- How do I volunteer with Project Porchlight?
It’s easy to get involved with Project Porchlight if there’s a campaign coming to your town. Simply fill out the volunteer form here to let us know how you’d like to help. We’ll get in touch soon. If there isn’t a campaign coming to your town in the near future, why not help us kickstart a new campaign? Click here to find out how.
- Where do Project Porchlight campaigns take place?
Project Porchlight campaigns take place in communities large and small across the country. Our pilot project took place in Fenelon Falls, Ontario and we rolled out our first major campaign in Ottawa. Here is a list of our recent campaigns, and we're always on the lookout for other areas that want to make a change! Contact us if you'd like to learn more.
Fenelon Falls, Ontario
Fall 2005
50
Ottawa, Ontario
Fall 2005
25,000
Ottawa, Ontario
Fall 2006
220,000
Yukon
Winter 2006-2007
10,000
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Winter 2006-2007
10,000
Guelph, Ontario
Winter 2006-2007
10,000
Ontario
Fall 2007
640,000
Alberta
Fall 2007-Spring 2008
500,000
Vermont
Spring – Summer 2008
36,000
Saskatchewan
Summer-Fall 2008
210,000
British Columbia
Summer-Fall 2008
New Jersey
Fall 2008
- Who are Project Porchlight's sponsors?
Project Porchlight receives funding from a variety of organizations including government bodies (municipal, provincial, federal), utilities, and pubic and private companies.
- How can Project Porchlight hand out so many free bulbs?
Project Porchlight can hand out so many free CFL bulbs thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, partners and volunteers. Our sponsors provide us with the funding we need to fund daily operations, our partners provide needed materials and support, and our volunteers bring it all together, delivering bulbs door to door in their communities.
- Why the name Porchlight?
Replacing any old incandescent light bulb with a CFL will save energy and save money. But replacing the one on your porch has extra value. For one, replacing outdoor bulbs usually requires more work than an inside bulb, and the long life of CFL bulbs means less changes. More important, replacing the light on your porch with a CFL sends a message to everyone who sees it that you’ve made the switch and that encourages others to do the same. The Porchlight is a sign of a better and brighter Canada.
- What is Project Porchlight?
Project Porchlight is a community-based environmental initiative run by the not-for-profit organization One Change. The goal of Project Porchlight is to get Canadians to think about everyday ways they can conserve energy. The way we’re meeting our goal is by distributing a free CFL bulb to every home in Canada.
- What is One Change?
One Change is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Our volunteer Board of Directors is made up ordinary folks who know that we have to take action on climate change. Getting people to change one light bulb is one way to start. We welcome the input and involvement of, well, everybody.
