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During the month of November the LiteClub has been visiting clubs in the South Island including Upper South Island Yacht Clubs. The Services of LiteClub for clubs is free, including the bulbs replaced with LED bulbs, insulating hot water cylinders and setting up recycling stations. One yacht club had retail value of over $1500 of LED bulbs installed for free.
LiteClub is a free service for grassroots sports clubs nationwide to assist them become more efficient with electricity, water and waste disposal. These efficiency changes not only reduce the clubs’ impact on the environment, they also free up money to put back into what really matters – sport. So far, they have visited 920 clubs around New Zealand and saved them more than $5.4 million.
LiteClub’s field teams travel New Zealand and spend between two and three hours at each clubroom. During these club visits they implement on-the-spot changes, which include replacing inefficient light bulbs with cost saving LEDs, installing water saving devices, insulating hot water cylinders and setting up recycling stations to make sorting waste easier. Following each visit, the club is also sent a detailed report containing recommendations about larger, more significant improvements for the club to consider.
To also benefit from this programme, secure your club a visit by signing up at http://liteclub.org/register-your-club or e-mailing maike@liteclub.org.
LiteClub’s field teams will be visiting clubs in the South Island until April 2017 before making their way back up North again, so sign up now to ensure they are stopping in your region, too.
