“Serve the Planet” is a day of service to commemorate October 20, 1940 when Sathya Sai Baba declared His mission
On July 25, 2020, a ship ran aground on the Southern reefs of Mauritius, creating an unprecedented ecological disaster for the island. The ship spilled hydrocarbons and an estimated 1,000 tons of fuel into a protected marine park which had pristine coral reefs and mangrove…
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In July 2020, the Sathya Sai International Organization (SSIO) of New South Wales (NSW) Region East and NSW Region West organized a service project called “Love in Action”. Volunteers provided food and books to people in need, donated blood, wrote inspiring letters to cheer up…
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On July 18, 2020, 13 SSIO volunteers joined 60 members of the Auckland Council, Manukau Beautification Trust, and the public in an environmental cleanup project. The group cleaned the surroundings, collected rubbish, and joined in painting projects and planting trees. The Tararata Stream Team also…
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SSIO volunteers including SSE children from the Sathya Sai Centre of Hamilton joined the Hamilton City Council to plant trees at the Minogue Park in Hamilton. On June 28, 2020, 15 people, including SSIO volunteers, planted 250 trees. On August 9, about 40 volunteers, including…
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During February 22–25, 2020, SSIO volunteers in Ponta Grossa, Brazil, organized the third annual public outreach event. This year, the theme of the event was centered on environmental care, conscious consumption, and recycling. The program included conferences that raised awareness on recycling, humanity’s role in…
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Medellín is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains in South America. On 24 August 2019, 14 SSIO volunteers joined more than 50 members of the…
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Since January 2019, SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centre of West Palm Beach in Florida, have been cleaning the Okeeheelee Park, a 1700-acre waterside park. Once a month, ten to fifteen Sai volunteers, including Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) children, walk around the lakes in…
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On 27 April 2019, in honour of Earth Day, 50 SSIO volunteers including young adults and children from the Sathya Sai Centre of Toronto-York planted trees at Milliken Park, as part of an event organised by the City of Toronto. SSIO volunteers learnt about tree-planting…
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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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Inspired by the message of environmental conservation from the Go Green conference held in Prasanthi Nilayam in 2018, SSIO volunteers in the Czech Republic celebrated Avatar Declaration Day by planting trees in the town of Sedmihorky. Volunteers began the day singing soulful devotional songs. Then…
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