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Sathya Sai Baba Centers of North Central Region (Region 5) USA
Serving the States of Illinois (except Southern Illinois), Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
World Zone= 1; World Region=11 (USA); USA Sai Region= 5; State= MICHIGAN

Sathya Sai Baba Centers of North Central Region (Region 5) USA
Serving the States of Illinois (except Southern Illinois), Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
World Zone= 1; World Region=11 (USA); USA Sai Region= 5; State= MICHIGAN
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| Welcome to Sathya Sai Center of Ann Arbor
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Love All Serve All! Help Ever Hurt Never! - Sai Baba.
Dear Spiritual Aspirants, Loving Greetings and Sai Ram!
Hope you are doing good! This website will be retired soon and our new website is provided below. So, this site will NOT be updated. If you have bookmarked this old website, pls remove it and add the new website to your bookmark.
http://www.sathyasaicenters.org/p2/usr05/saicenters/michigan/annarbormi.aspx
Love All Serve All! Help Ever Hurt Never! - Sai Baba.
Dear Spiritual Aspirants, Loving Greetings and Sai Ram!
Hope you are doing good! This website will be retired soon and our new website is provided below. So, this site will NOT be updated. If you have bookmarked this old website, pls remove it and add the new website to your bookmark.
http://www.sathyasaicenters.org/p2/usr05/saicenters/michigan/annarbormi.aspx
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| Center Meeting Location(s)
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THURSDAYS (7.15pm to 9.00pm):
3361 Tacoma Circle, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108
(See Map) Telephone: (734)-975-0138
SATURDAYS (2.00pm to 5.00pm):
Gretchen's House
2340 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(See Map)
Please refer the Program Schedule section for details on Thursday & Saturday Schedule.
THURSDAYS (7.15pm to 9.00pm):
3361 Tacoma Circle, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108
(See Map) Telephone: (734)-975-0138
SATURDAYS (2.00pm to 5.00pm):
Gretchen's House
2340 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(See Map)
Please refer the Program Schedule section for details on Thursday & Saturday Schedule.
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| The following information can be found in this page:
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- Sai Baba and His Mission
- USA Center Guidelines
- Centers in Region 5
- Ann Arbor Center Weekly Announcements & Updates
- Ann Arbor Center Officers
- Ann Arbor Center Service Projects & Schedule
- Ann Arbor Center Thursday Schedule
- Ann Arbor Center Saturday Schedule
- Ann Arbor Center Bhajan Sign up
- Special Center Events
- Reminders and Meetings
- Yearly Festival Bhajan Host Sign Up
- Contact Us & Feedback
- Sai Baba and His Mission
- USA Center Guidelines
- Centers in Region 5
- Ann Arbor Center Weekly Announcements & Updates
- Ann Arbor Center Officers
- Ann Arbor Center Service Projects & Schedule
- Ann Arbor Center Thursday Schedule
- Ann Arbor Center Saturday Schedule
- Ann Arbor Center Bhajan Sign up
- Special Center Events
- Reminders and Meetings
- Yearly Festival Bhajan Host Sign Up
- Contact Us & Feedback
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| Ann Arbor Center Officers
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President: Phalguna Siddapureddy Contact Phone# 734-973-2514.
Vice President:Vydehi Krishnan
Devotion Coordinator:Ravidas Narayanan
Service Coordinator: Vijaya Nadimpalli
Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) Coordinator: Sreeprada Lolla
Study Circle Coordinator:SaiPrabhu Premkumar
Library Coordinator: Siva Senthooran
YA Representatives:Sohum Bhatt and Vertika Shrivatsva
President: Phalguna Siddapureddy Contact Phone# 734-973-2514.
Vice President:Vydehi Krishnan
Devotion Coordinator:Ravidas Narayanan
Service Coordinator: Vijaya Nadimpalli
Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) Coordinator: Sreeprada Lolla
Study Circle Coordinator:SaiPrabhu Premkumar
Library Coordinator: Siva Senthooran
YA Representatives:Sohum Bhatt and Vertika Shrivatsva
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| Ann Arbor Center Weekly Announcements
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| Welcome to New Center Website! - Wednesday, January 18, 2012Dear Sai family,
Sairam!
