What's more exciting than a contest? Summer is a great time for congregations to prepare an entry for the 2011 Cool Congregations Challenge, a contest with prizes to recognize congregations who care about Creation and the climate.
Top cash prizes of $1,000 will go to winning contestants in four categories: energy efficiency, renewable energy, grounds and water conservation, and inspiring congregants to lower energy use at home.
Projects of any size completed in the last year between October 20, 2010 and October 20, 2011 qualify, and there's no fee to enter. Entries are due by October 20, 2011.
Cool Congregations Challenge is sponsored by Interfaith Power & Light, which works in over 10,000 congregations and has affiliates in 38 states and Washington, D.C. Texas IPL is based in Austin, TX. IPL promotes stewardship of Creation by responding to global warming through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy.