Articles about community service
The Sathya Sai School in Uganda educates 272 children from marginalized communities. The school has 17 teachers and support staff members who lovingly guide and nurture these children to become model citizens. Every year, the children and teachers participate in a Walk for Values in…
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South African SSSIO volunteers established a Sanitary Pad Bank to serve the needs of impoverished young ladies who cannot afford sanitary pads. Thus far, nearly 1,750 pads have been distributed in various schools and youth centers.
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SSSIO volunteers in South Africa commemorated Aradhana Mahotsavam by serving those in need in their communities. Sixteen volunteers packed and distributed more than ninety meals to hungry children in the Palmiet Road community in Durban. The sheer joy of sharing a meal under the trees…
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Since 2021, the Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students of the Sathya Sai Center of Tri-Valley, California, have been getting together to prepare 50 sandwich bags every second Sunday afternoon of the month. The children pack a juice box, cookies, fruit, a granola bar, and cheese…
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The Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) Student Council of the North-Central Region of SSSIO-USA planned a service project for SSE students attending the annual Labor Day retreat in September 2022. The project involved recycling old T-shirts and braiding them into dog toys. Before the retreat, students…
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Since 2021, about ten SSSIO members have volunteered twice a month with a local organization Sound Foundations Northwest, to build tiny homes for the homeless in Seattle, Washington. Guided by the coordinators, the volunteers construct 8′ x 12′ tiny homes in a large warehouse – using power tools…
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Four volunteers commemorated Aradhana Day by packing and delivering survival kits to 50 families in a needy community in Thailand. The National Council President spoke to the families about the ill effects of smoking, drinking, and consuming drugs. The SSSIO donated three renovated houses to…
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Four volunteers distributed hot food and pastries at the Colomto night shelter for the homeless in Kyrgyzstan. They prepared pilaf with chickpeas and soy, homemade pastries, cookies, and chocolates. Recipients were grateful for the lovingly prepared and tasty homemade food and thanked the volunteers for…
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SSSIO volunteers in Sarajevo lovingly served those in need in their community through several different initiatives in 2022. Volunteers delivered more than 1,400 kg of fruits and vegetables to the Pomozi.ba kitchen, which serves refugees. They helped relocate a family in Hrasnica whose apartment had…
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A severe storm brought heavy winds and rain to the Inanda Settlement in Durban, South Africa, on July 3, 2023, resulting in severe hardship for the locals. SSSIO volunteers rushed to serve those affected by the storm by distributing 200 hot meals, blankets, and grocery…
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