1. KEY ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
A) Service Activities:
I. Jan 26 Fresh fruit brown bag service– Our monthly fresh fruit brown bag service to support Cumberland county council of older adults with fresh fruits. Drop off fruits by 12pm on Sunday Jan 26 at 3909 Valley Side Court, Cary. Please use the signup sheet below to participate in this service.
Sign up sheet: Fresh Fruit Brown Bag Service Jan 26 – Google Sheets
II Pediatric Clinic Food Distribution Project
This bi-weekly project involves distributing grocery bags to Lincoln Community Health Center Pediatric Clinic’s families in need. Any identified family visiting the pediatric clinic who is facing food insecurity will be given a grocery bag filled with dry/canned goods as well as a list of local food resources in the Durham area
Sign up sheet: Pediatric Clinic food distribution project
B) Sai center activities on Sunday Jan 26th at HSNC Rooms 3,4,5,6 :
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3:30 PM-Setup
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4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Study Circle “How are one’s internal impulses purified? Four types of offenses in speech (part 2)” by Sister Padma Commuri
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5:10 PM to 6:10 PM – Sai Sankeertan Bhajans, Aarati and Closing Prayers
C) ARRYA 2025 | SSSGC National Young Adults Retreat to Kick-off Bhagawan’s Centennial Celebrations! – REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Sairam Dear Sai Young Adults!
We are excited to announce that Region 3’s Annual Regional Retreat for Young Adults has been expanded to the 2025 SSSGC USA National Young Adults Retreat! Let us unite together, as one unified nation-wide Young Adult family to ring in the Centennial of our Lord!
The USA National YA Retreat will be held Fri Feb 14th – Sun Feb 16th 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina
Theme: “Hands in the Society, Heads in the Forest”
Registration link is now open and closes on Fri Jan 17th 2025.
D) Volunteer Registration is now open for the Guru Purnima Medical Camp in Parthi
You are welcome to have the devotees from your country register with the registration links below. Last date for registration is May 10, 2025 for doctors and healthcare professionals
1. *Medical Professional Registration form*: https://forms.gle/FLM3HQTJDwqvMDdL7
2. *Allied Health Professional Registration form*: https://forms.gle/ug5My6DR1FAhznw89
3. *Nurse Registration form*: https://forms.gle/35nrrTGaUomPtqdv8
4. *Non-Medical Professional Registration form*: https://forms.gle/scxHBEnPpfTpyJNS7
E) Registration is now open for November 2025 Medical Camp:
Registrations for providers are now open for volunteers that can render medical services to those who come to the Prasanthi Nilayam Medical Camp for medical needs. Please register by March 1st. That is the deadline set as this year for Swami’s 100 birthday the medical camp will be for 3 weeks. Each medical volunteer is requested to at least volunteer 7 days. Please see below for registration links. Sairam!
November 8-24, 2025 Prasanthi Nilayam Birthday Medical Camp Registration Forms
1. Medical Doctors registration form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/
2. Allied Professionals Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/
3. Nurses form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/
F)National Go-Green Team Updates – For Swami’s Centennial birthday celebrations, the National Go-Green has taken an initiative to take 100 steps to become a Go-Green champion at home, school, work. As part of that effort, the team releases video every week on specific topics. Please click here to view Week3 slide.
G)Regional Updates – Please visit regional section at https://raleighsaicenter.org/newsletter/#regional for important announcements :
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Weekly update for the week of Jan-12, 2025 from Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 Committee
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Ati Rudra Maha Yagnam in Parthi – February 2025 registrations link
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Volunteer Registration is now open for the Guru Purnima Medical Camp in Parthi
