Senior Solutions and Efficiency Vermont are looking for volunteers to help older adults, people with disabilities and low-income residents of Windsor and Windham counties make their homes more energy efficient.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Volunteers Needed to Assist Senior Solutions With Energy Efficiency Project
Vicki Mastroianni, of Cavendish, Vt., energy program coordinator at Senior Solutions, insulates a water pipe at the home of a senior citizen. Senior Solutions (formerly the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont) and Efficiency Vermont are looking for volunteer home visitors to assess homes of eligible residents and do some simple installations of products to make them more energy efficient. For more information, contact Senior Solutions at 802-885-2655. (Photograph coutresy of Senior Solutions)
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Sunday, July 09, 2017
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SPRINGFIELD VT
Springfield, Vt. — Senior Solutions and Efficiency Vermont are looking for volunteers to help older adults, people with disabilities and low-income residents of Windsor and Windham counties make their homes more energy efficient.
The volunteers visit the homes of eligible residents and determine whether simple energy-efficiency items such as Energy Star LED light bulbs, low-flow shower heads and water pipe insulation would help the residents save money.
If so, the volunteer would then install the products and also determine whether a more in-depth energy-efficiency retrofit by a contractor would be helpful.
The hours are flexible and volunteers will be reimbursed for mileage. The project, funded through a grant from Efficiency Vermont, is expected to start immediately and continue for at least six months.
“We know this volunteer opportunity will be very rewarding to people who want to serve their communities and make a real difference in making our state more energy efficient,” Carol Stamatakis, executive director of Senior Solutions, said in a news release.
Senior Solutions, formerly known as the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont, serves 46 communities in Windsor and Windham counties.
Those interested in this volunteer opportunity should contact Senior Solutions at 802-885-2655.
"The volunteers visit the homes of eligible residents and determine whether simple energy-efficiency items such as Energy Star LED light bulbs, low-flow shower heads and water pipe insulation would help the residents save money.
ReplyDeleteIf so, the volunteer would then install the products and also determine whether a more in-depth energy-efficiency retrofit by a contractor would be helpful."
Wanna bet this costs the tax payers far more than it is worth to the disabled and seniors that they are supposedly helping? Sounds like just another scam that the tax payers pay for while someone else makes a killing.
No one is "making a killing." Taxpayers don't support this; Efficiency Vermont is funded through a small surcharge on energy bills. The only cost is for the energy efficient items like light bulbs or showerheads, those installing the items are doing it for free.
ReplyDeleteThis low-cost program will improve energy efficiency across the state and help seniors save money. I'm sorry if you see that as a negative.
"Efficiency Vermont is funded through a small surcharge on energy bills"
ReplyDeleteWho is paying the surcharge(tax)?
"also determine whether a more in-depth energy-efficiency retrofit by a contractor would be helpful"
Who are you trying to kid? How many disabled and seniors will get a recommendation for "a more in-depth energy-efficiency retrofit" Bet it is quite a few. Who will be footing those bills? Certainly not the contractors. I think this is just a scam to gin up business for a few while taking advantage of the disabled and senior citizens. I think their caretakers, friends or the seniors themselves can "install" those
LED light bulbs.
What's next? Free or low cost duct cleaning scams?