Martin Brodeur joins Project Porchlight’s “Salute to Success” Celebration

Project Porchlight’s “Salute to Success” on June 3 at Military Park in Newark, New Jersey, was a wonderful celebration of our campaign which has distributed more than one million energy-saving compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs across the state. How much will state residents save on their electric bills thanks to our campaign? A total of $78 million. Now that’s a cause for celebration!

Who better to help New Jersey residents save than Martin Brodeur (pictured here), goalie for the New Jersey Devils. “No one is asking you to change overnight, but if you do make some small changes in your life, it will make a big difference,” says Brodeur.

In the nearly five years since Project Porchlight was born, more than 3 million free energy-saving light bulbs have been distributed by 12,000 volunteers and 3000 community groups in more than 900 communities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Vermont, New Jersey and Puget Sound. The energy-efficient CFL bulbs have helped residents reduce their energy use by 29,879,903 megawatt hours, save more than $116 million, and stop 791,529 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from being released into the air.

One lucky guest won a New Jersey Devils jersey signed by Martin Broduer, who told the assembled guests that he was proud to be affiliated with such a worthy cause and encouraged people to sign up to volunteer. And, of course, each guest received a complimentary CFL bulb.

Read more on Project Porchlight’s “Salute to Success” celebration.