Helping Other People Everywhere
| Topic(s) | Community Service |
|---|---|
| Abbrev. | HOPE |
| Advised | Yes |
| Execs | President: Jason Sha
Vice President: Haasini Sunkavalli Secretary: Saanvi Gaddam Treasurer: Cooldish Bommineni Social Coordinator: Isabelle Ho |
| Event(s) | HOPE Auction |
| Website | https://www.tamshope.org/ |
| Link | |
| thehopeexecs@gmail.com |
Helping Other People Everywhere (initialized as HOPE), is the largest student-led organization dedicated to community service at the TAMS. The organization provides year-round volunteering through its 16 committees and four blood drives in collaboration with Carter BloodCare throughout the year. They also host the annual HOPE Auction charity fundraiser toward the end of the year!
During 2019-2020, HOPE volunteers provided over 10,000 hours of community service throughout their 18 committees. Additionally, HOPE held 4 blood drives, donating 283 units of blood, and HOPE Auction, raising over $17,000 for the Rainforest Trust. HOPE Auction is typically ranked as the #1 Social Event of the Year at TAMS.
Every year, HOPE collabs with Research Organization and holds the biggest GA of the year.
Committees[edit | edit source]
HOPE provides volunteering opportunities through their committees.
Denton Nursing Home[edit | edit source]
Denton Nursing Home (DNH) is a joint committee, under both Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE) and TAMS Medical Society (TMS). DNH provides students the opportunity to interact with the residents of the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home, twice a week. Our volunteering opportunities include making crafts, hosting parties, and, in general, playing games and spending time with the residents of the nursing home. We plan on holding a diverse array of events, such as holding a prom for the Nursing Home Residents and making gift boxes, in order to make an impact on the nursing home and the Denton community.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Aleena Mathai | 2024-2025 |
| Saanvi Muvva | |
| Kelley Zhu | 2023-2024 |
| Harini Rajmohan | |
| Advika Varadharajan | 2022-2023 |
| Sid Das | |
| Vignesh Sanagala | 2021-2022 |
| Pavithra Gopalakrishnan | |
| Kaitlin Sanders | 2020-2021 |
| Eric Roach II | |
| Khyathi Thallapureddy | 2019-2020 |
| Chandana Chitralekha | |
| Annie He | 2015-2016 |
| Veronica Zheng | |
| Sarah Zbidi | 2014-2015 |
| Nina Kupra |
Elm Fork[edit | edit source]
This is TAMS Elm Fork Education Center Volunteering, a committee of HOPE! Our mission is to implement environmental education programs that encourage responsible environmental decision making for students of all ages. We provide opportunities for TAMS students to help run field trips and homeschool labs. Volunteering with us is a very easy way to give back to UNT and to inspire children to be passionate about science.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Charlie Hu | 2021-2022 |
| Aadhunik Sundar | |
| Michael Zhao | 2020-2021 |
| Elijah Nacar | |
| Lela Lemke | 2019-2020 |
| Liu Copeland | |
| Lily Nguyen | 2017-2018 |
| Smruthi Senthil | |
| Michael Li | 2016-2017 |
| Vinit Shah | |
| Ankita Rugi | 2015-2016 |
| Margaret Vakulenko | |
| Benjamin Sterling Lunday |
Food for Thought[edit | edit source]
Food for Thought is dedicated to providing those in the Denton area with a consistent means of obtaining food. Our volunteering includes programs at the UNT Food Pantry and other surrounding food bank and soup kitchen organizations.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Brianna Chan | 2021-2022 |
| Emily Chang | |
| Kaitlin Sanders | 2020-2021 |
| Pardha Eluri |
Friends Forever[edit | edit source]
Friends Forever focuses on fostering new relationships between children with special needs and TAMS students. In partnership with It’s A Sensory World, this program aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop friendships. Friends Forever will match 1 or 2 teens and a child with special needs based on similar interests and passions. This committee offers a unique opportunity for students to stay connected and create an inclusive community that nurtures a comfortable and welcoming environment for new friendships to form.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Krithi Meduri | 2021-2022 |
| Pranavi Garlapati |
Gift of Words[edit | edit source]
Gift of Words is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the educational gap created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the TAMS Chapter of Gift of Words, multiple volunteering opportunities are available for virtual tutoring across the nation in subjects such as math, science, and writing.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Veda Kolipakula | 2024-now |
| Celine Chacon |
Habitat for Humanity[edit | edit source]
Every night, there are an estimated 553,742 people in the United States experiencing homelessness. Through Habitat for Humanity (HFH), a committee under Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE), we have the power to help change that. We have multiple volunteering opportunities each month to give back to the Denton community, helping families in need of decent and affordable housing. Volunteering is hands-on, involving construction work such as landscaping, cleaning, and painting.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Eswar Gopalakrishnan | 2021-2022 |
