Green Road Service Project on December 13, 2014, to Heal Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed Hospital
Posted by Bob Fuhrman
Rotarians at the Green Road Project service project on December 13. Members of the Rotary Club of Dupont Circle and North Bethesda joined our club in clearing debris; removing trash, brush, and vines; and cleaning up a streambed on the campus of what was formerly known as just the site of Bethesda Naval Hospital. The purpose of this activity is to facilitate the “Green Road Project,” which seeks to upgrade natural environments to optimize nontraditional healing for Wounded Warriors and their families at the new National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.The mission of the Green Road is to create opportunities for behavioral health and rehabilitative healing utilizing a combination of natural and manmade elements, including the development of a wheel chair accessible walking path and a central zone of active and passive activity, gardens, and commemorative spaces. The master plan incorporates a 3/8-mile long streambed and adjacent woodlands. The Project will provide a convenient connection between lodging facilities for Wounded Warriors and their families and other parts of the campus where more traditional types of care and rehabilitative services are provided.
