Archive for Campaigns
Help us Offset Carbon Emissions
Posted by: | CommentsSemillas de Amor undertakes campaign to reduce carbon emissions. Where we cannot eliminate, we’ll offset through Carbonfund.org. You can help us offset our carbon footprint at a cost of just $10 per ton.
We estimate that in 2009 we’ll use nearly 130 metric tons of carbon dioxide. The cost of offsetting our consumption is $1300. Semillas de Amor is undertaking aggressive programs to reduce and offset our carbon emissions such as installing LED bulbs for all light fixtures, worm-based composting, as well as solar water heaters and perimeter lighting.
Please help us keep Guatemala, and the rest of the world, green. For more information on offsetting your carbon footprint, visit www.carbonfund.org.
Thank you for your continued support of Semillas de Amor.
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New, Green Light Movement
Posted by: | CommentsSemillas de Amor is looking for your help to become more environmentally friendly and to reduce our monthly electric bill. After in depth research, we’ve decided to use LED bulbs because the more efficient and green than both CFL (Compact Fluorescents) and Incandescent bulbs.
- LED bulbs use about 1/3 of the power of CFLs; 1/30th of the power of incandescents
- LED bulbs do not contain any hazardous substances such as mercury. CFLs do!
- LED bulbs have a lifespan greater than 50,000 hours – more than 17 years if you use them 8 hours/day!
Yes, LED bulbs are more expensive than the rest but the prices have come down significantly and it will cost only $4000 to light our whole project with LEDs. Once we are fully LED lit, we’ll save more than $150 per month on our electricity bill.
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Buy a Gallon of Paint for the new Children’s Home
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Semillas de Amor is finishing up the last steps to move to our new home located on 4 acres in Parramos, just outside of the beautiful, colonial town of Antigua, Guatemala. We need your support to buy 100 gallons of paint to put the finishing touches on our beautiful, new home. We’ve chosen the colors and calculated material requirements, we just need your help to buy the materials. Thanks for your support of our program and kids!
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