Articles about community service
During the Northeast Region Young Adult (YA) retreat, participants prepared 150 care packages for college students who were formerly in the foster care system. The service project was organized in partnership with ‘Rise Above,’ a nonprofit organization working with foster care youth. The care packages…
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Since September 2021, volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Columbia have worked alongside Catholic Charities to provide meals, housing, and transportation to refugee families from Afghanistan. The volunteers have provided hot vegetarian meals and transportation to 30 Afghan families. In November 2021, the…
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The Sri Sathya Sai Center of Atlantic City, New Jersey, continued to serve the homeless during the pandemic by setting up a portable tent in a parking lot. Face masks and bagged lunches containing sandwiches, fruit, and water were distributed to the homeless. In July…
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In March 2022, SSSIO volunteers from Kyrgyzstan served 37 people at a local homeless shelter with hot food, including soy and vegetable pilaf, and distributed biscuits and chocolate. The recipients were grateful to receive the food and were touched by the love and compassion of…
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On November 13, 2021, SSSIO volunteers from the north and west Bali supported a blood donation camp in the Pujungan village organized by the local community and the Indonesian Red Cross. SSSIO also delivered 34 bags of groceries to the needy.
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Despite the COVID pandemic, SSSIO volunteers in Zone 8 continued to serve the needy. Volunteers regularly served hot meals to more than 1,000 people and distributed warm clothes to those in need. As part of the Clean Planet initiative, SSSIO volunteers cleaned riverbanks, planted trees,…
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During the fall of 2021, heavy rainfall in British Columbia flooded farms, marooning farmers and homeowners, and drowning thousands of animals. In this dire situation, SSSIO volunteers raised funds for local food banks and delivered food and supplies to those affected by the natural disaster….
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In the spirit of keeping nature and the environment clean and pristine, about 30 volunteers from the Sai Study Group Gianyar participated in an environmental conservation project on September 17, 2021. They collaborated with Trash Hero, a local environmental organization, and the Gianyar Air and…
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In March 2021, a significant wildfire in El Bolson of southwest Argentina destroyed more than 250 homes. SSSIO volunteers distributed clothes, shoes, blankets, and 60 bags containing oil, flour, sugar, yerba (South American green tea), candles, noodles, milk, cookies, and tea to those displaced by…
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On July 14, 2021, record rainfall in Western Europe caused catastrophic flooding and widespread damage in Belgium after the rivers overflowed their banks. SSSIO volunteers from Belgium, Germany, and Holland immediately sprang into action. In Belgium, seven volunteers traveled to Wallonia to clean the debris…
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