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In addition to members of the Sustainability Committee, other volunteers included members from the Elgin Community Network (ECN) and Elgin Climate Change Organization (ECCO) who accompanied students from Elgin High School’s Environmental Class, led by teacher Deb Perryman. Councilman David Kaptain brought the volunteers from the International Climate Action Day event held earlier in the morning at Gail Borden Library, where they distributed 350 Norway Spruce trees. “Becoming more energy efficient, whether it is through planting trees or changing out light bulbs, is an important part of making our overall community more sustainable and ultimately a better place to live” said Kaptain. “Seeing the variety of community partners who want to be involved, such as the Boys and Girls Club and Elgin High School, underscores the fact that this issue is important to a lot of different groups of people.”
The City of Elgin is currently participating in the ComEd Energy Challenge, a competition among eleven Chicago area communities to win $100,000 that the community can use toward energy saving initiatives. All Elgin residents can help Elgin win the competition by taking the ENERGY STAR pledge. The pledge can be taken each time a purchase is made of any ENERGY STAR product, from light bulbs to computers and appliances, as well as energy saving actions in the home. For additional information on other City of Elgin green initiatives, please go to the City of Elgin website at www.cityofelgin.org/sustainability.
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