As the world combats the Coronavirus outbreak and pandemic, hospitals have faced an acute shortage of facemasks to protect front-line medical workers. The Ladies Wing of the Toronto East Sai Center used their sewing skills to make masks to serve the medical workers. With love…
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During winter, Montreal experiences frigid temperatures which can be dangerous. However, it did not stop SSIO members from serving the needy in honour of the 94th Birthday of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Twelve Sathya Sai Young Adults assembled 28 care packages containing winter hats, gloves,…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, SSIO volunteers from the Ladies Wing from Sathya Sai Center of Cooksville, Mississauga constructed and delivered 222 facial masks to the Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto within a short span of two weeks, from 31 March to 16 April 2020. Given…
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 20 SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center of Cooksville initiated a Pick-Up Food Drive from 30 March to 19 April 2020 to serve the vulnerable population in Mississauga, especially the elderly and the indigent. Nearly…
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On 16 February 2020, SSIO Canada joined 27 other faith groups in Toronto to commemorate the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week, at the Interfaith Festival of Creation. The event, which took place during the annual Family Day weekend was attended by over 1,000 people,…
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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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As part of the course, World’s Religions, students at St. Michael’s College in Toronto visited the Sathya Sai Centre of Toronto-York on 4 July 2019. Through interactive sessions and activities, the participants explored the concepts of spirituality and religion and attended a workshop on Sathya…
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On 27 April 2019, in honour of Earth Day, 50 SSIO volunteers including young adults and children from the Sathya Sai Centre of Toronto-York planted trees at Milliken Park, as part of an event organised by the City of Toronto. SSIO volunteers learnt about tree-planting…
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Young adults (YAs) from the Sathya Sai Baba Centre of Toronto-York brought festive cheer to the local community during the holiday season in 2019. Through practising Ceiling on Desires, the YAs generated enough savings to purchase more than 2,000 hygiene products which were distributed at…
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Based on the positive feedback received from participants of a Cognitive Therapy Workshop in December 2018, the Medical Wing of the SSIO of Canada organised workshops between 28th April and 23rd June 2019 to help people with life challenges and self-management. In the first workshop…
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