Articles about community service
Every year, during Thanksgiving, the Sathya Sai Centres in Houston work with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson’s office and local businesses to provide food to low-income families, seniors, and veterans in the Fifth Ward. In 2019, they distributed 1,008 pies to needy residents. At each location, Congresswoman…
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Many SSIO volunteers participate in Clean-Up Australia Day, a nation-wide annual event organised to clear trash and pollutants on the first Sunday of March. Young Adults from Victoria, a state devastated by recent wildfires, removed invasive plant species that were infiltrating unburnt sections of parkland….
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In December 2019, SSIO volunteers, including SSE students, from the Sathya Sai Centre of Indianapolis organised a ‘Winter Coat Drive’, collecting 125 sets of winter coats, scarves, socks, and gloves. In November 2019, volunteers had prepared care packages containing toothbrush, toothpaste, sanitizer, wash cloth and…
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On 26th January 2020, 14 volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centre of Stockholm partnered with Ny Gemenskap, a humanitarian organisation, to serve food to the needy. Nearly 70 homeless guests enjoyed warm food cooked with love, in addition to the pleasant company which brightened their…
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On 1st February 2020, a mega Medical Camp was organised by the SSIO of Nepal at Thulakhet in Pokhara. A team of 125 volunteers including 19 doctors, 26 paramedics and around 90 SSIO volunteers provided loving care to more than 735 patients. Sri Sathya Sai…
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On 8th February 2020, more than 30 volunteers welcomed needy families and the elderly at the Baba House Center in Lopburi. The SSIO of Thailand has adopted the Lopburi community as part of the 95 Global Communities project and has brought much needed help to…
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Several abandoned animals, including rabbits, goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, donkeys, lamas, ponies, cows, dogs, and cats are cared for with love and empathy at an animal shelter in Graveyard Hendlberg, Lower Austria. On 28th September 2019, more than 15 volunteers, including 4 children from Vienna,…
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For the last 25 years, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centre of Dallas, Texas have delivered hot and cold meals to nearly 15 home-bound seniors every Friday as part of the Visiting Nurse Association’s (VNA) Meals-on-Wheels programme. Meal delivery services on special holidays such as…
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SSIO volunteers in Suriname celebrated Christmas by bringing holiday cheer to the underprivileged. On 14th and 24th December 2019, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centre in Bhavan distributed 30 hampers containing milk, sugar, potato, garlic, oil, peanut and onions to needy families, seniors and the…
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In late December 2019, about 150 SSIO volunteers from around the country celebrated the Nativity of Christ and New Year’s holiday with numerous activities. They visited the children’s Distribution and Receiving Centre, where they celebrated Christmas with the children with a performance. The young children…
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