March 28, 2025

The Sri Sathya Sai Group of Orlando, FL, volunteers at Clean the World, a nonprofit that recycles discarded hotel soaps which are then shipped to impoverished communities worldwide. By making available recycled soap bars, millions of children have been saved from possible death due to preventable diseases arising from unclean conditions. SSE students, inspired by its impact, actively participate in this life-saving initiative, which also reinforces the importance of cleanliness and selfless service.

SSE students of the Sri Sathya Sai Groups of Scotch Plains and Central New Jersey, with generous donations from group members, filled 100 backpacks with school supplies for homeless youth at the Covenant House. The gifts were meant to encourage these often-forgotten youth in their educational aspirations.

Members of the Sathya Sai Baba Center of SE Denver, CO, gathered to plant a tree and a variety of colorful flowers at the Grace United Methodist Church. They were inspired by the sincere efforts of a spirited six-year-old SSE child whose love for nature deeply touched everyone.

Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Lexington, KY, have been volunteering at God’s Pantry Food Bank several times a year for more than two decades. They sort and repack donated food that is shipped to food banks and meal programs serving impoverished communities across the state.

Sai Volunteers of the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Manhattan, NY, visit patients at a memory care unit at a local hospital every last Saturday of the month, where they cheer the patients with music and dance, and celebrate the patients’ birthdays. Volunteers reflect on being uplifted and deeply impacted by the time they spend with the patients.

Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Louisville, KY, including SSE students, volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana, to lovingly prepare and serve a meal to families living away from home while seeking medical treatment for their children. Volunteers reflect on feeling gratified in bringing some respite to families at a critical time in their lives.

Sri Sathya Sai Center of South Houston, TX, organized two health screening camps, one for 160 Afghan refugees; and another for 40 residents of Pearland, TX. Thirty Sai volunteers worked alongside other community partners including a local interfaith ministry, a church and residents from a medical school. The camps provided an array of health screening services, nutritional advice, immunizations and physician consultations.

Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Detroit Metro, MI, deliver healing cards with uplifting messages to hospitalized patients. Volunteers, from children to elders, create cards with positive affirmations and prayers to uplift patients’ spirits and potentially aid their recovery. The project brings joy to both card makers and recipients, reminding everyone of the power of kindness and the importance of good health.