Sustainability Takes Center Stage at Upcoming Expo

Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by Sustainable Lawrence.

Sustainable Lawrence, the Lawrence Green Team and the Lawrence Township school district are sponsoring the fifth annual Home and Energy EXPO. As always, we will have vendors, seminars, presentations and workshops for all participants.  Plus local food and a children's corner with games and projects they can take home.

This event is focused on the practical application of sustainable concepts to improve the efficiency of homes and, at this year's EXPO, we will explore alternative methods of transportation. The northeast has the most diverse mass transit options in the country, nevertheless, we have found that people in our area spend almost half of their salaries in expenses for transportation. At this year's EXPO we will have:

• An expo floor will house over 40 exhibitors demonstrating products and services available to residents of Lawrence Township and surrounding areas.
• Hear from local experts about how to go solar, get geothermal,  purchase energy efficient products, get rebates from the government and much more.
• We will build an electric bike as a demonstration and will give away a kit and bike  to build your own electric bike at the end of the event. Over $1,000 value!!
• Learn how to take advantage of mass transit options available in the area. See the new electric vehicles models and bikes at the parking lot exhibits.
• Local residents that have done energy efficiency projects will share their experiences in a round table discussion. Visit our “Ask your Neighbor” table.
• LHS will open their new reclaimed reconstruction of the old smoker's courtyard! Come see the sustainable projects that all the schools are doing!
• Collect used bikes for the Trenton Bike Exchange!

We hope to bring alternatives, expertise and answers to some of the pressing questions regarding these issues.

Fifth Annual Home and energy EXPO 

Charging into the future with electric cars ands mass transportation

March 17th, 2012

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Lawrence High School Commons

2565 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville N.J. 08648

For more information, please contact the organizing committee: Paula Waldron (609) 213-1327 or paulapdub@optonline.net

Tahirih Smith (609) 731-1818 tahirih@sustainablelawrence.org

www.Sustainablelawrence.org