Tickets to home games, energy efficiency grants and meet and greets
with Andrew Ference among prizes to be won
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WALTHAM, Mass. -- (Business Wire)
Bruins Defenseman Andrew Ference may be all about the black and gold
when he’s on the ice, but off the ice he is all about living a green
life. That’s why he is partnering with National Grid and CBS Radio to
promote energy efficiency to residents and schools in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island through an interactive contest. National Grid residential
customers will have the opportunity to win tickets to a home game and/or
be awarded energy efficiency grants to use toward making their home more
energy efficient. In addition, grammar and middle schools in National
Grid’s service area can enter to win grants toward making their school
more energy efficient, as well as a grand prize that includes a visit to
their school by Andrew Ference.
“One of our main priorities at National Grid is to practice and promote
environmental responsibility, and that includes working with customers
on how they can use energy efficiency programs to save money
and help protect our planet,” said Edward White, vice president,
Customer and Business Strategy. “Andrew is not only a Stanley Cup
Champion, he’s a firm believer in sustainable living and practices what
he preaches. Partnering with Andrew to help promote energy efficiency
with our customers is a no-brainer and we’re thrilled to have him as
part of the team.”
The contest is open to all National Grid electric and gas residential
customers – as well as schools (K- 8) in the National Grid service
territory in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Multiple levels of
participation include:
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Eight drawings for tickets to a home game. To be entered into the
drawings for Bruins tickets, customers should “like” National Grid on
Facebook and fill out a short entry form. (www.facebook.com/nationalgridMA
or www.facebook.com/nationalgridRI)
Winners will be randomly selected beginning March 12, 2013 through the
end of the regular season. Ticket winners will also have the
opportunity to meet Andrew Ference after the game.
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Energy Efficiency Grants. Residential customers can enter to win
grants to be used toward implementing energy efficiency measures in
their homes. To be eligible, customers must schedule a no-cost in-home
energy assessment with National Grid between March 6 and April 15,
2013. Seven Massachusetts and seven Rhode Island customers will
receive a 2nd place prize of $2,500 to use towards energy
efficiency; three Massachusetts and three Rhode Island customers will
receive a 1st place prize of $5,000 to use towards energy
efficiency; and one Massachusetts and one Rhode Island customer will
win the grand prize of $7,500 to use towards energy efficiency.
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Energy Efficiency Grants for Schools and visit by Andrew Ference.
Schools in National Grid’s service territory across Massachusetts and
Rhode Island can enter to win $1,000 grants, as well as the grand
prize of the $2,500 grant plus a visit by Andrew Ference. During his
visit Andrew will talk to students about how he lives an eco-friendly
life at home and on the road, and what students can do to be more
eco-friendly. To enter, schools must demonstrate how their school
could become more energy efficient by using pictures, videos, drawings
or another form of media. Submissions should be sent to: Brand Team,
National Grid, 40 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02451.
“I grew up surrounded by people who cared about environmental issues and
over time, those issues became important to me as well,” said Andrew
Ference. “If I can use my voice as a hockey player and use the exposure
we get on a public stage to bring more attention to living green then
I’m going to do it. I want to continue to inspire others to care about
the planet and this contest is a great way of doing that.”
Heavily influenced by renowned Canadian conservationist Dr. David
Suzuki, Ference introduced the Carbon Neutral Challenge to his teammates
while playing with the Calgary Flames, and then later to other teams
throughout the NHL. Players could voluntarily sign up to purchase
‘carbon offset credits,’ in effect subtracting from carbon emissions
through helping finance clean energy initiatives like solar, wind and
bio-fuel projects. Based on Ference’s efforts, more than 500 NHL players
have voluntarily signed up for the Challenge.
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connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. The company
is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society -
to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and
developing an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the
21st century. National Grid holds a vital position at the center of the
energy system and it ‘joins everything up.’ In the northeast US, we
connect more than seven million gas and electric customers to vital
energy sources, essential for our modern lifestyles. In Great Britain,
we run the gas and electricity systems that our society is built on,
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customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. It
manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with
the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and owns over 4,000 megawatts of
contracted electricity generation, providing power to over one million
LIPA customers. It is the largest distributor of natural gas in
northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in New
York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
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