Anne Rupp, John Frisella, Elaine Frisella, Judy Lefevre, Alphee Lefevre
The Village’s Adopt a Road initiative collected 2,080 pounds of litter this season from three roadways: Williams Road, Via Coconut Point, and Estero Parkway. Volunteers from Mirasol, Lighthouse Bay, Genova, Lee Health, and Pelican Sound worked 304 hours in this endeavor. Keep Lee County Beautiful helps to support this program with supplies, and recognized all of the volunteers in Estero as “Outstanding Adoption Group” for the second year in a row.
Chase Lyons, David Rees, Kevin McGrath
This was the fourth season of Engage Estero’s relationship with FDOT and its Adopt a Highway program for Estero’s stretch of US 41. Representatives from over 50 communities and businesses have participated, collecting 10 tons of litter since its start in October 2020.
Lee County’s Adopt a Road program has volunteers from Grandezza, Country Creek, Meadows of Estero, RiverCreek, Pelican Sound, Rookery Pointe/Heatherstone, RMS, Massage Envy Coconut Point, Three60 Wine, River of Life Church, and several FGCU organizations.
Thanks go out to 7-Eleven for their support of volunteers on Estero Parkway, and Marathon/Dos Amigos Authentic Mexican Grill for their support of volunteers on US 41, both providing water and ice.
Lee Health Earth Day
Rick Dieter, Director of Plant Operations, Randy Gerlach, supervisor of respiratory services, Joe Ryan, system director Lee Health Coconut Point, Urte Izdonaviciute, Personal Health Advocate, Joy Apollan, Practice Manager Heart Institute at LHCP, Carrie Bloemers, Director of Healthy Life Center, Heather Myers, Director of Professional Services, Rick Martinez, Plant Operations Technician, Kayla Kozi, Manager of Radiology/Cardiovascular Services, Jen Mills, Supervisor Healthy Life Center, Tara Williams, Manager of Registration, Pam Durbin, Supervisor ambulatory registration, Darrell Holland, Lead Plant Operations Technician, and Grant Evans, Supervisor of Emergency Services.
Also to be recognized are the many neighbors who pick up litter on their local roadways where they regularly walk, and the many businesses in Estero which have stepped up to beautify their spaces and keep them litter-free.
Kudos to everyone for helping to keep Estero beautiful and environmentally healthy.