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Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Hayesville, NC wins national award for work at nexus of climate and poverty

April 24, 2015

Energy saving volunteers in North Carolina work at nexus of climate and poverty

Community Inspiration Winner of IPL’s Cool Congregations Challenge

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Hayesville, North Carolina

CO2 Reduction: 33 metric tons/year
Prevents: 35,000 lbs. of coal from being burned
Families helped: 40 and counting
Percent CO2 Reduction: 10-20% per household

Good Shepherd Episcopal HayesvilleA group of around ten climate concerned volunteers from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and the Hayesville community are answering a combined moral calling to help the poor and be good stewards of Creation. Working with local poverty and charity organizations, they have helped 40 disadvantaged families reduce their carbon footprint and save money on energy bills. After a referral is identified, the volunteer team performs a free energy assessment, identifies sources of free or low cost materials, locates sources of funding, and then provides free labor to get the job done. Upgrades include such things as LED lighting, weather stripping, insulation, and replacing inefficient heating and cooling systems. Some of the work is done in conjunction with the Hinton Center which operates a retreat / mission center in the local community and which brings in mission teams from all over the country as part of their work. Good Shepherd will be integrating its efforts with the Hinton Center so that a side benefit will be that volunteers from Hinton will learn some exposure to the energy saving approaches and ideas.

 While this effort is sponsored by Good Shepherd, volunteers of all faiths and religious backgrounds are welcomed to assist in helping our neighbors become more financially independent and reduce the financial stress of occasional extremely high energy bills.  The volunteers at Good Shepherd are also available to help congregations in other areas create an Energy Saving Volunteers effort in your local congregation or community.
For more information contact the church office at 838-389-3397, or email Brad Rouse at brouse_invest@yahoo.com or Amy Nicolson at amyandgil@hotmail.com .

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