In our own words
Stories
Every drive gets written up here — what happened, who showed up, and what it looked like. Written by the people who were there.
LatestAnvi 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.
Birthday Seva🎈Meera Turns One, and the Whole Community Shows Up
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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Birthday Seva🎉Vaachi's Birthday, Served Hot on a Cold January Street
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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Culture & Service🙏Remembering Our Elders by Feeding the Living
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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Food Drive🍲A July Morning on the Serving Line
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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India Chapter☀️Turning the Lights On in 50+ Indian Villages
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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Food Drive🥘Cold, Bright, and Out There Anyway
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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Food Drive🍛Purple and Yellow at Woodruff Park
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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Essentials Drive🧣Eight Months of Blankets
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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Food Drive🍽️The Long Weekend Nobody Took Off
Independence Day weekend, when most of Atlanta was at a cookout. This group cooked for somebody else instead.
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Partner Drive🤝Two Groups, One Serving Table
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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Food Drive🥣Rice, Curry, and an Instant Pot in February
Plates loaded with rice and curry, handed across a folding table in the middle of a grey Atlanta February.
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