We are looking for volunteers to help with the second annual Window Dressers Community Build in Bennington from October 13 – 19. Volunteers will be trained to help assemble high quality, reusable insulating window inserts and need no prior experience to take part in the project. Four-hour shifts on weekdays, weekends, and evenings are available. The build will take place at Abacus Automation, 264 Shields Drive in Bennington.
The insulating window inserts are high quality and low cost because they are constructed at barn-raising-style Community Builds. The inserts are made of attractive pine frames and wrapped drum-tight with a durable plastic film to create clear views through an insulating air space. Foam weather-stripping around the outer edges stops drafts and aids the insert's tight, custom fit.
Homeowners fit the inserts into their windows from the inside where they are held in place by friction – and they are beautiful. Depending on the efficiency of your windows and home, you could see fuel savings of up to 20% with inserts in place. Inserts are free for those who cannot afford to pay, and low cost for middle and high-income households. Inserts for lower-income area families are being supported by the VSECU, Catamount Rotary Club, the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund, Climate Catalysts Innovation Fund, and generous members of our community. Last year, the Window Dressers program was able to build 400 inserts countywide for 45 households and non-profit organizations. This year, the program plans to build even more!
For more information about Window Dressers and to sign up to help, please go to https://windowdressers.org/vermont-community-builds/. You can also reach a local Window Dresser's contact by calling 802-234-3050, emailing benningtoncountywd@gmail.com, or emailing through FPF.