Milliken Park, in northeast Scarborough, Ontario, occupies 32 hectares of public space. On 21st April 2018, 20 volunteers, including 17 members of the Sathya Sai Centre, Toronto-York, participated in a North Scarborough community clean-up at Milliken Park. Alongside members of the Walk for Values team…
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From 26th January to 1st February 2018, the SSIO organised several human values-based events, including training of instructors and parenting workshops led by Dr. Pal Dhall, Co-Chair of the SSIO Education Committee. Facilitators at the Sathya Sai Institute of Human Values received
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On 10th June 2018, 25 SSIO volunteers organised semi-annual service activities at the Good Shepherd Sisters’ Home, which caters to about 70 at-risk young girls. The evening began with devotional singing, followed by a Thai dance programme by the residents. The residents, nuns, staff and…
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On 1st April 2018, 16 SSIO volunteers from the towns of Mestre, Udine, Verona and Bolzano, along with volunteers from the Amici di (Friends of) Paolo Favale Association, worked tirelessly to cook and serve a traditional Easter lunch to more than 50 needy people in…
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Petaling Jaya is a major Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, in the Petaling District of Selangor. About 1,500 people attended a convention held by the SSIO of Malaysia on 26th May 2018 in Petaling Jaya. The event opened with…
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Members of the SSIO in Thailand organised village service as part of a village adoption programme. Volunteers packed and distributed care packages of rice, oil, sugar, noodles, milk, cookies and diapers to 18 families and needy people in the village. SSIO members visited four former employees of the…
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On 17th April 2018, as part of Aradhana Mahotsavam Day (April 24th) observances, honouring the sacred memory of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the Service Wing and Ladies Wing of the SSIO of Canada, Region 1, organised a region-wide blood donation drive in Mississauga, Ontario. Despite…
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Twice a year, SSIO volunteers from Russia and nearby countries join to serve the needy as part of a massive coordinated project. In March 2018, 195 volunteers from Belarus, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Russia served food collectively to more than
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The SSIO has a long history of involvement in post-disaster relief efforts around the world, which has led in the past few years to a concerted effort to establish disaster relief work as a key component of service activities both at
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On 12th May 2018, the SSIO of Hong Kong organised a Go-Green Fun Fair, titled “Let’s Green It Up,” at Kowloon Park, an open-air public space in the heart of the city. About 150 under-privileged children and parents, including members of ethnic minority communities, took…
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