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Committee reviews energy-outreach gift-bag distribution and repair-program sign-up deadline

Deep River Sustainable CT · January 8, 2026
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Summary

Sara Connor and Jim Lockhart assembled 90 incentive gift bags for an energy outreach campaign; 54 remain after distribution issues. Income-eligible residents receive services with no copay; non-income-eligible residents must sign up by March 31 to get service by end of April and face a $75 copay.

Committee members reported on an energy-outreach campaign that used incentive gift bags to encourage participation in a home energy program.

Sara Connor and Jim Lockhart assembled 90 gift bags that were distributed in DRES backpacks for food pantry clients; the minutes state 54 bags remain. The minutes note complications in distribution on Dec. 18 and that timing was not ideal. Committee members discussed giving the remaining bags to high-school students to improve outreach.

The minutes describe program enrollment details as follows: income-eligible residents have no copay for the service; non-income-eligible residents must sign up by March 31 in order to receive service by the end of April and face a $75 copay. The minutes do not provide further detail on the specific repairs or an exact list of qualifying criteria.

The committee did not record a formal vote related to the outreach distribution; members discussed logistics and next steps for outreach and distribution of the remaining bags.