Welcome to our center website! The new Center website is for sharing information about Sai Center activities with all the Members and Visitors.
Many of you have already registered, but if you haven't please register to access full content. Registration is free. As you are aware, all programs offered by Sai Center are free for all members and visitors.
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| SWAMI'S MESSAGE OF INSPIRATION - Thursday, March 22, 2012You would have celebrated many Ugadi (New Year day) festivals in your life. Certain traditional practices go with every festival, such as having a sacred bath, wearing new clothes, cleaning the house and decorating it with buntings of green leaves. True greatness lies in purifying our thoughts, not merely the transient human body. The significance of a festival does not lie in wearing new clothes but in cultivating new and noble thoughts. The house should be decorated not merely with the buntings of green leaves, but with the buntings of love. Share your love with everyone you meet. Only then would you be celebrating the festival in its true spirit. In this New Year sanctify your thoughts with sacred and broad feelings. Develop divine love and foster peace in every country. Start the day by praying, “May the whole world be happy!” You will then lead a blissful and peaceful life, full of enthusiasm.
- Divine Discourse, Mar 18, 1999. |
| WEEKLY UPDATES & CENTER ANNOUNCEMENTS - Thursday, March 22, 20121. We will be having Ugadhi bhajans at sister Lakshmi's home from 7:30-8:30pm on Friday, March 23rd.Please come and join us in singing the glory our loving Swami and starting the new year beautifully.
2. This Saturday we have 3 willing loving members gladly donating blood at Red Cross as scheduled in the morning.
3. We would also like to gently and loving remind members about the gently used or new toy donations that the Group 3 children are collecting to donate on the 31st. So please kindly bring in your loving donations by next Thursday to either Gretchen's or the center.
4. In the afternoon we will have SSE classes, Study circle, Veda Chanting, followed by Bhajan practice and then the presentation practice.
5. This Sunday we will have the Whitehall Service project from 3:15pm-4:30pm.
6. Please kindly note that our much waited speaker session with Sri Chitoori Rommel uncle is next Thursday from 8-9pm after bhajans. We hope everyone will be able to join this wonderful and inspiring session. For your convenience, uncle’s schedule is as below while he is here in MI:
- Monday, March 26th - 8-9PM- Satsang with Canton group at 42300 Chase DR, Canton, MI 48188.
- Tuesday, March 27th- Uncle will be visiting family in Troy
- Wednesday, March 28th- 7:30-9PM- Satsang with Metro Detroit center at Nagesh Raghupatruni’s residence at 5462 West Maple Street, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.
- Thursday, March 29th- 8-9PM- Satsang with Ann Arbor center after bhajans that are from 7:15-8pm. The center is at 3361 Tacoma CR, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
- Friday, March 30th- Uncle will travel to Cleveland, OH.
- 6:30pm- Satsang in Cleveland at Solon Community Church, Solon
7. On April 1st we will be celebrating Sri Rama Navami with our Canton group sisters and brothers who very lovingly invited us to join them and sing bhajans. Brother Ravidas will be sending a google doc for bhajan sign up for this occasion.
8.We thank all those who have already registered. If you have not already registered for Easwaramma Day, please kindly do so today. The deadline for registration is March 31st and it will be nice to see at least all of our center members register on time. |
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| Welcome to New Center Website! - Wednesday, January 18, 2012Dear Sai family,
Sairam!
Welcome to our center website! The new Center website is for sharing information about Sai Center activities with all the Members and Visitors.
Many of you have already registered, but if you haven't please register to access full content. Registration is free. As you are aware, all programs offered by Sai Center are free for all members and visitors.
