As always, we encourage your team to seek funding through local businesses and organizations. But if your project still needs some extra funding, here are some great opportunities! Join the nation in the largest Giving Day of the year! Register your project(s) to allow others to learn about and donate to your team! Or donate to non-profits you know and love like the YES partners below: PRAIRIE
CERTs Video contest
Find a camera and get ready! Submit a digital short for a chance to win $500 or cool clean energy prizes! Deadline is January 7, followed by an 18-day public voting period in January. Finalists will be screened at the CERTs 2011 Conference Reception on the evening of February 2nd, 2011!
Join CERTs for their fourth biennial conference!
Early Bird Registration Now Through December 1, 2010 Participant registration is now open for the CERTs 2011 Conference! Register today to join hundredsof other Minnesotans in saving energy, saving money, and building our shared clean energy future. As a bonus, everyone who registers by midnight onNovember 15 will be entered to win a free $60 Honeywell programmable thermostat!
Summer Energy Workshop
Only a few spots still open for this educational, rewarding, opportunity hosted by Discovering Science on the Range in the Field of Energy (DSRFE). Located at Laurentian Environmental Learning Center, this week-long workshop offers areas of education in "Energy Basics", "Solar Direct", and "Mathematics for Energy Problem Solving" - a great course for every YES coach! cost is FREE, with a $50
‘Greening’ the Holidays
Results are rolling in! New London- Spicer, Litchfield, WWG and Springfield have all contributed hefty loads to the Holiday Light Campaign. The lights collected by YES teams are being processed at West Central Industries in Willmar. WWG collected a weighty 90 pounds of lights, Springfield held their own, by collecting 332.60 pounds of lights, and Litchfield has gathered upwards of 70
‘The Climate Change Challenge’ dialogue
Faith, Science, and Public Policy: The Climate Change Challenge This event is described as a discussion between the scientific perspective and the faith perspective of climate change. Besides addressing the climate change issue directly, they will both comment on the role of science and faith in the public policy arena. There will be a time allotted for audience questions and discussion. Please