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WELCOME TO SAYVA
Northern VA, MD, DC
SAYVA TEENS: 8th - 12th Grade
JUNIOR SAYVA: 3rd - 7th Grade
REGISTRATION OPENING SOON FOR 2023/2024
SAYVA'S MISSION
Service. Awareness. Leadership.
With small, and sometimes large, acts of kindness, everyone can make a difference!
WHAT IS SAYVA?
South Asian Youth of Virginia
(including MD & DC )
SAYVA is a nonprofit, community service organization (501 c3) founded and led by teens serving others in the community to make a difference. "Sayva" is a Sanskrit word meaning to serve selflessly and with dedication. SAYVA teens & ambassadors make a difference in their community through service and advocacy.
UPCOMING EVENTS
APPLICATIONS FOR 2023/2024
More info coming soon. Sign up to our EMAIL LIST to get notified.
SPONSORSHIPS & PARTNERSHIPS
It's AAPI heritage month - what better way to support the AAPI community than to donate or sponsor SAYVA programming, initiatives and charities. Email us at sayvayouth@gmail.com to get more information about our sponsorship and partnership packages.
OUR IMPACT 2022-2023
SEPTEMBER 2022: KICKOFF EVENT
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Collected Supplies + Clothing Donations for women in poverty with Stepping Stones Shelter.
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SAYVA Juniors Made 120 SANDWICHES for Martha's Table
OCTOBER 2022: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WALK
Raised $44,800 !! for Breast Cancer. RANKED #4 IN THE NATION
on the leaderboard for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer More Than Pink Walk.
NOVEMBER 2022: DIWALI MOCK WEDDING
We learned about traditional South Asian weddings, participated in a garba dance and learned about Diwali. Ticket funds for this event help to purchase supplies for 15,000 MEALS that will be packaged for the Rise Against Hunger Event in March 2023.
DECEMBER 2022: TOP CHEF - SAYVA STYLE WITH TIK TOK CHEF MILAN
Baked and packaged 550 cookies for children living in food-insecure households with Sevatruck Free Meal Food Truck.
JANUARY 2023: GAME NIGHT
Collected HUNDREDS OF COATS and warm clothing donated to Afghan Refugees with Famil USA.
FEBRUARY 2023: SAYVA GIVING DAY: Participated in a service day volunteering and donating to help families struggling with food insecurity in collaboration with non-profit organization So What Else?
MARCH 2023: RISE AGAINST HUNGER: This year we packaged 16,000 meals in less than 3 hours! Our Rise Against Hunger Experience events provide a fun, educational way for SAYVA youth to lend a hand to people facing hunger across the globe. Kids as little as 3 years old participate in an assembly line process to measure and package bags of rice and soy helping to end hunger making a huge impact worldwide.
APRIL 2023: HOLI: SAYVA youth, teens and parents celebrated Holi while learning about ways to help protect our planet (check out this blog!) and donating clothing supporting So What Else?.
MAY 2023: END OF YEAR BANQUET: At our end of year banquet, we celebrate the teens and honor the graduates that work hard all year who give back by volunteering many hours of community service. Chris Michael provided entertainment, mixing magic, mentalism and comedy - captivating both kids and adults throughout the entire evening. The graduates shared the impact we have made this year, and passed the torch to next years leaders.
PAST EVENTS
