Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines
The SSIO of New Zealand conducted outreach to the community, with a focus on interfaith relations, during March and April 2016. In March, SSIO Public Outreach Committee member, J. Jagadeesan of Malaysia addressed
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇThe SSIO of Australia and Papua New Guinea participated in a Christmas celebration on the morning of 12th December 2015 in Blacktown, NSW. The event was organised in collaboration with the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) organisation’s Aged Care and Disability Services, who provide free…
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As part of a Community Adoption Programme (CAP), for the last 15 years Sathya Sai volunteers have provided educational assistance to refugee children in the Glen Innes area of Auckland. The present programme is an extension of a previously-initiated project to offer free tuition classes…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇSSIO volunteers organised an evening extravaganza of music, drama, and dance at Bowman Hall in Blacktown, Sydney, on 1st November 2015. In response to a cordial invitation extended to all ethnic communities, the hall was packed with Croatians, Serbians, Italians, Lebanese, Iranians, Indians, Sri Lankans,…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇSathya Sai volunteers from the New South Wales (NSW) East region visited nursing homes in the local area on Sunday, 18th October 2015, to spread love and cheer through songs, dances, and joyful performances. Three groups of volunteers, accompanied by talented and energetic musicians, visited…
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The SSIO of New Zealand hosted a Rongomai Community Day for the third year on 17th October 2015. Rongomai is a disadvantaged community, supported lovingly by Sathya Sai volunteers in New Zealand. The programme, themed “Be the Love That You Are,” focused on animals as…
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Sathya Sai volunteers in the Victoria region, in collaboration with the Whitehorse Interfaith Network, organised an All-Faiths Music Festival at Box Hill Town Hall on 16th August 2015. More than 350 guests and dignitaries attended this landmark event, including
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On 14th August 2015, a Ladies’ Retreat, based on the theme, “Dancing in the Light,” was held at the beautiful and serene Chenrezig Buddhist Temple at Eudlo on the Sunshine Coast. A wonderful and diverse programme kept the participants fully engaged for three days,
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇThe SSIO of New South Wales celebrated Guru Poornima with service. The youth conducted many projects, including a nursing home visit, food drive, tree planting, and organising a Life Skills programme for refugees and needy people. In July and August of 2015, Sathya Sai followers…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇOver the past two years, Sathya Sai Youth in Western Australia have volunteered regularly at Native Arc, a volunteer-operated wildlife rescue sanctuary in the protected wetlands of Bibra Lake. The sanctuary rescues and rehabilitates injured Australian native animals in the region. Every three months, the…
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