SSE Activities

Summer Showers

July 10 - August 22, 2021

The Region 5 SSE team presents Summer Showers, a series of summer workshops to help students learn and have fun during their time off from school. See the flyer below for more details. 

Sai Future Fest 

July 10, 2021

The Region 5 SSE will offer a career fest in which Group 4 students will be given the opportunity to interact with professionals from various different careers and listen to their experiences from their time as students and in the workforce.

Sai Sibling Forum: The Official Walkover

June 18, 2021 (Click here to watch the session)

The Region 5 SSE program has taken on an initiative in order to build a stronger connection between Group 4 senior students (12th graders) and YAs (25 years and below). These session will be a medium for them to exchange their views on important events and how to incorporate Swami's teachings and values while approaching these issues and situations. This will be the last meeting in which the YA's will officially welcome the SSE graduates into the YA community. This call will take place on June 18, 2021 from 7:00-8:00 PM CST/ 8:00-9:00 PM EST. 

Sai Love in Art

April 25, 2021 (Click here to view artwork)

Region 5 SSE is inviting budding artists of all ages to submit their artwork. Please see attached flyers for more details. The deadline for submissions was April 15th. All the art work was presented as an offering to Swami and Eswaramma during the Regional Eswaramma Day Celebrations. 

Sai Speaker Forum 

March 26, 2021

Region 5 SSE is starting Sai Sibling Forum, which will be an online forum for Group 4 senior students (12th graders) and YAs (25 years and below). It will be a medium for them to exchange their views on important events and how to incorporate Swami’s teachings and values while approaching these issues and situations. The Sai Sibling Forum will meet once every quarter – in March, June, September, and December. Our first forum call will be on March 26th, 7:00-8:00 PM CST/ 8:00-9:00 PM EST. 

Valentines Day Card Project 

February 2021

In order to celebrate Valentines Day, the students of Region 5 decided to make and donate cards to the America'a Adopt A Soldier Project. We felt that this would be a great opportunity to thank our soldiers for their commitment to protecting our nation and spread love. Each center began with the goal of making 108 cards and this goal was surpassed. We are extremely grateful to Swami for guiding us through this project. Please click here to see the cards made for this project. 

Sai Sibling Bonding 

January 29 & 30 (Click here to see the cards)

Sai Siblings from across the region to spend time with each other. The Region 5 SSE Student Council hosted Valentine's Day themed virtual Zoom sessions. During these sessions, we made Swami a Valentine's Day card in breakout rooms based on SSE groups (Pre-SSE, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4). There were also many fun games and interactive activities for the children. 

In the Pre-SSE group, we got to know all of our Sai brothers and sisters while making "love caterpillars" from hearts, and writing things we love on each heart! We had so much fun getting to know each other and naming our caterpillars at the end too! One student, Amrutha, told her mom that "she was the super sister in the world spreading love."

The SSE Group 1 kids showed their love and gratitude for Swami by making a tree - heart valentine filled with messages on why we love Him so much, We ended the session with a popcorn story also based on the theme of love. 

The SSE Group 2 kids had a blast! They made a paper chain out of hearts and got to know each other while they were decorating them. After they finished their craft, they played a Kahoot with different riddles. 

The SSE Group 3 kids began by playing 2 truths and a lie as an ice breaker followed by the card making. They talked and played songs and had their fellow Sai siblings guess which show/movie they were from. 

The SSE Group 4 kids had great fun. They all had similar interests and talked about them for a good amount of time while making valentines for Swami!

Holiday Food Drive 

December 2020

The SSE Students from across the Region set a goal of collecting 108 food items to donate to local pantries for the holidays. We collected non-perishable foods like pasta, beans, canned fruits, peanut butter, jelly, tomato sauce, cereal, canned vegetables, rice and much more! We highly surpassed our goal of 108 items collecting over 700 items as a region. This was an extremely fulfilling experience as many families are currently struggling to get food as a result of the pandemic. We were cautious to follow all local health guidelines during this drive in order to stay safe during this pandemic. 

South Bend Service Project

November 23, 2020

The children from South Bend, Indiana Sai Center collected clothing and food for a local community center and also served food through their community soup kitchen. Below is a letter from the center where they served recognizing their efforts. 

E-waste Collection Drive 

September - November 2020

As our service project for the summer, the students from Region 5 decided to hold an E-waste collection drive. The Sri Satya Sai Organization as a whole has emphasized the importance of  preserving the environment in the launch of the 'Go Green' Initiative. We recognized E-waste as a large issue that negatively impacts our environment and this motivated us to conduct this drive. We collected over 108 different e-waste items and donated them to local e-waste collection facilities. As this project was conducted during the Pandemic, we were careful to follow local health and safety guidelines throughout this project.