Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

In case you haven’t heard: Green Light has a new campaign called Citizens For Light! The aim of the campaign is to have installed 343,829 light bulbs by May of 2012. This number represents one light bulb per resident of New Orleans. Achievement of this goal will reduce the city’s carbon footprint by 154 million pounds of CO2, save residents $15 million in utility costs, and establish a citywide movement of individuals in support of sustainable, energy efficient solutions.

As of yesterday we reached 303,303 light bulbs, and for MLK Day, we are planning an event in order to promote Citizens For Light and get to work installing the remaining 40,000 light bulbs! We’ll have volunteers from AmeriCorps*NCCC, Catholic Charities, Xavier University, Benjamin Franklin High School, and KIPP Renaissance High School helping us out installing light bulbs, and we expect to make quite a splash. Some of our volunteers will also install backyard vegetable gardens for previous light bulb recipients as part of our partnership with the New Orleans Food and Farm Network. We are looking forward to a great event in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.

If you want to get involved in this year’s MLK Day extravaganza, please sign up on our websiteor call our volunteer coordinator directly at 504-324-2429.