Articles about community service
Volunteers from Sri Sathya Sai Center in Mesa, Arizona, partnered with “A New Leaf”, another non-profit organization, on a project called “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).” This initiative offers tax assistance for people earning less than $57,000 a year, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and…
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In March 2021, SSSIO volunteers from Ukraine, with support from the SSSIO of Germany, participated in the “Gift the Love” service project to propagate human values among children in Ukraine. The volunteers visited a boarding school in Ukraine where they interacted with over 100 students…
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On March 12, 2021, grocery packages were distributed to the students of the Sri Sathya Sai School in Newcastle. With the assistance of fifty volunteers from four regions, each of the 108 students and three janitorial staff members were given bathing soap, maize meal, and…
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Volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Lexington, Kentucky give back to their community by volunteering at the Backpack Food program. Since many children in the area come from impoverished homes, they often go hungry during the weekends or holidays. The Backpack Food program…
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On December 22, 2019, young adult volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Sucre visited the Las Cascaditas district, an area inhabited by families of limited economic resources. The volunteers served 120 portions of hot chocolate with milk, biscuits, and cakes to the indigent…
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Despite the national lockdown imposed on March 10, 2021, SSSIO volunteers in Mauritius continued hosting blood donation drives to secure blood for those who need it. In the month of March 2020, they were able to host such an event on March 20, where 37…
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Although the events during 2020 were unprecedented, the Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students of the Sri Sathya Sai Center Toronto-York persevered and carried forth their programs. The SSE ‘Christmas Drop’ program was designed to celebrate the children’s continued participation and included a surprise visit from…
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Since August 2020, volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Córdoba, Argentina delivered food to about 60 to 80 people living by the city’s train tracks. The volunteers prepare, package, and deliver a sumptuous meal of legumes, vegetables, rice, and bread to the needy,…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇThe international festival of theater and storytelling of Abomey (FITHECA 2021) was organized between July 29 and August 4, 2021. The SSSIO of Benin was the official sponsor for the festival, which was attended by people from both Benin and Senegal. The SSSIO also received…
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In February 2021, SSSIO volunteers in Mauritius organized five blood donation drives in three different regions. More than 430 pints of blood were donated. On February 21, 2021, the Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Valory organized a mega-medical camp at the Petit Verger Multi-Purpose Hall….
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