Volunteering Opportunities

Community Service
“Happiness depends on what you can give, not what you can get.”
 -  Swami Chinmayananda

We are always looking for new volunteers to join the group. It is not only consistent with the  mission of the Chinmaya Mission but also a good way to get to know the other Chinmaya Mission Boston members. 

Jaishree Deshpande, Chief Coordinator, Community services for the Chinmaya Maruti  

 

Following are the various community services that one can join:

Daybreak Shelter in Lawrence

  • The Daybreak Shelter in Lawrence feeds about 40 homeless people everyday. This effort is spearheaded by Mrs. Usha Shastry.    ushastry70@yahoo.com
  • The volunteers cook and drop off the food at the Chinmaya by 4.45pm.  6 volunteers get the food and 3 volunteers go to the Daybreak Shelter to serve. The menu includes vegetable sabjee, chole, dhal, rice, pita bread, cookies, milk and orange juice.
  • Time commitment is about 1½ hours once a month (last Sunday of every month)

Pathfinder Milestone Shelter in Lowell

  • The Chinmaya volunteers go to Pathfinder on the second Sunday of every month to cook and feed about 25 to 40 homeless people. 
  • This effort is spearheaded by Parimala Chari ( dchari@comcast.net ) and Manjula Donthy ( sdonthy@yahoo.com  )
  • Volunteers cook spaghetti, warm up garlic bread and serve with salad, ice cream, juice and milk. In winter months cookies are served instead of ice cream. The time commitment is about 2½  hours – 3.30pm to 5:45pm.
     

Lowell Transitional Living Center at Lowell 

  • The Sai Center Group from Billerica, spearheaded by Mr. Srinivasan, cooks at the Lowell Transitional Living Center (http://www.ltlc.org/index.htm ).  The Lowell Transitional Living Center (LTLC) is a warm bed, a hot meal and protection from the cold for those whose lives have been disrupted for various reasons.  The LTLC center serves meals for 125 people every day.
  • Mr. Srinivasan takes a team of 7 people to cook a vegetarian meal on the third and fourth Sundays of every month. Mr. P.R. Srinivasan has been taking 1 Chinmaya Volunteer each time (twice a month). The team involves both men and women.  The team prepares and serves a vegetable soup, a vegetable lasagna and ice cream. The service involves being at the Center in Lowell from 3pm to 7pm.
  • Contact person -  Parimala Chari dchari@comcast.net

 

Charity Drive

  • We collect clothes and household items in the spring of every year for the needy.

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