Please help SEEDS continue for another 10+ years!

SEEDS is celebrating a milestone: 2018 is our 10^th anniversary!

We are grateful to all of you who have helped make that happen. Whether you have attended one of our free workshops, had a free home energy assessment or solar assessment, and/or donated time and funds to our mission, SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support) would not be here without you!

Many of you have received our letter in the mail. But to our electronic supporters, we ask that you please consider making a tax-deductible DONATION TODAY  to help us begin our second decade of serving northeastern PA.

SEEDS 2017 student interns l to r: Shea Stanton, Lacy Foster, and Nate Mansfield holding Wesley Conklin (horizontal). These students, and many more in past years, receive training on basic building science, then help homeowners save energy by performing free energy assessments! This program helped SEEDS win a 2016 Governor’s award for environmental excellence. 

This year, 2 donors have offered to match all donations up to $5,000!  Please donate  today!

You may be familiar with some of our accomplishments:

• SEEDS sponsored small-scale wind and solar training for contractors in 2009.
• SEEDS offers FREE residential energy assessments, saving homeowners in northeastern PA tens of thousands of dollars, and providing unique training and summer jobs for local high school students.
• SEEDS installed the first solar system on a Habitat home in Pennsylvania in collaboration with Wayne County’s Habitat for Humanity organization and Buselli Solutions. We have since installed another solar thermal system on a Habitat for Humanity home in Pike County.
• So far, SEEDS has helped 10 nonprofit facilities make energy efficiency upgrades.
• SEEDS received a 2016 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.

But you may not know:

• SEEDS is one of the proud co-hosts of the Annual FREE Book Swap, made possible by this year’s lead event sponsor, the Wayne County Bar Association. The event will be held on Saturday November 18^th at the Park Street Complex auditorium in Honesdale.
• SEEDS is a proud co-sponsor of The Chamber of the Northern Poconos annual dinner, where we present the Green Business Award each year.
• SEEDS is working with partners on a comprehensive recycling guide for our area.
• SEEDS is working with Wayne Highlands School District on their Continued Energy Improvement program, led by some of the high school students.
• SEEDS is a stakeholder in Finding PA’s Solar Future, helping Pennsylvania reach its renewable energy goals.

You can read more about SEEDS on our website. Click HERE.

SEEDS is actively engaged in community partnerships including the Pike Wayne Conservation Partnership, comprised of the many environmental organizations that serve both Counties, and the Quarterly Quality Council, created by Wayne County Human Services to bring public and private sectors together to create a healthier community for Wayne County’s most vulnerable residents. SEEDS also serves on Wayne Tomorrow, an initiative with the Wayne County Commissioners, and business/community leaders to improve the quality of life and economic opportunities.  Through our involvement with these organizations, SEEDS has been able to better align our efforts with the needs of the community. And that’s just what we will continue to do with your support.

The reality is that SEEDS is entering 2018 with fewer financial reserves than we have had in recent years. If you are a regular donor, won’t you please consider increasing your contribution? If you are new to SEEDS, please consider making your first donation and joining the growing list of people who are helping usher in a cleaner energy future!

You can mail a check payable to SEEDS (use donation form and envelope provided) or click HERE. A contribution can be made via MasterCard, Visa, Amex, Discover or PayPal. You may even select a monthly sustaining amount! A donation in any amount would be greatly appreciated!

All the money raised by this campaign will be used to cover operating expenses, including executive director salary, rent and insurances. It is increasing difficult to get funding for these general expenditures. This annual appeal provides more than half of our operating expenses. Once again, we simply could not do this without you! Thank you for supporting a sustainable future, and being a part of the SEEDS group!

All of us at SEEDS wish you and your family a safe and joyous 2018!

Sincerely,

David Ford

SEEDS Chair

“It is a privilege and an honor to be starting my 6th year with SEEDS. In addition to all the good work SEEDS does in our community, we remain dedicated to transparent and ethical business practices; responding to all of the inquiries and requests from our community; and increasing the community partners on all our initiatives. I invite any/all of you who have an interest in lending a hand, to contact me. You can be an integral part of our next 10 years!” 

                                                                                         – Jocelyn Cramer, Executive Director of SEEDS