Articles about community service
The Pregnancy Center in Toronto, Ontario supports families for pregnancy and parenting. The Center experienced a dramatic increase in demand for their Care Closet that provides families with hygiene products and supplies during the pandemic. On June 1, 2021, 60 SSSIO volunteers from the Sri…
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From July 24 to August 1, 2021, 55 people from 12 cities in Russia attended an outdoor family camp in the Krasnodar region of Russia to promote spirituality and physical health. The theme of the camp was The Gifts of God. The participants were divided…
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On October 24, 2021, SSSIO volunteers in Mauritius observed National Disability Day by packing and distributing gift bags containing towels, coffee mugs, and fruits to 20 people with disabilities. About 25 volunteers also packed food for disadvantaged families living in northern Mauritius and went to…
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On July 14, 2021, unusually heavy rainfalls in the western parts of Germany caused the rivers Ahr and Erft to overflow. The resulting floods caused significant damage to nearby villages and cities. The Humanitarian Aid Committee of the SSSIO of Germany immediately set up a…
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A group of nine volunteers from Seminario Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center in Santiago, Chile distributed empanadas, juice, and fruit to more than 70 people on January 29, 2021, in spite of unexpected rain. The volunteers followed all prescribed safety protocols during the food distribution,…
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Despite restrictions imposed by the pandemic, SSSIO volunteers in the Caucasus region of Russia continued to serve the needy and elderly members of their communities. They consistently delivered food, clothing, and medicines to a needy family and an elderly lady. The volunteers assisted an abandoned,…
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On July 4, 2021, more than 40 SSSIO volunteers from Kazakhstan participated in an event titled, Day of Purity in three cities, with focus on the environment. In one city, the volunteers gathered at a riverbank and cleaned debris, glass, and plastic on the riverbank,…
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Between December 2020 and August 2021, more than 25 SSSIO volunteers joined hands to repair the house of a Sathya Sai devotee in a village. They insulated the walls, reinforced the window frames, and replaced the toilet. Food items, detergents, and a first aid kit…
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In March 2021, the Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Strathfield in New South Wales, Australia participated in the Clean-up Australia Day, an annual national service day. With the help of the Strathfield Council, parks around the Cooke river that needed clean-up were identified. More than…
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Members from the Seminario Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center in Santiago, Chile collected and gift-wrapped 150 toys, 150 bags of sweets, and clothes for needy children from the La Pintana community in Santiago. On December 25, 2020, complying with all health directives, a team of…
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