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Not every family near you will have a full cupboard this winter.

One bag of food can change that. Bring it to Sai School on Saturday 21 November. Our pupils pack it, and it goes to families through Burnt Oak Community Food Bank and Akshaya Patra, in honour of Sathya Sai Baba's centenary.

  • Food Collection: Saturday 21 November 2026Drop off between 10am and 1pm only
  • Sai School at Shaftesbury High SchoolHeadstone Lane, Harrow HA3 6LE
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What to bring

Food banks run short of the same things every winter. Please bring items that are in date and unopened.

Anything you can carry helps. One tin is welcome.

  • Tea, coffee, hot chocolate and sugar
  • Spices and cooking oil1 litre bottles
  • Biscuits and chocolate
  • Long-life milk1 litre cartons
  • Advent calendars
  • Pasta and pasta sauce
  • Pulses, rice and flour500g or 1kg bags
  • Bottled water
  • TinsBeans, kidney beans, chickpeas, tomatoes, sweetcorn
  • Toilet rolls and toiletries

Or send a bank transfer

Use the reference Food Collection and our volunteers will place a bulk order on your behalf.

If you pay UK tax, you can add Gift Aid to your transfer afterwards. Sai School of Harrow is registered charity 1089487.

Bank transfer details

Name
Sai School of Harrow
Account
45372324
Sort code
23-05-80
Reference
Food Collection
IBAN
GB13 MYMB 2305 8045 3723 24
SWIFT/BIC
MYMBGB2L

Where your food goes

Last November our pupils sorted and packed every tin and bag themselves before it left the building.

Burnt Oak Community Food Bank

Helping and caring for people in need, serving every other Thursday.

Akshaya Patra

A charity that cooks fresh meals for children in school, so no child learns on an empty stomach.

Pupils packing tins and pasta into boxes for the food bank Donated tins, pasta, sauces and flour ready for the food bank
Pupils' Happy 100th Birthday poster for Sathya Sai Baba on the Sai School stage
Our pupils' poster for Swami's 100th birthday

A hundred years of love in action

Sathya Sai Baba was born on 23 November 1926 in Puttaparthi, a village in south India. He taught that every faith leads to the same truth, and that the best way to show love for God is to serve the people around you.

The organisations he inspired run free hospitals, free schools and colleges, and drinking water projects for hundreds of villages. Sai School of Harrow grew out of the same ideas: children learn human values every Saturday, free of charge.

  • 1926Born on 23 November in Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh
  • 100Centenary year of his birth, marked by service projects around the world
  • 5Human values our classes are built on
TruthRight conductPeaceLoveNon-violence

Love all, serve all. Help ever, hurt never.

Sathya Sai Baba
Flyer: Sai School of Harrow Food Collection in honour of Sathya Sai Baba's centenary, Saturday 21 November 2026, 10am to 1pm, with the list of items needed and bank details

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Send it to your family group, your street or your workplace. The more bags we collect, the more families Burnt Oak Food Bank and Akshaya Patra can help this winter.

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Birthday altar for Sathya Sai Baba at Sai School, with flowers, lamps and balloons

Questions

Can I bring fresh food?

Please bring dry, tinned or long-life food only. Fresh food can't be stored safely.

Can I drop off after 1pm or on another day?

The collection runs from 10am to 1pm on Saturday 21 November only. If you can't come, you can give online or send a bank transfer with the reference Food Collection.

Do I need to be a Sai School family?

No. Neighbours, friends and local businesses are all welcome to drop off food.

Questions about the food collection?

Email info@saischool.com and a volunteer will get back to you.

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What to bring on 21 November