Host a free Energy Challenge presentation at your business, school, congregation or neighborhood.
Why You Should Do It
Neely, the Energy Challenge coordinator, would love to come to your school, business, restaurant, congregation, park building or wherever and give a FREE presentation on reducing energy waste in our homes. Neely is a certified residential energy auditor who has given over 200 presentations on energy efficiency around the state. Her goal is to make saving energy fun and easy - and make her presentations interesting and upbeat, too!
What It Costs
Free!
How to Do It
- Select “Add to My Challenge” and pledge to host a presentation at your work, congregation, school, etc.
- Email or call Neely at 612-335-5852 to talk about your idea for a presentation or workshop.
- Make sure to pick a date at least a month in the future so you have plenty of time to tell others about the event.
- Don’t organize an event alone! See if you can get a few friends, peers or coworkers to help you organize the event and share the outreach.
- Congratulate yourself for helping others learn how to save energy and make a difference for Minnesota!
Make It a Group Activity
Part of a green team at your work, church or school? Interested in energy or learning more about home improvement? Bring Neely to give a presentation!
Common Misconceptions
Presentations about energy efficiency and conservation are boring.
Sometimes this is true – if people include too much technical information, or too many dire warnings, or just drone on without thinking. However! Neely has spent a lot of time trying to make her workshops and presentations as interactive and interesting as possible. She might even tell jokes! She appreciates if you laugh at them.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How much does Neely charge for a presentation or workshop?
Nothing! Free, free as a bird
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What will Neely talk about?
Neely focuses on energy efficiency and conservation, easy actions that you can use to save money and stay comfortable in your home, and how to use the Energy Challenge as a resource for your home and your community. Because of her training as a residential auditor, Neely is also comfortable talking about larger items, like major mechanical retrofits, insulation and whole-home energy issues. If you’re interested in getting a group together to be trained on the Energy Challenge itself and how to promote it in your community, Neely can also provide trainings. Just let her know!
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What age students will Neely present to?
Kindergarten through college!
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How many people do I need to get together for Neely to come give us a free workshop or presentation?
Given Neely’s schedule, she tries to make sure groups are of at least 30 people or more.