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Contents Page <strong>Subscribe</strong> <strong>Online</strong> Sanathana Sarathi Archives Darshan Updates Video Link 1 2 3<br />

nursing home and kitchen and bath items<br />

were collected for distribution to the needy<br />

at the Transitional Housing Centre. On 27th<br />

November, <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> volunteers from the<br />

Indianapolis <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centre collected 108<br />

pairs of new winter boots, 108 pairs of gloves,<br />

hats and socks and distributed to people<br />

at various homeless shelters in downtown<br />

Indianapolis.<br />

The <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centre of St. Louis,<br />

West County, conducted a special Sadhana<br />

of devotion and service that included<br />

Namasmarana and Gayatri Mantra for six<br />

months, starting from 6th June 2010. The<br />

service included providing a “care pack”<br />

and a meal, every month, for 85 people at<br />

The <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centre of St. Louis<br />

conducted special Sadhana for six months,<br />

served food and provided care packs to<br />

85 needy people every month to celebrate<br />

Bhagavan’s 85th Birthday.<br />

the New Life Evangelical Centre in St. Louis<br />

City, which provides support, shelter and<br />

food to the homeless. On 20th November<br />

2010, the <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centres of St. Louis,<br />

Missouri, celebrated Bhagavan’s Birthday<br />

by distributing 35 personal care kits to 35<br />

families at a homeless shelter in the city.<br />

The programme included speeches and<br />

performances by SSE children and <strong>Sathya</strong><br />

<strong>Sai</strong> youth sharing the love and message of<br />

Bhagavan.<br />

On 21st November 2010, over 500 people<br />

attended a Southern California regional<br />

celebration of Bhagavan’s Birthday at the<br />

Ebell Theatre in Santa Ana. Special service<br />

projects included Narayana Seva, hygiene<br />

kits for Haiti earthquake victims and a pet<br />

wellness camp. The <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centre of<br />

Tustin lovingly prepared and served a<br />

sumptuous lunch for about 530 needy people<br />

on 7th November 2010.<br />

The <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centres of San Diego<br />

celebrated Bhagavan’s 85th Birthday on<br />

21st November with the theme “Unity in<br />

Love”. The Chatsworth <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centre<br />

distributed 850 pounds of rice and beans to<br />

a local rescue mission on 23rd November for<br />

distribution to 15 food pantries that support<br />

about 100 needy families. About 130 people<br />

gathered on 23rd November at the <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong><br />

Centre of Glendale to celebrate Bhagavan’s<br />

Birthday with special Bhajans. Subsequently,<br />

along with the <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Center of Arcadia,<br />

they performed Narayana Seva on 12th<br />

December in downtown Los Angeles by<br />

serving hot meals to over 175 needy people.<br />

The <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centres of Arizona<br />

organised 85th Birthday celebrations under<br />

the theme of Unity of Faiths, titled “Ekoham”,<br />

on 21st November 2010. About 400 people<br />

attended the programme, which consisted of<br />

talks by speakers from five major religions,<br />

Bhajans and performances by the SSE<br />

children and <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> youth.<br />

In Minnesota, the <strong>Sathya</strong> <strong>Sai</strong> Centre of<br />

Minneapolis South undertook two service<br />

projects. On 24th November, cookies and<br />

coffee were served to community members<br />

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