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May 17th 2013  Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association

Sculpture Yields Firewood

Sculpture taking shape. Lightning struck tree on Bayou St. John being transformed into local landmark. iPhone photo taken by Charlie Lonodn at 6:15 a.m. on May 14, 2013.


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You can thank the Mothership Foundation which is the force behind the…


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March 14th 2013

Neighborhood Energy Challenge Update

Global Green USA

Two finalists remain in the NOLA Wise Neighborhood Energy Challenge!

1. Hollygrove Neighbors
2. Mid City Volleyball Group and Mid City Neighborhood Organizations

You can still earn points for either team by having a Home Performance Evaluation (HPE) completed by March 31st. The team with the most HPEs by that date will win $5000 from Global Green to put towards the neighborhood’s proposed greening project!

Proposed Greening Projects
Hollygrove Neighbors: “Spruce Up Your Block” initiative, neighborhood clean up and beautification
Mid City: Sand volleyball venue along Bayou St. John

The competition is tight!
Call 504-523-WISE (9473)
or visit http://www.nolawise.org today!*

*Make sure to mention what team you are signing up with. You do not need to live within the neighborhood boundaries to earn points for that team.

 

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February 27th 2013

NOLA Wise Neighborhood Energy Challenge Update

Global Green USA

Competition is stiff in the NOLA Wise Neighborhood Energy Challenge!

NOLA Wise has challenged neighborhood teams to see who can have the most Home Performance Evaluations (HPE) completed within their boundaries. The winning neighborhood will receive $5000 to put towards a neighborhood greening project. HPEs will be tallied until March 31st, and the winning neighborhood will be announced mid-April.

All homeowners who complete a home energy retrofit through the NOLA Wise program, including those located outside of Neighborhood Challenge team boundaries, are eligible for a limited-time-only $750 cash back incentive.

Contact NOLA Wise to sign up for a Home Performance Evaluation and learn how your house can start saving energy and money, and help your neighborhood to reach its greening goals!

504-523-WISE (9473), , or http://www.nolawise.org

Participating Neighborhood Challenge teams:
Mid City Volleyball Group and Mid City Neighborhood Organization (Mid City)
Hollygrove Neighbors
Villages of the East Coalition (VEC)

 

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December 18th 2012

You're Invited: NOLA Wise Neighborhood Energy Challenge!

Global Green USA

Talk about some healthy competition! Your neighborhood can start off 2013 right by competing to become the most NOLA Wise! NOLA Wise is an energy efficiency program available to New Orleans homeowners through a partnership between the Mayor’s office and the nonprofit organization Global Green USA.

NOLA Wise Neighborhood Challenge!
January 21st – March 31st

Applications due Tuesday, January 15th

Do you have a corner lot just waiting to become a garden? Would your community center benefit from lower utility bills? Form a neighborhood team and compete with fellow New Orleanians to win $5000 for a community greening project of your choice, courtesy of NOLA Wise!

NOLA Wise provides homeowners with the tools they need to improve their homes’ comfort, affordability and efficiency. Step one is to have a home performance evaluation (HPE) to see how the home could upgrade its energy performance. From there, homeowners have the option of working with a NOLA Wise approved and trained green building contractor to complete the energy efficiency work on their homes. NOLA Wise accesses all available incentives to lower the cost of the project, provides access to low interest loans and does the quality control on the work to ensure that it’s done right the first time.

The challenge winner is the neighborhood with the most homes to have HPEs completed!

Teams will be responsible for promoting NOLA Wise, via volunteer networks, social media, and all available outreach methods, as well as encouraging residents to get an HPE. Neighborhoods will be provided with any NOLA Wise branded marketing materials that are needed, digital or print. In order to register a neighborhood team, please submit a proposal to by Tuesday, January 15th.

You will be notified about final proposal acceptance by January 18th, and the collection of HPE’s will occur between January 21st and March 31st. Totals will be calculated and the winners will be announced by April 15th, 2013.

Proposals should include, but are not limited to, the following information:

Team Information:
Neighborhood (you may create an advantage for yourself by banning together with nearby neighborhoods)
Geographic boundaries
Team leader
Contact information

Description of Outreach Plan
How will you promote NOLA Wise and get people to sign up for an HPE? Methods can include social media, canvassing, volunteers, etc.

Community Project Information
If you win, what community project will the $5000 prize money go towards?
How will this project serve the broadest spectrum of community members and need?
Do you have any matching funding to complete the project?
What is the total cost?
What is the time frame for completion?
How would the project lead to a more sustainable New Orleans?

http://nolawise.org/events/neighborhoodchallenge

 

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