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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Contact: Joan Muller, 508-457-0495 x107, <a title="blocked::mailto:joan.muller@state.ma.us" href="about:blank" target="_blank">joan.muller@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></font><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Waquoit Bay Reserve hosts Hands-On
Weatherization Workshop on October 17</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></font><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">As the cold weather approaches, homeowners
</span></font>are reminded<font color="black"><span style="color: black;"> to
button up their homes, not only to save money on heating bills, but also to
increase comfort. Motivated by these same reasons, and the desire to fulfill its
mission of stewardship of the coast, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve is sponsoring a hands-on weatherization workshop in collaboration with
the Cape and Islands Renewable Energy
Collaborative’s “Community Energy Corps” initiative. The workshop will be
held Saturday, October 17 from 9-noon (doors open at 8:30 with coffee and bagels) at the Waquoit Bay Reserve
Headquarters. Registration is required at <a title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/" href="about:blank" target="_blank"><font title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/" color="purple"><span title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/" style="color: purple;">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</span></font></a>.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"> </span></font><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Sign-in and continental breakfast begins
at 8:30 am. The program will start at
9:00 am in the Visitor
Center
with presentations by Chris Powicki, CIRenew and WeeInfo</span></font><font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;">,</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color: black;"> and Joan Muller, Education Coordinator at the Waquoit Bay
Reserve on the basic concepts behind air sealing and insulation as well as
information on free energy audit programs and rebates available in this area.
Following the presentation, Chris Mazzola, Building Diagnostics will demonstrate
the blower door test that highlights where improvements need to be made.
Participants will be split into groups and head to a couple of the Reserve’s old
buildings until noon for the hands-on
portion of the morning. Participants should wear appropriate work clothing and
</span></font><font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;">bring
</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color: black;">work gloves if they
have them.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black"><span style="color: black;"><br> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">The Reserve’s Education Coordinator Joan
Muller sees this as a great way to learn and be of service at the same time,
“It’s a great opportunity for community members to help the Reserve “button up”
for the winter while gaining confidence and valuable training in how to do these
actions in their own homes.” <br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br> </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Chris Powicki, Coordinator for CIRenew’s
Community Energy Corps looks at it this way, “Once they’re trained, participants
can request to be on a call list to help other organizations such as food
pantries or churches, for instance, to lower their energy
bills</span></font><font color="navy"><span style="color: navy;">,</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color: black;">
or they can simply implement these actions in their own homes. Either way, it’s
helping us to fulfill the goal of reducing energy use on the Cape.”</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Participants will gain experience with a
variety of skills including insulating pipes, applying caulking, plugging an
unused fireplace, and other simple sealing and weatherization measures. To sign
up, please register at <a title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/" href="about:blank" target="_blank"><font title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/" color="purple"><span title="blocked::http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/" style="color: purple;">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</span></font></a> . For more
information, please call 508-457-0495 x 107.
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<div align="left"><font color="#000080" face="Georgia" size="2"><strong>Laurie
Tompkins</strong></font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#000080" face="Georgia" size="1">Event
Coordinator</font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#000080" face="Georgia" size="1">Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve</font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#000080" face="Georgia" size="1">P.O. Box
3092</font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#000080" face="Georgia" size="1">Waquoit, MA
02536</font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#000080" face="Georgia" size="1">Tel. 508-457-0495
x108</font></div>
<div align="left"><font color="#000080" face="Georgia" size="1">Fax
617-727-5537</font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/" target="_blank">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a></font></div>
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