Drafty windows? Want to save $$ on heating? Learn how at the Merrimack Window Dressers information session on Thursday, April 4, at 6:30 pm at the Town Hall. Learn about the Community Build (think barn-raising or quilting bee) in November where neighbors will gather to build custom-built insulating window inserts that will lower heating bills, improve comfort, and provide a clear view out the window. These low-cost, high-quality inserts are possible because volunteers (and recipients) will build them during a six-day period in Canterbury with the help of the supplies and training of the nonprofit WindowDressers.org. WindowDressers has been helping communities save energy and money for over 15 years in Maine and Vermont. Financial help available. Sponsored by the Canterbury Energy Committee.

Want to help? Our goal is to build community while building window inserts. Knowing that Canterbury is famous for our volunteer spirit, we feel confident we’ll get lots of support from residents who can help by: measuring the windows of participants; working at one or more shifts at the Community Build (you’ll be trained to do one task on the assembly line); providing food for the lunches that are served between the morning and afternoon shifts where volunteers share a meal together. Come April 4 and find out more! Or contact Claudia Leidinger or Ruth Heath at MerrimackValleyWD@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!