Our Youth Ambassador

Stuti Patra is a Senior at Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been involved in and led various fundraisers, pet drives, school supply collection drives, and different food drives for disaster relief from a very young age. She has been contributing to helping the community in many other ways such as volunteering at many city-based cultural events, helping residents of Retirement Communities, and recognizing community heroes such as Firefighters, Police Men, and Mail delivery folks during Thanksgiving and Christmas. She also mentors children at Jeevan Jyoti Ashram, an orphanage in India. During her free time, she loves helping fellow students with their study needs (free tutoring) and plans community outreach events for Robotics. Stuti’s mission is to raise awareness of the lack of educational resources many people deal with and find ways to help people in need. Stuti is passionate about making an impact and is interested in community engagement and philanthropy to serve as KDTF’s Mentoring Youth Leader. I am confident that her current leadership skills, social service experience, enthusiastic personality, and passion for helping the community, especially the students, will definitely be helpful to the organization. She is on a mission to make positive change in her community and beyond, and she’s prepared to boldly stand up for what she believes in.

Anika Kasuganti is a junior at Providence High School in Charlotte, NC. She has been an active participant in KDTF’s holiday celebrations at senior living centers and is deeply committed to serving her community. She has volunteered with organizations such as the Levine Children’s Center, Ronald McDonald House, and the Brace Family YMCA. At her dance studio, she is on the fundraising team for the annual charity recital, combining her passion for the arts with service. At school, she is a member of the Science Olympiad team and the Math Honors Society. As a Youth Leader of KDTF she hopes to inspire and support needy children through the following projects:

• Book drive for Promising Pages: New or gently used children’s books will be collected. The books will be cleaned before distribution to students in our community.
• Appreciation for local fire fighters: Show appreciation for local fire fighter by bringing them coffee and donuts, thanking them for all they do for our communities.
• Summer food drive for Union County Shelter: Serve food for the homeless as well as for people in our community who struggle to feed their families.

Hello! My name’s Ritisha Patro and I’m a Junior at Weddington High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. I take part in many school clubs where I participate in fundraisers and gather supplies for various drives. Outside of school, I play tennis for the school team, and do bharatanatyam which is a form of Indian classical dance. Along with tennis and dance, I like to sing and have been learning it for about 9 years now! I love volunteering and helping my community in any way I can, whether it be working at social events, or gathering supplies and hosting drives for various causes. My goal is to contribute in a way that causes change for the better. I’m passionate about spreading love and kindness in ways that improve the lives of others and encouraging others to do the same as well. As a Youth Ambassador for KDTF, my mission is to raise money and awareness for the kids around the world that need extra love and support. Being a Youth Ambassador for this wonderful organization is just one step I am taking towards making a difference in my community, and I hope to do more in the future.

Sreshtha is currently a Sophomore at Providence Senior High School, Charlotte NC. She has volunteered in multiple community service and cultural events, including hosting her own Charity Run event. She has also created her own fundraiser for the Voice of World Foundation, in India. She has participated in various KDTF events for about two years, and has helped coordinate activities for KDTF. In her free time, she participates in different clubs and extracurricular activities such as Future Problem Solving (FPS), and the Best Buddies club. She loves to interact with kids, especially those who are disadvantaged or have disabilities. As a youth ambassador for KDTF, she hopes to help these children achieve their dreams and aspirations and enable them to participate fully in our communities.

Nihar is a Sophomore at Providence High School, Charlotte NC. He has been involved in many events with KDTF ranging from fundraisers for charities to holiday celebration events at retirement homes. He has helped to manage and organize KDTF activities. In his free time, he participates in the Red Cross and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMapping Team. In school, he participates in numerous clubs such as the Science Olympiad. He hopes to support academics and spread awareness of STEM fields. As Youth Co-Ambassador for KDTF, he wishes to help children to be able to achieve their dreams. He plans to do this through fundraising and advocating for resources to allow them to follow their passions.