Meets every 4th Wednesday · 7 p.m.
Whittier Community Center, 2900 Downing St.

Members do research on the web, compare notes and have a good time. And they plan for how they can meaningfully impact Whittier in very positive ways to save heat, save money and save the planet. At the last meeting, the following was discussed: plastic bags, recycling, electronics, joining the city’s green efforts and composting. Everyone is welcome to bring their ideas, enthusiasm and willingness to make Whittier a better neighborhood. Contact Jeff Neuman-Lee at 303.589.3882 or jeffwna@gmail.com.

Green Team member, a Whittier resident, has positive house weatherization experience.

My Experience with Sun Power

Sun Power did a weatherization program this last winter. I found out about it when I applied for LEAP. My excel bill was extremely high in 2008-2009 so I knew that I had to get some help. I am a renter in a full size home. Sun Power sent me paperwork, with a permission slip for my landlord, asking if it would be ok to weatherize the home. Only about a week later after turning in the paperwork, there was Sun Power in my home doing the following: (all for free!)

Installed the proper amount of insulation in my attic, as well as an addition to the house that never had insulation put in it; gave me a new rinse-able filter for the heater; installed weather stripping on the front door and back door, supplied me with thick plastic to place over my “drafty” windows, fixed a cold draft that was blowing on the heater in the basement (this was causing the heater to kick on all of the time); fixed my thermostat (it’s an old kind-manual), if the screws aren’t tight and it’s slightly crooked the mercury inside of it is not level and it tells the thermostat to constantly kick on all of the time; and they supplied me with paperwork on lead in old painted homes.

This was all very helpful to me because I am a single Mom, going to school full time, and I have the kind of landlord that can’t fix everything! Thank you to Sun Power and thank you to LEAP for helping with the energy bill.

Sun Power information - 3200 Larimer Street, Denver, CO 80205. 303-382-1514

Gratefully…….Melissa Enyeart (resident of Whittier Neighborhood)