The parade is a tradition beloved by the Dominican community, but it is only the tip of the iceberg for our organization! For us, the Dominican Day Parade is much more than a parade.
Throughout the year, we hold various events including workshops, scholarships, food drives, the annual gala, and parade kick-off events in all five boroughs.
The Dominican Day Parade, Inc. is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, that organizes the annual parade and festivities that promote the richness of the culture, folklore and popular traditions of the Dominican Republic.
The organization strives to provide an understanding of the heritage and contributions of the Dominican community in the United States of America and throughout the world.
The mission of the Dominican Day Parade of New York City is to celebrate the richness of the Dominican culture, folklore, and popular traditions.
The Parade highlights promote and acknowledge the heritage and contributions of the Dominican community in the United States and throughout the world.
The parade is a tradition beloved by the Dominican community, but it is only the tip of the iceberg for our organization! For us, the Dominican Day Parade is much more than a parade.
Throughout the year, we hold various events including food drives, the annual gala, and parade kick-off events in all five boroughs.
Understanding the value of education, the Dominican Day Parade takes great pride in providing scholarships and mentor opportunities to exceptional students of Dominican descent.
Through the funds raised from our annual gala, we granted $200,000 in scholarships in 2019 to support awardees through college and post graduate institutions.
Helping these promising young people continue to excel in their future ventures allows us to achieve our primary goal: to support and celebrate the Dominican community!
THE NATIONAL DOMINICAN DAY PARADE: The Dominican Day Parade is a joyful celebration of all things Dominican. Each year, we come together in New York City to honor our heritage and culture and to recognize the many accomplishments Dominicans have made in United States, and around the world. With music, dancing, and over 10,000 marchers, there is plenty of fun to go around; this is an event you do not want to miss!
Moving Forward and uplifting our community takes perseverance, resiliency, hope, adaptation, growth, and transformation that will lead to a victory in all situations. The individuals we are recognizing this year all exemplify these attributes of Advancing la “Dominicanidad”
Wilton Cedeño, 2020 National Dominican Day Parade Chair, Maria Khury Co-Chair of the scholarship committee, and two scholarship recipients Rafael Baez and Daniela Peña Gomez discussed with Joe Torres from ABC how the Parade funds help students in this crisis.
A single float filled with Dominican Spirit made stops in a couple of New York City’s Dominican communities. The first stop was to honor the community in front of the United Palace in Washington Heights.
The second stop was to honor our first responders at the North Central Bronx Hospital in Norwood, The Bronx. The parade was started to celebrate Dominican culture, folklore, and traditions.
Organizers announced this year’s event with the theme 40 years of Uplifting, Empowering & Elevating the Dominican Legacy.
The parade’s Grand Marshal is New York City Department of Transportation commissioner and Dominican Republic native Ydanis Rodriguez.
Many Political leaders were on hand to support and march in the parade, which included: Kathy Hochul ,Governor of New York State, Mayor Eric Adams, Senator Charles Schumer, Congress member Adrienna Adams, New York City Council Speaker, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Congress Member Adriano Espaillat , Jumaane Williams, New York City Public Advocate, Brad Landers, New York City Comptroller, Bronx DA, Darcel D. Clark, Assembly Member David Weprin, Assembly Member Manny de Los Santos, and many more in attendance.
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The United Nations Association of El Salvador (UNA-SV) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educate, inspire and promote the United Nations principles, values and the sustainable development goals in El Salvador and worldwide.
Dr. Garcia was the Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, in New York. He has a combined diplomatic experience of over 20 years.
He also the co-founder and Secretary General of the United Nations Association of El Salvador. Prior to his appointment as the OPAD UN|USA, Latin American and the Caribbean, has work in several humanitarian organizations and represent them in the United Nations in New York. He has received several outstanding awards and recognition by the United States’ Senates and received the USA flag as an honored diplomat. Recently he received the United States’ Senate Proclamation, which certified his credibility.
