Articles about community service
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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As part of the Adoption of Communities initiative, SSSIO volunteers in Morocco organized stitching classes twice a week for 30 women. They also held literacy classes thrice a week for 40 women. In Tamazouzt village, a wall was constructed around a reservoir and well for…
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The SSSIO of Fremont, California started the SAI Math Academy as a weekly math tutoring project in 2018. It has now expanded to six elementary schools in the Hayward Unified School District, where 50 high-school volunteers, mentored by 15 adults, tutor 150-200 students. Before the…
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In the first half of March 2021, six SSSIO volunteers served hot meals consisting of two types of vegetarian pilaf, vegetables with buckwheat, homemade cakes, and sweets to 30 people at a local homeless shelter. Many of the residents of the shelter were sick and…
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During February 2021, volunteers from the SSSIO of Saudi Arabia distributed food regularly. Every weekend, volunteers from Jeddah, Riyadh, Jubail, and Yanbu prepared, packaged, and distributed a variety of freshly cooked food along with fruits, water, yogurt drinks, dry food packets, pastries, and juices to…
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On February 20, 2021, as part of the Go-Green initiative, 35 SSSIO volunteers reforested two locations of natural beauty on the island. Everyone joined hands to plant trees in Mont Vert – Forest Side. They planted 300 saplings of endemic trees over an area of…
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In Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the past 15 years, SSSIO volunteers have served hot vegetarian meals every month to 150 to 200 homeless people, including children. Working alongside other volunteers at Hope Works, a large non-profit organization that is dedicated to ending homelessness, they prepare…
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