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India Post 22 Community Across America www.indiapost.com May 10, 2019 Blood Drive held in Tracy to celebrate Human Unity Day PRAFULL LANDE TRACY, California: On April 28, the Northern California chapter of the Sant Nirankari Mission celebrated 'Manav Ekta Diwas' in Tracy by hosting a Blood Drive in collaboration with American Red Cross. Vol- unteers of the Sant Nirankari Mission worked hard for plan- ning and making arrange- ments for the blood donation camp. Communication medi- ums such as fliers, newspapers, emails, internet as well as word of mouth were used to make everyone aware of the event and as it turned out that the effort was not in vain. The Sant Nirankari Mission, a spiritual movement working towards universal brother- hood, celebrates 'Manav Ekta Divas' (Human Unity Day), ev- ery year in the month of April by organizing blood donation camps and health fairs all over the world. His Holiness Baba Hardev Singh ji's message was "Blood should flow in the veins, not on the street" and "Let there be peace, not pieces". The blood donatiopn camp received an overwhelming re- sponse. Kerry Morris from American Red Cross appreci- ated the efforts of all the vol- unteers. She mentioned that around 57 people registered and 49 units of blood were col- lected. This will potentially save around 147 lives. Ameri- can Red Cross was excited to see the zeal of the donors and the response that the camp re- ceived. Blood donors came from places as far as Reno, Fresno, San Jose, and Sacra- mento. The bank has promised to visit again next year. Representatives from the blood bank as well as the vol- unteers of the Sant Nirankari Mission (sewadal) gathered at the Tracy Bhavan very early in the morning to set up the blood camp. Snacks, fruits and juices were arranged for the blood donors. In a hall, adja- cent to the camp, a satsang program (spiritual congrega- tion) was conducted with a message of human unity and universal brotherhood. This message of human unity was not just listened to but being lived by the people who par- ticipated in the blood donation camp. After the congregation, langar (community lunch) was served. I got a chance to speak to a few blood donors. Hardev Saini, a resident of San Ramon, expressed his joy as a partici- pant and promised to visit again for such blood drive next year. Many youths donated blood for the first time and felt deep satisfaction by sup- porting this noble cause. Overall, the feeling was the same amongst the blood donors and every- one seemed very happy by contributing to this noble cause. The Sant Nirankari Mis- sion today is one of the leading blood donating voluntary organizations in India. Scores of blood donation camps are or- ganized in the month of April every year. The Sant Nirankari Mission is essentially a spiritual move- ment. Its principal commit- ment to its followers is to make their minds conscious of the Eternal Reality and unite their Soul with the Creator, the Formless God. The Mission be- lieves that ignorance and su- perstition are the biggest ob- stacles in man's path to real progress and happiness. The narrow-mindedness, hatred and pride brooded by them are the most vicious source of trouble for the mankind. The Mission endeavors to remove the same by making spiritual enlightenment within the reach of every man and woman - young or old, rich or poor, high or low, educated or illiterate, whatever the lan- guage, faith or culture, what- ever the state or the nation.
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Blood Drive held in Tracy to celebrateHuman Unity Day
PRAFULL LANDE
TRACY, California: On April28, the Northern Californiachapter of the Sant NirankariMission celebrated 'ManavEkta Diwas' in Tracy by hostinga Blood Drive in collaborationwith American Red Cross. Vol-unteers of the Sant NirankariMission worked hard for plan-ning and making arrange-ments for the blood donationcamp. Communication medi-ums such as fliers, newspapers,emails, internet as well as wordof mouth were used to makeeveryone aware of the eventand as it turned out that theeffort was not in vain.
The Sant Nirankari Mission, aspiritual movement workingtowards universal brother-hood, celebrates 'Manav EktaDivas' (Human Unity Day), ev-ery year in the month of Aprilby organizing blood donationcamps and health fairs all overthe world. His Holiness BabaHardev Singh ji's message was"Blood should flow in the veins,not on the street" and "Letthere be peace, not pieces".
The blood donatiopn campreceived an overwhelming re-sponse. Kerry Morris fromAmerican Red Cross appreci-ated the efforts of all the vol-unteers. She mentioned thataround 57 people registeredand 49 units of blood were col-lected. This will potentiallysave around 147 lives. Ameri-can Red Cross was excited tosee the zeal of the donors andthe response that the camp re-ceived. Blood donors camefrom places as far as Reno,
Fresno, San Jose, and Sacra-mento. The bank has promisedto visit again next year.
Representatives from theblood bank as well as the vol-unteers of the Sant NirankariMission (sewadal) gathered at
the Tracy Bhavan very early inthe morning to set up theblood camp. Snacks, fruits andjuices were arranged for the
blood donors. In a hall, adja-cent to the camp, a satsangprogram (spiritual congrega-tion) was conducted with amessage of human unity anduniversal brotherhood. Thismessage of human unity was
not just listened to but beinglived by the people who par-ticipated in the blood donationcamp. After the congregation,
langar (community lunch) wasserved.
I got a chance to speak to afew blood donors. HardevSaini, a resident of San Ramon,expressed his joy as a partici-pant and promised to visit
again for such blooddrive next year. Manyyouths donated blood forthe first time and feltdeep satisfaction by sup-porting this noble cause.Overall, the feeling wasthe same amongst theblood donors and every-one seemed very happyby contributing to thisnoble cause.
The Sant Nirankari Mis-sion today is one of theleading blood donatingvoluntary organizationsin India. Scores of blooddonation camps are or-
ganized in the month of Aprilevery year.
The Sant Nirankari Mission isessentially a spiritual move-
ment. Its principal commit-ment to its followers is to maketheir minds conscious of theEternal Reality and unite theirSoul with the Creator, theFormless God. The Mission be-lieves that ignorance and su-perstition are the biggest ob-stacles in man's path to realprogress and happiness. Thenarrow-mindedness, hatredand pride brooded by themare the most vicious source oftrouble for the mankind.
The Mission endeavors toremove the same by makingspiritual enlightenment withinthe reach of every man andwoman - young or old, rich orpoor, high or low, educated orilliterate, whatever the lan-guage, faith or culture, what-ever the state or the nation.
