mark your calendar for Aug 20th, 2022, from 9:00 AM onwards at the Sand Volley Ball Courts – 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48706. All proceeds from the event will go towards the education, food, and clothing for visually challenged children of Nethra Vidyalaya & Tribal School children. Join us in making this event a successful one either as a Player or as an audience. Lunch & beverages will be provided at a nominal price. Register as a Team at: https://www.vtsworld.org/detroit Link for registration: Rules & Regulations: All Teams/Individual Players must go through the rules & regulations and sign the Waiver Form.

VTseva Detroit Youth board successfully wrapped up the 2nd quarter of 2022! We implemented 13 projects that were all initiated by the youth board members. ● Mother’s Day Greeting Card Project ● Rouge Park Cleanup ● Father’s Day Greeting Card Project ● Adopt A Road ● Volunteer Spirit Messages ● Stage Nature Center Cleanup Project ● Manoogian Manor Senior Center May Visit ● Youth Board 3rd Anniversary celebration ● Youth Board Members high school student graduation ● Walkathon Kickoff Celebrations ● Manoogian Manor Senior Center June Visit ● Sri Balaji Temple Volunteering ● Chess Camp Video Created By: Alok Tonapi Mother’s Day Greeting Card Project: Mathru Devo Bhava! Revere your Mother as God! 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 celebrated Mother's Day with the mothers in 3 senior centers in Livonia, MI. 45 volunteers came together and created 𝟏𝟕𝟎 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 to wish them a happy Mother's Day. Cards have been distributed to 3 senior centers 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 and they were so happy to receive the cards! This project was initiated by the Youth Board Member 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉. 45 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 who participated in this project are Abisrishti, Abhinav S, Ajitesh, Ananya V, Ananya S, Anvika, Arya, Gayathiri, Harish, Hrudya, Jisha, Kushal, Medhas, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Hussain, Nikhil, Oviya, Phani Sai Akhil, Pranav T, Pranav K, Rachana, Rishi, Sai Sahasra, Sai Sri Ram, Sairaaga, Saisha, Samhith, Sanjay, Sathvik, Shivani, Shruthi, Siddharth, Sravya, Sreenika, Srihari H, Sriraam, Sritha, Srivasta, Supraja, Tamil Iniyann, Teja, Udhayaa, Vaibhav, Varsha, Varshini and Veena Thank you all so much for bringing in smiles to 170 wonderful moms from these 3 senior centers and made Mother's day special for them. Special shout out to adult volunteers 𝑽𝒊𝒋𝒂𝒚 𝒋𝒊, 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒊 𝒋𝒊, 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒋𝒊, 𝑵𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝒋𝒊, 𝑽𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝒋𝒊, 𝑺𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒋𝒊 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝒋𝒊 for collecting the greeting cards from various cities and dropping them off on time. FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5807181702642144&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Rouge Park Cleanup: 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 (𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵) The Detroit River Coalition is a binational environmental resource hub leveraging collective partnerships to reduce litter pollution in the Detroit River through education, coordination, and clean-up services, as well as celebrate its natural and cultural significance for communities throughout the Great Lakes Region. 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 had a great opportunity to clean the Rouge park. This is their second volunteering event. The park was heavily polluted and with lot more volunteers from public and VT Seva also it was not possible to clean up the full park. They picked up a variety of item from bottles to clothes. They all worked hard to clean up the park to make it a pleasant place to visit and for the animals. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 Special thanks to adult coordinators 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗶 and 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝗶. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Anuraag, Vishnu, Haresh and Jayanth FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5767711246589190&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Father’s Day Greeting Card Project : Pithru Devo Bhava! Revere your Father as God! 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 celebrated Father's Day with the fathers in 3 senior centers in Livonia, MI. 45 volunteers came together and created 75 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 to wish them a happy Father's Day. Cards have been distributed to 3 senior centers 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐎𝐚𝐤𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 and they were so happy to receive the cards! This project was initiated by the Youth Board Member 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉. 