Sai Centre: Ontario Region 2
Menon Lojan – Grade 6 – Winner of Art Competion
Menon Lojan, a grade 6 student from the Sathya Sai School in Toronto has won 1st prize in the Consulate General of India (Toronto) Art Competition.
Toronto East Food Drive
During this 2020 Pandemic, many of the community service centers were lacking resources to help the homeless all over the city. One such service based center is Sanctuary Toronto, who welcome homeless and those with temporary housing by supporting them and offering direction to those who want to reclaim healthy and meaningful lives.
Making Masks for the Toronto East General Hospital
Stitched one thousand four hundred and forty-five (1445) face masks and donated three times – April 17th, May 21st & May 29th to Toronto East General Hospital (Michael Garron Hospital). This activity is still going on.
Regional Guru Training
Recognizing a growing shortage of trained gurus in multiple SSE programs, Region 2 hosted a major Guru Training Workshop on the weekend of April 6th-7th,2019. Over 50 new gurus were trained in the tenants of Sai education, as well as the practical aspects of forming and presenting there a value-based SSE lesson.
Annual Sai Family Retreat: 2019
Regional Family Camp in Southwest Ontario – Amidst a quite glade in Dorchester, Ontario over 150 devotees and volunteers from across Canada’s Region 2 gathered for a weekend family retreat from July 12th – 14th, 2019. Located about 200 km west of Toronto, the retreat grounds was a long journey for the attendees, many of whom departed on Friday afternoon. After the long drive, they were refreshed with a freshly cooked meal and a rousing session of bhajans, which set the tone for the events ahead.
Bhajan Workshop: Sing His Name to Attain Purity and Unity (2020)
On Saturday, February 29, 2020, at 9:00 am, several devotees of Region 2 attended the bhajan workshop held at the Scarborough Sathya Sai Centre. It was a 2.5 hour session filled with dynamic and insightful conversations about Swami’s teachings on bhajans.
Walk For Values 2019
The 17th Annual Walk For Values was held in Toronto, Canada on Sunday May 26, 2019 in the heart of the city at Nathan Phillips Square in front of Toronto City Hall. Under a beautiful blue sky, the opening ceremonies commenced at 10 am with the Canadian National Anthem and the Walk For Values Anthem to a crowd of over 2000 participants standing together in unity to spread the message of the five Human Values of Love, Peace, Truth, Right Conduct, and Non-Violence. The walk called upon fellow Torontonians to share their vision of a world where all are unified by human values.
2018 Holiday Celebrations
Embracing the festive season, the SSE students and devotees of Victoria Park Sai Centre took time for a special ecumenical celebration of the holidays.
Nationwide 108 hours continuous Gayatri Mantra Chanting
General meaning: We meditate on that most adored Supreme Lord, the creator, whose effulgence (divine light) illumines all realms (physical, mental and spiritual). May this divine light illumine our intellect.
SSE and Young Adult Service in Honour of Swami’s Mahasamadhi and Honouring Parents and Elders for Mother Easwaramma Celebrations
As part of Swami’s Samadhi Day observance, Toronto East Sai Centre has always done a Centre wide service project where adults and youth make vegetarian pasta or eggless cake and donate the food to a shelter. This year, the devotees wanted SSE students to also do their own service project. Gurus came up with an idea where all the students had to colour brown paper sandwich bags and write an uplifting message on them. The students decorated the bags with creative and colourful artwork.