| Sanjana Bolnedi | |
| Naman Mehndiratta | 2020-2021 |
| Danny Zhang | |
| Jessica Wu | 2019-2020 |
| Akshay Sharma | |
| Surya Namboodiri | 2016-2017 |
| Samantha Boiser | |
| Tony Liu | 2015-2016 |
| Victoria Koshevarova | |
| Michelle Yang | 2014-2015 |
| Aaron Chao |
Helping Hands[edit | edit source]
Helping Hands' goal is to give back to the community by serving the homeless and underprivileged. We will be providing volunteering opportunities with the Salvation Army in Denton throughout the year and would love for you guys to participate/volunteer with us in order to better the lives of the individuals we are serving. Volunteering might include food serving, cleaning, serving at the shelter, etc.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Subiksha Sankar | 2021-2022 |
| Omega Abera | |
| Jahnavi Janjirala | 2020-2021 |
| Emily Zhou | 2019-2020 |
| Khyathi Reddy |
High School Tutoring[edit | edit source]
High School Tutoring is a HOPExTAS committee focused on helping local Denton high school students with STEM-related curriculum. TAMS volunteers will each be paired with a student from one of these high schools and will work with them on whatever academic help they need.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Lavanya Vumma | 2021-2022 |
| Dolapo Ogunyemi | |
| Shakthi Prabhakar | 2020-2021 |
| Mihir Khare |
Hoofbeats[edit | edit source]
Hoofbeats aims to help engage students in the amazing healing process of equine therapy. We work with New Hope organization in Argyle, Texas where you will be able to aid in therapeutic horseback riding for young students with a variety of disabilities.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Anshu Dandu | |
| Leah Cairns | 2020-2021 |
| Avery Walker | |
| Thritha Anand | 2019-2020 |
| Shri Mathavan |
Learning Through Borders[edit | edit source]
Learning Through Borders (LTB) strives to help you connect to students across the world. LTB is a project under the Worldwide Education Fund, who assists existing hostels, orphanages, schools and other institutions and organizations that are committed to educating underprivileged children who have limited access to a quality education because of poverty, religion, gender, or other factors.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Aurelia Wang | 2021-2022 |
| Carly Yang | |
| Jalini Balasubramaniam | 2020-2021 |
| Grace Song |
Library Committee[edit | edit source]
The overarching goal of the Library Committee (TLC) is to break down barriers in education and to provide all students with equal opportunities. Our main volunteering project throughout the year is with the Denton Public Library, where we help biweekly with anything the library needs. Libraries can be an oasis of information in areas that lack other resources. TLC works to facilitate the library’s operations in an effort to expand its reach, In addition, this year, we are looking to hold a book drive to collect books for students in third world countries that don’t have access to them.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Anshu Dandu | 2021-2022 |
| Ariel Ong | |
| Harini Repaka | 2020-2021 |
| Yashvini Deva | |
| 2019-2020 | |
| Braiden Aaronson |
Little Leaps[edit | edit source]
Little Leaps’ mission is to serve local underprivileged daycares and youth centers, and support children (ages 1-5) so they can get quality care and education they deserve!
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Anirudh Kaza | 2021-2022 |
| Anushka Haldankar | |
| Kaylee Yu | |
| Pranathi Pilla | 2020-2021 |
| Aiswarya Atluri | |
| Subiksha Jayakumar |
Revive[edit | edit source]
REVIVE provides students the opportunity to interact with children with special needs to allow for the parents to enjoy a night out. This is a committee under Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE) and will occur every other Friday. REVIVE allows students to play board games, watch movies, make arts and crafts, and video games.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Joanne Liu | 2021-2022 |
| Jaishri Ramesh | |
| Kate Adriaenssens | 2020-2021 |
| Mason Haynes | |
| Tam Dang | 2019-2020 |
| Mayur Pabba |
Pet Shelter[edit | edit source]
We are a volunteer group that visits Denton’s Pet Shelter every week. We usually help out with chores and also play with the animals there.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Vigna Lavu | 2021-2022 |
| Madhuran Selvaa | |
| Hunter Anderson | 2020-2021 |
| Avishi Singh | |
| Sofi Cavenaile | 2019-2020 |
| Lexie Kwon |
Robotics Mentoring[edit | edit source]
We are the TAMS Robotics Mentoring, a committee in collaboration with HOPE and Robotics.We will be mentoring an FTC (First Tech Challenge) team at a local Denton middle school and teach them the basics of robotics. In addition to mentoring a team, we will also host a local FTC tournament and provide opportunities to volunteer at other events.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Rohit Rajan | 2021-2022 |
