CT & NJ residents participate in a Adopt-A-Park drive in Scalzi Park

‘Adopt-A-Park’ drive dedicated to the Birth Centennial of Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari was undertaken by residents and volunteers of the non-profit organization Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan (DSNDP) at Scalzi Park, Connecticut on 20th May 2023. This event was organized by DSNDP in collaboration with the Parks Department of Stamford, Connecticut. This ‘Adopt-A-Park’ program is a part of year-long Nationwide Cleanup Drive undertaken by DSNDP across 16 states and 27 cities in the United States.

The Adopt-A-Park drive was held on 20th May 2023 to collect non-perishable items made of paper, glass, cloth, metal, plastic, broken items such as toys or electronics, packaging, bottles and similar items thrown throughout the park (45.7 acres), excluding playing courts. During this 2-hour drive, 14 volunteers collected 17 bags of garbage from the park and disposed off properly at the designated location.

The year-long ‘Adopt-A-Highway/park/beach/street/reservoir’ initiatives are driven by hundreds of DSNDP volunteers. To achieve concrete results by the implementation of these teachings, DSNDP committed to social services was founded in the name of Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari by Dr. Shri Dattatreya Narayan Dharmadhikari Alias Appasaheb Dharmadhikari- a prominent, multiple / global award winner, global social reformer who transformed millions of lives throughout the world with his humanitarian teachings.

The non-profit DSNDP is driven by over a million volunteers worldwide, who strive to keep the legacy of Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari alive by running massive blood-donation drives, cleanliness drives, tree plantation & conservation drives, conserving natural water reservoirs, assisting hearing-impaired children with free hearing-aids, free adult, and children’s literacy classes, etc. A mega health camp which was organized by DSNDP in India, entered the Guinness World Records as the largest health camp benefiting 152,000 people attended by 1,571 doctors and 5,000 paramedics in a single day. For more information, please visit http://www.dsndp.com

DSNDP had a successful Women's Cancer Awareness Event Jersey City, New Jersey in February 2023. Assemblywoman Angela V. McKnight was a chief guest for the event. The event speakers were from prominent institutions such as Harvard, Cleveland Clinic and Tufts Medical Center.

Recent Blood Donation Drives organized by DSNDP across the United States, India, Australia, UK, Canada, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Nigeria, and Singapore to name a few, stand as strong examples of the impact of mobilizing communities within our neighborhood and the world.