The SSSIO of Fremont, California started the SAI Math Academy as a weekly math tutoring project in 2018. It has now expanded to six elementary schools in the Hayward Unified School District, where 50 high-school volunteers, mentored by 15 adults, tutor 150-200 students. Before the…
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In the first half of March 2021, six SSSIO volunteers served hot meals consisting of two types of vegetarian pilaf, vegetables with buckwheat, homemade cakes, and sweets to 30 people at a local homeless shelter. Many of the residents of the shelter were sick and…
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During February 2021, volunteers from the SSSIO of Saudi Arabia distributed food regularly. Every weekend, volunteers from Jeddah, Riyadh, Jubail, and Yanbu prepared, packaged, and distributed a variety of freshly cooked food along with fruits, water, yogurt drinks, dry food packets, pastries, and juices to…
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In early February 2021, more than 80 people from various parts of Russia and Kazakhstan attended the first online conference of the northwest region of Russia. The theme of the conference was Unity is Divinity. Purity is Enlightenment. The participants were divided into five groups,…
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On February 20, 2021, as part of the Go-Green initiative, 35 SSSIO volunteers reforested two locations of natural beauty on the island. Everyone joined hands to plant trees in Mont Vert – Forest Side. They planted 300 saplings of endemic trees over an area of…
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In Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the past 15 years, SSSIO volunteers have served hot vegetarian meals every month to 150 to 200 homeless people, including children. Working alongside other volunteers at Hope Works, a large non-profit organization that is dedicated to ending homelessness, they prepare…
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On December 20, 2020, the Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Ontario hosted a regional Toy and Food Drive to support local disadvantaged communities. Volunteers donated 200 toys which gave sparks of joy to the children who received them. In addition, the Food Drive supported indigent…
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On January 31 and February 21, 2021, around 50 SSSIO volunteers from seven regions in South Africa distributed vitamin packs along with information booklets and packets of vibhuti (holy ash) to the needy, while following strict safety protocols. The vitamin packs contained Vitamin B complex,…
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On March 3, 2021, more than 50 people from eight Ukrainian cities participated in an online celebration of the holy festival of Mahashivaratri. The program consisted of talks about the spiritual significance of the festival, in addition to uplifting devotional singing which gave the participants…
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On February 28, 2021, a short workshop was held on the theme, Transformation through Selfless Service, at the Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Piton. The workshop was intended to motivate and inform service coordinators and others about the true purpose of service – self transformation….
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