DIY Energy Audit Kit Workshop

Hello All,

We here at the TLL are partnering with the Green Project for another class as part of the Green Project's Projectivities Series.  This time around we will be showing off our newly revamped Energy Audit Kit and showing you the basics of what you would need to know to be able to use the kit yourself!

The new workbook that accompanies the DIY Energy Audit Kit is chock full of New Orleans specific information for making your home more energy efficient.  After attending the class you will be able to use the kit that we have here in the Tool Lending Library to get a basic assesment of the efficiency of your home and have the basics for diving into a full blown energy overhaul if you so wish.

So come on down to the Green Project (2831 Marais Street) this Saturday March 19th at 10am and start out on a path to a greener home!

for more info, call the HandsOn New Orleans Tool Lending Library at 504 483 7041 ext 105 or Email Kaylie at kbirdsall@thegreenproject.org for more information.


Hope to see you all there


Tool Lending Library Team

NOLA Energy Survey

The City of New Orleans needs your help!  There is a push occurring to try and make New Orleans a greener city, with greener neighborhoods. There will be several programs coming on-line in the coming months and years that will help homeowners retrofit their homes through rebate programs and affordable financing option.

Want to Help?   

By filling out a brief online survey (located at:http://nolaenergysurvey.com/) you will be helping the city of New Orleans understand your household energy profile.This information will help create programs that meet the city's need most effectively, which will in turn lead to a greener New Orleans. 

To learn more about the the City of New Orleans' efforts in energy efficiency and renewable energy, please visit: http://www.nola.gov/RESIDENTS/GreeNOLASite/GreeNOLA/

Check out the Village Green Library Resource Center

In case you haven't checked it out yet, there is a great resource at the New Orleans Public Library's Main Branch at 219 Loyola Avenue in the CBD called Village Green.  It has a great collection of books ranging from green living to green building and some wonderful New Orleans and Louisiana specific resources compiled in a reference binder.  Their website also has a lot of great information.  Next time your at the library, make sure you check it out

Be Prepared for Hurricane Season/ Check Up w/ Local Forcasts

Be Prepared for Hurricane Season 2010

Get prepared for this year's hurricane season.  Take a look at this helpful information packet online or stop in for copy!

Click here to download the packet!

 Check Up with Local Forcasts

Remember to check the local weather reports and pay attention to weather warnings on TV and the radio.  Click here to find weather forcasts for New Orleans at Weather.com.

Stay safe!
-From the TLL Family

Exciting news in Gentilly: HONO Day 2010, Jericho Road Community Garden/Clean Up Day

Two great projects in Gentilly this past weekend:

HandsOn New Orleans Day 2010

and

Jericho Road's Community Garden/Clean Up Day

HandsOn New Orleans Day 2010 was a celebration of our organization's 4th anniversary! Over 200 local and visiting volunteers helped to clean up Gentilly's very own Indian Village on March 20th. Teams of hard workers, from high school students to parents, utilized our TLL's cache of gloves, shovels, rakes, weedwackers, and hand tools to clear street debris and cut down overgrowth. In a matter of hours, the community had seen a great transformation and the celebration of genrously donated food, Mardi Gras Indian spectacles, and top volunteer recognition awards had begun.

Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative held a Community Garden/Clean Up Day in Gentilly the following Sunday where a number of volunteers beautified a section of the neighborhood and overhauled the site of an impressive community garden plot. Rachel of Jericho Road and her equally enthusiastic accomplace, Tammy, returned their tools with great stories of accomplishment. You can view their photo album on Facebook here and catch the visual storyline of what you can imagine was a monster-sized project. We're glad such individuals and organizations have this much motivation to see their projects to the end!

Do you have pictures of the house you are working on or the community site your friends fixed up? The HONO Tool Lending Library would love to share your story as a member of our Greater New Orleans community so that others can be inspired. Feel free to contact us with your pictures and stories via email or in person.

Cheers,
Marc

Promotion at the Gentilly Civic Improvement Association this Saturday

Exciting news coming up as we start to spread the word about the Tool Lending Library to local neighborhood associatioons. First on our list of stops is the Gentilly Civic Improvement Association Meeting happening this weekend.

There, I will be standing alongside Audrey Cropp, another HandsOn Staff Member pictured here to give a brief introduction to the Tool Lending Library as well as our Volunteer Leader Program. After the meeting, we will be able to answer any questions and register new members on-site!

After that, I will be dropping off a small stack of one-pagers to The Green Project in the St. Claude Neighborhood.

If you would like to help spread the word or are interested in having us come visit your local neighborhood meeting or other event, feel free to contact us at tools@handsonneworleans.org or by phone at 504-483-7041 Ext. 105.

-Marc