Category: West Chester

bookmark_borderWest Chester Halloween Parade

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bookmark_borderGreen Up Clean Up Palooza

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Green Up Clean Up Palooza
1226 Paoli Pike
West Chester, PA 19380

Saturday, May 22, 2010
3 PM to midnight
Suggested donation of $10

The Green Up Clean Up Palooza Extravaganza Fundraiser Party hits West Chester, PA on Saturday, May 22 from 3 PM to midnight. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the launch of KD Clean and to educate the community about sustainable greenn choices that families can make easily in their homes.

Food (including vegetarian options) and beverages will be available throughout the afternoon and early evening. Activities include swimming, volleyball, yoga, a drum circle, and musical performances. Families with children are welcome. Activities for children run from 3:30 PM to 7 PM and include a music corner, scavenger hunt, craft table, and kids yoga.

Musical performances begin on the main stage at 7 PM.
Performers include popular Philadelphia musicians like
Kursten Bouton, Jesse Schurr, Bill McConney, Jim
Stevens, and more. There will also be impromptu acoustic
jams at the drum circle area for anyone who wants to pick
up a drum or guitar and play.

Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10 per adult.
The first 75 people who donate $20 or more will receive a Coupon Book worth over $500 in holistic/green products and services. There will also be a prize drawing for 3 hours of green housecleaning by KD Clean.

KD Clean is a residential cleaning service that specializes in Green
Cleaning. Owner/Operator Kirstin Dobler has been working in the
house cleaning field for over 10 years. Kirstin’s mission is to help her
clients create home harmony, not just by making their homes beautiful
and clean, but also by giving them the peace of mind that their families
and the earth are not being harmed in the process.

For the latest information on the May 22 event, including a schedule
of activities and musical performances, visit
http://www.KDCleanParty.com

RSVP on Facebook to reserve your Coupon Book worth over $500
at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116875901663727

Contact:
Kirstin Dobler
KD Clean
717-606-7848

bookmark_borderStudents to Help West Chester Businesses Save Energy

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PHILADELPHIA, PA — In a ceremony today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $149,992 grant to the West Chester Area School District for a project to help local businesses conserve energy, save money and cut harmful greenhouse gases.

The District’s Student Conservation Corps, made up of high school students concerned about the environment, will encourage and teach area businesses simple, no-cost measures to achieve 10 percent reductions in their energy usage and emissions of greenhouse gases. The project is one of 20 nationwide funded by EPA to showcase how communities are fighting climate change.

“EPA is proud to support students who are taking responsibility for the future of our environment,” said Shawn M. Garvin, EPA’s mid-Atlantic regional administrator. “Their efforts to engage businesses in conserving energy will have pay offs economically and for the larger community by improved air quality.”

The district already has an energy efficiency program, started and implemented by students, in operation in its 16 school buildings. The district spends $3 million a year for electricity. Last year, B. Reed Henderson High School, where today’s ceremony was held, used $300,000 of electricity. Now, as a result of its “Power Down Fridays” program the school has reduced its energy use by 22 percent – saving the taxpayers $60,000 annually.

Dr. Jim Scanlon, the district’s Superintendent, expressed excitement about this grant and in particular the way it is structured. “Our students are a great resource for ideas and care so much about the future of our community. That’s why they’re a key part of the implementation strategy.”

As a part of this EPA-funded project, the district plans to broaden its conservation efforts district-wide to achieve an additional 10 percent cut in energy use and greenhouse gases. Preliminary calculations estimate that by 2012 about 1,960 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions will be reduced annually through efforts by the businesses and the school district.

EPA will monitor the progress of grant recipients and will post quarterly updates about each recipient online.

More information on the grants and the grant recipients: http://www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate/local/showcase/

More information about the program: http://www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate, and visit the website of the West Chester Area School District: http://www.wcasd.net