Serving the Needy in New Zealand
Since 2004, SSIO volunteers in New Zealand have been serving meals to people in need at the Phoenix House. The volunteers serve food to nearly 25 disadvantaged individuals every alternate Tuesday.
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Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines
Since 2004, SSIO volunteers in New Zealand have been serving meals to people in need at the Phoenix House. The volunteers serve food to nearly 25 disadvantaged individuals every alternate Tuesday.
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In July 2020, the Sathya Sai International Organization (SSIO) of New South Wales (NSW) Region East and NSW Region West organized a service project called “Love in Action”. Volunteers provided food and books to people in need, donated blood, wrote inspiring letters to cheer up…
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On July 18, 2020, 13 SSIO volunteers joined 60 members of the Auckland Council, Manukau Beautification Trust, and the public in an environmental cleanup project. The group cleaned the surroundings, collected rubbish, and joined in painting projects and planting trees. The Tararata Stream Team also…
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SSIO volunteers including SSE children from the Sathya Sai Centre of Hamilton joined the Hamilton City Council to plant trees at the Minogue Park in Hamilton. On June 28, 2020, 15 people, including SSIO volunteers, planted 250 trees. On August 9, about 40 volunteers, including…
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Ten Young Adult (YA) volunteers from two Victorian Regions of Australia undertook a novel service project to help the seniors. Based on research on the benefits of plants on mental health, they converted plastic bottles into clear, enclosed plastic terrariums (containers) for housing plants. Then,…
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Many SSIO volunteers participate in Clean-Up Australia Day, a nation-wide annual event organised to clear trash and pollutants on the first Sunday of March. Young Adults from Victoria, a state devastated by recent wildfires, removed invasive plant species that were infiltrating unburnt sections of parkland….
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On 15th November 2019, the Sathya Sai College of Murwillumbah, New South Wales (NSW) won the People’s Choice Award for Schools for sustainability, presented by the local Tweed Council at the inaugural Sustainability Champions ceremony. NSW’s Tweed Council is taking a pro-active role in encouraging…
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On 7th November 2019, Dr. Naren Chellappah, OAM, a longstanding member of the Australian Sathya Sai community and a recipient of the Sai Lion award in 2019, donated a sculpture titled ‘ONE’ to the University of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. The sculpture was…
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National Tree Day is a nationwide community tree planting event with emphasis on the planting of trees and shrubs to beautify and restore the environment and to increase wildlife habitat and biodiversity. Over the past few years, the SSIO of Australia has been actively taking…
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In July 2019, SSIO Australia celebrated the festival of Guru Poornima. Sathya Sai Baba Centres hosted many programmes, including a Guru Poornima journal on spiritual discipline, study circles, musical programmes, and a beautiful play. In Victoria Region, Young Adults presented a beautiful play titled “The…
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