Articles about community service
In March 2021, the Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Strathfield in New South Wales, Australia participated in the Clean-up Australia Day, an annual national service day. With the help of the Strathfield Council, parks around the Cooke river that needed clean-up were identified. More than…
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For the past few years, the Ladies Wing of SSSIO Australia has actively participated in the annual Mother’s Day Classic Walk. Organized by the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Women in Super, the event promotes research and creates awareness about breast cancer. It also unites…
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On August 8, 2021, SSSIO volunteers from the Sai Group of Chiriquí, a province on the western coast of Panama, spread love and joy by serving the residents of Doña Carmen de Barroso Nursing Home in the community of Sortova. The volunteers distributed personal hygiene…
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Throughout the pandemic, SSSIO volunteers in Thailand continued to serve the needy. On July 27 and 30, 2021, volunteers delivered food along with a laminated calendar with Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s message of love to 50 families impacted by the pandemic. Between August 4 and…
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The Northern Region of the SSSIO of Sri Lanka identified a disadvantaged family of four in need of shelter in the Puloly Northwest area of Point Pedro in Jaffna district. They were receiving limited support from the government, supplemented by monthly dry ration packs from…
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During Guru Poornima celebrations, several service activities were organized in various parts of Ghana. On July 10, 2021, SSSIO members distributed blankets, bread, and water to 100 needy people that slept on the street. On July 17, the volunteers served the popular Ghanaian meal Jollof…
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For about three years, Sathya Sai Young Adults of Sucre, Bolivia have served the residents of a poor neighborhood. On December 22, 2020, they distributed toys and hot chocolate milk with cookies to 200 children.
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SSSIO volunteers from seven Sri Sathya Sai Centers in Southern California came together to assemble nine hundred hygiene kits for needy students in Ventura County School District and Santa Barbara County School District. The hygiene kits included toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, hand sanitizers, combs, socks, lip…
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With the onset of the Covid pandemic and the ensuing transition of schools to remote learning, many children from low-income families lost an important source of food –breakfast and lunches given in schools. In March 2020, the Stamford Public School District implemented Grab and Go…
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Volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun, Virginia organized multiple service activities to commemorate Aradhana Mahotsavam Day. About twenty-five volunteers participated in a food drive coordinated by Martha’s Table, a nonprofit organization that distributes food daily to the needy in Washington, DC. SSE children…
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