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Sustainable Energy Fund Contact: Katrina Laubach
Marketing Manager
610.264.4440
[email protected]
 

Family Promise Contact: Cathy Lamm
Executive Director
610.379.4757
[email protected]

Sustainable Energy Fund Announces Kickoff Event for
Family Promise of Carbon County Energy Makeover

SCHNECKSVILLE, PA., September 25 – Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) will host a Kickoff Event to mark the start of Family Promise of Carbon County’s energy retrofit on Friday, October 24, 2025 at 140 W. Mill St, Nesquehoning, PA 18240, starting at 9:00 AM.  The event will bring together contractors and volunteers, including members of the community and local organizations, to participate in the makeover.

This makeover was awarded to Family Promise of Carbon County by SEF after it became the winner of the 2025 Nonprofit Energy Makeover Contest, a program which seeks to upgrade deserving nonprofit buildings to be more energy efficient at no cost to the winning organizations. The goal of this program is to promote energy efficiency and assist energy users in overcoming educational and financial barriers to a sustainable energy future.

The kickoff event will be held at the shelter building, located at 140 W. Mill St., Nesquehoning, PA 18240, at 9:00 AM which will include remarks from Sustainable Energy Fund, Family Promise of Carbon County and other invited guests. This will be immediately followed by the start of the makeover, which will involve participation from contractors, Sustainable Energy Fund staff, and a group of skilled and unskilled volunteers looking to dedicate their time to a worthy organization. The group will begin efficiency updates in the building, as well as engage in some beautification in and around the Family Promise of Carbon County’s shelter and church building.

 “We feel honored to be able to give back to an organization which has given so much to the community by serving its poorest residents for decades,” says John Costlow, President and CEO of Sustainable Energy Fund. “We hope to see lots of local volunteers and contractors coming out in support of Family Promise.”

If you are interested in assisting as a volunteer, becoming a sponsor, donating project supplies, or helping to offset project costs, please call the Sustainable Energy Fund office at 610-264-4440 or contact Katrina Laubach at [email protected].

About Sustainable Energy Fund
Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF), a nonprofit organization, assists energy users in overcoming financial, educational and regulatory barriers to a sustainable energy future. SEF provides a variety of services including financing energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects; educating the leaders of today and tomorrow to create a passion for sustainable energy; and representing the interests of energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy in proceedings before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Visit www.thesef.org.

About Family Promise of Carbon County

Family Promise of Carbon County, founded in 2009, is a public charity whose mission is to help families experiencing homelessness and low-income families achieve sustainable independence by providing temporary shelter, meals, and support services in order to meet the basic needs of families without permanent housing in Carbon County and the surrounding communities. Their vision is a strong, engaged, inclusive, and equitable community where every family has a home, a livelihood, and the opportunity to build a better future.