[Fwd: Project Porchlight is coming to your town!]

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

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Subject: 	Project Porchlight is coming to your town!
Date: 	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:59:47 -0500
From: 	Julie Baribeau <julie@OneChange.org>
To: 	<kathie@cleannorth.org>



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* Help us spread the word—and the light!*

Dear Kathie Brosemer:

Project Porchlight is coming to Sault Ste. Marie!

This award-winning energy efficiency campaign works from the grassroots
in communities across Canada, spreading the message that simple actions
/can /make a big difference when it comes to helping the environment.
We are currently in the middle of a campaign in Ontario where we are
handing out 500,000 free energy efficient light bulbs.

We’d be delighted if the Clean North Green Communities could give us a
hand!  We need volunteers to hand out free compact fluorescent light
(CFL) bulbs to households in your community.  Door-to-door delivery is
fun and easy, and it’s not a big time commitment (1-2 hours). The whole
family can get involved!

We are also looking for volunteers to distribute light bulbs at events.
If you are planning or attending a community meeting, party or other
gathering, we’d love it if you could help us distribute bulbs there
while spreading our message of energy conservation.  We’d love to
discuss this possibility with you as well as give you the tools
necessary to succeed with this potential endeavor.

CFL bulbs use 75% less electricity than old-fashioned incandescent
bulbs. That means you save money on your electricity bill, less coal
gets burnt, and pollution is reduced. Talk about a win-win-win situation!

Each CFL bulb saves its users up to $50 on their electricity bill over
its lifespan. Once all these energy-efficient bulbs are in use, Ontario
residents will save $25 million over five years. It also means 250,000
tonnes of carbon dioxide won’t be emitted from coal-fired plants because
these bulbs use 75% less electricity!

For more information or to get involved, you can contact Natalia Snajdr
at NataliaSnajdr@onechange.org <mailto:NataliaSnajdr@onechange.org> or
at 613-232-5892 ext.209.

We hope to hear from you soon as our campaign ends Dec. 15^th ,

Julie Baribeau, Community Outreach Organizer at Project Porchlight