Are you working for your greener good in your growth planning? Environmental sustainability is part of our growing strategies. Consider carpooling to worship, to meetings, in planning errands, shopping and going to community events. It not only grows relationships; it grows health for creation. Share ways to decrease carbon impacts and increase sharing and caring for each other and creation.
“The United Church of Canada’s Faithful Footprints program offers inspiration, tools and grants to help its communities of faith reduce their energy and carbon footprint offering up to $30,000 in grants towards energy conservation and renewable energy projects (conditions apply).” Explore ideas with Stephen Collette and the Faithful Footprints team. Stephen Collette can be reached at scollette@faithcommongood.org 705-930-1011. Check out the information for Atlantic Canada at https://www.faithfulfootprints.org/atlantic-canada “Communities of faith in Atlantic Canada have access to various provincial and municipal incentive programs. These funding opportunities are a great way to secure matching funds to support your Faithful Footprints application”. Consider more efficient lighting options, retiring old appliances, heating and cooling improvements, retrofitting, solar and other efficient and cost saving possibilities. Explore energy audit opportunities. In June, the United Church surpassed its goal of working with five hundred engagements in the Faithful Footprints program, about twenty per cent of our communities of faith, and nationally, a reduction of nearly twenty-four per cent in Greenhouse Gas emissions. Help the United Church meet its goal of reducing by eighty per cent by 2030.
