Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program (SARP) took time out of their day to clean parts of the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads – Portsmouth Annex shoreline and base perimeter collecting tons of trash and debris, Jan. 9.
“This is an initiative that our patients started a few weeks ago,” said Clarice Lorenzini, SARP recreation therapist. “They were really into volunteering but with COVID-19, a lot of community service options had shut down. Our patients asked if we could start a base trash cleanup initiative.”
A few patients of the SARP program were hands on deck as they cleaned and restored the fishing area of NMCP to bring a soothing atmosphere to the base.
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