Articles about community service
Mindanao island, the second-largest island in the Philippines, was hit by three devastating earthquakes in October 2019, affecting more than 260,000 people. SSIO volunteers in Philippines immediately sprang into action, collecting nearly 900 kg of relief goods and made plans to distribute essential food items…
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During mid-September 2019, SSIO volunteers from three cities in Belarus lovingly served the elderly and disabled at a local nursing home. They brought cleaning supplies, construction equipment and cleaned the windows, rooms and the lobby. Then they distributed sweets and bananas to the residents, while…
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A team of 20 Sathya Sai Young Adults from Seattle, Washington made 14 “Blankets of Love” for the children of St. Jude’s Hospital. The volunteers used 100% cotton flannel – a more environmentally friendly choice compared to synthetic fibres. While making the blankets, the young…
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On 13th September 2019, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center of Jaffna conducted a medical camp in the remote village of Malligaitheevu in Northern Sri Lanka. Seven doctors, 2 medical students, 1 pharmacist, 3 nursing staff, and 11 volunteers provided loving care to more than…
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The Ladies wing of the SSIO in Nepal trains women in various skills such as weaving, knitting, tailoring, and making artificial flowers, rosaries, handicrafts, pickles and other eatables for making them self-reliant. Products thus made are exhibited from time to time to encourage women and…
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On 31st August 2019, SSIO volunteers in Thailand distributed rice, oil, sugar, noodles, milk, cookies and diapers to needy families and the elderly as part of the community adoption programme. The national council president also spoke on Bhagawan’s sacred teaching of unity which the villagers…
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A regional volunteer camp was organised in the Sverdlovsk region of the Ural mountains of Russia during the end of June 2019. Based on a request from the leader of the city, 11 volunteers from six cities cleaned and landscaped the “Summer” monument in front…
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On 28th April 2019, Group 3 and 4 Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students in the Sathya Sai Baba Centre of South Bethesda in Maryland served tofu burritos, yogurt, juice, and fruit, along with other foods, to residents of the Helping Hands, a centre for homeless…
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Two veterinarians and 17 volunteers from the SSIO in Nepal provided loving care to 112 cows, 16 bulls, 69 calves, and 4 goats at a veterinary camp in Shivasatasi Dham region of Nepal on 16th August 2019. In addition, all wounds were cleaned and treated….
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As a part of Id-ul-Adha festival service activity, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center Bhavan in Suriname lovingly packed food packages and distributed to the needy on 9th August 2019. Each package consisted of milk, oil, brown sugar, flour, yellow peas, garlic, peanut butter, kidney…
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