[Green] Matching funds for solar expansion

[Kelcey Jacobs]

I think a brochure/flyer would be a great idea.  And I like the wording and
explanation you gave as well, Dawn.

Kelcey

On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 1:03 PM, gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Dawn:
>
>     This is a great start on the fund raising for our solar panels.
>
>     Do we want to create a brochure/flyer  like Joe Baker and others did
> for the stained glass windows?
>
>
> ---- Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> > Dear green friends,
>
> It is April, Earth Month, and the month we designated to begin tracking
> down funding for our solar expansion to take advantage of the matching
> funds offer. Ideas?
>
> Sure, we can solicit donations at our Earth Day booth. What else? A guest
> editorial in the newspaper? Social media?
>
> I propose this approach: Lots of people, like me, would love to have solar
> panels on our roofs—not because it will lower our electric bill, but
> because we wish to reduce our dependence upon climate-changing fossil
> fuels. But I can’t afford it, and my roof line faces a less than desirable
> direction, and my yard has too many trees that I don’t want to cut down. My
> house and property are not likely candidates for solar power, and my wallet
> is another limiting factor. So what can I do? I can help fund solar power
> in the Mid-Ohio Valley by contributing to the expansion of the solar array
> at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta. My house might
> still be powered by fossil fuels, but donating to the FUUSM More Solar
> Fund, I’ll be reducing dependence on fossil fuels right here in Marietta.
> As an added bonus, every dollar I contribute will be matched by a grant
> from an anonymous benefactor.
>
> Something like that. I wonder if there are businesses who would chip in to
> help us. It would be tax deductible, right?
>
> Other ideas, please! This snuck into my dreams last night!
>
>
> —dawn
>
>
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