<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State" downloadurl="http://www.5iamas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <img width=322 height=41 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01C76240.01C95830"><o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>’s Conservation Movement<o:p></o:p> To subscribe or unsubscribe to this listserve, go to <a href="http://www.weconserve.ca/" title="http://www.weconserve.ca/">www.weconserve.ca</a><o:p></o:p> This post is online at <a href="http://weconserve.ca/articles/?p=30">http://weconserve.ca/articles/?p=30</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Schools Needed to Test a New Fundraiser<o:p></o:p> How many students does it take to change every lightbulb?<o:p></o:p> That's the question being posed by Green Students Fundraising, a new social venture company being set to help students raise money for school projects by selling compact fluorescent lights (CFLs).<o:p></o:p> Over the last couple of years, we've all been pretty successful at getting people to try out a free CFL (just check out <a href="http://www.onechange.org" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.onechange.org">Project Porchlight</a> to see how their approach is spreading). The next step is to get everyone to convert their entire home to CFLs -- or at least all the standard non-dimmable 60 watt incandescent lights. We should be aiming for at least ten per household over the next two years.<o:p></o:p> Enter <a href="http://www.greenstudents.ca" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.greenstudents.ca">Green Students Fundraising</a> (GSF), the brainchild of <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Corey Berman</st1:PersonName>, a recent grad from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Wilfrid</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Laurier</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. GSF offers schools an easy way to engage students in a positive environmental action while raising money at the same time. The concept is simple: students sell CFLs in their neighbourhoods at a competitive retail price while generating $1 from each light bulb sold for their school. A percentage of funds raised also goes to a charity designated by the students.<o:p></o:p> This is a great idea, and worth testing out.<o:p></o:p> So here's the pitch...<o:p></o:p> We need five schools in the Greater Toronto Area (or close by) to pilot the fundraiser by the end of the current school year. Or, if you run a school-based program, talk to Corey about how his fundraiser can help the schools and clubs you work with.<o:p></o:p> Corey's contact info is at <a href="http://www.greenstudents.ca/Contact.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.greenstudents.ca/Contact.html">www.greenstudents.ca/Contact.html</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Chris Winter<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.weconserve.ca/">weconserve.ca</a><o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place>'s Conservation Movement<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>