‘Scrounger’ aids local charities

Newberg man helps fulfill nonprofit organizations’ needs by collecting and delivery goods throughout the community

Photo By: Gary AllenOne man’s trash ...
John Erbe, of Newberg, is in the process of forming a nonprofit for what he already does as a volunteer: hauling and distributing leftover goods and materials for the benefit of a wide variety of local charities.
   John Erbe is a self-proclaimed “scrounger.”    With his green Chevrolet pickup truck, the retired Newberg resident is like a modern-day Robin Hood, except that all of his “victims” — whether they be individuals, businesses or other organizations — give him things voluntarily.



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