SRI HARIHARA PEETHAM

SevaAndInspire (SevaSAI) - at Sri Hari Hara Peetham

SevaSAI (SevaAndInspire) Program embodies the mission of Seva (volunteer and assist) And Inspiration (Spoorti) – Programs are geared towards community engagement, involvement, inclusion and diversity. These non-religious program aspires to engage with community, help other charitable/humanitarian causes, and developing/encouraging cultural inclusion and diversity- a secular program offered to eligible participants/organizations without regard to their faith or willingness to participate in religious activities.

Programs:
1. Canned-food drives:
Food/canned-food and supplies to supply and donate to local Soup kitchens and food banks/pantries

Run semi-annual food collection drives
Gather canned food, or groceries for the event
Supply the collected and purchased items to local Food pantries and Food-Banks
Special Drives to be organized towards COVID-19 and other critical disasters and causes

2. Blankets and Backpacks:
Blankets and Backpack supplies to supply and donate to local homeless and other sheltering organizations

Run annual winter Blanket/Backpack/winter-supply collection drives
Gather Blanket/Backpack/winter-supply collection drives
Supply the collected and purchased items to local Homeless and other Sheltering organizations

3. Cultural Events and Programs:
Organize cultural events around major holidays, including but not limited to – Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi Dance

Conduct cultural events, including Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi dance in collaboration with local cultural and diversity orgs
Encourage and Conduct Youth singers of diverse and ethnic cultural heritage and languages

4. Donations to Other Charitable Orgs (non-religious, secular, humanitarian, educational):
Organize Fundraising and contribution program to other non-religious/non-political humanitarian and educational causes and organizations

Previous Completed Programs:

Canned food drive at NTFB (North Texas Food Bank)
Blankets supply to Dallas Downtown homeless people
Breakfast and Lunch support to Austin Street Center (Dallas)

Upcoming/Planned Programs:

Yoga - teaching and practicing for achieving better physical and mental health
Conduct classes to teach different languages such as - Hindi, Telugu and Tamil
Semi-annual food drive at NTFB (North Texas Food Bank)
Blankets supply to Dallas Downtown homeless people
School supplies for under privileged kids
Breakfast and Lunch support to Austin Street Center (Dallas) - OnHold due to COVID-19
Unconditional support to frontline warriors

* SevaSAI program is for charity, food-drives, contributions/donations to humanitarian, educational, non-religious programs. This utilizes multiple volunteer drives which require thousands of dollars each year. SevaSAI program maintains its own budget for its programs, fundraising, donations, and its expenses

** SevaSAI does not engage in discrimination in hiring, compensation, promotion, termination, retirement, training, programs, and/or services based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, political affiliation, union-membership, or veteran status.