45 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔 who participated in this project are Abisrishti, Abhinav S , Ajitesh, Ananya V, Ananya S, Anvika, Arya, Gayathiri, Harish, Hrudya, Jisha, Kushal, Medhas, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Hussain, Nikhil, Oviya, Phani Sai Akhil, Pranav T, Pranav K, Rachana, Rishi, Sai Sahasra, Sai Sri Ram, Sairaaga, Saisha, Samhith, Sanjay, Sathvik, Shivani, Shruthi, Siddharth, Sravya, Sreenika, Srihari H, Sriraam, Sritha, Srivasta, Supraja, Tamil Iniyann, Teja, Udhayaa, Vaibhav, Varsha, Varshini and Veena Thank you all so much for bringing insmile to 75 wonderful dads from these 3 senior centers and made Father's day special for them. Special shout out to adult volunteers 𝑽𝒊𝒋𝒂𝒚 , 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒊 , 𝑨𝒔𝒉𝒂 , 𝑵𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊 , 𝑽𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒂 , 𝑺𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒚𝒂 for collecting the greeting cards from various cities and dropping them off. FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5935121433181503&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Adopt A Road: 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 (𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵). 𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝑨𝒅𝒐𝒑𝒕-𝑨-𝑹𝒐𝒂𝒅 is a Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program designed to help keep the roadsides clean and attractive. VT Seva Detroit adopted a stretch of 8 mile road from Haggerty to MeadowBrook. After COVID pandemic VT Seva Detroit Youth Board resumed their clean up activity on May 1, 2022. 16 bags of trash was collected today , lots of plastic bottles, plastic bags, golf balls, coffee cups, car tire scraps, metal from cars, gloves, cigar butts and much more.... Discarded plastic bags from our throw-away society end up blocking storm drains and culverts, impeding the flow of water and worsening bank erosion. Plastics also leech into the water, degrading the water quality with toxic compounds and end up harming human and animal health. Every piece of trash collected protect the environment, helps the animals, helps the human... VT Seva Detroit Youth Board did their part to be 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped cleaning up the road today. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧, 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢, 𝐍𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐥, 𝐕𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐚 & 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐚, 𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢, 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫, 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚 & 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5788488704511444&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Volunteer Spirit Messages: 𝐕𝐓 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 were celebrating 3𝒓𝒅 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 3 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒔.They all explained it very nicely from the bottom of their heart. Volunteering provides them the 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌, 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑, 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒇𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒚, 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 in this young age. Thanks to VT Seva for providing a platform to these young minds to serve others and grow as responsible citizens of this world. Thanks to 𝑺𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒂, 𝑨𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒌𝒂, 𝑶𝒗𝒊𝒚𝒂, 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉, 𝑲𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍, 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒆𝒆𝒗, 𝑨𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒚, 𝑯𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏, 𝑽𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒏, 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒂, 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒂𝒈𝒂, 𝑹𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒏, 𝑻𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒏, 𝑼𝒅𝒉𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒂, 𝑲𝒂𝒂𝒗𝒚𝒂, 𝑺𝒂𝒊𝑺𝒓𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒎, 𝑬𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂, 𝑨𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒂𝒈, 𝑨𝒎𝒐𝒈𝒉, 𝑨𝒃𝒊𝒔𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒕𝒊, 𝑨𝒍𝒐𝒌 & 𝑨𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒉 for sharing their messages to the world. Thanks to every youth board member and their parents for spending their time in service to others and make a positive impact. Listen to their video messages at https://www.youtube.com/playlist... FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5909235629103417&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Stage Nature Center Cleanup Project: 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 : 𝗬𝗕 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗻 Troy Stage Nature Center for learning contains classrooms, a public research library, an observation beehive, a wildlife viewing area and a nature exhibition lobby. The headwaters of the Rouge River flow through the 100-acre preserve. More than 145 plant and animal species can be viewed throughout the grounds. An outdoor natural play area features climbing boulders, and a paved path that provides wheelchair access to the stream side forest. Within the nature center boundaries are over 1.5 miles of trails, which pass through upland forest, meadows, stream side wetlands, and a cattail marsh. 