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| SWAMI'S MESSAGE OF INSPIRATION - Thursday, March 22, 2012You would have celebrated many Ugadi (New Year day) festivals in your life. Certain traditional practices go with every festival, such as having a sacred bath, wearing new clothes, cleaning the house and decorating it with buntings of green leaves. True greatness lies in purifying our thoughts, not merely the transient human body. The significance of a festival does not lie in wearing new clothes but in cultivating new and noble thoughts. The house should be decorated not merely with the buntings of green leaves, but with the buntings of love. Share your love with everyone you meet. Only then would you be celebrating the festival in its true spirit. In this New Year sanctify your thoughts with sacred and broad feelings. Develop divine love and foster peace in every country. Start the day by praying, “May the whole world be happy!” You will then lead a blissful and peaceful life, full of enthusiasm.
- Divine Discourse, Mar 18, 1999. |
| WEEKLY UPDATES & CENTER ANNOUNCEMENTS - Thursday, March 22, 20121. We will be having Ugadhi bhajans at sister Lakshmi's home from 7:30-8:30pm on Friday, March 23rd.Please come and join us in singing the glory our loving Swami and starting the new year beautifully.
2. This Saturday we have 3 willing loving members gladly donating blood at Red Cross as scheduled in the morning.
3. We would also like to gently and loving remind members about the gently used or new toy donations that the Group 3 children are collecting to donate on the 31st. So please kindly bring in your loving donations by next Thursday to either Gretchen's or the center.
4. In the afternoon we will have SSE classes, Study circle, Veda Chanting, followed by Bhajan practice and then the presentation practice.
5. This Sunday we will have the Whitehall Service project from 3:15pm-4:30pm.
6. Please kindly note that our much waited speaker session with Sri Chitoori Rommel uncle is next Thursday from 8-9pm after bhajans. We hope everyone will be able to join this wonderful and inspiring session. For your convenience, uncle’s schedule is as below while he is here in MI:
- Monday, March 26th - 8-9PM- Satsang with Canton group at 42300 Chase DR, Canton, MI 48188.
- Tuesday, March 27th- Uncle will be visiting family in Troy
- Wednesday, March 28th- 7:30-9PM- Satsang with Metro Detroit center at Nagesh Raghupatruni’s residence at 5462 West Maple Street, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.
- Thursday, March 29th- 8-9PM- Satsang with Ann Arbor center after bhajans that are from 7:15-8pm. The center is at 3361 Tacoma CR, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
- Friday, March 30th- Uncle will travel to Cleveland, OH.
- 6:30pm- Satsang in Cleveland at Solon Community Church, Solon
7. On April 1st we will be celebrating Sri Rama Navami with our Canton group sisters and brothers who very lovingly invited us to join them and sing bhajans. Brother Ravidas will be sending a google doc for bhajan sign up for this occasion.
8.We thank all those who have already registered. If you have not already registered for Easwaramma Day, please kindly do so today. The deadline for registration is March 31st and it will be nice to see at least all of our center members register on time. |
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| Program Schedule - Thursday & Saturday for Feb 2012
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Festival Bhajan 2012 - Host Sign Up Sheet - Click Here
Ann Arbor Center Thursday Schedule:
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Thursday – 7.15 PM to 9.00 PM
Location - 3361 Tacoma Circle, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108
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Week of the Month
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Time and Program
Teleconference #: 1-712- 775-7100 Participant Code: 1059137 Please Press *6 to MUTE (Line will be open from 7.15p to 9.00p)
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Week 1
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March 01, 2012
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7.15p to 8.15p – Bhajans.
8.20p to 9.00p – Members' Meeting.
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Week 2
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March 08, 2012
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7.15p to 8.15p – Bhajans.
8.20p to 9.00p – Bhajan Practice.
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Week 3
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March 15, 2012
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7.15p to 8.15p – Bhajans.
8.20p to 9.00p – Study Circle.
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Week 4
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March 22, 2012
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7.15p to 8.15p – Bhajans.
8.20p to 9.00p – Bhajan Practice.
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Week 5
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March 29th, 2012
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7.15p to 8p – Bhajans.
8-9pm- Special Satsang with Sri Chitoori Rommel
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Ann Arbor Center Saturday Schedule:
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Saturday – 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM
Location – 2340 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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Week of the Month
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Date
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Time and Program
(Common Activities Across All Saturdays)
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Time and Program
(Parallel Activities for Adults)
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Week 1
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March 03, 2012
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2:30-4:30p- Easwaramma Day practice
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Week 2
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March 10, 2012
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2.00 - 2.15p – Set up.
