AMSAS made an online donation of $500 to the Never Alone Foundation, Cherokee County, Woodstock, GA. This organization is dedicated to fighting hunger in our community and supporting individuals facing life’s challenges, regardless of race, creed, citizenship status, or gender identity. By promoting diversity and inclusivity, Never Alone ensures everyone is treated with love and dignity. We believe in their mission to help end hunger and are grateful to be part of their impactful work. Together, we can make a difference.
Category: Community Service
Donation to Second Harvest Food Bank
San Jose, CA
AMSAS made an online donation of $1200 to Second Harvest Food Bank. Our community is in crisis. Record-high food and gas prices, a housing shortage and the financial devastation caused by the pandemic have prompted another surge in the need for food assistance. Second Harvest is committed to doing whatever it takes to end hunger in our community. That means distributing nutritious food to nearly every neighborhood in Silicon Valley, leveraging every available food resource, and collaborating with organizations and people who share our belief that hunger is unacceptable. The donation will help them make it possible.
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Community Service: Breakfast Bag Donation with Nourish. NJ
Location: Nourish.NJ, 36 Sussex Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey
As part of our community service, members from the North East branch of “America Saraswata Sangha” worked with Nourish.NJ to prepare and deliver 100 breakfast bags for people in need. Each bag included healthy breakfast items packed to help the people in need. Our members volunteered to carefully pack the bags and brought them to Nourish.NJ’s center in Morristown. There, the Nourish.NJ team distributed them. This effort is part of our Community Service mission, Shiva Gyane Jeeva Seva — serving others with compassion, kindness, love and respect, while recognizing every individual as a reflection of the Divine.
Community Service: Breakfast Bag Donation with Nourish. NJ
With the grace of our revered Thakur Maharaj, the North East branch of America Saraswata Sangha is partnering once again with our friends at Nourish.NJ, our joyful volunteer sevakas rolled up their sleeves, formed an assembly, and filled 200 bags with healthy breakfast items.Bags were then delivered to Nourish.NJ’s Morristown center, where their amazing team took over and ensured they reached the hands that needed them most.
This was more than just a food drop — it was an offering of love, wrapped in the spirit of Shiva Gyane Jeeva Seva: serving every soul with kindness, compassion, and a smile.
Thanks to everyone who helped make this run so full of joy, laughter, and purpose.
And now, with hearts full and sleeves still rolled up, we are once again praying for our next round of seva — wherever our beloved Thakur leads us next.
Narayana Seva At “Our Daily Bread”
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Supporting Children and Families in Charlotte, NC
On August 29, 2025, devotees of America Saraswata Sangha in Charlotte, NC came together to extend their support to the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina. With compassion and care, they purchased and delivered essential supplies to help families in crisis as well as children transitioning into foster care or adoption.
The donation included a convertible car seat and diapers, meeting some of the immediate needs of children. These supplies will directly assist families in crisis and foster families, providing children with safety, dignity, and comfort during a time of uncertainty.
This effort reflects America Saraswata Sangha’s ongoing commitment to selfless service and uplifting organizations that provide critical care for children and families in need.
We are grateful to all the devotees who contributed and made this possible.
Location: 1300 Baxter St, Charlotte, NC 28204
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Donation to IASF for Los Angeles Fire Relief
On 2/3/2025, AMSAS donated $500 to IASF for the Los Angeles Fire Relief efforts. IASF is partnering with 5 Sikh Seva organization to provide essential supplies to affected lower income people in LA. They have been driving once every week to LA since the fires to deliver essential supplies collected in the Bay Area.
Community Service: Breakfast Bag Donation with Nourish. NJ
Location: Nourish.NJ, 36 Sussex Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey
As part of our community service, members from the North East branch of “America Saraswata Sangha” worked with Nourish.NJ to prepare and deliver 100 breakfast bags for people in need. Each bag included healthy breakfast items packed to help the people in need. Our members volunteered to carefully pack the bags and brought them to Nourish.NJ’s center in Morristown. There, the Nourish.NJ team distributed them. This effort is part of our Community Service mission, Shiva Gyane Jeeva Seva — serving others with compassion, kindness, love and respect, while recognizing every individual as a reflection of the Divine.
America Saraswata Sangha donates to Ronald McDonald House Pantry Partners
America Saraswata Sangha supported Ronald McDonald House Durham through their Pantry Partners Wish List program. The donation included food and household supplies that were delivered to their facility by Amazon. It will support families staying at Ronald McDonald House, and allow thousands of caregivers to stay close to their children at the hospital.
Location: Durham, NC
Meals for RMH families Tampa
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay’s core program is a home away from home that provides comfort, support, and resources to families who travel far from home for the medical care their child needs. Shree Shree Thakura Maharaja’s devotees from Tampa engaged to prepare a vegetarian dinner on-site for the families of RMH. Dinner for more than thirty people was prepared and packed in to-go boxes, and breakfast (fruits, cookies, juice) was arranged.
At Location 35 Columbia Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33606 
