Cricket and Service: A Perfect Duo

It was a beautiful day for cricket on April 21st, the day of the pitch-off for Vibha’s flagship event : the FutureTech Cricket Cup 2012. In what started out to be a day with variable weather and slight drizzles was very rapidly converted to an afternoon filled with intensity and cheers for the respective teams [...]

A symphonic spectacle: A night with the Madras Chamber Orchestra

On the evening of the performance of the Madras Chamber Orchestra, an unforgettable spectacle could be seen at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Hall, Chennai, India.  Each musician was reputed, and all (but one: myself) had performed Oscar winning “Jai Ho.”  With an eclectic medley of musical masterpieces ranging from Indian Carnatic to Western Classical resonated [...]

A competitive communion: Atlanta Dream Play 2012

Well organized. Excellently planned.  Top competition.  These were just some of the words buzzing around the stands and ground on the 24th of March, 2012, when Vibha Dream Play was hosted at South Forsyth Middle School.   The Vibha Dream Play is one of the annual flagship charity chess and table tennis tournament hosted by [...]

Walk for a Cause: Bay Area Dream Mile 2012

The first time a mother holds her bundle of joy in her arms she starts dreaming for him the best in life.  He would wear the best clothes, eat quality food, get the best education and have a healthy life.  This is what every mother wishes for her child but many simply cannot realize this [...]

Why volunteer? A child’s perspective

VIBHA DALLAS FORT WORTH This entire text is written by a team of two enthusiastic nine-year olds, with only minor grammatical corrections made by tyrannical adults. My mouth let out a satisfying burp. Boy! I just had a scrumptious dinner at the 5 Star Taj hotel in India. My tummy was all happy and the doorman [...]

2nd DC Spelling Bee 2012: Outstanding participation in a unique event

VIBHA WASHINGTON, D.C. Vibha (meaning effulgence or radiance in Sanskrit), is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to uplifting the lives of underprivileged children in India and the US.  The DC Action Center organized the Spelling Bee 2012 event on March 4th at Nysmith School, VA for the second time. Vibha DC commends Nysmith School for [...]

Bowl for a Child: The takeoff of the Boston Action Center

VIBHA BOSTON Our first fundraiser, Bowl for a Child, was to take place at Boston Bowl on March 10th, 2012. Even though the Boston Action Center was in its infancy, Arvind, Prabhu, and I seized to opportunity to have our first fundraiser. With only one week to pull it off, we sent out emails in [...]

Ashwini Kumar’s Vibha Journey!

‘Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means’~ Leo Buscaglia This quote explains, to a large extent, what volunteering means to me. I volunteer to be able to love myself. I wake up at times beaming with pride and joy, thinking about the little but [...]

Get to know Parag Bhoyar

1. How and when did your Vibha journey begin? It was the summer of 2008, when my wife introduced me to Vibha. The ‘Vibha-Cricket Carnival’ was scheduled for August 2008 and a small team of volunteers in Milwaukee were busy planning and working towards the event. I thought I can contribute a little and I volunteered [...]

Vibha Dallas volunteer power !

We don’t realize the importance of doing small things until there is a big result. A good example of this is what our Dallas volunteers achieved by setting up regular and consistent booths. An action center that was facing volunteer crisis last year, around this time, has done a phenomenal job and turned things around [...]