IRVINE, CA-The Indian-American community between Sept 11 and Oct 4 celebrated “Sewa Day” with a variety of community service projects at over 20 locations across the US. Hundreds of volunteers from Sewa International and partner organizations including professional bodies, associations, linguistic, temple, spiritual, social and cultural organizations came together for a day of service. Sewa Day was also celebrated across the world...
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in UK, Canada, Australia, Guyana, and Sri Lanka. Projects were organized based on three guiding principles: 1. Serve to relieve hardship to humanity, 2. Bring a little joy to the needy, and 3. Increase environmental awareness. Youth and children enthusiastically participated as volunteers too. Volunteers in Irvine,cleaned up Corona Beach at Corona Del Mar as part of the statewide California Coastal Cleanup Day initiative. In San Diego,85 volunteers contributed 170 service hours and cleaned over 15,000 pounds of plums and potatoes to be distributed to families facing hunger throughout San Diego County, thus providing the equivalent work of 19 full time staff. In one of three events in the Bay Area,over 35 volunteers worked three hours at Ed Levin Park Milpitas to collect more than 25 bags of garbage. Jose Esteves, the Mayor of Milpitas, inaugurated the event and delivered a motivating opening speech. Volunteers from San Ramon packed and distributed vegetarian food to the homeless at People’s Park in Berkeley. In Cupertino, volunteers cleaned up the Calabazas Park. Three Sewa Day events were held in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, TX. Youth volunteers helped out at Frisco with a community organization devoted to local service projects, with acts of love and socialization with a sisterhood of moms. A free medical camp was organized for the Bhutanese refugee families in Dallas. Sewa volunteers also served at Plano City’s cultural exchange program showcasing Japanese art and culture. In Houston, 50 volunteers picked up trash and debris from Galveston beach as part of the Texas adopt-a-beach initiative. In San Antonio, TX, volunteers vacuumed, cleaned doors and windows, and washed the blinds at their local mandir.
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