Mission Statement:
The Lights for Learning program motivates children to accept
responsibility for energy efficiency, stimulates awareness of energy
conservation methods, and educates children to become the next
generation of ecologically-minded citizens through the sale of Compact
Fluorescent Light bulbs.
Objectives as a fundraising program:
- Assist children in raising much-needed funds for the classroom
or community programs
- Provide a platform for students to educate others in their community
- Reinforce the value and benefits of using ENERGY STAR® qualified
Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs.
Objectives as an education and outreach program:
- Focus on the use of Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs as a simple
and convenient home energy-saving activity
- Define the national ENERGY STAR® program as it relates
to the Lights for Learning program
- Educate children about energy efficiency, energy conservation,
and reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere
- Utilize a home energy audit to evaluate individual home energy
use
- Instruct children on calculating energy savings when using CFLs
vs. incandescent bulbs
- Relate facts and figures of global climate change through information
based on the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Climate
Change (August 2007)
- Recognize direct and indirect impact of climate change on human/animal
health as well as ecology
- Understand federal government strategies for reduction of greenhouse
gases, strengthening science and technology applications, and enhancing
international cooperation
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