Articles about community service
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, SSIO volunteers in Kazakhstan provided food and other essential items to families with children, single mothers, people with disabilities, pensioners, and homeless people. Between mid-March and May 2020, the volunteers distributed 25 food packages weighing about 15 kg each,…
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On 25th December 2019, 10 SSIO volunteers in the city of Sucre distributed hundreds of kilograms of rice, noodles, sugar, oil, and matches to families in need. They also spread holiday cheers with 90 elderly people in a nursing home, giving them hot chocolate and…
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Inspired by Sathya Sai Baba’s message, “Hands that serve are holier than the lips that pray”, members of the Sathya Sai Center of San Bruno, California who were trained in Sathya Sai Education in Human Values (SSEHV) initiated value-based mentoring programs for low-income students. As…
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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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Women volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center of South Bethesda, Maryland started a unique project in March 2019 called Knots of Love. Nearly 30 volunteers learnt how to knit and supplied 500 knitted baby hats of various styles and vibrant colours to the Queens Hospital…
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In December 2019, Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) children from the Sathya Sai Center, Greensboro, North Carolina initiated a Hygiene Kit Project. The children assembled kits containing essential items such as toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, mouthwash, shampoo, earbuds, and bars of soap packed in a gallon sized…
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Since September 2019, the Sathya Sai Centres of the Greater Boston area including, Boston, Chelmsford, Norwood, and Northborough, have collaborated with the Lowell General Hospital (LGH) Social Work Department to support 25 low-income families of cancer patients. SSIO members provide a week’s worth of groceries…
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With COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, the Sathya Sai Centres of the USA Pacific South Region (Region 8) adopted various means to serve their members. As part of the 95 Global Communities Initiative, the SSIO of USA, Region 8 continued to provide groceries and essential items to…
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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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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, SSIO volunteers from Columbia, Missouri made over 190 face shields for caregivers at four healthcare facilities. The volunteers complied with social distancing rules, wearing masks, and sanitizing workstations that were spaced eight feet apart. Face shields were also disinfected…
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