 | VTSeva is a non-profit organization formed and registered in 1996 (India); 2008 (USA). Thousands of volunteers have been actively rendering their services since 1992 in different fields taking inspiration from the founder, inspirer Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji and with the generous contributions of philanthropists. |
Canned Food Drive
Holidays bring cheer and joy; Holidays remind us of hunger in our communities. Food shortage is at epidemic proportions in our country due to the toughest financial times. Under the guidance of our CEO, HH Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji, VT Seva & JET USA have joined forces to fight hunger by conducting Holiday Food drive; to help support our local community food banks.
VT Seva NJ Branch donated over 600 lbs of food items and hygiene products to the - Skeet’s Pantry - First Presbyterian Church, Cranbury, NJ 08512- http://www.cranburypres.org/announcements.html#skeets
Upon the food pantry organizer's request VT Seva NJ collected and donated the following items:
Canned/Boxed Soup
Canned vegetables, fruits and fruit juices
Breakfast Cereals
Rice and Pasta
Laundry Detergent
Tooth Paste
Hand Soap
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Go Green! Project
VT Seva New Jersey young volunteers undertook the project of making the "Viswasanthi Sri Yagam"
a green event. The Viswasanthi Sri Yagam is a unique mass prayer for world peace and prosperity that was
organized by JETUSA, a non profit organization under the guidance of His Holiness Sri Chinna Jeeyar
Swamiji. Approximately 8,000 people attended this 10 day event.
In order to make the event environmentally friendly, VT Seva successfully replaced all the plastic and foam
food serving products with eco-friendly material and paper products, helping to keep the environment clean. A VT Seva
booth was also set up to bring awareness to the public about VT Seva activities around the world.
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Bone Marrow Awareness Drive |
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VT Seva NJ conducted a bone marrow drive at the Telugu Fine Arts Society cultural event on Apr 24, 2010
held at Hammarskjold Middle School, East Brunswick, NJ 08816. Both young and adult volunteers
actively worked with the crowd to explain the real need for bone marrow donors.
Many young couples volunteered to become donors and save lives.
THE FACTS ARE … Leukemia and other fatal blood disorders can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere, it is an equal opportunity disease. Scientists do not fully know what causes leukemia, but it usually proves fatal unless a matching donor is found in time. The odds of finding a match are between 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 100,000. Having a large number of donors, particularly from the same race, increases the chances of a patient finding a positive match for a life-saving blood stem cell/bone marrow transplant. |
Earth Day celebration in AprilWe celebrated Earth Day over multiple
weekends at the Jeeyar Asramam at 222 Dey Road, Cranbury, NJ 08512. - Wood collection: Collected all fallen tree branches and moved to a common place. These will used for Sriyagam. - Planting: Planted various flower & vegetable plants. And trimmed the plants. - Cleaned up the Asramam premises. Volunteers from both JET & VT Seva participated in the event. Young volunteers from JET Pragna & VT Seva showed a lot interest in the activities.
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