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 & 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗜𝗔 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 had a great opportunity to clean the Stage Park. This is their third volunteering event. They help remove destructive invasive plants by using hand tools such as lopper sand shovels to remove invasive species such as Garlic Mustard, Dame’s Rocket, Buckthorn, Autumn Olive, Oriental Bittersweet, and many more. They did the wood chipping also. It was a very rewarding experience that was interrupted by the unusually heavy downpour. Yet 3 volunteers stayed back for weather to clear and finished the work. Special shout out to adult coordinators 𝗡𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗷𝗶, 𝗩𝗶𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗷𝗶, 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗷𝗶 & 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘆𝗮 to guide the students. Without their help this event would not be possible. Thanks to all the 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗸𝗮, 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮, 𝗔𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗴, 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝘂, 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻, 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵. FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5848658311827816&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Manoogian Manor Senior Center May & June Visit: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿 Our Youth Board members and parents visited the Manoogian Manor Seniors after a winter break. The seniors were so happy to see our group again! Hajanthan, Varshan and Komathy Ji brought cookies for the seniors. Our volunteers served these cookies and juice to the seniors. Pravin also entertained everyone with his magic tricks. Srivasta also entertained everyone by playing music in his guitar .All the seniors and volunteers loved his magic show. It was a great evening spent with the seniors over Memorial Day. A huge thank you to all the youth and adult volunteers for spending time with the seniors. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Harish, Hajanthan, Varshan, Hrudya, Pravin, SaiSriram and Kaavya 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Komathy, Manojkumar, Srinath and Priya FB Link1: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5878494362177544&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo FB Link2: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5943239565703023&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Youth Board 3rd Anniversary celebration, High School Senior Graduation & Walkathon Kickoff: 𝗩𝗧 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 What a wonderful evening on 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 to celebrate multiple occasions today . 𝟭. 𝗬𝗕 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 3. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗳𝗳 It was so great to see all. Great celebration with our high school seniors, 4 of our senior students ( 𝗔𝗯𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘃, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵, 𝗞𝗮𝗮𝘃𝘆𝗮 & 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 ) cut the cake. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀!!! With all our wonderful volunteers together we celebrated our youth board's 3rd anniversary today. All of our youth volunteers celebrated it by cutting the cake. Thanks to Vandana and Asha for bringing us snacks. Thanks to all who helped us serving the food and cleanup. Yes it was day for Cake But we got it covered for all the people who are health conscious by kicking off our walkathon . We all had 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 in the park today.. With this Youth Board-initiated Walkathon, we support 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 to support families affected by cancer. Please join us @ detroit.vtwalk.org to support our Walkathon. FB Link: https://fb.watch/eiQn9vXsdp/ Sri Balaji Temple Volunteering: VT Seva Detroit Youth Board Members had a blessed opportunity to clean the Balaji Temple Garden. Our youth volunteers cleaned the garden by raking and removing the dry leaves, trimmed the bushes, power washed the windows, cleaned the landscape, removed the wood debris, pulled the weeds and dead annual, removed dead growth from perennials, cleaned the plants and much more to make the garden looks better. It was a gratifying experience to see the clean garden. While most of our volunteers were cleaning the garden, two of our adult volunteers helped inside the temple by sorting and ironing the god's wardrobe. Overall it was really a fulfilling experience for all of our volunteers. Thanks to Balaji temple for the opportunity. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Aahana, Aditi, Alok, Anvika, Christeena, Sneha, Sreenika and Supraja 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Giri, Srinath, Anitha, Deeptha and Priya. FB Link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=5956501007710212&id=804058126287885&sfnsn=mo Chess Camp: YB Member Tarun conducted VT Seva Detroit’s 2nd Annual Chess Camp. Blog Consolidated By: Harish Jaisankar Blog Published by Nandini Cheemalamarri.

