The second annual EcoLiving Winterization Challenge was held on November 5, 2011 and was another extremely successful event. Forty-three volunteers joined us at the Bowness Community Hall to learn or improve their winterization skills and then practiced their techniques on the homes belonging to nine Bowness seniors.
Read this article (PDF) about the Winterization Challenge featured in the Bowness Community newsletter The Bow’nester.
See all our event photos here. The volunteers replaced furnace filters, installed CO detectors and smoke alarms, added gaskets behind the electrical plates, insulated hot water tanks and pipes, and installed weather stripping to the doors and plastic film to the windows. All of this work will make the seniors more comfortable in their homes during the cold winter months, lower their utility costs and reduce their usage of natural resources and in turn greenhouse gas emissions.
Seniors were thrilled with the improvements to their homes, some comments were: “The team of volunteers that worked on my home got along so well, did a great job and I am extremely pleased.” Another comment; “What a wonderful day, we became new friends. I can’t believe this was done for free and by volunteers. Thanks a million.”
Volunteers were also very satisfied with their work. Some of their comments were; “This was such a great event, I want to be involved again next year.” Another comment; “The senior was so grateful, I will continue to visit her, especially at Christmas time and will bring her cookies.”
EcoLiving Events would like to thank all of the people that helped support the event:
Totem Building Supplies (Bowness store) who donated most of the winterization supplies; Alderman Dale Hodges; Chinmaya Mission Calgary, Servus Credit Union; Carol and Peter Tracey, Bowness Community Association.
A huge Thank You to all the volunteers:
Brandon, Claire, Clark, Cory, Danielle, Daphnie, Darryl, Dennis, Derek, Dieter, Dustin, Estelle, Jamie, Jen, Joy, Judi, Kellee, Lionel, Matt, Michelle D, Michelle M, Mick, Mira, Nicole, Pieter, Peter, Randy, Rolland, Ron, Sandy, Sharon, Sommer, Sonia, Subhash, Sue, Suman, Susan, Suzanne, Ted, Vinita, Warren, Wayne, Zina
You made it happen and the community is a better place because of your efforts.
