Articles about community service
SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center of South Bethesda delivered lunch every Friday to the Holy Cross Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff in Silver Spring, Maryland. They provided nutritious meals to 40 medical professionals who tirelessly provided round-the-clock care to coronavirus patients. The…
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Every Wednesday, since May 20, 2020, the Ladies Wing of SSIO Thailand has been preparing food for the inmates of an immigration detention center. Volunteers cook food for 30 to 80 residents and deliver both lunch and dinner in the morning. This special service was…
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On June 14, 2020, the SSIO team delivered over 650 pounds of food to the impoverished community of Malvern, near Toronto. On June 15, 2020, the volunteers delivered nearly 7,500 pounds of food to The Daily Bread Food Bank, an organization that supports all registered…
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SSIO volunteers in Guatemala City provided much-needed assistance to families affected by the global pandemic. More than 300 families have received food supplies as of May 2020, with each family receiving enough supplies to sustain five people for 15 days.
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SSIO members in the northwest region of Russia continued to serve food to people in need, in spite of the pandemic, every Saturday. Volunteers observed all safety precautions while distributing food by wearing masks and gloves and observing social distancing. They distributed food packages containing…
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In South Africa, SSIO volunteers, including Young Adults, started the Sathya Sai Food Kitchen during the festival of Guru Poornima in July 2020. On August 9, 2020, the group prepared 20 pots of food and served 500 people; the recipients were first screened for COVID-19…
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St Vinny’s Bistro is a shelter in downtown San Antonio in Texas, operated by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. It provides three hot, nutritional meals each day, 365 days a year, serving an average of 1,000 meals…
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In celebration of Guru Poornima, SSIO volunteers from three cities in Southern Russia repaired and improved the apartment of a needy person. They replaced the wallpaper in the kitchen, installed a new wardrobe and restored the bathroom. The participants were grateful to Sri Sathya Sai…
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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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Each year, the Walk for Values team in Canada organizes an annual food drive and a service activity along with the walk. Despite the postponement of the event due to the pandemic this year, the team continued with the food drive, and found creative ways…
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