PURE Youth Mt.Olive
Mt.Olive, NJ
PURE Youth, a leadership program, specifically aims to facilitate discussion and awareness of the impact that education has on society through numerous projects and fundraising. PURE Youth also supports projects from all program areas and causes PURE champions which gives the ambassadors an opportunity to understand the depth and breadth of the issue, solution and impact on the lives they are helping change.
In 2021, a small youth team in Mount Olive had emerged. By encouraging neighboring children and peers, volunteer work was introduced to engage in the purpose of PURE Youth. The purpose being to initiate community service and inspiring others to do so.
The members started out with their first bake sale. They came together to create memories and experience the hard work needed to complete group projects. While also preparing the table, location, posters and baked goods, they learned about the importance of PURE’s feminine hygiene program.
Still small in size, their teamwork and creativity has grown exponentially. We have contributed to the holiday program in December by donating non-perishable foods to our local pantry and spreading joy by partnering with senior homes. We plan on continuing this momentum to the new year and only hope to motivate and learn with the people around us.
The PURE Youth Mt. Olive, NJ Chapter currently consists of ten volunteers. The chapter was founded in 2021 by a previous mentor, Manjula Chinthareddy, and a previous director, Varshini Chinthareddy, and has since expanded. PURE YOUTH is a non-profit that strives to support disadvantaged children. We have raised money to help provide female hygiene products and make education accessible to all children. Ambassadors raise funds for these causes, and while doing so they also learn about the difficulties present in our real-world, and methods that can be taken to solve these problems. PURE YOUTH ambassadors promote our mission to a worldwide audience, and keep learning along the way.
Current Team:
Current Team:
Directors: Siri Segu and Vaibhavi Borra
Siri Segu
Vaibhavi Borra
Ambassadors: Monisha Devagiri, Niyati Lakkakula, Saanvi Borra, Hamsini Madhamanchi, Ananya Dasoju, Jia Prajapati, Esha Bobde, and Bhavana Chadalavada
Monisha Devagiri
Niyati Lakkakula
Saanvi Borra
Hamsini M
Ananya Dasoju
Jia P
Esha Bobde
Bhavana C
Group Photo
Past Directors (2021): Varshini Chinthareddy and Alice Park
Varshini C
Alice Park
Past Ambassadors (2021): Monisha Devagiri, Niyati Lakkakula, Saanvi Borra, Hamsini Madhamanchi, Ananya Dasoju, Siri Segu, Vaibhavi Borra
Monisha Devagiri
Niyati Lakkakula
Saanvi Borra
Hamsini M
Ananya Dasoju
Siri Segu
Vaibhavi B
Chapter Info:
Some of our previous projects include bake sales to raise money for various organizations including the 11th Hour Rescue, Cure Breast Cancer Foundation, period poverty and clean water in impoverished areas in India. We have also made and given cards to our local fire department and raised items for our local food pantry. Through the planning, hard work, and determination from the Mt. Olive Chapter volunteers, we are able to allocate our time towards making the world a better place for both our own community and others.
Last year, Vaibhavi Borra, Siri Segu, Saanvi Borra, Monisha Devagiri, Niyati Lakkakula, and Hamsini Madhamanchi have all received certificates of appreciation from PURE and Niyati Lakkakula received a bronze presidential award for their time spent volunteering for PURE.
Projects:
Fall 2021 - Cure Breast Cancer Foundation Bake Sale
On October 24th, PURE Youth Mount Olive members got together for a bake sale to raise money for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. We had the bake sale in front of Tractor Supply and gave out baked goods like cinnamon rolls, cookies, and muffins.
Fall 2021 - Diwali Sweet Sale
On October 31st, some PURE Youth Mount Olive members got together for the Diwali sweet sale. We received a total of eighteen orders and packaged the goods.
Fall 2021 - Mount Olive Food Pantry
PURE Youth Mount Olive members each collected non-perishable goods for our town's food pantry, the Mount Olive Food Pantry. Over 100+ items were donated and these goods were used by those who couldn't afford to buy food for Thanksgiving.
Winter 2021 - Senior Citizen Home Gift Baskets
On December 15th, PURE Youth Mount Olive members got together to make holiday gift baskets for our local senior citizen home. Thirty gift baskets with items like fuzzy socks, fake plants and chocolates, and 25 goodie bags with candy were packaged and given to senior citizens.
Spring 2022 - Krispy Kreme Sale
Krispy Kreme donuts were sold by the Mount Olive Chapter to raise money for the Spring project.
Spring 2022 - Period Poverty
On March 26th, PURE Youth Mount Olive members got together for a bake sale to raise money for Period Poverty in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. We had the bake sale in front of Tractor Supply and gave out baked goods like cake pops, cookies, and muffins. We raised $350+ for the cause!
Summer 2022 - 11th Hour Rescue
Our chapter- Mount Olive- were discussing our project and decided we wanted to donate to the Eleventh Hour Rescue. The Eleventh Hour Rescue is an animal shelter dedicated to aiding animals in need. We did this by having a bake sale on July 30th to raise money. We then used the money to buy supplies and donated the rest of the remaining money. We presented the supplies and the money to the Eleventh Hour Rescue on August 13th.
Summer 2022 - 9/11 Service Project
To give thanks to our local front line workers in honor of 9/11, the Mount Olive Chapter made thank you cards for our local fire station, the Budd Lake Fire Department. We collected supplies to make homemade cards. After making the cards, we dropped off the cards at the fire department. We decorated 10+ cards and distributed them at the fire station.
Fall 2022 - Clean Water Fundraiser
On November 5th and November 12th, the Mount Olive Chapter had bake sales to raise funds towards water resource projects in multiple areas in India and in Kenya. Water is a very important necessity and should be available for everyone.
Winter 2022 - Mount Olive Food Pantry
The Mount Olive PURE Chapter collected items for the local food pantry, the Mount Olive Food Pantry. This pantry is visited by many people and is very important to the community. By helping them stock up, we are helping the community to be able to have food for the holiday season. There were over 40 items donated to the food pantry on December 12. We hope we can break this record next year and all the years to come!
Winter 2022 - Holiday Thank You Cards
We, the Mount Olive PURE Chapter, showed our appreciation to workers throughout our community for the holidays. We collected supplies to make homemade cards. After making the cards, we dropped off the cards to firefighters at the fire department. We also made cards for our teachers and gave the cards to them. We wished everyone happy holidays and were sure to show our appreciation.