Project Porchlight Blog

The Girl Scouts of Troop 8 (some of whom are pictured here with their leaders) were on a mission last Wednesday, August 26. The goal: to deliver 86 free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs throughout Bellingham, WA in under one hour. The outcome: mission accomplished!

The girls showed up bright and early to meet us in Elizabeth Park. They were eager to explore the community and learn more about how they could help people save energy. Before heading out to deliver the CFL bulbs, the Scouts made sure to pair up with a buddy, ensuring that they’d be as safe and efficient as possible. “These girls took their work seriously!” says Project Porchlight Volunteer Coordinator Sara Southerland. “Many of them were working towards the Bronze Award, which includes badge work and 15 hours of community service. So Project Porchlight was helping them earn their volunteer hours. It was a win-win situation.”

As soon as the Elizabeth Park blitz was over, the girls hurried back to sign up for upcoming blitzes in their community. Thanks to their efforts—and those of our other fabulous Bellingham volunteers—we were able to deliver 470 free energy-saving light bulbs throughout the city! Project Porchlight and our partner, Puget Sound Energy, are looking forward to working with all of them again in the next few weeks as we continue to spread the message across Puget Sound that simple actions matter.

Washington state’s oldest local energy utility, Puget Sound Energy serves more than 1 million electric customers and nearly 750,000 natural gas customers in 11 counties. A subsidiary of Puget Energy, PSE meets the energy needs of its growing customer base through incremental, cost-effective energy conservation, procurement of sustainable energy resources, and far-sighted investment in the energy-delivery infrastructure. PSE employees are dedicated to providing great customer service and delivering energy that is safe, reliable, reasonably priced, and environmentally responsible. For more information, visit www.PSE.com.