“Wish List” for The COMET. If you have any extra materials you would like donate, please contact me! I also have sponsorship opportunities for businesses wanting to donate products/labor to the project, and in return get lots of visibility on this site! Even the smallest amount can make a huge difference in a small space!
-No-VOC paint and finishes (Thanks GreenBuildingSupply.com!)
-Organic and sustainably produced fabric (for cushions and bedding) (Thank You Sew Fine Fabrics for the upholstery fabric and thank you to OnTheGreenRoad for the organic bedding!)
-Natural linoleum (Thanks GreenBuildingSupply.com!)
-Flooring (Marmoleum generously donated by GreenBuildingSupply.com)
-LED lighting, lighbulbs (anyone want to donate a few lightbulbs to a good cause?)
-Window replacement for door, rear window (Thank you Fletcher’s Trailer Sales!)
-Lumber and Paneling (Thank you Stone Soup and WCUW)
-Non-toxic cotton insulation (Thank you GreenBuildingSupply.com)
-Composting toilet materials (Thank You Polyfoam Corp. and the Tim Harkness Fund for Invention!)
-Outdoor solar shower
- Charge Controller
- Deep Cycle Batteries
- PV panels (Thank you Cotuit Solar!)
Grants Received – Thank you to all who are supporting The COMET!
Timothy Harkness Fund for Invention: $1100 to build a rainwater collection/filtration system and bumper greenhouse.
Social Venture Fund: $200 towards materials.
Joshua Reck Memorial Fund: $50
Gregory and Toni Prince Award: $200
Pope Foundation Grant: $300
President’s Office Grant (Hampshire College): $500
Samuel Morris Sustainability Endowment Fund: $1100
That’s $3450 total, which means we’re half-way there!
Salvage the fixtures, replace with LED bulbs!
