Articles about community service
SSSIO members around the world have pledged to plant millions of trees as an offering of love to commemorate the 100th Birthday of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Sai volunteers in Thailand contributed by participating in two tree-planting events in November 2023. On November 11, 2023,…
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Young Adult women of the Beaverton Sathya Sai Center in Oregon spearheaded a service project that involved packing and delivering 150 care bags of hygiene products, such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, body wash, soap, shampoos, conditioners, deodorant, and mouthwash, to homeless women at Rose Haven. To…
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To address challenges to healthcare due to rising costs, the SSSIO of Sri Lanka demonstrated its unwavering commitment to the well-being of the community by donating two Ophthalmology Slit Lamps to the Vavunia General Hospital. The hospital director, the divisional secretary of Vavunia Town, an…
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On October 21, 2023, 18 SSSIO volunteers in Thailand, along with 14 others, toiled for hours to plant 108 trees at the Wat Kheak Muaklek temple near Bangkok. This Envirocare project was part of the SSSIO’s One Million Tree Initiative. The tree-planting event was followed…
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On April 16, 2023, the SSSIO volunteers organized a healthcare fair at the Words of Life Christian Center in the Bronx, New York. Over 128 Spanish-speaking recipients were examined by 23 physicians, including SSSIO members and volunteers from area hospitals. Medical services provided included vision…
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During September 23-24, 2023, a field trip was organized in Russia’s Volga-Ural Region for 25 participants, including 20 SSSIO members from six regional centers. The participants conducted various environmental projects across six cities, including garbage collection, mowing grass, removal of old run-down structures, watering trees,…
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Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Greater St. Louis, Missouri, have been serving the residents at the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church night shelter for nearly forty years. A staple fare of pizza and drinks, fruit, snacks, and dessert is usually served,…
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Members of the SSSIO New Zealand, as part of their ongoing commitment to environmental restoration, have been regularly involved in several tree-planting activities organized by various conservation groups. On September 2, 2023, fifteen SSSIO volunteers joined a streamside initiative organized by Conservation Volunteers New Zealand…
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The Shakaskraal community in KwaZulu Natal in South Africa lacks access to basic medical facilities, with the nearest clinic being far away. Drawing inspiration from the Mother and Child Program, the Ladies’ Wing of the SSSIO in South Africa initiated a similar program to serve…
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On August 18, 2023, SSSIO Thailand members received an urgent call for assistance for 25 starving families. The next day, two SSSIO volunteers brought groceries such as rice, oil, soya sauce, soap, milk, and sugar. The following day, five SSSIO members delivered food to these…
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