In January 2025, TOS-USA granted $1,200 to help World Central Kitchen feed displaced community members and first responders in Los Angeles, California. Since the Los Angeles fires began, WCK has served 415,000+ meals with the help of 350 local volunteers! WCK is partnering with 70+ local restaurants and food trucks to [node:read-more:link]
Every 2 minutes in the US, a child is removed from their home by Social Services and placed in foster care. You can imagine this is incredibly stressful, and it often occurs in an emergency situation. The child is typically handed a trash bag and is given 10 to 15 minutes to [node:read-more:link]
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota is home to the poorest counties in the nation, largely due to its unemployment rate of 80 to 85 percent. Simply put, there are very few jobs within Pine Ridge. As Chief Henry Red Cloud explains, “We’re just out in the middle [node:read-more:link]
For decades, Native American support has been a pillar of TOS-USA’s annual granting activity. In the past, we have primarily supported educational organizations, and we continue to support the Lakota Waldorf School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. [node:read-more:link]
We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new TOS initiative: the Meditative Action Network! This is a group of committed volunteers who agree to meditate at least once per month on a situation in the world that needs light and resolution for the highest good of all concerned. The meditation is designed to invoke the working out of Highest Will, never a specific outcome. In this way, we remove personal opinions and agendas [node:read-more:link]
At a TOS board meeting on March 5, the TOS unanimously elected Kathy Gann as the new president of the Theosophical Order of Service, replacing Ananya Sri Ram Rajan. Kathy is no stranger to the TOS, having served on its board for several years in the past. During that time, she was the national liaison coordinator, a position that was essential to the growth of the TOS in the US. In this office, she worked to stay in touch with TOS group leaders around the country through a newsletter called Spirit of Service and helped with project ideas to get groups active. [node:read-more:link]
Have you ever given the TOS Animal Healing Network a try? It may help save the life of your companion. Cali is an 8 year-old German Shepard who was continually losing weight due to diarrhea. After three weeks of being on the healing list, she showed signs of improving. Here are some words about the powers of healing from her owner:
“I want you to know that Cali is doing much better after 3 weeks of being extremely sick and lame. We had to take shifts every night to make sure she could get outside in order to go to the bathroom.
The TOS would like to make its members aware of the work of the organization “Nonviolence Works! https://nonviolence.works. NonviolenceWorks! is a “collective of peace activist from progressive, spiritual, and interfaith communities in the New York City area.”
Started in 2020 by TSA member Deb Lee and Sander Hicks from New York and Priya Kaul from Uttar Pradesh, India, the organization recently had its second international conference on October 2, the official International Day of Nonviolence recognized by the UN. Speakers included activists such as George Lakey, William F. Pepper, Esq., Bill Leicht, and Alexa Aviles. The Theosophy as a way to peace was represented by Juliana Cesano. [node:read-more:link]
For the last ten years the TOS-USA, along with its international TOS partners, has facilitated the Kern Foundation matching grant program for the Golden Link College (GLC). This grant has supported the education of innumerable children who cannot afford the needed supplies for a solid academic education that encourages theosophical principles. While this might not seem extraordinary, reconsider the fact that very few education systems work to instill non-dogmatic character building at their primary levels. Most education systems that provide any kind of ethical teaching are religion based. [node:read-more:link]
Our webinar series Our Sacred Unity with Nature was kicked off with a beautiful presentation given by Billie Tope Tate’ on April 17. Billie graciously allowed us to record her talk and her prayer so everyone who needed to, could benefit. The recording is now our website along with the recorded webinar on Braiding Sweetgrass and eventually, the Hidden Life of Trees.
As previously announced on this website, the TSA and TOS-USA are jointly hosting the 2013 International TOS Conference at Olcott, the headquarters of the TSA, in July of this year. The TSA’s Summer National Convention (SNC) is being held from July 19 through July 23, 2013. The international TOS Conference immediately follows from July 23 through July 27. [node:read-more:link]
(Excerpted with permission from TOS intouch, the TOS-INTL newsletter)
You are warmly invited to participate in our International Conference if you are an active worker in your TOS Group at local or national level. The three-day conference will be held at Olcott, the national center of the TS in America in Wheaton, Illinois from the evening of Tuesday 23 July to Friday 26 July, 2013. The TOS Conference is preceded by a five-day Summer National Convention of the TS in America from 19 July to 23 July. All are invited to attend this event as well. [node:read-more:link]
The Theosophical Order of Service is happy to announce that the TOS and the TS in America have kindly agreed to host an international TOS conference at the National Centre of the Theosophical Society in America in Wheaton, Illinois.
Thank you for using the TOS / TS video conferencing server. We are happy to provide this service to all TS/TOS organizations worldwide for meetings, conferences, presentations, and classes. Use of the videoconferencing server provides enormous savings in time, money, and energy compared to physically attending meetings. [node:read-more:link]
As I’m sure you all know, Tim Boyd has been elected as the president of The Theosophical Society in America. That is really a full time job to say the least; hence Tim has stepped down as president of the Theosophical Order of Service in the USA. He does remain on the TOS board. As the newly elected president of the TOS-USA, I’ve been asked to write a bio so that everyone can get to know me a little better. [node:read-more:link]
On Friday, January 28, 2011 Jean Gullo passed away. Although her health had been deteriorating over several years, she was lucid and loving until the end. [node:read-more:link]
Life Source Teams with TOS for Blood Drive The Theosophical Order of Service will host a Life Source blood drive on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Theosophical Society campus. For more information about Life Source and donating blood, visit www.lifesource.org. [node:read-more:link]
The Theosophical Order of Service (TOS) invites you to join us each month to discuss ways to increase service opportunities, as a group, or individually. The meetings are open to anyone who has a desire to get actively involved in service work.
The goal for the meetings will be to develop an ongoing TOS action group who can identify a few service-oriented projects, and take the necessary action to complete the task.
As I’m sure you all know, Tim Boyd has been elected as the president of The Theosophical Society in America. That is really a full time job to say the least; hence Tim has stepped down as president of the Theosophical Order of Service in the USA. He does remain on the TOS board. As the newly elected president of the TOS-USA, I’ve been asked to write a bio so that everyone can get to know me a little better. 
On Friday, January 28, 2011 Jean Gullo passed away. Although her health had been deteriorating over several years, she was lucid and loving until the end. 