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Washington County Adopt-A-Road
Forest Grove Rotary Club celebrates 25th-Anniversary cleanup
By Diane Overstreet, Communications Specialist
For 25 years, the Forest the type of service in which enough for the Forest Grove
Grove Rotary Club has been Rotarians are mandated to Rotary Club. The group picks
participating in the Washington be involved.” up litter three times a year.
County Adopt-A-Road program. Sometimes only four or five
There were snags along the members participate; other
Past President Gerald Hoerber way, of course. In the early 90s, times there are more than a
signed the club up to adopt for example, there was an issue dozen. The Sept. 23, 2017, 25th-
Gales Creek Road, from Thatcher with the club’s cleanup date. anniversary cleanup attracted
Road to 1 mile west, in 1992 — Elaine O’Keefe, the County’s first 29 participants. After the work
the same year the Washington Adopt-A-Road coordinator, was was done, they celebrated
County Board of Commissioners up for the challenge. with cake and coffee.
established the Adopt-A-Road “Elaine found the bags and
program. After 25 years and 75 equipment at the last minute In addition to his years
cleanups, the club is the longest and brought them home with her with Rotary, Hoerber’s family
continuous Adopt-A-Road group so we could still have our clean cleans up a mile on Martin
in Washington County. up,” Hoerber said. “I thought that Road. Sometimes Hoerber is
was nice of her.” alone picking up litter, but his
“The Rotary Club, like commitment and service to
other service organizations, According to the Adopt-A- Washington County continues.
is committed to community Road agreement, groups must
service projects,” Hoerber said. commit to pick up litter twice “I’ll keep doing this as long
“The Adopt-A-Road program is per calendar year. That wasn’t as I can,” Hoerber said.
ADOPT-A-ROAD
2016 2017
158 156 Linear miles
100 108 Volunteer groups
114 111 Litter cleanups
8 7 Adopt-A-Landscape
groups
8 7 Adopt-A-Landscape
urban roadways
