The essence of the 10% Challenge is people-power.  These local campaigns are capably led by citizens and elected officials working together and bringing their impressive networks into play.  Initial sponsors have breathed life into the campaign with seed funding, expertise, and their vote of confidence in our sometimes experimental work. This page can only give you a taste of the great local leadership that bring the 10% Challenge to life.  

Outreach Partners: 

Central Hudson Gas & Electric helped us to launch this campaign by providing seed funding, marketing materials, and their high quality business and residential energy saving programs at Savings Central.

Mid-Hudson Energy$mart Communities, an outreach arm of NYSERDA, provided helpful materials and expertise in a very community-friendly way.

Sponsors EarthKind Energy, SunDog Solar, Prestige Toyota, Energy Management Solutions and Waterfurnace each provided $1,000 or more in financial support plus technical expertise and credibility.

Sponsors Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Omega Institute and The Solar Energy Consortium provided valuable prizes for the campaign.  

Red Hook:  

Brenda Cagle, Chair, Town of Red Hook Conservation Advisory Council

Laurie Husted, Sustainability Manager, Bard College

Anne Marie Hirschberger, J.D., Pace Energy and Climate Center, Energy Consultant

Warwick:

Dr. William and Mary Makofske

Ed Sattler, Science Teacher at large, Warwick Schools

Montgomery/ Walden/ Maybrook:

Gary Leather is a retired IBM-er and school teacher, president of the Town of Montgomery Community Garden, member of the Town of Montgomery Conservation Advisory Council (CAC), and an all-around active citizen.

Gina Bradshaw is a trustee of the Village of Maybrook and a health care administrator in New York City. She says:  "Making a few small changes in your home and yard can lead to big reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and save money. Exploring your options can be educational for the whole family and community, and small beginnings can build up to big changes."

Watervliet 

Mayor Mike Manning 

Hudson

J. Michael O'Hara

Wappinger's Falls

Denise Calibrese

Mayor Matt Alexander

Campaign Coordinator:

Melissa Everett, Ph.D. Executive Director of Sustainable Hudson Valley,
conceived this campaign, thought up the prizes, arm-twisted the
particpants and does her best to stay out in front of the community
partners so as to be useful in supporting and publicizing this campaign.