Wing: Service
“Melody of Divine Love” – Musical program for Senior’s Home
Our monthly performance for the residents at the Erin Meadow retirement home was on October 28, 2018. We celebrated Thanksgiving and Navaratri with the residents. The evening started with a small introduction to the significance of “Thanksgiving”. We elaborated on the importance of “giving thanks” and continued with an opening prayer.
Living Room Food Service
The ” Living Room Food Seva” is a regular feature of the Coquitlam Sai Centre’s Seva activities. The Centre has been offering this meal service seva activity since the early 2000 and is conducted about 4 times a year. A sumptous 4-5 course vegetarian meal is freshly cooked on-site at the Powell Street Getaway, formerly known as the “Living Room Drop-In Centre”, and served to about 150 to 200 patrons at this facility.
Peace Days Celebration
Peace Days was inspired by the Rotary World Peace Partners in 2010. Peace Days grew out of a desire to celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Peace, designated as September 21st each year. In 2010, Winnipeg celebrated with a Concert for Peace, where music was the medium to communicate the importance of working toward a more peaceful and compassionate society. Peace Days evolved, and in 2015 became a two week-long festival with community events spanning from September 11 through to the International Day of Peace on September 21. Last year, from September 11-21, 2018, Peace Days celebration included a diverse, stimulating program of events throughout Winnipeg to appeal to all ages.
Lunch Bag Project
Between the months of August 25th and November 23rd, 2018 members from the Sri Sathya Sai Baba Centre of Toronto-York collected over 140 lunch bags, reusable water bottles and containers for the school age children at the Women’s Shelter in Brampton. The Ladies Wing has a long-standing volunteer partnership for over ten years with the Salvation Army-Honey Church Family Life Resource Centre in Brampton.
Service Activities at the Sri Sathya Sai Baba Centre of Saskatoon
Service Activities at the Sri Sathya Sai Baba Centre of Saskatoon
ROCK YOUR ROOTS – “Walk For Reconciliation”
Over the last several years, the Sai Centre of Saskatoon have forged a relationship with the local First Nation Community through Walk for Values events and a Multi Faith Group. In addition, the Sai Centre has provided Dynamic Parenting Workshops and served at the Pleasant Hill School.
Senior Residence – Oliver Lodge Visit
A visit to the Olivier Lodge senior residence home was made on April 29, 2018 by SSE students including Pre-SSE children and young adults along with SSE gurus, coordinators and parents during the regular class hour. The objective was to spend some time with the residents and involve them with some activities of their interest in order to inculcate the values of love, care, and share among the children.
Weekly Soup Project
n earlier 2016, the Indo-Canadian Christian Fellowship group members from Saskatoon approached the Sai Centre to help them in an ongoing service activity. We were approached saying “You SAI folks do service activities and wondering whether your group would be interested in a hands-on service that we like to add to an ongoing project”. The event was described as below by the group.
Youth Sandwich Project Initiative for Local Food Shelters
The Sandwich Project drive started as a small initiative to serve the homeless in Toronto. Initially, sandwiches were hand delivered to the homeless brothers/sisters personally. The drive was done in response to the growing population that are without food. Later, it was inculcated within the SSE class to inspire young children and promote civic engagement.
“Melody of Divine Love” – Musical program for Senior’s Home
Monthly performance for Residents of Erin Meadow Retirement home.