| Vidit Biyani | |
| Sachin Kathiresan | |
| Aryan Agarwal | 2020-2021 |
| Kaushik Akula | |
| Jeongwoo Choi |
SCRAP[edit | edit source]
SCRAP is a committee under HOPE that holds volunteering sessions every week (Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons) to help the local SCRAP store. SCRAP is a nonprofit organization that aims to reduce waste and encourage environmentally sustainable actions by providing affordable, reusable materials. Our goal is to aid the SCRAP store by sorting the merchandise and creating exciting crafts for the store to sell with the donated materials they give us.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Pramati Madugula | 2019-2020 |
| Tanvi Bobba |
Shiloh Field[edit | edit source]
Shiloh Field Community Garden is this year's new joint committee under Hope and Naturally! Shiloh Field Community Garden provides students the opportunity once a week to grow fresh produce at Denton's very own Shiloh Field. At Shiloh Field volunteers serve the community by tending to the 152 individual plots, with fruit trees, blackberries, chickens, honey bees, a vineyard, composting, and more! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the food we eat and to feed those who are hungry.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Rohit Kandi | 2021-2022 |
| Neel Shanmugam | |
| Daniel Li | 2020-2021 |
| Samuel McCaulley |
Special Olympics[edit | edit source]
Special Olympics is a committee under HOPE that holds volunteering sessions every week in order to help out at our local Special Olympics team! Special Olympics is an organization that provides training and competition for various sports, to people with disabilities, throughout the year. Our goal is to aid the Special Olympics team by providing good coaching to the athletes and by being kind and empathetic volunteers.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Pranavi Garlapati | 2021-2022 |
| Devna Cherukuru | |
| Shreya Billa | 2020-2021 |
| Ilina Jayal |
Teen Court[edit | edit source]
Teen Court provides members of the TAMS community with opportunities to volunteer at the Denton Municipal Teen Court on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Volunteers can participate as attorneys or jury members in cases with other Denton teens. As a result, Teen Court volunteers are exposed to real-world settings and provide a great service to our city at large.
This year, we are in the process of creating a new program to address some of the systemic issues that we see within the community. The program will focus on providing an educated session on both the law and personal development. Our goal is to see less juvenile incarceration, see less recidivism, and instead see more prospering teens.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Ted Kwee-Bintoro | 2021-2022 |
| Tejas Alankar | |
| Angelina Xu | |
| Jeffrey Chuong | 2020-2021 |
| Raj Baweja | |
| Smrithi Upadhyayula | 2019-2020 |
| Mohnish Pai | |
| Connie Hu |
UIL Volunteering[edit | edit source]
We host volunteering events at local UIL competitions, and help tutor students for UIL competitions at nearby schools. Our goal is to help these events run smoothly, and volunteering includes monitoring tests, grading exams, and running papers among other things.
| Committee Heads | Years |
|---|---|
| Anirudh Kaza | 2021-2022 |
| Anay Gupta | |
| Phillip Nelson | 2020-2021 |
| Harish Suryadevara | |
| Jake Ha | 2019-2020 |
| Stephen Chen |
Execs[edit | edit source]
2024-2025[edit | edit source]
President: Jason Sha
Vice President: Haasini Sunkavalli
Secretary: Saanvi Gaddam
Treasurer: Riddish Bommineni
Social Coordinator: Isabelle Ho
2023-2024[edit | edit source]
President: Simran Verma
Vice President: Manan Patel
Secretary: Claire Xu
Treasurer: Mahith Ravulapati
Social Coordinator: Olivia Wang
2022-2023[edit | edit source]
President: Jay Patel
Vice President: Rishi Koneru
Secretary: Crystelle Lee
Treasurer: Vineeth Murugan
Social Coordinator: Phoebe Han
2021-2022[edit | edit source]
President: Minha Kang
Vice President: Anusha Kakileti
Secretary: Alan Moon
Treasurer: Eli Nguyen
Social Coordinator: Stephanie You
2020-2021[edit | edit source]
President: Saatvik Sunkavalli
Vice President: Braiden Aaronson
Secretary: Ivy Liang
Treasurer: Harish Sridharan
Social Coordinator: Amy Guan
2019-2020[edit | edit source]
President: Rayyan Khoja
Vice President: Anoushka Ramesh
Secretary:Arinze Appio-Riley
Treasurer: Jeffrey Chen
Social Coordinator: Regina Nguyen
2018-2019[edit | edit source]
President: Sienna Wu
Vice President: Ellen Qian
Secretary: Jonathan Ji
Treasurer: Phi Henry Nguyen
Events Coordinator: Katie Nguyen
2016-2017[edit | edit source]
President: An Jimenez
Vice President: Michelle Thieu
Secretary: Neha Khuntia
Treasurer: Nitya Nandagopal
Social Coordinator: Zina Zarzycki
2010-2011[edit | edit source]
President: Brian Truong
Vice President: Kelly Ren
Secretary: Kevin Mei
Treasurer: Ian Chen
Committee Coordinator: Peggy Wang