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A Month Of Kindness

November 27, 2017

In October 2017, the TOS ran a “Campaign for Kindness” in which members were invited to perform extra little (or big) acts of kindness. The results are in, and they’re awesome:

1. I rescued two worms that had washed onto the sidewalk after a heavy rain. Had they stayed on the sidewalk in the sun, they would have baked to death. I put them back in the grass—within a few seconds, they had wriggled to the ground and began burrowing into the dirt.
2. I carried a heavy box for a pregnant coworker and loaded it into her car. Read more about A Month Of Kindness

Donate to the Golden Link College

October 12, 2017

Donate $20 or more to the Golden Link College. Here’s Why:

Since its inception fifteen years ago, the Golden Link College (GLC) has provided quality education to disadvantaged children. In an environment that encourages theosophical principles such as no discrimination of any kind, peace, harmony, compassion, and a sense of well-being, children (and the adults who teach the children and work at the school) become “socially responsible, morally upright, and spiritually sensitive individuals.” These are qualities many children do not receive in regular educational settings which is what makes the Golden Link College such a rare gem. GLC is theosophy in action. Read more about Donate to the Golden Link College

What Inspires You?

September 12, 2017

TOS Leadership Series

 Next Webinar: Series Already Completed

Join us for a series of four (4) webinars as the Theosophical Order of Service in America (TOSA) explores what inspires and helps strengthen our practice of service. The format for this program is an inspiring five-minute video screening followed by a short discussion among participants. The program will be no longer than an hour. Read more about What Inspires You?

Po’Shines de la Soul: A Portland (Oregon) Lodge TOS Action Project

August 16, 2017

By Linda Phleps, TOS Liaison

On August 10, eight of us dined at Po’Shines de la Soul, a black-owned soul food restaurant with a Cajun flavor in North Portland.  It’s a small place with big windows on two sides, large overhead silver pipes and several golden chandeliers. On the walls are paintings and photos of African-American life, including a large picture of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. laughing together.  There’s a giant gum ball machine near one window and a diverse mix of people eating or coming in to buy pastries. Read more about Po’Shines de la Soul: A Portland (Oregon) Lodge TOS Action Project

Earth Day 2017

April 14, 2017

Have you ever stopped and thought about the fact that everything you use comes from the Earth? 

This Earth Day will be unlike any other since its inception in 1970. Rallies and marches will take place around the world to drawn attention to the need for “evidence-based policy making and inclusivity in the science community.” Started as a conversation on the social media site Reddit, March for Science will bring together scientists, lovers of science, and sympathizers from around the world to raise awareness about the need for science to be taken as it is: a tool that uses objective means to study issues and find solutions to today’s problems, climate change being one of them. Read more about Earth Day 2017

Hutoxy Contractor (June 21, 1936 – January 27, 2016) by Joseph Gullo

Hutoxy Contractor
March 21, 2016

We say goodbye to Hutoxy (pronounced Hutsy) Contractor, 79, a stalwart member of the TOS. Hutsy had a B.A. in sociology and anthropology. She and her husband Dinshaw, originally from India, were married in 1958 and continued their ancestral Zoroastrian faith in the United States where they raised five children. Hutsy is survived by her husband, Dinshaw and four children, Rashna, Yasmin, Yazdi and Arnavaz. Sadly, their fifth child, Shernaz died in an accident 1985. Read more about Hutoxy Contractor (June 21, 1936 – January 27, 2016) by Joseph Gullo

Flood Relief Efforts Underway at Adyar

December 22, 2015

Historic amounts of rain have produced disastrous flooding in Chennai, India, including flooding at Adyar, international headquarters of the Theosophical Society. While buildings at Adyar sustained comparatively minimal damage, the City of Chennai suffered devastating damage, with more than 50,000 homes destroyed some of them belonging to staff at Adyar who lost everything. We are collecting donations to help with the flood relief efforts. Read more about Flood Relief Efforts Underway at Adyar

Announcing our latest Scholarship Recipient Tate Locust

November 24, 2015

For each year of the past five years the Theosophical Order of Service has awarded a scholarship to a student at the Oglala Lakota College, School of Nursing located on the Pine Ridge Reservation, the poorest in the Nation. The student is chosen by the college based on our criteria. This year’s scholarship recipient is Tate Locust. Congratulations! And best wishes for your continued studies, Tate. Read about Tate in his own words: Read more about Announcing our latest Scholarship Recipient Tate Locust

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