Expanding our options

After some discussion with EWB National, we decided to pursue the Third St. Alliance program as a partnership project.  While this limits in what capacity we can work with them, this allows us to expand the scope of the types of projects we can work with them on.  We are no longer limited to "green needs" but can help them address any and all of their needs.

We went through the list from the brainstorm session we had with the Third St. Alliance staff and identified many ways in which we will be able to contribute to their mission.

Next, the technical assessment team will examine the list and provide their input.

PA Energy Efficiency

Check out this website for an initiative in PA to make homes more energy efficient. http://www.pahomeenergy.com/homePerformance/index.html . If you go to the page of service providers and read through the pdf download (bottom of page) there is at least one firm in Coopersburg that is listed and perhaps others in the area. Might be worth trying to recruit these folks...

Meeting with Third St. Staff

Last Wednesday, several representatives from the Cultural Assessment, Technical Assessment, and National Liaison teams met with the Third St. Alliance staff (financial, program directors, maintenance, etc).  We had a chance to establish guidelines for our relationship, get many of our questions answered, and answer some questions that they had for us.  We got a good feel for what projects they're interested in.

The Communications Committee met today and decided on a list of Labeling Guidelines to follow when posting on this blog. Below is the list of labels to use. Additional labels can be created as needed.

o Communication committee – Communications
o Fundraising committee – Fundraising
o Membership Committee – Membership
o Project Subcommittee – Project
o Community Outreach – Outreach
o University Relations – University
o 3rd Street Alliance Project – 3SA
o 3rd Street Alliance Project, National Liaison Team – 3SA Liaison
o 3rd Street Alliance Project, Cultural Team – 3SA Cultural
o 3rd Street Alliance Project, Technical Team – 3SA Technical