Vancouver Carrotmob Results Are In!

Photo Credit: Jason Vanderhill (jmv on Flickr)
Leading up to the Carrotmob we got some great coverage from The Courier, CTV, CBC Radio, the Epoch Times, and some awesome local blogs including Granville Online, East of Main, and Darren Barefoot. Two of our lovely sponsors, Kiwano Marketing and TheChange poured their hearts into getting the Carrotmob word out through their blogs and tweets. Of course, we can’t forget all our Facebook Group members who came out to join in the fun!
THANK-YOU VANCOUVER!!
The Carrotmob was a success and an awesome start for Vancouver! We hope to get together soon to plan the next Carrotmob – bigger and better! If you didn’t get a chance to sign up as a volunteer on Sunday, email us at carrotmob.bc [at] gmail [dot] com.
You want to know the results of Vancouver’s first Carrotmob? Drum roll please…..

Photo Credit: Jason Vanderhill (jmv on Flickr)
TOTAL REVENUE = $1632.78 + 10% = $1796.06
110% of May 16th revenue generated $1796.06 to be spent on energy efficiency improvements!
FREAKIN’ AWESOME GUYS!
That’s just over 60% increase in revenues from an average Sunday.
What’s the cash going to be spent on?
The first priority for Salt Spring Coffee is their lighting.
“This location has been here for quite a while,” said Ronda Simpson, the sustainability coordinator for Salt Spring Coffee. “We have three different types of lighting and they’re all from different eras, and they’re highly inefficient.”… read more.
Ronda is busy looking at quotes for different lighting upgrades and improvements, and we’re going to check back in with her to lend a hand where we can in determining which quote will lead to the best energy efficiency improvements. Likely, Salt Spring Coffee will roll out the upgrade/retrofits in two phases – the first to start in June, and cover the low hanging fruit like putting in motion sensors and replacing light bulbs in fixtures that are in good working order. Phase 2 will work on the larger units like the track lighting.
Any cash left over will be put into further energy efficiency improvements at the Main Street coffee shop – think along the lines of replacing old seals on refrigeration units.
What will the impact be?
Good question! After all, we did drink all that coffee to “Save the Planet!” We’ll be working with Small Feet Inc to make sure that we get an accurate idea of what the carbon emissions savings will be from all the upgrades and retrofits that Salt Spring Coffee undertakes. As soon as we know – you’ll know!

Photo Credit: Charles Tremewen
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