Greetings from Brunswick, Maine!
I hope you had a splendid Thanksgiving. Our store continues to grow, and for that we give thanks to you, our wonderful customers. Thank you for making a difference in our lives and the world.
During this busy holiday season, I hope you'll find time to share with loved ones--and also to swing by our store or web site! If you get stuck for gift ideas, everyone loves a gift certificate to F.W. Horch.
Best wishes to you and yours,
Fred Horch, Founder
Giving Green
From November 20 through December 22, every purchase you make at F.W. Horch will help save the planet and support our local Maine community. We're giving 10% of our gross profits to benefit these groups: Nov 20 - 24, Habitat for Humanity; Nov 27 - Dec 1, Coastal Humane Society; Dec 4 - 8, Natural Resources Council of Maine; Dec 11 - 15, Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust; Dec 18 - 22, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay.
Sustainable Living Talk, Dec 13
Join us for our next Sustainable Living Talk from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on Thursday, December 13th. Danuta Drozdowicz of Fore Solutions will discuss green resources for home building, focusing on the new LEED for Homes certification program.
Free informational handouts will be provided. Seating is limited, so if you are interested in attending we encourage you to call the store at 729-4050 to reserve a seat.
The talk is part of the F.W. Horch series on sustainable living. Each monthly talk is held at the F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods & Supplies store, 56 Maine Street, Brunswick at 7:00 pm on the second Thursday of the month. January's talk will be on the topic of worm composting.
News from Energyworks
Jen Hatch of Energyworks South writes,
We have been very busy lately installing solar hot water systems as people are more than eager to reduce their need of oil or natural gas as the temperatures are dropping and homeowners are getting ready for the winter's approach.We are almost ready to install the photovoltaic panels onto Yarmouth High School. The school was presented their grant award from Governor Baldacci at a school assembly. Everyone was thrilled for the students to gain recognition on behalf of the work they did to write the grant that awarded them the money for the installation. We would love to hear from more schools that are interested in doing a solar installation. Although that particular source of money has been depleted, we hope to see new sources of funding become available that would allow for more of these projects to happen.
Our Energyworks North office recently did a solar hot water installation on Bay Area Fitness in Bethel. The commercial incentives for solar installations are attractive and make for a good payback. We would love to talk to you as a business owner to discuss how an installation would make good financial sense. You can view the article on Bay Area Fitness by going to the link below.
Restaurant Owners - Please Save the Date for January 29th, 2008. Energyworks will be hosting a seminar on how a solar hot water application will benefit your business. Please contact Jen at our Portland office (221-6342) if you would like to receive an invitation.
When you are thinking about your New Year's resolutions, think about making a commitment to a reduction in your carbon emissions, and a reduction in the amount of money you spend on oil, gas, or electricity. Investing in renewable energy is an investment that gives back long term savings, and environmental sustainability. Please contact us at any time with questions you may have. You can view our website at www.energyworksllc.com and call us at 221-6342.
We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!
What's Happening in the Local Environmental Scene
Saturday, Dec 1 -- The Brunswick Sustainability Group is showing the film Afluenza at 8 pm in the 11 Pleasant Street Arts Center in Brunswick. After the film, Dr. Jen Scanlon of Bowdoin College will lead a discussion of consumer culture. This is a FREE event and the public is welcome. For more information, visit www.BrunswickSustainability.org.
Sorry this month's news is rather skimpy -- we've been busy putting together our new web site and trying to keep up with the holiday shopping rush! We'll include more news and sustainable living tips in December's edition.
