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Take Charge! Hilltowns - July 4

Pledge to Save Energy and Money
Earth Day to Independence Day

Chesterfield, Cummington, Plainfield, Williamsburg, and Worthington


Take Charge! is a community-wide campaign from Earth Day, April 22 to Independence Day, July 4. Williamsburg is joining Worthington, Chesterfield, Cummington and Plainfield to sign up residents to pledge to take steps that save money and energy at home and protect the climate.

To take the pledge, fill out a Take Charge! brochure and pledge to take 1 or all 5 home energy savings steps, such as scheduling a home energy audit, switching to CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs), turning down your water heater, using energy saving settings on appliances and using a clothesline. Pick up a Take Charge! brochure, fill it out, and drop it off at one of the following locations:

All Hilltowns: The Old Creamery, Cummington/Rte. 9
Chesterfield: Chesterfield General Store or Chesterfield Post Office
Cummington: Cummington Post Office, Bryant Free Library or The Old Creamery
Plainfield: Shaw Memorial Library, Manda Farm at 25 Pleasant St. or The Old Creamery
Williamsburg: Meekins Library, Town Offices or Williamsburg Pharmacy and Hardware
Worthington: Worthington Library, Town Hall, Transfer Station or Corners Grocery

Participants will be entered in a raffle of prizes from local businesses. Raffle winners will be announced July 4, 2009.

Thanks to the Hilltown businesses that donated prizes:

Blue House Café, Haydenville – gift certificate
Boswell’s Books, Shelburne Falls - Elliott Coleman’s Winter Harvest Handbook
The Brewmasters Tavern, Williamsburg - gift certificate
Cichy's Garage, Williamsburg - free oil change
Corner's Grocery, Worthington - gift certificate
Country Dance and Song Society, Haydenville - Big Bandemonium and Contra Roots and Branches contradance CDs
Fairweather Farm, Worthington - gift certificate
Florence Savings Bank, Williamsburg Branch - $50 savings bond
Grant-Bowman Massage Therapist, Worthington - gift certificate
The Hempest, Northampton – gift certificate
Honey Hill Granola, Cummington – gift certificate for goodies
Joe's Garage, Williamsburg - free bike tune-up
JudyMoves Dance and Fitness - gift certificate for 2 classes
Liston’s Bar & Grill, Worthington – gift certificate
Lashco Tree Services, LLC, Williamsburg - fuel pellets for pellet stove
Manda Farm, Plainfield - gift certificate for a farm tour for kids or a class
McAuslan's Lawn & Property Maintenance, Worthington - gift certificate for one mowing
The Old Creamery, Cummington – gift basket
Owl Ridge Studio, Worthington - fire pit pottery vase by Carol Ann Cushman
Williamsburg Pharmacy and Hardware, Williamsburg - programmable thermostat

Contact Tomasin Whitaker at CET or call 413-586-7350 x 25 for more information.