Chinmaya Mission San Jose
Community Service

CMSJ currently runs several regular programs to serve the community. Some of the programs are listed below.

CMSJ members are encouraged to take this opportunity to volunteer their time for this community service. They can also sponsor this event. Interested members should contact Shrikrishna Bhamre (408) 733-4612 or sign up to volunteer by clicking here

For various other seva opportunities, please visit www.chinmaya-seva.org


Feeding program at the homeless shelter in San Jose

We have been preparing hot lunches/breakfast for the homeless since 1995. We do this about every month. Adult members as well as teenagers in the Yuva Kendra classes have been volunteering for this program. We cook and serve a vegetarian meal for the homeless people staying in the shelter. This shelter houses families as well as single people. We usually serve about 120-150 people. About 10-15 volunteers are needed to handle this task. This is a great way to give back to the community and is much appreciated by the staff running the shelter.

For detailed calendar, please visit our site:http://chinmaya-seva.org/events/index.php?page=homelessfeeding

Over the years we have developed a vegetarian menu that we know is popular - soups, pasta, pizza, taco casserole, stir fry vegetables, desserts. We buy the groceries the previous day. On the day of the Breakfast Sewa we meet at 5:00am in the kitchen at the shelter. We prepare the meal and then start serving at 6:30. We are normally done by 7am.

Here are the address, and directions for the shelter: The map highlights the way from Sandeepany to the shelter.

James F. Boccardo Regional Reception Center
2011 Little Orchard Street, San Jose, CA 95125

Directions:

From 280 & 87
- Take the CA-87 South/GUADALUPE PKY ramp.
- Take the CURTNER AVENUE exit.
- Turn LEFT onto CURTNER AVE.
- Turn LEFT onto LITTLE ORCHARD ST.


San Jose Youth Sandwich Preparation Program

Contact: Jayaram Reddy

For detailed calendar, please visit our site: http://chinmaya-seva.org/events/index.php?page=youth-sandwich-seva

The Sandwich Bag program is targeted for Yuvakendra (14 yrs & above). We have been doing this for many years once a month on the last Sunday of the month. We prepare sandwich bags (approximately 75 bags or 150 sandwiches) and deliver them to the Julian Inn in San Jose. We generally select one balavihar class - 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th - on rotation basis every month. Youth volunteers will receive community service credit.

We meet at 8:00 am at the following location to make the sandwiches and are done by 8:55 am.

Room 6, First Floor
Lincoln High School
555 Dana Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126



Lunch Bag sewa by Families

Sewa contact : Kalyani Penta (k_penta@yahoo.com)

During this winter's sleeping bag sewa  (December 2008) we came across the need for bagged lunches for the transient people at the shelter. The object is to provide a portable meal for shelters that cannot house and serve hot lunches. This Sewa is hosted by a mission host family with support by other sewaks [mission members, and Bala Vihar children]. The bagged lunch consisting of a sandwich, fruit, snack and juice is assembled by the sewaks and brought to a distribution center. This event takes place every second sunday afternoon of a month.
You are welcome to join a sewa, host a sewa and/or sponsor the event.

For more details and schedule please check the Chimaya Mission San Jose yahoo group.
website http://groups.yahoo.com/
name : cmsj_service

NOTE: You have to join this group to view messages and you will receive updates on the scheduled events.


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