Articles about community service
A Sathya Sai volunteer, who is an agronomist, assisted by his three sons, planted an organic garden for orphaned children in San José, Costa Rica, in June 2012. The orphans learned to tend a garden and grow their own food, along with principles of sustainability.
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Volunteers participated in a service project near St. Petersburg, to clean the forest and the coast of the Baltic Sea. The beautiful area, with sandy beaches, pine forest and blooming wildflowers was previously littered with debris and garbage.
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The Sathya Sai Centre of Tampa Bay, Florida, in partnership with the St. Petersburg Free Clinic, Pinellas County Health Department and Northside Hospital, held a dental camp on 26th July 2014 at the health department facilities in St. Petersburg, Florida. One dentist, eight dental hygienists,…
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The Sathya Sai Free Medical Clinic of Gaborone offers medical services every Sunday, dental care on the second Sunday, and vision care on the third and fourth Sundays of the month to needy patients. Medical services address general health issues as well as dermatological problems,…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇIn October 2014, more than 35 Sathya Sai volunteers lovingly served over 400 children in orphanages, homeless shelters, schools, and kindergartens in nine cities. Activities were organised for children ages 6–17, including art classes and lessons on human values. Children’s diapers were also distributed to…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇDuring 4th–11th October 2014, SSIO medical teams performed 23 uterine fibroid surgeries and more than 10 hysterectomies at the New Amsterdam Hospital in Berbice, Guyana. Many of the patients had been waiting several years for medical attention, and their fibroids were large, with multiple adhesions….
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇDuring October 2014, more than 50 Sathya Sai volunteers organised character- and health-building activities for children at Kazakhstan’s correctional boarding schools, children’s homes, private day care centres, and children’s rehabilitation centres in eight cities. The goal was to teach the importance of selfless service
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On 20th September 2014, the Sathya Sai Centre of Tampa Bay, Florida, organised a vision care camp with the support of government and community organisations. The camp, held at the Pinellas County Health Department in St. Petersburg, served 105 patients. Volunteers included three ophthalmologists,
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During August–September 2014, the SSIO of USA, Mid-Atlantic Region, conducted six workshops and training sessions for about 200 people, in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated defibrillator device.
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On 6th September 2014, the Sathya Sai Centre of Raleigh, North Carolina, in collaboration with the Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, hosted a third Free Healthcare Day. Medical, dental, and vision services were provided by more than 100 volunteers,
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