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With COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, the Sathya Sai Centres of the USA Pacific South Region (Region 8) adopted various means to serve their members. As part of the 95 Global Communities Initiative, the SSIO of USA, Region 8 continued to provide groceries and essential items to…
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an acute need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the protection of healthcare workers. SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centre of Cooksville identified local hospitals in need of PPE. A local corporate manufacturer of face shields provided…
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, SSIO volunteers from Columbia, Missouri made over 190 face shields for caregivers at four healthcare facilities. The volunteers complied with social distancing rules, wearing masks, and sanitizing workstations that were spaced eight feet apart. Face shields were also disinfected…
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Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a food delivery service, which enables volunteers to deliver food, and other essential items by using a food truck to reach the homeless on the streets. Since 2019, members of the Sathya Sai Centre of Austin, Texas have joined…
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On 16 February 2020, 20 SSIO volunteers visited with 25 children at the Zout Der Aarde Children’s Home in the district of Saramacca, where they sang, shared stories and served snacks. Then they headed to the Maho Children’s Home in the capital city of Paramaribo,…
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Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students from the Sathya Sai Centre of North San Diego, California have been serving food to families in need since 2018. The service began with a volunteer dropping off food bags assembled by the SSE students. Then a five-year-old SSE student…
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For 25 years, SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centres of Phoenix, Mesa and Scottsdale, and the local Young Adult group take turns to provide breakfast every week for 400 to 700 homeless and low-income people at the Andre House in Phoenix, Arizona. Each week,…
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On 8 March 2020, over 600 people, including SSIO volunteers, participated in a joyous celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi. The SSIO members set up a stand with pictures and banners of Sathya Sai Baba and His teachings in order to share them with…
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For the last 12 years, the Sathya Sai Centre of Dallas has participated in the Salvation Army Angel Tree Project, purchasing new clothes and toys as Christmas gifts for needy children ranging from 6 months to 15 years old. Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students obtain…
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The week of Valentine’s day in February is celebrated in the United States as the National Salute to Veteran Patients Week to honour more than 9 million military veterans in Veterans Affairs (VA) medical hospitals, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes. The Sai Spiritual Education (SSE)…
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