Thank You for Donating to the Gift of Light

From all of us at blueEnergy, thank you for contributing to the Gift of Light and making it possible for blueEnergy to support families living in Rocky Point, Nicaragua.

Give the Gift of Light!

Rocky Point is a poor isolated creole farming community of sixty families situated between the villages of Kukra Hill and Pearl Lagoon on the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. Power lines follow a dirt road that cuts through the community on the way to Pearl Lagoon, but no electricity is available in Rocky Point. It is too expensive to build the local electricity infrastructure. Rocky Point families are left in the dark.

blueEnergy works to bring solar installations to families living in Rocky Point so that they may benefit from the possibilities associated with electricity. Each family contributes to the installation and attends trainings to learn how to operate their home system.

Mr. Pelmon and his family live in Rocky Point. They are devoted, very devoted, to their faith. They do not have much else to cling to aside from the small shack that houses the family. A cooking pot and a machete are their most valuable possessions. There is no running water, they have no bathroom and until recently, they lived completely in the dark.

"The work that you come and do here, we have been thankful for it.” Mr. Pelmon tells blueEnergy. "My wife bakes bread and she can work in the night here. If it wasn't for your goodness we wouldn't have that light here...to work in the night."

In May of 2012 Mr. Pelmon and his family received a solar panel system from blueEnergy. They now live without the threat of open flames from candles and gas-burning lamps. Light has opened the opportunity for the family to earn extra income baking bread after the daily farm chores are complete. And most importantly for Mr. Pelmon, this light allows him to gather with his family in the early morning and eveningto sing from the old hand-me-down hymnbook.

Give the Gift of Light and help blueEnergy provide 10 more home solar installations to families in Rocky Point just like Mr. Pelmons' - that will otherwise live in the dark.

Double your impact! Your new or increased gift (over last year) will be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $20,000 by the Edgerton Foundation.

Give today! http://www.razoo.com/story/Giftoflight

blueEnergy’s “Gift of Light: 2,000,000 Hours of Light” Campaign

Thank you to everyone who helped us with this year’s Gift of Light: 2,000,000 Hours of Light campaign. With your incredible support, we were able to raise $23,000!  The campaign was once again a truly international phenomenon, with funds raised from all over Europe, the United States, and Central America.

blueEnergy would like to extend a special thank you to this year’s Gift of Light Ambassadors. Through their grassroots marketing and outreach, they collectively raised a large portion of our final total. Congratulations to Gabrielle and Jonathan Clarke for winning our Ambassador Challenge with $1,505 raised on their own!

From the entire blueEnergy team and our beneficiaries, thank you!

Give the Gift of Light!

Donate now

On Monday, December 6, blueEnergy rolled out its 3^rd annual Gift of Light: 2,000,000 Hours of Light fundraising campaign.  Last year, the campaign raised over $16,500; this year, we’re aiming for $25,000 and we need your help.  With every $1 donation equivalent to 80 hours of light, that’s equivalent to an additional 2,000,000 hours of light for our beneficiaries.

The idea of energy is difficult to conceptualize in the industrialized world; it’s viewed as a commodity, a public utility, something we take for granted. And yet, millions of people around the world live without it, using kerosene lamps to light their homes, inefficient stoves to cook with, and no access to communication or health services.  On the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua, over 75% of the population lack electricity.  This holiday season, help us make a difference.  Our goal is to raise $25,000 by December 31, 2010.

blueEnergy would like to extend a very special thank to the Gift of Light Ambassadors for their support:

·                  Alexina Clarke

·                  Ashley Krupski

·                  Ashley Rupp

·                  Chudi Ndubaku

·                  Gabrielle and Jonathan Clarke

·                  Janesta and Aaron Edmonds

·                  Locey Pfeiffer

·                  Mike Dow

·                  Ramin Taleghani

We need your help to spread the word. There are many different ways to get involved:

1. Donate! http://www.firstgiving.com/giftoflight2010
2. Spread the news!  Help us increase the bE network by telling friends and family about the campaign and asking them to donate.
3. Visit our website to keep tabs as the campaign unfolds.
4. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

Thank you for your continued support!