Announcing the 1st Sathya Sai Alumni Meet of North America

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Ani Bhat - anibhat108 (AT) gmail (DOT) com

 

Sai Ram Dear Brothers,We are very happy to announce that on Sunday, Bhagawan gave His blessings and permission for "ReMember" - the first-ever meeting of Sathya Sai Alumni of North America, to be held on October 3-4, 2009 in Chicago, IL. Last January 1, Swami reminded the boys to do more service in our own communities, and to get more involved in supporting the Sai Organization. Since that time, many old students have been asking ourselves: so many of us live in North America – what can we do collectively to please Swami? How can we use our resources and talents to serve our communities, the Institute, and the Sathya Sai Organization? Having spoken with many senior boys in the US and Canada, and out of a desire to give something back to Bhagawan who has given us so much, we have decided to organize "ReMember". "ReMember" will be many things:

 

a conference where we can hold planning meetings and organize ourselves as a unified group

a retreat where we can enjoy “Mandir bhajans†and listen to personal experiences of Bhagawan

a reunion where we can relive our old hostel days and share childhood storiesThe Alumni Meet is open only to college and school (primary and secondary) boys from the Parthi and Brindavan campuses who live in North America (US, Canada and Mexico). Those boys with families are requested not to bring your family members due to logistical limitations.More details on last Sunday: Last week, we had sent a letter to Bhagawan asking for His permission to have this Alumni Meet and seeking His blessings. Brothers Chaitanya, Amol and SL Narayan were lucky enough to present the letter to Bhagawan and share all the details with Him. Swami listened patiently to all the details of the proposed program and responded saying: “Manchidi.†Bhagawan has given us the green light, now it is time for us to move forward. What to do

next?1. Please mark October 3-4, 2009 on your calendars and plan to come to Chicago. 2. Please forward this message to all your batch mates in the US and Canada who may not be registered on saistudentusa, or may not be paying attention to the emails.3. Travelers: If you are flying, please arrive on Friday night and try to fly into Chicago O’Hare airport (ORD). If possible, please book your return after 6 pm on Sunday.4. If you want to help with planning this event, please send an e-mail to info (AT) saialumni (DOT) orgWe are in the process of setting up registration for attendees, and will share more details about location, accommodation and the program in the coming weeks.Jai Sai

Ram!Planning CommitteeSai Alumni Meet 2009

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