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Every drive gets written up here — what happened, who showed up, and what it looked like. Written by the people who were there.

Anvi Spends Her Birthday Feeding AtlantaLatest
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Anvi Spends Her Birthday Feeding Atlanta

There was no party hall and no goodie bags. Anvi asked for something else on her birthday — a morning at Woodruff Park, serving hot food to people who needed it.

Sprinkling Smiles August 10, 2025 Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA
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Meera Turns One, and the Whole Community Shows Up
Birthday Seva🎈

Meera Turns One, and the Whole Community Shows Up

June 21–22, 2025
Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA

A first birthday is usually about the baby. Meera's family turned hers into a two-day service weekend — and brought what looked like half of Atlanta with them.

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Vaachi's Birthday, Served Hot on a Cold January Street
Birthday Seva🎉

Vaachi's Birthday, Served Hot on a Cold January Street

January 19, 2025
Downtown Atlanta, GA

Woolly hats, gloved hands, and a pot of curry steaming into the January air on Peachtree Street. Vaachi picked a cold day to be generous on.

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Remembering Our Elders by Feeding the Living
Culture & Service🙏

Remembering Our Elders by Feeding the Living

September 28, 2024
Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA

During Shraadh, families remember those they have lost by offering food. Our community took that tradition out of the home and onto the street.

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A July Morning on the Serving Line
Food Drive🍲

A July Morning on the Serving Line

July 6, 2024
Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA

No occasion, no anniversary, no holiday. Just a Saturday in July, a line of people, and enough hot food to go around.

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Turning the Lights On in 50+ Indian Villages
India Chapter☀️

Turning the Lights On in 50+ Indian Villages

2024 – Ongoing
Rural India

In villages with no street lighting, nightfall ends the day entirely — and makes leaving the house genuinely dangerous. Our India chapter has been installing solar lights to change that.

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Cold, Bright, and Out There Anyway
Food Drive🥘

Cold, Bright, and Out There Anyway

January 21, 2024
Downtown Atlanta, GA

A bright, freezing Sunday in downtown Atlanta, a team in puffer jackets and beanies, and hot food going out to people with nowhere warm to be.

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Purple and Yellow at Woodruff Park
Food Drive🍛

Purple and Yellow at Woodruff Park

October 1, 2023
Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA

The first of October, a team in matching Sprinkling Smiles polos, and the youngest volunteer of the day proudly holding up a shirt of his own.

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Eight Months of Blankets
Essentials Drive🧣

Eight Months of Blankets

January – August 2023
Downtown Atlanta, GA

Not a single afternoon but a long campaign — collecting, sorting, and handing out blankets and warm clothing across Atlanta from January through August.

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The Long Weekend Nobody Took Off
Food Drive🍽️

The Long Weekend Nobody Took Off

July 3, 2023
Atlanta, GA

Independence Day weekend, when most of Atlanta was at a cookout. This group cooked for somebody else instead.

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Two Groups, One Serving Table
Partner Drive🤝

Two Groups, One Serving Table

June 19, 2023
Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA

A joint drive with ASG at Woodruff Park — and a reminder that the fastest way to double your impact is to stop working alone.

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Rice, Curry, and an Instant Pot in February
Food Drive🥣

Rice, Curry, and an Instant Pot in February

February 19, 2023
Downtown Atlanta, GA

Plates loaded with rice and curry, handed across a folding table in the middle of a grey Atlanta February.

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