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(This month's featured opportunity)
Some cool facts about
weatherization and energy efficiency…
Did you know that according to the Department of Energy,
weatherizing your home can reduce heating bills by up to 31% and overall
energy bills by $358 a year at current prices?
And, if every American home replaced
just one regular light bulb with an ENERGY STAR
compact fluorescent bulb, we would save enough energy to light more
than 2.5 million homes for a year and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent
to the emissions of nearly 800,000 cars.
Here are some more
interesting facts:
Using compact fluorescent energy efficient
light bulbs (cfl’s) can save over $30
in energy costs over the life of the bulb.
A programmable thermostat is ideal for people who are away from home during
set periods of time throughout the week. Through proper use of pre-programmed
settings, a programmable thermostat can save you about $100 every year
in energy costs.
What you can do:
Making your home more energy efficient
can be as easy as sealing up those drafty windows, changing a few light
bulbs, and turning off the lights when you are not using them. If you
would like to learn the basics of making your home energy efficient
(e.g., sealing, caulking, insulating. and much more) then we have an
opportunity for you!
Allen Neighborhood Center, in collaboration
with Urban Options (www.urbanoptions.org),
is offering a free seminar on “How to Achieve Energy Savings”.
When is the
“How to Achieve Energy Savings” Seminar?
The seminar will be on Thursday February
15th from 6-8:00 pm at Foster Community Center. To sign up, please
contact Jason Weller at 367-2468 Ext 2004, or via email at jasonw@allenneighborhoodcenter.org. Space is limited so please sign up early.
Free energy-saving items will be given
away by Urban Options and the Lansing Board of Water & Light!
Please consider become
an Energy Champion on the East Side
We will be asking training participants
to consider taking this one step further and becoming energy champions
of their block. As an energy champion, you'll get to participate in a second
more comprehensive workshop to equip you with some basic installation
skills. You would then become an “energy volunteer” for your
immediate neighborhood and from time to time the Allen Neighborhood
Center would contact you and ask if you would be willing to help a close
neighbor with making their home more efficient. It would be something
basic such as installing door weatherstripping, plastic window kits,
changing hard to reach light bulbs, or helping install band joist insulation.
We will not release your name or contact information, and you can volunteer
to help out on as many jobs (or as few) as you like.
"A neighbor is a person who can get to your house in less than a minute and takes two hours to go back home."
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Neighborhood Advisory Board: For the 13th year the Mayor's Advisory Board is proud to announce its' Grant Program. Included in the 2006-2007 budget is $30,000 to be used by neighborhood groups for neighborhood improvement projects that will enhance their neighborhoods and for which there is no other funding. For the purpose of the grant program, a neighborhood group shall be any organization of residents who live within a defined geographical area within 1 of the 4 wards of the City of Lansing that has a membership commited to the general welfare of the neighborhood and that operates according to the democratic principles that is: has a formal statement of purpose, designated leadership, open public meetings and a record of actions taken. This includes neighborhood watch groups and parent-teacher associations.
Applications need to be submitted by Friday, February 2, 2007. The Lansing Neighborhood Counsel will assist groups that need help writing their application and can be reached at 372-6290. If interested please come by the ANC office for a grant application. Applications are also available on the City's website under the Mayor's Office at www.cityoflansingmi.com.
Vox Pop Community Media Workshop: Saturday, January 27, 2007. Tell your story on the air at the vox pop workshop! Get first hand experience with trained professionals in interviewing for radio, using audio equipment, writing for radio, voicing, and using digital editing software! Presented by the Capital Area Community Media Center. 10:00AM-5:00PM . FREE. WKAR Station, 283 Communication Arts and Sciences Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. To register, call Kendall Leon at (517) 353-9170 or email kendallleon@gmail.com.
Business Resource Information Clinic: January 25th, 3-6 PM at Foster Community Center, room 213. This free event will feature resources and presentations for businesses of every size and type from groups such as the Lansing Economic Development Corporation, Lansing Community Micro-Enterprise Fund, Emergency Management Office, National City Bank, Sparrow Community Health Education, Urban Options, and more! Stop by any time between 3 and 6 to talk individually with representatives from over a dozen groups. Come join us for refreshments, networking, and lots of useful ideas for strengthening your business.
Land Use Summit: MSU's Land Policy Institute will again hold its annual statewide forum for local community leaders, land use stakeholders, faculty, policymakers, and community program funders. The program will showcase economic development success stories from across Michigan and around the country. The program entitled, "Implementing Prosperity Land Use Summit" will be held at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center on Monday, February 19, 2007. Visit www.landpolicy.msu.edu and click on "Land Use Summit" for more information.
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“Jason and friends at ANC… this is VERY cool… congrats on your continuing great work for the Allen neighborhood.”
— (name withheld)
“We really appreciate any resources that we can share with our neighborhoods that we serve! Keep up the great work at ANC.”
— Anita Moneypenny, Baker Donora Focus Center
“This is your opportunity for feedback. We reserve the right to edit for space and to reject submissions that are inappropriate. Otherwise, you’ll see your comments in the next issue of the Bulletin! Send your thoughts to Jason Weller.”
— Matt Penniman, Hunter West
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- February 1: FAIR Neighbors, 7:00, ANC
- February 6: Friends of Hunter Park, 6:30, ANC
- February 7: ENO, 7:00, Room 213, Foster Center
- February 8: Holmes St. School Community Association, 6:30, ANC
- February 12: Potter Walsh, 6:20, Faith Fellowship Baptist Church
- February 19: Prospect Protectors, 6:30, ANC
- February 21: Foster Your Neighborhood, 7:00, Foster Center
- February 22: Green Oaks, 6:00, Christ Lutheran Church
- February 28: Hunter Park West, 6:30, ANC
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