OPAD aims: to improve the standard of living for all people by recognizing them as resources and not as victims. Our programs work toward the promotion of the economic and social livelihoods by empowering the people in the fight against poverty.
To mitigate the problems presented by poverty, promote positive climate change, and support international laws protecting humanitarian values across cultures.
Simultaneously we enable people, young and old, to actively participate in their community by providing them with opportunities for knowledge and access to resources.
The main developmental problems of men and women included drugs and alcohol abuse, irresponsible parenting, High illiteracy level among women, retrogressive cultural practices, inadequate lively hood opportunity and low income levels, early teenage pregnancies, school drop outs among others.
The main problem was inadequate resource ownership among men and women which is associated with money, body and education.
Project Goal:The purpose of the project will ensure that community knowledge on Violence against Women improved. While the project goal ensure that women and men in Kisii, Kakamega, Migori, Kisumu and Siaya counties will have equal access to resource ownership that will be instrumental to change people’s attitude.
Close to Twenty people were invited to the United Nations Delegate Room, to speak about the same principles of the Org for Poverty Alleviation and Development., (opad). The purpose of the event was to speak about different topics aligned with opad’s mission. World Hunger, Sustainability, Technology, Clean water.
Ambassador ,Dr. Carlos Garcia, Secretary General of United Nations Association of El Salvador and President and CEO, opad El-Salvador. Amb. Carlos opened with remarks thanked all for being in attendance at his luncheon, he went on to say, he was very happy to have a group of business people, NGO’s , Doctors, Media Tycoons, Teachers and many more.
The following spoke on different topics, Irene R.Delgado,Phd. Spoke on the Topic Teachers and Social, media, next speaker was Dr Mashul Hassan MD, who spoke on the topic of Bangladesh, a former Veteran , he also went to speak about COVID-19.
The Next speaker was Boris Davidoff, president Clear World Corp, he was talking about clean water and how his company can help companies about getting fresh water to many countries who do not have fresh clean water, with his technologies.
Mr. Dash Former NYPD , officer spoke on his relationship with Ambassador, Carlos how they had worked with many churches here in USA as well as El-Salvador.
Keynote Speech was by Dr.Adal M.Hussain, Founder of Humanitarians of the World Inc, (HOTWINC), and publisher and Chief Editor World Liberty TV. He spoke about the 44 years he has been a humanitarian how, HOTWINC, had helped close to 1 million people worldwide. He never charged any money for his services.
Dr.Hussain also went on to say, we have helped close to 1 Million Children around the World, by giving them basic items, Food, Water, Clothing and Toys . He finished by saying we have started the World’s first ever Humanitarian Hall of Fame (TM), honoring humanitarians around the world, by giving them a medal and inducting them in the Hall of fame. He also went on to say Farida Yasmin, Executive Producer of Newly formed, American Azaan International TV, who will be debuting it very soon, showing many programs in Bangladesh, and at the United Nations.
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TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS TO CELEBRATE 30TH ANNUAL QUEENS PRIDE PARADE
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL OF QUEENS PRIDE PARADE AND FESTIVAL ON JUNE 5
On Sunday, June 5, 2022, from 12n-6pm, tens of thousands of New Yorkers flocked to Jackson Heights to celebrate the 30th Annual Queens Pride Parade and festival, one of the City’s largest celebrations of LGBT rights and advocacy, LGBT Network President and CEO David Kilmnick announced.
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams will headline the event as Grand Marshal, along with nonprofit advocacy organizations Colectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo, and the Caribbean Equality Project who have also been named Grand Marshals.
About LGBTQ Network: The LGBT Network is announcing an exciting chance for your organization to become an Official Partner of the LGBT Network during Pride Month! This Partnership offers your organization the opportunity to use the LGBT Network’s name and logo to promote your event as an Official and Certified Pride event!
As part of this partnership, the LGBT Network will promote your community Pride event and details in our Pride Month calendars across our websites and in other marketing materials reaching tens of thousands of people across Long Island!
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