Ten students from the community college volunteered their time at Puttaparithi ashram from 15 October to 25 October 2016. This is the third year that students from Sevalaya’s Mahakavi Bharathiyar Community College were invited to volunteer at Puttaparithi ashram. They assisted in the activities of temple canteen as well as helping out in administrative department at hospital. Some of them were also roped in to assist in security work. The ten days that they spent at the ashram was very fulfilling and the volunteers gained knowledge of local resources to solve the needs of the community.