HUD Highlights E-Newsletter

October is Energy Awareness Month
Did you know that replacing a single 75-watt bulb with an Energy Star bulb may save you more than $30 in energy costs over the life of that one lightbulb? HUD has partnered with the folks at Energy Star to encourage you to "change a light and change the world!". Take the pledge to replace at least one lightbulb in your home or office with an Energy Star bulb. Take the pledge (http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=cal.pledgeForm&cpd_id=692&campaign_year=2007)

Make Your Home More Energy Efficient
Homeowners, are you letting money slip through your fingers? or out your windows? or around your doors? Making small improvements to your home, such as adding weatherstripping around doors and windows, can make a big difference in your utility bills. Visit our website for some state-specific energy efficiency resources.

Poster Contest
Elementary, middle and high school students are encouraged to enter our "Change a Light, Change the World" poster contest. Winners will receive a $100 dollar savings bond (which would be a great addition to anyone's college fund!)
Poster contest instructions and entry form can be found on HUD's website.

Utility Bills
Do you know someone who's having trouble meeting monthly expenses due to rising energy costs? If so, visit our website to find state-by-state resources that may be able to help with those utility payments.

For Your Reading Pleasure
Want to learn more about energy & conservation programs? Visit these websites!
HUD's Energy page on our website
Energy Savers (http://www.energysavers.gov/)
Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/index.htm)
ENERGY STAR Home Energy Yardstick (http://energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=home_energy_yardstick.showStep2)
Special Offer/Rebate Finder (http://energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=rebate.rebate_locator) from ENERGY STAR partners

HUD Highlights is an e-newsletter from HUD's Seattle Regional Office about HUD news, upcoming events, program updates and grant opportunities. If you received this newsletter from a friend, and would like to receive your own copy, please sign up for our mailing list.

Questions or comments about HUD Highlights?
HUD Seattle Regional Office, 909 First Avenue, Suite 255, Seattle, WA 98104-1000
(206) 220-5101 or toll-free (877) 741-3281
WA_Webmanager@hud.gov
www.hud.gov or espanol.hud.gov

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