Articles about community service
Every Sunday since 1998, SSSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center of Faenza in Italy have been lovingly serving those in need in their community. On April 24, 2022, the volunteers commemorated Aradhana Mahotsavam by distributing eighty-five hot meals to the needy. In addition, they…
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In 1976, a few devotees of Sri Sathya Sai Baba began distributing sandwiches to the hungry around Manhattan. It eventually evolved into the Bowery food service that spanned over 40 years, serving 150-200 people weekly. Spearheaded by the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Metropolitan New…
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On January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted, covering the island nation with volcanic ash, cutting off electricity, and paralyzing communications. A tsunami triggered by the blast ripped across the islands of Tonga, causing flooding and widespread damage…
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On August 13, 2022, two SSSIO volunteers joined eight community members to celebrate Children’s Day by serving food and delivering gifts to 70 children in need. The volunteers reminisced that, as children, they had experienced the same service with love in the same dining room…
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As an offering of love for the 100th anniversary of the advent of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the SSSIO of Paraguay set out to perform 1,000 cataract surgeries, free of charge to those who were unable to afford such medical procedures. On Saturday, November…
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Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Center of South Houston, Texas, had been serving the Arden Wood Nursing Home residents for more than two decades until COVID-19 forced them to stop all visits. In December 2022, 15 Sai volunteers resumed their visits to the Home…
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“I have lived in California all my life, but because I was in a wheelchair, I have never been able to go out to the beach. This is the first time I have been able to taste the salty waters of the sea and ride…
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SSSIO organized free medical and dental camps on May 8, 2022, for impoverished patients in two villages in Sri Lanka’s North Central Region. Volunteers from the Katkovalam and Changanai Sai Centers organized blood donation camps which drew 35 blood donors. SSSIO volunteers also care for…
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On May 25, 2022, the Service Wing held an ‘Environmental Awareness Community Outreach Project’ at the Union Recreational Grounds in Rio Claro, Southeast Trinidad. Five SSSIO volunteers, young adults from two local sports clubs, and the local Councillor, Mr. Shaffick Mohammed, planted fruit and other…
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On April 24, 2022, nine SSSIO members distributed rice, noodles, soy sauce, salt, sugar, and beverages to 30 impoverished children at the Cambodia Students and Children Fund Organization (CSCFO). This organization provides cultural and art lessons and financial resources to needy children. Sai volunteers also…
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