Energy Service Corps Updates!
By: Sarah Mitnick
11/02/2009
11/02/2009
Energy Service Corps has been up to a lot since the launch of the brand new program. Organizers have been recruiting college students to increase energy efficiency in their local communities.
September 11, 2009
Energy Service Corps members, volunteers and students participated in the September 11, National Day of Service.
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| At Rutgers in Newark, 8 Energy Service Corps volunteers handed out 50 energy efficiency light bulbs (donated by Project Porchlight) on campus. They also got 75 students to sign the Energy Pledge, pledging to do one of five simple things to save energy. The White House administration heard about our efforts and congratulated us our our efforts! |
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| At Rutgers in New Brunswick, 23 volunteers showed up to go and deliver energy efficient light bulbs (donated by Project Porchlight) in the dorms around campus. They delivered over 160 light bulbs and got 157 people to take the energy pledge. The New Brunswick Mayor's office and Environmental Commission called to show support for our efforts and wish us luck! |
At the Richard Stockton College of NJ, Energy Service Corps partnered with Project Porchlight and delivered over 400 light bulbs to local communities. They also got 65 people to sign the energy pledge.
Make a Difference Day
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| Energy Service Corps student volunteers hosted a table at the Princeton Climate Festival to educate students on how to be energy efficient. Energy Service Corps student volunteers hosted a table at the Princeton Climate Festival to educate students on how to be energy efficient. |
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Students and volunteers from Rutgers Newark weatherized two homes for Make a Difference Day. They attended the West Ward Collective to identify residents for their weatherization projects. Although News 12 couldn't make it to the event, they expressed interest in featuring Newark's Energy Service Corps on the "Garden State Green" segment in the future. |
Rutgers in New Brunswick worked with Project Porchlight and had over 30 volunteers show up to go door-to-door and deliver light bulbs to local residents.