Mid-Atlantic Regional Retreat and Announcements

Sairam Dear All,
Hope all is well with Swami’s grace!

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Mid-Atlantic Regional Retreat and Announcements

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Multi-Region Online Retreat 2020
SATURDAY, MAY 23RD AND SUNDAY, MAY 24TH, 2020

CALLING ALL CHEFS | Memorial Day Weekend Virtual Retreat
SATURDAY, MAY 23RD AND SUNDAY, MAY 24TH, 2020

Sairam Dear Center Presidents, Vice Presidents and Group Leads,

Please forward this e-mail to your members.

For our upcoming memorial day weekend retreat, we all have a unique opportunity to share healthy and simple recipes with pictures.

Please see email below for details. We hope everyone will participate and make the virtual lunch healthy and fun!

Loving Sairam,

Aparna Chitturi

Samastha Loka Sukhino Bhavantu

May all the beings in all the worlds be happy

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From: Prity Bhatt <<a href="mailto:2020retreatrecipes@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:2020retreatrecipes@gmail.com” style=”mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #656565;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;”>2020retreatrecipes@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, May 12, 2020 at 8:10 PM
Subject: Calling All Chefs | Memorial Day Weekend Virtual Retreat |

Dear Regional Presidents, Sai Ram!

Please share this email at the earliest with membership of your respective regions. Thank you!

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Aum Sri Sai Ram!

Dear embodiments of love, Loving Sai Ram!

With the blessings of Baba, multiple SSIO-USA regions (1, 2, 3, 4, & 8) are coming together for a virtual retreat over Memorial Day weekend. The core planning team has come up with a unique way to involve, engage and share healthy recipes tried and tested in our homes.

Baba says, “Food is generally looked down upon by ascetically minded aspirants and seekers and treated as something which does not deserve attention. But, since the body and the mind are mightily interdependent, no one can afford to neglect it. As the food, so the mind, as the mind so the thought; as the thought, so the act. Food is an important factor which determines the alertness and sloth, the worry and calm, the brightness and dullness.“ September, 21, 1979

So it all begins with food. Many have been experimenting with new recipes in recent times. We would love to receive your recipes of simple and healthy food accompanied by pictures.

1) Use this link to submit a recipe &

2) Send an accompanying picture of the recipe via email to <a href="mailto:2020RetreatRecipes@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #0563C1;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:2020RetreatRecipes@gmail.com“>2020RetreatRecipes@gmail.com with the recipe name in Subject line.

Recipes and accompanying pictures are due by Tuesday, May 19^th, 2020. Please ensure the picture is taken under natural light and is high resolution. Experiment taking pictures from different angles to get the best view.

A compilation of your recipes will be shared with all retreat participants. Recipe pictures will be on display virtually during lunch break on Saturday, May 23^rd, 2020.

Feel free to contact the recipe collection team at <a href="mailto:2020RetreatRecipes@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #0563C1;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:2020RetreatRecipes@gmail.com“>2020RetreatRecipes@gmail.com with any comments or questions.

Happy cooking and bon appetit!

In Sai’s Service,

Recipe Collection Team

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Sai Bhagavatham and Unite and Uplift
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH AND FRIDAY, MAY 15TH, 2020

Sairam Dear Center Presidents, Vice Presidents and Group Leads,

Please forward this e-mail to your members.

Loving Sairam,

Aparna Chitturi

Samastha Loka Sukhino Bhavantu

May all the beings in all the worlds be happy

From: Srikanth Vaidyanathan
Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 9:30 PM
Subject: SSIO-USA | Announcements – Unite and Uplift, Sai Bhagavatham | May 9th 2020

1. Sai Bhagavatham – His Stories (Wednesdays)

Episode 9: Journey from Faiths to Faith

Program: A conversation with Rev. Nettie Spiwack

Date and Time: May 13th 2020 (Wednesday) at 9:00 pm EDT | 8:00 pm CDT | 6:00 pm PDT

Join at: http://www.sathyasai.us/live

2. Online Inspirational Series: Unite and Uplift (Fridays)

Episode 8: Ever Present Sai – A conversation with SSSIHL Anantapur Alumnae

Panel Members: Sarala Thapa, Rukmani Sivarajan, Anu Venkateswaran

Date and Time: May 15th 2020 (Friday) 9.00 pm EDT | 8.00 pm CDT | 6.00 pm PDT

Join at: http://www.sathyasai.us/live

Sarala Thapa graduated from the SSSIHL, Anantapur Campus, with Bachelors & Masters degree in English Language & Literature, in 2005. She was blessed to be a member and conductor of the Anantapur Brass Band. She feels grateful to have served as the Principal of the Sri Sathya Sai School in Sikkim, India, before coming to the United States. She served as the SSE Teacher and Education Coordinator at the Manhattan Sai center, NY, and is currently a member of the Sathya Sai Center of Cherry Hill, NJ, in Region 2.

Rukmani Sivarajan graduated from SSSIHL, Anantapur campus with a Bachelors degree in Physics and later pursued an Engineering degree in Instrumentation Technology. Rukmani was part of the Anantapur music group and the brass band. She currently lives with her family in the Boston area and works as an IT solution architect in the P&C insurance industry. She served as a Devotional Co-ordinator, Bhajan trainer, SSE teacher and an SSE co-ordinator in the Sai organization and an active member of the Northborough Sai Center, in Region 1.

Anu Venkateswaran was born into a family that has been blessed to be in the Sai fold since the early 1960s. She graduated from SSSIHL Anantapur campus, with a Bachelor’s degree in Physics, in 1995. For the last 22 years, Anu has been an SSE Group 3 and 4 teacher and active member of Sai Centers in Kansas City and Atlanta. She is currently serving as the President of the Sathya Sai Center of Northeast Atlanta in Region 3.

3. Important links for updates and recording of previous episodes:

https://sathyasai.us/

https://sathyasai.us/aradhana_day2020

https://sathyasai.us/Online_Inspirational_Series

https://sathyasai.org/

With gratitude and love,

-Srikanth

Srikanth Vaidyanathan

Devotion Coordinator, SSIO-USA