Hola, Bonjour everyone, VT Seva Detroit Youth Board members and Bright Mind Tutors are teaming up to conduct our first-ever Foreign Language Camp. It's a 3 day online camp designed for kindergarten to elementary school students to get introduced to foreign languages French and Spanish. It's a great opportunity to get exposed to other languages and help underprivileged students' education. All money collected will be donated to Nethra Vidyalaya and Tribal School students' education. Come join us, have fun, learn a new language and help others. Gracias, Merci 🙏🙂

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

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.

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!

VT Seva Detroit Youth Board Members were celebrating their 3rd year anniversary by sharing what volunteering means to them for the last 3 weeks. Today is the last day They all explained it very nicely from the bottom of their heart. I appreciate everyone who shared these invaluable messages not only to "celebrate the 3rd anniversary of Youth Board but to inspire many to volunteer. Please accept my thanks from the bottom of my heart. Volunteering provides them the understanding of the value of giving back, building trust and relationships, diversifying service, growing empathy, and caring for others at this young age. Thanks to VT Seva for providing a platform for these young minds to serve others and grow as responsible citizens of this world. Highlights of All of YB member's speech Service - Srivatsa Enlighten - Anvika Empathy - Oviya Diversification in service - Harish Changing lives - Kushal Learn from peers - Sanjeev Compassion - Akshay No Limit to service - Hajanthan Joy to others - Varshan True value of working together - Saisha Helping community -Sairaaga Growing network - Rohan Relationship - Tarun Contribution towards society - Udhayaa Establishing trust - Kaavya Seeing Smile - Sai Sriram Giving back - Eesha Every action matters - Anuraag Selfless Service - Amogh Kindness is Lifestyle - Abisrishti Make new friends - Alok Gratitude - Akshith Blog written by: Priya Jaisankar Blog published by: Nandini Cheemalamari

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

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 details was compiled by one of our Youth Board volunteers: Akshay Kumar. Blog published by Nandini Cheemalamarri

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

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: Youth Board Member Niharika Video Compiled By: Youth Board Member Sonika Blog Published By: VTSeva Detroit Comm Volunteer Nandini

“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

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)

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 (Detroit Communications) THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL! YOUR SUPPORT IS OUR STRENGTH TO SERVE

“The worst speech you’ll ever give will be far better than the one you never give.” – Fred Miler We can do this well or we can do this badly, and the outcome strongly affects the way that people think about our ideas. This is why public speaking causes so much anxiety and concern. The good news is that, with thorough preparation and practice, you can overcome your nervousness and perform exceptionally well. VT Seva Detroit presents a great opportunity to learn the skills of being a good speaker from a Distinguished Toastmaster - the highest educational award in the Toastmasters program. VT Seva Detroit is conducting an online workshop on March 12 & 19. On the 12th, you will get to learn the tips and tricks of a good speech. With the learned tips and tricks, you get to prepare a speech and present it to the experts on 19th for their valuable feedback. On March 12th, you will learn about 1. Importantance of public speaking skills 2. How to plan and prepare an effective speech 3. How to deliver a speech based on a variety of verbal and non-verbal criteria. 4. Tips and techniques in eliminating verbal fillers 5. How to use visual aids to enhance the speech 6. Tips and techniques to engage the audience. Online Public Speaking Workshop will be conducted by esteemed and experienced Distinguished Toast Master Mr. Raju Brahmandhabheri Mr. Raju 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 and achieved the DTM (Distinguished Toastmasters) - the highest educational award in the Toastmasters program. By profession, he is an electrical engineer and has been working in the utility industry from the past 18 years. He is currently working as an Engineering Manager at ITC Holdings Corp., Novi, Michigan. He has a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University. He 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/advice/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). Alison Jolliff 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. In this workshop, you will learn public speaking skills on March 12th from Mr. Raju Brahmandhabheri and present your speeches on March 19th to get feedback from both Toastmasters Mr. Raju Brahmandhabheri and Mrs. Alison Jolliff. Please prepare your speech to fit between 120 - 150 seconds in one of the below topics: Equality Are video games good or bad? Or somewhere in between? Does peer pressure helps students grow as individual? All the proceeds from this event goes to support Visually Challenged & Tribal Students education in India. What a great way to support others while become competent in the essential life skill Public Speaking! Don't miss the opportunity to learn from the best!!!! For more details on VTSEVA Please visit

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