2.15 - 2.30p – World Religious Prayer & Meditation.
2.30 - 3.30p – Sai Spiritual Education**
3.30 - 3.45p – Break.
3.45 - 4.15p – Veda Class / Chanting.
4.15 - 5.15p – Easwaramma Day Presentation practice sessions
5:15-5:45p- Easwaramma Day Bhajans Practice session.
**SSE is for Pre-SSE, Group 1, 2, 3 & 4.
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2.30 – 3.30p – Study Circle
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Week 3
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March 17, 2012
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2.30 – 3.30p – Bhajan Practice
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Week 4
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March 24, 2012
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2.30 – 3.30p – Study Circle
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Week 5
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March 31, 2012
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2.30 – 3.30p – Study Circle
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Festival Bhajan 2012 - Host Sign Up Sheet - Click Here
Ann Arbor Center Thursday Schedule:
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Thursday – 7.15 PM to 9.00 PM
Location - 3361 Tacoma Circle, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108
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Week of the Month
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Date
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Time and Program
Teleconference #: 1-712- 775-7100 Participant Code: 1059137 Please Press *6 to MUTE (Line will be open from 7.15p to 9.00p)
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Week 1
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March 01, 2012
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7.15p to 8.15p – Bhajans.
8.20p to 9.00p – Members' Meeting.
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Week 2
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March 08, 2012
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7.15p to 8.15p – Bhajans.
8.20p to 9.00p – Bhajan Practice.
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Week 3
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March 15, 2012
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7.15p to 8.15p – Bhajans.
8.20p to 9.00p – Study Circle.
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Week 4
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March 22, 2012
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7.15p to 8.15p – Bhajans.
8.20p to 9.00p – Bhajan Practice.
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Week 5
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March 29th, 2012
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7.15p to 8p – Bhajans.
8-9pm- Special Satsang with Sri Chitoori Rommel
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Ann Arbor Center Saturday Schedule:
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Saturday – 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM
Location – 2340 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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Week of the Month
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Date
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Time and Program
(Common Activities Across All Saturdays)
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Time and Program
(Parallel Activities for Adults)
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Week 1
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March 03, 2012
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2:30-4:30p- Easwaramma Day practice
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Week 2
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March 10, 2012
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2.00 - 2.15p – Set up.
2.15 - 2.30p – World Religious Prayer & Meditation.
2.30 - 3.30p – Sai Spiritual Education**
3.30 - 3.45p – Break.
3.45 - 4.15p – Veda Class / Chanting.
4.15 - 5.15p – Easwaramma Day Presentation practice sessions
5:15-5:45p- Easwaramma Day Bhajans Practice session.
**SSE is for Pre-SSE, Group 1, 2, 3 & 4.
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2.30 – 3.30p – Study Circle
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Week 3
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March 17, 2012
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2.30 – 3.30p – Bhajan Practice
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Week 4
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March 24, 2012
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2.30 – 3.30p – Study Circle
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Week 5
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March 31, 2012
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2.30 – 3.30p – Study Circle
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| Ann Arbor Center Service Projects & Schedules
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Soup Kitchen - Sign Up for 2012 - Click Here
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Monthly Service Activity – March 2012
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Week of the Month
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Time and Program
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Address
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Week 1
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March 03, 2012
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Hope Nursing Home
Time: 2.00 to 4.00pm
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38410 Cherry Hill Road, Westland,
MI 48185
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Week 2
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March 10, 2012
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Week 3
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March 17, 2012
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Soup Kitchen - Staples Family shelter
Time: 10.30am to 12.00pm
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3660 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, MI
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Week 4
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March 24, 2012
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March 25, 2012
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Food Basket Drive
Items can be dropped in Center or Gretchen’s home any time.
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White Hall Service Project
Time: 3.15 to 4.30pm
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Service Coordinator will hand over the Food basket on everyone's behalf.
