Philanthropic Projects

Nagaland, Kiyevi Village children with Marko.

The following is a brief description of our desire to participate in philanthropic projects and a short description of future efforts we hope to pursue. It is our belief and commitment to social responsibility because it is part of our personal and corporate values.

The U.S. State Department has a program to promote cultural exchange between the United States and other countries. The program implements the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. The purpose of the Act is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchanges. Educational and cultural exchanges assist the Department of State in furthering the foreign policy objectives of the United States. VitaStar Solutions is open to participate in this program.

Kiyevi Village Chief and Marko examine village water supply dam.

VitaStar Solutions is open and available to participate in the Cultural Exchange Program as a Host Company, and will provide a structured and guided work-based learning program to any foreign cultural exchange trainee, according to an individualized training plan that will enhance both the trainee’s understanding of American Culture and society and skills.

Future objectives include reciprocity, which means the participation of a United States citizen in an educational and cultural program, to go abroad, specifically to Nagaland, India. It is hoped that VSS may identify doctors and engineering expertise in the area of electrical power, water supply (dam construction), and agriculture to provide assistance as part of the cultural exchange program, directly to remote villages in Nagaland,India.

VitaStar Solutions is also active in another philanthropic project. Because of extensive worldwide contacts, VitaStar Solutions works with foreign-based recruiters to identify foreign students who are interested in pursuing a college education in the United States. When the recruiter identifies a potential student, the student’s contact information is provided to VitaStar Solutions who will then facilitate a contact to a small or large University in different geographical areas that will be a match for the student’s objectives.

VitaStar Solutions owns a small coffee plantation in Nagaland, India. At the plantation we have built a small house for a young family to tend to the plantation. In this capacity we are directly providing a job and income to support this family.
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The children of Little Lights Orphanage in Nagaland.

Shown in the picture on the right are the Little Lights of the Little Lights Orphanage nestled in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. Here, a loving and nurturing atmosphere is provided for orphaned, abandoned and unwanted children from some of the poorest and remotest hill tribes of Northeast India. VitaStar Solutions is a proud supporter of the Little Lights Home. Visit www.littlelightsorphanage.org.

On the left are pictures of a handicap-equipped van and Logan, a young boy, with multiple sclerosis (MS). His grandmother takes care of him and takes him to the children's hospital for treatment, but she uses a regular vehicle, which is a little difficult. VitaStar Solutions learned of Grandma and the boy and donated the handicap van shown in the pictures. A volunteer, Gary Morris, came to Florida and drove it back to Tennessee, where Grandma and the boy live. Another volunteer, from Wilks Detailing in Springfield, detailed the van without charge. Grandma was extremely happy and thankful for the gift. Hopefully, some day the boy will be able to use the van hand-controls to drive himself.

Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men. Mahatma Gandhi, non-violent philosopher, 1869-1948.

“There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing... when we save our children, we save ourselves”. Margaret Mead, 1901-1978, American cultural anthropologist.