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2022 Rivers & Roads Hero
Meet our 2022 Rivers & Roads Hero: Pat, a retired school counselor and tireless river guardian.
For about a year, every time she drove down Emma Road, she complained about the litter she saw.
“I live about seven minutes from Emma, and I use it all the time. I kept complaining that it looks awful. Every time I was in the car, I would say, ‘There’s so much litter. There’s got to be something I can do about it,’” Pat said
College Student Finds his Way Forward with GreenWorks
We often meet volunteers for just a single project, and don’t have the opportunity to see the impact joining alongside GreenWorks has on them. A year ago, we met Devin, and just recently he shared about the impact volunteering with GreenWorks has had on the course of his life.