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3370 East Morgan Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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Week 5
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Not Applicable for this month
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Other Service Activity
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Service Program
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Contact and Time Frame
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Bone Marrow Registration
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Please use contact us form if you are interested.
Ongoing and any time of the year.
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Blood Donation – Red Cross
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Please use the contact us form if you are interested.
Time: During March and September of every year.
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Park Clean up
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Please use the contact us form if you are interested.
Time: May of every year.
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Live Green Service Project –
A service project for understand the spiritual connection between nature and man.
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URL for the plan will be posted soon.
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Soup Kitchen - Sign Up for 2012 - Click Here
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Monthly Service Activity – March 2012
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Week of the Month
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Time and Program
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Address
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Week 1
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March 03, 2012
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Hope Nursing Home
Time: 2.00 to 4.00pm
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38410 Cherry Hill Road, Westland,
MI 48185
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Week 2
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March 10, 2012
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Week 3
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March 17, 2012
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Soup Kitchen - Staples Family shelter
Time: 10.30am to 12.00pm
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3660 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, MI
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Week 4
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March 24, 2012
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March 25, 2012
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Food Basket Drive
Items can be dropped in Center or Gretchen’s home any time.
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White Hall Service Project
Time: 3.15 to 4.30pm
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Service Coordinator will hand over the Food basket on everyone's behalf.
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3370 East Morgan Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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Week 5
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Not Applicable for this month
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Other Service Activity
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Service Program
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Contact and Time Frame
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Bone Marrow Registration
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Please use contact us form if you are interested.
Ongoing and any time of the year.
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Blood Donation – Red Cross
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Please use the contact us form if you are interested.
Time: During March and September of every year.
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Park Clean up
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Please use the contact us form if you are interested.
Time: May of every year.
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Live Green Service Project –
A service project for understand the spiritual connection between nature and man.
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URL for the plan will be posted soon.
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Radio Sai:
www.radiosai.org
Prof. Anil Kumar's Talks:
www.saiwisdom.com
Radio Sai:
www.radiosai.org
Prof. Anil Kumar's Talks:
www.saiwisdom.com
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March 17th: Special Yoga session with brother Richard Gorrel from 4:30-5:30pm at Gretchen House.
March 23rd: UGADHI BHAJANS at Sister Lakshmi Ramswamy's family home from 7:30-8:30pm.
March 29th:Special satsang with Sri Chitoori Rommel
May 05, 2012 -Tri State Easwaramma Day Celebration
http://www.sathyasaicenters.org/p2/ed12/Home.aspx
March 17th: Special Yoga session with brother Richard Gorrel from 4:30-5:30pm at Gretchen House.
March 23rd: UGADHI BHAJANS at Sister Lakshmi Ramswamy's family home from 7:30-8:30pm.
March 29th:Special satsang with Sri Chitoori Rommel
May 05, 2012 -Tri State Easwaramma Day Celebration
http://www.sathyasaicenters.org/p2/ed12/Home.aspx
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| Gentle Reminders & Meetings
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MEETINGS:
March 1st: Center Members Meeting
March 4th: Regional Easwaramma Day Teleconference at 8:30pm
March 10th: Decoration team Meeting
March 17th: AV Team Meeting
March 20th: Program Committee Teleconference
MEETINGS:
March 1st: Center Members Meeting
March 4th: Regional Easwaramma Day Teleconference at 8:30pm
March 10th: Decoration team Meeting
March 17th: AV Team Meeting
March 20th: Program Committee Teleconference
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Please click the link below to provide your valuable feedback. This feedback is anonymous.
You have been invited to give us suggestions or ideas you would like to share about Ann Arbor Sai Center and things that could be enhanced. We will also have a suggestion box in the center if you would like to drop off your written feedback. Your feedback is important. With all of us working together we can enhance our center activities.
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BJSU4TL34
Please click the link below to provide your valuable feedback. This feedback is anonymous.
You have been invited to give us suggestions or ideas you would like to share about Ann Arbor Sai Center and things that could be enhanced. We will also have a suggestion box in the center if you would like to drop off your written feedback. Your feedback is important. With all of us working together we can enhance our center activities.
http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BJSU4TL34
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