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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dear GREN,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Read ahead for an exciting opportunity to install
solar at Kitchener's faith communities, faith-based schools and faith-based
institutions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG><U>Contact </U></STRONG><A
href="mailto:solar@crewzone"><STRONG>solar@crewzone</STRONG></A><STRONG><U>
quickly to let CREW (Community Renewable Energy Waterloo) know that you are
interested!</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Jane Snyder</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Greening Sacred Spaces
Waterloo/Wellington/Dufferin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=223123118-20072011><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Announcing Kitchener's
Solar City Incentive for Local Faith Communities:</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial>"Creation Care" and "Environmental Stewardship" are terms that we're
all hearing more and more about it seems, and with good reason. The City of
Kitchener, with support from Greening Sacred Spaces (GSS), Mennonite Central
Committee of Ontario (MCCO), and Community Renewable Energy Waterloo
(CREW), is pleased to be offering incentives to help <STRONG>Kitchener
based faith communities</STRONG> to install solar panels on their
buildings.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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face=Arial>The program is called "Solar City", and <STRONG><EM>Kitchener faith
groups are eligible to earn up to $10,000 to help install solar
panels</EM></STRONG> on their worship centre, school, or other faith
institution. Details are forthcoming, but it is clear that interested faith
groups will be given <STRONG><EM>free training and educational
resources</EM></STRONG> to help them determine whether they can do a solar
energy project on their building(s), and for those who are interested in
pursuing projects further, there will be more help available before they would
need to make any commitments.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial>Some local faith groups have already expressed an interest in using
the solar incentive to start their project, and in using the solar project both
to teach their members and the onlooking public about caring for creation, and
to create new revenue for their faith group: revenue to help fund other
projects.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial>All indicators are that the incentives will be used up quickly, so
interested faith groups should contact <A
href="mailto:solar@crewzone.ca">solar@crewzone.ca</A> for more information as
soon as possible. CREW will be managing the program on behalf of the City, and
will maintain a waiting list of interested institutions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=223123118-20072011><FONT size=2
face=Arial>We encourage you to express your interest today! No commitments
required: first come, first served. P</FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial>lease indicate your faith community's interest by emailing
<U>solar@crewzone.ca</U> . <I>More details will follow - but don't wait.
Contact CREW immediately at <A
href="mailto:solar@crewzone.ca">solar@crewzone.ca</A> if your faith community or
faith-related independent school in Kitchener is
interested.</I></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><EM>Jane Snyder<BR>Greening Sacred Spaces
Waterloo/Wellington/Dufferin Regions<BR>a project of Faith and the Common Good
& Residential Energy Efficiency Project (REEP)<BR> <BR>519-747-5139 ***
</EM><A
href="mailto:jsnyder@faith-commongood.net"><EM>jsnyder@faith-commongood.net</EM></A><EM>
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