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NEWS FROM SAI CENTRESA view of the public meeting held inMelbourne’s Town Hall, Australia.(non-violence) could be used to run a bigcorporation or business successfully. In ashort but moving address, Smt. SandraCranage-Dzanovic inspired the augustassembly by narrating how the teachings ofBhagavan influenced her, firstly as a younggirl, then as a Sai Youth and now as a mother.The film “His Work”, depicting the manyprojects initiated and inspired by Bhagavanwas screened. The meeting ended with thereading of a message from Bhagavan.USA: On 22nd January 2005, a publicmeeting was held in a Town Hall in Seattle,Washington. Around 240 persons attendedthe meeting. The meeting began with briefremarks by Sri Ashok Kumar, RegionalPresident of Sai Organisation. He spokeabout Bhagavan and Sai Organisation, andintroduced the speakers: Dr. MichaelGoldstein, Chairman, Prasanthi Council andDr. Narendranath Reddy, Member, PrasanthiCouncil. Dr. Goldstein delivered a powerfuland uplifting talk on Swami’s Divinity, Hislove and His mission. He exhortedeveryone to follow Swami’s teachingsand realise the Self, which is thepurpose of life. Dr. Narendranath Reddyurged everyone to follow the 4 F formula ofSwami, i.e., “Follow the Master, Face theDevil, Fight to the End and Finish the Game.”He also emphasised how practical andsimple Bhagavan’s teachings were tounderstand and practise. Finally, the meetingconcluded with the screening of the film “HisWork”.B H A R A T– Prasanthi CouncilAndhra Pradesh: The Guntur DistrictOrganisation distributed clothes andblankets to all inmates of 250 houses on 13thMarch 2005 in Pallepalem, a seashorevillage affected by the tsunami and fed allthe villagers sumptuously. This districtconducted a medical camp treating 263patients, planted 200 shady trees, startedBhajans and Bal Vikas classes, and cleaneddrains in that village. This district started adrinking water distribution centre in the localN.R.T. Centre on 8th March 2005. Itdistributed coloured rice, butter milk andwater to 8000 pilgrims at Kotappa Kondapilgrim centre from 6th to 8th March 2005.The Srikakulam District Organisation aspart of Sri Sathya Sai Sahasra Grama SevaMaha Yajnam, conducted medical camps in14 villages treating 4503 patients in March2005. It gave new clothes to 36 children in ahome for the mentally retarded in Srikakulamon the occasion of Ugadi festival. This districtcarried out Grama Seva in 89 new villages.The Grama Seva consisted of SriSathya Sai Vratams, Nagar Sankirtan,honouring the aged, food provisions153 May 2005