The goal of the Smaller Footprints program is to develop and provide initiatives that help First Parish members and friends live out the Unitarian Universalist 7th Principle: Respect for the Interdependent web of life. Smaller Footprints activities provide the opportunity to:

• Learn more about Global Warming and easy action steps to take as individuals.
• Work on CO2 reduction projects in community with each other.

Some past projects and activities include:

• Global Warming information dissemination in Focalpoint and in a hand-out
• Distribution of a free CFL (energy-efficient) bulb to congregants one Sunday with information on the benefits of CFLs over regular bulbs (lower energy use, less costly overall)
• A “Conservation Demonstration Project” where teams of FP members and friends competed to reduce home energy use the most
• A community lecture on global warming by renowned environmentalist and author Bill McKibben
• Two global warming related adult education courses
• A holiday “gift swap” of gently-used items and exchange of alternative gift-giving ideas
• A “Green Sanctuary” project where participants discussed how we can reduce the energy footprint of our church home
  
  Contact: Janet McKenney