Articles about community service
On 16 February 2020, 20 SSIO volunteers visited with 25 children at the Zout Der Aarde Children’s Home in the district of Saramacca, where they sang, shared stories and served snacks. Then they headed to the Maho Children’s Home in the capital city of Paramaribo,…
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In mid-March 2020, Ukraine participated in their first zone-wide food distribution amidst the global pandemic. In Kiev, SSIO volunteers offered porridge, bread, vegetables, rice and tea to more than 50 needy people. In addition, they provided financial assistance to children with disabilities at a local…
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Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students from the Sathya Sai Centre of North San Diego, California have been serving food to families in need since 2018. The service began with a volunteer dropping off food bags assembled by the SSE students. Then a five-year-old SSE student…
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The Sathya Sai Community Centre in Iztapalapa also organized a workshop on manicure and acrylic nails to help women start small businesses to provide a steady source of income and sustenance. More than ten women from low-income areas attended.
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For 25 years, SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centres of Phoenix, Mesa and Scottsdale, and the local Young Adult group take turns to provide breakfast every week for 400 to 700 homeless and low-income people at the Andre House in Phoenix, Arizona. Each week,…
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Despite the ongoing global pandemic, SSIO volunteers in Azerbaijan continued to serve the needy in their community in several ways. They distributed toys, clothes and food to a mother and her two young children, and provided nourishment to 10 orphans, aged 6 months to 11…
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On 8 March 2020, over 600 people, including SSIO volunteers, participated in a joyous celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi. The SSIO members set up a stand with pictures and banners of Sathya Sai Baba and His teachings in order to share them with…
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To curb the spread of Coronavirus, the Sri Lankan government issued a ‘Work from Home’ decree and ordered a curfew, starting 17 March 2020. However, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centres in various within the limits imposed by the authorities. In the southwestern region of…
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For the last 12 years, the Sathya Sai Centre of Dallas has participated in the Salvation Army Angel Tree Project, purchasing new clothes and toys as Christmas gifts for needy children ranging from 6 months to 15 years old. Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students obtain…
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More than 20 SSIO volunteers, including 12 members of the Sathya Sai Centres of Maesai and Prasanthi in Thailand worked tirelessly to make and distribute facemasks and shields to the local community for their personal protection in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Since 4…
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