Porch Bulb Project News
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March 2008 Porch Bulb Project Shares its Message with Bienvenidos Food Bank |
Sue Okerson, one of the folks behind the Porch Bulb Project, is also active with the Bienvenidos Food Bank, which has been providing food and supplies to needy Highlands families for over twenty-five years. Sue approached the Bienvenidos board with the Porch Bulb Project’s message of the economic, environmental, and social benefits of wise energy use, and they felt it fit well with their mission of social justice and assistance for the disadvantaged.
They were able to get 200 compact fluorescent bulbs from Scott Morrissey, the Program Manager of Denver’s sustainable development initiative, GreenPrint Denver. On March 27, 2008, they will be doing a compact fluorescent bulb giveaway to their regular food bank clients. Each of these bulbs can save a family as much as $40 over the life of the bulb. |
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March 2008 Porch Bulb Project Joins Groundwork Denver |
Porch Bulb Project is now a project of Groundwork Denver! We are excited to be a part of this experienced, community-based organization which shares our vision of economic and environmental justice.
We are planning an Earth Day porch bulb blitz in which we will target 100 porch bulbs! If you would like to volunteer or donate, go to Groundwork Denver's website. |
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April 2008 Earth Day Porch Bulb Blitz a Success! |
Wendy Hawthorne and Julie Connor organized the first Porch Bulb Project outing since it became a Groundwork Denver project. On April 19, 2008, we swapped out about 90 bulbs, bringing our total to over 160! You can see the impact on the updated Results page. |
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June 2008 Deloitte Volunteers Join Porch Bulb Project for Impact Day |
On June 6, 2008, Deloitte closed their offices nationwide for their Ninth Annual Impact Day. This year Deloitte employees volunteered to participate in over 700 projects. The Porch Bulb Project was fortunate to be joined by the following 26 Deloitte volunteers:
Michael Agresta | Joe Fitzgerald | Helen Lipscomb | David Silver |
Erin Boice | Katie Gore | Peyton Mason | Trevor Spencer |
Aaron Bolduc | Andrea Grantham | Tom Phalin | Bryan Tate |
Michele Boselli | Heather Harris | Tony Rudy | Amy Thomas |
Chad Brenneise | David Hass | Kevin Savory | Stacey Timberman |
Allison DeYoung | Daniel Johnson | Christina Sepic | Cory Vann |
Dee Ann Duffey | Jackie Kirby | | |
This was an incredible group of volunteers and they swapped out 265 bulbs, bringing our total to over 425! The Results page will be updated with the specifics soon.
Groundwork Denver thanks Deloitte and its employees for their commitment to social responsibility and for all their hard work!
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