[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Volunteers sought for largest energy efficiency home-distribution in NYS history

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Michael Koplinka-Loehr <mak11 at cornell.edu>
> Date: October 20, 2011 4:03:08 PM EDT
> To: mak11 at cornell.edu
> Subject: Volunteers sought for largest energy efficiency home- 
> distribution in NYS history
> Reply-To: Michael Koplinka-Loehr <mak11 at cornell.edu>
>
> “How many Tompkins County residents does it take to screw in a  
> compact florescent light-bulb? EVERYONE!”
>
> Saving Green by Going Green: A Win-Win for County Residents:
>
> 12,000 Tompkins Households to Receive Free Energy Efficiency  
> Products and Resources on Sat. 10/29 via 600 Cornell "Into-The- 
> Streets Volunteers.
> * Volunteers sought for advance educational materials packet  
> stuffing Sun. 10/23 - Fri. 10/28. *
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> For Immediate Release:
>                (Contact: Mike Koplinka-Loehr, 592-7650, or Shawn  
> Lindabury <shawn.lindabury at gmail.com>, 272-2292 to schedule  
> volunteers)
>
> On Saturday, October 29th, 600 student volunteers from Cornell  
> University will visit 7,000 households in the City of Ithaca to hand  
> deliver free bags containing a compact florescent light-bulb and  
> information on ways to save money on energy across four sectors:  
> Local Foods, Transportation, Waste reduction and Heating/ 
> Electricity. The students are participants of the 20th anniversary  
> of ‘Into the Streets,’ Cornell’s annual day of community service -  
> sponsored by the Cornell Public Service Center. The energy savings  
> bags are part of an upcoming county-wide campaign, ‘Get Your  
> GreenBack Tompkins,’ which will launch this coming January, 2012.
>
> An additional 5,000 residents in rural areas of the county will  
> receive the energy savings bags through their local town and village  
> halls. Educational materials in the bag include low and no-cost  
> energy-efficiency measures residents can take to save money, an  
> application for a home energy assessment (worth over $400; available  
> at no-cost or reduced cost for households with incomes under  
> $291,200), alternative transportation options, how to buy more local  
> food, and reduce the cost of waste disposal.
>
> Additionally, the educational bags will include information on the  
> ‘Get Your GreenBack Tompkins’ campaign, including an entry ticket  
> for a raffle for a chance to win over $2,000 in prizes from local  
> energy efficiency retail product providers.
>
> ** From Sunday, Oct. 23rd (5-9PM at Anabel Taylor Hall, Edwards  
> room) through Friday, Oct. 28 (every day at Cooperative Extension  
> offices, 615 Willow Ave.) volunteers are sought to assist with  
> advance stuffing of materials for delivery into the 12,000  
> educational bags. **
>
> The ‘Get Your GreenBack Tompkins’ campaign is sponsored by a  
> coalition of over 60 local organizations (visit  
> getyourgreenbacktompkins.org for a full list) and aims to inspire  
> every household and business in the county to take at least one new  
> energy and money-saving step in their transportation, energy, waste,  
> and food choices in the next year, which can save money and create  
> jobs for Tompkins residents, and bring the county closer to its goal  
> of reducing carbon emissions 80% by 2050.
>
> According to campaign logistics co-coordinator, Shawn Lindabury of  
> Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County,  “The ‘Get Your  
> Green Back Tompkins’ campaign is a great way to get families talking  
> about energy use and saving money. Many people don’t realize how  
> easy it is to make simple changes in their home that can lead to  
> real savings. By handing out these bags and interacting with  
> Tompkins residents, we hope to inform people of all the funding  
> resources that are available to make home energy upgrades."
>
> As the winter season approaches, home energy demand is set to rise,  
> resulting in higher utility bills for Tompkins families along with  
> the release of more climate-change causing gases. With families  
> facing many economic hardships, there has never been a better time  
> to make choices that benefit both their wallets and the environment.
>
> The potential economic and environmental impacts of the campaign  
> could be huge. If 80% of income-eligible county homeowners complete  
> home energy upgrades after getting a free energy assessment, it  
> would result in $34.3 million in energy savings, as well as 850 new  
> jobs to complete the upgrades. In addition, according to Mike  
> Koplinka-Loehr, co-coordinator of the Get Your GreenBack Tompkins  
> effort and Town of Lansing resident, ‘If every household uses the  
> free energy-efficient light bulb included in the bag, it will result  
> in $667,000 in savings for county residents, and also will prevent  
> the emission of 8.5 million pounds of carbon dioxide, or the  
> equivalent of taking 553 cars off the road. And that’s only from  
> screwing in a free light bulb. If every Tompkins resident takes just  
> one more energy and money saving step, we could all see huge  
> benefits.”
>
> Ideas for energy and money-saving steps can be found on the ‘Get  
> Your GreenBack Tompkins’ interactive website  
> (getyourgreenbacktompkins.org), which allows residents to see what  
> other people in their community are doing to contribute to the  
> campaign goals.
>
> The campaign’s organizers plan to distribute 12,000 energy savings  
> bags, and need additional volunteers to assist with stuffing the
>
> bags during the week of October 24th (Items can be delivered to  
> sites for stuffing.) If you or an organization or group you are  
> involved with would like to help, please contact Shawn Lindabury at scl36 at cornell.edu 
> , or Mike Koplinka-Loehr at mak11 at cornell.edu, or call Cornell  
> Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County at 607-272-2292.
>
>
> More:
> Will Distribute During Normal Business Hours AND on the 29th,  
> (12Noon to 3PM):
> Town of Ulysees
> Town of Lansing
> Town of Ithaca
>
> Will Only Distribute During Business Hours (NOT on the 29th):
> Town of Groton
> Village of Groton
> Town of Newfield
> Town of Caroline
> Town of Enfield
> Town of Dryden
> Town of Danby
> Village of Cayuga Heights
> Village of Dryden
> Village of Trumansburg
> Village of Freeville
> Village of Lansing
>
> Thanks To Our Key Campaign Sponsors:
>
> Cargill DeIcing Technologies
>
> Cargill International
>
> Cornell University Public Service Center
>
> Eagle Envelope
>
> Home Depot
>
> ReLight NY
>
> Tompkins County Climate Protection Initiative
>
> Tompkins County Planning Department
>
>
> Refreshment partners for Volunteers:
> Wegman’s
> TOPS/P&C
> Cornell Catering
> Cornell Orchards
> Regional Access
> F&T Distributing
> Greenstar Cooperative Market
> Ithaca Bakery
> Ludgate’s Farm Market
> Ithaca Soda
> Gimme! Coffee
>

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