From July 3–5, 2020, SSIO volunteers from five cities in the Southern region of Russia celebrated Guru Poornima by serving the residents of a hospice facility in a village. The volunteers renovated three buildings – they plastered, primed, and painted walls and repaired the facades…
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SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center of South Bethesda delivered lunch every Friday to the Holy Cross Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff in Silver Spring, Maryland. They provided nutritious meals to 40 medical professionals who tirelessly provided round-the-clock care to coronavirus patients. The…
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Every Wednesday, since May 20, 2020, the Ladies Wing of SSIO Thailand has been preparing food for the inmates of an immigration detention center. Volunteers cook food for 30 to 80 residents and deliver both lunch and dinner in the morning. This special service was…
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In August 2020, the graduation ceremony for the International Diploma in Education in Human Values took place at the Ana Luisa Arias assembly hall of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) campus. A total of 35 students graduated with a Diploma in Education in…
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On June 14, 2020, the SSIO team delivered over 650 pounds of food to the impoverished community of Malvern, near Toronto. On June 15, 2020, the volunteers delivered nearly 7,500 pounds of food to The Daily Bread Food Bank, an organization that supports all registered…
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SSIO volunteers in Guatemala City provided much-needed assistance to families affected by the global pandemic. More than 300 families have received food supplies as of May 2020, with each family receiving enough supplies to sustain five people for 15 days.
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With the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, Sathya Sai Young Adults of the Sathya Sai Center of Rochester in New York state connected with the Grand Street Settlement located in New York City and volunteered for their Early Childhood Program, which provides educational resources to…
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SSIO members in the northwest region of Russia continued to serve food to people in need, in spite of the pandemic, every Saturday. Volunteers observed all safety precautions while distributing food by wearing masks and gloves and observing social distancing. They distributed food packages containing…
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On July 30, 2020, the SSIO Thailand inaugurated a new Center for singing devotional songs. Located in an apartment building, devotees meet every Thursday from 7 to 8 PM and sing devotional songs expressing their love for Swami.
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In South Africa, SSIO volunteers, including Young Adults, started the Sathya Sai Food Kitchen during the festival of Guru Poornima in July 2020. On August 9, 2020, the group prepared 20 pots of food and served 500 people; the recipients were first screened for COVID-19…
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