partners
This page is oriented towards our partners, including another community that recently completed an LED bulb distribution program in Hudson Valley, future groups in New York who might like to copy our program, and student groups, including one at Cornell (so far).
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This is a link to the proposal we submitted to NYSERDA (concerning the household LED light bulb distribution).
As happens a lot in real life, what has actually happened with the project does not match what we were planning to do... some delays have occurred, and sometimes we've come up with better ideas for how to implement things, along the way.... Here is a link to the proposal from a program that took place just before ours, in Ancram, NY. (thank you for leading the way!)
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We will be working on a document to cover "best practices" shortly.
Are you a student at a nearby college or university, wondering whether you might like to join a research project focused on our community and our transition to a greener economy?
Join up with Brighten Up Caroline! Here are some factors to consider:
* The town of Caroline "feels" like it is far outside the bubble of Cornell and IC, but that is not a bad thing. It is actually only 15 minutes away at most, and many of the people who live there are connected to Cornell or IC.
* The town is beautiful and the people are very friendly.
* "Downtown" Brooktondale (one major intersection, no traffic lights) boasts the Brookton's Market, a super gathering place with groceries, coffee bar, sandwich bar & deli, local beers on tap, and regular popular activities like a trivia night and live music. If you come to work with/volunteer for Brighten Up Caroline, we will provide food for you at the Market.
* Some areas in the Town of Caroline are dealing with poverty and addiction. Some people you meet might be distrustful of someone offering them "something for free", and some people may have heard our President talking about how going green is like "losing your freedom." But these people are not evil. We can reach them, and if and when we do, it will make a BIG impact on the climate and our future.
* Sometimes, when you approach a project with an open mind, you actually change yourself as much as you affect change for other people. A decade ago, a group of students from IC interviewed residents in one very poor area, and made a documentary about their lives. The students learned, and the documentary showed, that these residents were great parents and had formed a tight, loving community, and didn't deserve to be judged negatively by the junk cars assembled in their front yards. <trying to find link to the documentary>
Are you a student at a nearby college or university, wondering whether you might like to join a research project focused on our community and our transition to a greener economy?
Join up with Brighten Up Caroline! Here are some factors to consider:
* The town of Caroline "feels" like it is far outside the bubble of Cornell and IC, but that is not a bad thing. It is actually only 15 minutes away at most, and many of the people who live there are connected to Cornell or IC.
* The town is beautiful and the people are very friendly.
* "Downtown" Brooktondale (one major intersection, no traffic lights) boasts the Brookton's Market, a super gathering place with groceries, coffee bar, sandwich bar & deli, local beers on tap, and regular popular activities like a trivia night and live music. If you come to work with/volunteer for Brighten Up Caroline, we will provide food for you at the Market.
* Some areas in the Town of Caroline are dealing with poverty and addiction. Some people you meet might be distrustful of someone offering them "something for free", and some people may have heard our President talking about how going green is like "losing your freedom." But these people are not evil. We can reach them, and if and when we do, it will make a BIG impact on the climate and our future.
* Sometimes, when you approach a project with an open mind, you actually change yourself as much as you affect change for other people. A decade ago, a group of students from IC interviewed residents in one very poor area, and made a documentary about their lives. The students learned, and the documentary showed, that these residents were great parents and had formed a tight, loving community, and didn't deserve to be judged negatively by the junk cars assembled in their front yards. <trying to find link to the documentary>
Welcome to Yinyin and Sasha, two students from Gary Evan's Introduction to Environmental Psychology class! From their class catalog:
"Human-Environment Relations is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout."
Yinyin and Sasha (and their TA Tuvshinzaya) have completed their fall research, but they hope to be back as simple volunteers in the spring. It would be great to have more people like them! It was a great exchange.
"Human-Environment Relations is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout."
Yinyin and Sasha (and their TA Tuvshinzaya) have completed their fall research, but they hope to be back as simple volunteers in the spring. It would be great to have more people like them! It was a great exchange.
If you want to know more about how to create a Brighten Up campaign in your area, or if you want to find out how your group or class could get involved with Brighten Up Caroline, please fill in this form!