Sairam Dear All,
Hope all is well with Swami's grace!
Please see details related to retreat registration has been extended until Monday May 23rd 2022. No Walk-In Registrations.
Sairam,
Sai K
With Love In His Service
Sai
Sai
—– Forwarded Message —–
From: Pradosh Dessai
To: Pradosh Dessai
Cc: Venkat Kodumudi ; Lalit Mohanty ; Krishna Prayaga ; Alpa Uchil ; md.region2.sssgc.usa@gmail.com ; “Raghavendran Srinivasan” ; Balu Karanam ; Sumana Madhav ; Suresh Viswanathan
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2022, 03:57:40 PM EDT
Subject: Memorial Day Retreat. Deadline for the Registration is Extended till Monday 23rd May 2022. No Walk-In Registrations.
Sairam Dear SSSGC-USA Region 2 Center Presidents/Group Leaders,
Humble salutations at the lotus feet of Sai.
During the Regional Officers weekly meeting, a decision was taken to extend the deadline for Retreat Registration till 23rd May 2022 Monday. This will give more time for the devotees to register.
Please note that there are no walk-in registrations possible for this retreat. We strongly encourage everyone to wear masks during the retreat.
Leading up to the retreat, all the registrants are requested to be cautious with regards to exposure by wearing a mask when going out and minimizing exposure to others.
Also, all the registrants should bring a digital or physical copy of their vaccination proof during the retreat check in process for the registration team to verify.
Reminder of the two Sevas (Service Activities) taken up during the retreat:
Open Market Seva:
Open Market Seva is a Seva where perishable and non-perishable food, used and new clothing/books/toys are distributed to the needy in Plainfield NJ every 3rd Sunday of the month.
Items in the list (see below) can be brought to the retreat where we will have a dedicated space for collection and sorting.
Eye Glass Collection Seva.
If you would like to donate your used eye glasses, you can bring them to the retreat location. We have arrangements to take them to the eye glass recycling center as well as to the Eye Camps in India after restoration.
Please share this email with all the Sai Center/Group members.
With Love for all,
Pradosh Dessai
SSSGC-USA Region 2 President
From: Pradosh Dessai
Sent: Friday, May 6, 2022 2:04 PM
To: Pradosh Dessai
Cc: Venkat Kodumudi ; Lalit Mohanty ; Krishna Prayaga ; Alpa Uchil ; “Dr. Ved Viswanathan” ; “Raghavendran Srinivasan” ; Balu Karanam ; Sumana Madhav ; Suresh Viswanathan
Subject: Important: Memorial Day Retreat. Registration closes on May 15th 2022.
Sent: Friday, May 6, 2022 2:04 PM
To: Pradosh Dessai
Cc: Venkat Kodumudi ; Lalit Mohanty ; Krishna Prayaga ; Alpa Uchil ; “Dr. Ved Viswanathan” ; “Raghavendran Srinivasan” ; Balu Karanam ; Sumana Madhav ; Suresh Viswanathan
Subject: Important: Memorial Day Retreat. Registration closes on May 15th 2022.
Sairam Dear SSSGC-USA Region 2 Center Presidents/Group Leaders,
Humble salutations at the lotus feet of Sai.
Our memorial day retreat is only 3 weeks away. We have more than 330 participants registered so far. Please note that the registration closes on May 15th 2022.
If you need the names of the registrants from your center, please let us know. Please see the respective center registration count below.
|
Center |
Count |
Center |
Count |
|
Baltimore |
15 |
Flushing |
22 |
|
Bridgewater |
51 |
Hockessin |
8 |
|
Doylestown |
10 |
Lansdale |
8 |
|
East Brunswick |
73 |
Loudoun |
32 |
|
Edison |
53 |
Other |
4 |
|
Fairfax |
4 |
Sarva Dharma Service |
14 |
|
Falls Church |
17 |
South Bethesda |
19 |
Vibhuti Packet Making Seva:(Before the Retreat)
As in the past retreats, we would appreciate if our SSSGC centers can take up the vibhuti packet making seva and bring those packets during the retreat.
Please let your center devotional coordinator use the following google signup document to indicate the number of packets that your center could make and bring to the retreat.
As you already know, these packets will be distributed to the devotees after Bhajans/Aarati.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11wSDZYpfTV27G4S97PlsgxaKWwTGDyq_FtFGBPdfvYM/edit?usp=sharing
Open Market Seva:
Open Market Seva is a Seva where perishable and non-perishable food, used and new clothing/books/toys are distributed to the needy in Plainfield NJ every 3rd Sunday of the month.
Items in the list (see below) can be brought to the retreat where we will have a dedicated space for collection and sorting.
Eye Glass Collection Seva.
If you would like to donate your used eye glasses you can bring them to the retreat location. We have arrangements to take them to the eye glass recycling center where they could be restored, marked and reused.
Accommodations:
If any of the retreat registrants, who signed up for hotel accommodations, have for some reason do not have a booked hotel accommodation, please contact us, we will try to make your arrangements with the devotee hosts
who have volunteered their homes for hosting out of town devotees.
Please share this email with all the Sai Center/Group members.
With Love for all,
Pradosh Dessai
SSSGC-USA Region 2 President
Open Market Seva List:
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
| Shelf Stable Milk (Parmalat) | 32oz tetra pak |
| Macaroni and Cheese boxes | Regular size |
| Macaroni and Cheese Cups | Regular size |
| Canned Beans | Chick peas, black beans, red beans |
| Canned Vegetables | Green beans, Mixed Veg, Corn, Tomatoes |
| Cereal Boxes | Regular size |
| Pancake Mix | Regular size |
| Pancake Syrup | Regular size |
| Peanut Butter Jar | plastic bottle preferred |
| Jelly/Jam jar | plastic bottle preferred |
| Pasta boxes | Any type |
| Pasta sauce | plastic bottle preferred |
| Rice | 2 lb or 3 lb bag |
| Cooking Oil (Corn or vegetable) | Approx 48oz Plastic bottle |
| Sugar | White or brown |
| Corn flour | 3 lb approx/1 bag |
| Pudding | Individual cups |
| Applesauce | Individual cups |
| Cereal Bars | Any type |
| Cupcakes/Childrens Snacks | Individually wrapped |
| Baby food | vegetables, fruits |
| Baby Diapers | All sizes |
| Baby Wipes | Any type |
| Toilet Paper rolls | Individually wrapped (ex. Scott) |
| 3-in-1 Body Wash/shampoo | For Men |
| 3-in-1 Body Wash/shampoo | For Women |
| Toothpaste | Regular size |
| Toothbrushes | Soft or medium |
| Clothes – Good Condition | For children, women, men |
| Children's Toys – new or used | Individual small toys, all ages |
| Children's Books – new or used | For all ages |
| Sports balls | All sports |
| Reusable Grocery Bags | Similar to those found in supermarkets |
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