Laurie Dickson, Executive Director, 4CORE Addresses Rotary

 

Laurie Dickson, Executive Director, and Emily Burke, Program Director of 4Core addressed Rotary last week about the project to bring solar power to the Socorro Senior Living Center.  Laurie told us more about the 4Core mission and values in the 5 county region, one of which was to promote responsible resource management.  Their first project involved a four year winterization project that impacted 628 families.   Another objective is to promote adoption of cleaner fuels and their grant program to install charging stations for electric vehicles.  Through acknowledgement from the EPA of the important work they have been doing, they received a $25,000 non-competitive grant to provide solar electric assistance to the Socorro Senior Living Center here in Pagosa Springs.  It will certainly be exciting to see this newest program move toward reducing electrical costs by between 4 and 5,000 for these Seniors.