Event Description:

Progressive Cheverly, Community Forklift www.communityforklift.com and Greenmodeling www.GreenmodelingDC.com (two local, green businesses), the Mayor of Edmonston, MD, Adam Ortiz, MD State Senator David Harrington, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network www.chesapeakeclimate.org, Jwanzaa Youth Partnership at Prince George's Community College, and the Center for American Progress are "READY for Green Jobs Now!"

We have identified a family who wants to lower their energy bills. We will perform an energy audit; solicit donations for the necessary items; and on September 27th we will help the homeowner to increase their home's energy efficiency by performing a home energy efficiency makeover.

We are also in the process of identifing several individuals (along with the homeowner) who would like to have some on the job training for this type of work. We will help them develop and market their new skills.

We will develop a monthly plan for other homeowners to use to decrease their energy bills (we will submit this plan to a church to put in their bulletin and leaflet the area around the home that we provide the makeover).

We will all enjoy a local, organic lunch.

By doing this project, we hope to increase awareness about Green Jobs; help the homeowner decrease, and therefore more easily afford, their energy bills; provide some green job training; help the environment by decreasing this family's carbon footprint; build community relationships; and have some fun!

We have filled all of our volunteer positions at this time.

Max Attendees: 0 (Currently 7 Registered)

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Prince George's County is ready for Green Jobs Now! We had 30 volunteers perform a home energy efficiency makeover. The volunteers were comprised of members of Progressive Cheverly, Community Forklift, and Jwanzaa Youth Partnership. We also had assist


Cecelia Knox, the coordinator of Jwanzaa Youth Partnership installed insulation around hot water pipes.


Girls from Jwanzaa carrying soil for the raised vegetable garden.


Guillermo Morrison and Jamie Williams installing a hot water heater blanket.


Jwanzaa volunteer swapping out old light bulb for CFL.


Teresa Williams and Akeem Cummings making solar window screens.

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Volunteer Positions are FULL

06 Sep 18:49

Thanks for your interest. We have all of the volunteers that we can accomodate at this time.