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Page 9 of 20 <br /> <br />Wednesday zero-waste evening dinners and discussions on topics <br />of waste-diversion, global climate change, and on other <br />environmental issues and action as our commitment to help <br />Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County achieve their goals and <br />priorities, specifically those goals related to carbon reduction and <br />reduction of greenhouse gases more broadly. <br /> <br /> <br />Collaborators and Partners <br /> <br />In some projects, collaborators and partners provide essential capacity and connections. If collaborators <br />or partners are an essential part of your project whether or not they are receiving grant funds, please <br />use this section to provide more details. If you are not working with collaborators or partners, please <br />feel free to write N/A in this section and move to the Social Justice and Racial Equity section. <br />13. Please describe one to three <br />key partnerships/collaborations <br />that add the most value to the <br />success of the proposed <br />project: <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 1 - Social Justice and Racial Equity <br /> <br />14. Who will directly or indirectly <br />benefit from your project? <br />Please be as specific as possible <br />on the characteristics of those <br />who will benefit including, <br />gender, race, age, income level <br />and geographic location. <br /> <br />Also, what are the <br />demographics of the area <br />where your project takes <br />place? <br /> <br />Does your project help to <br />address any racial disparities in <br />the location it is proposed for? <br /> <br />Please list any data sources <br />used and show the steps of any <br />calculations: <br />The most direct benefit of the project will be the multiracial, <br />ecumenically minded congregational membership of Binkley <br />Church. It is this committed membership that beyond their <br />active engagement and support of programs demonstrative of <br />their collective care of the Earth, and active concern for a very <br />broad array of social justice initiatives that impact all of Orange <br />County that must also pay the bills. A practical reality of this <br />proposal is that the additional solar panels we seek to add to <br />Binkley will help reduce the electrical cost of operation. Since <br />our first 50 solar panels became operational in July 2016, the <br />church has reduced its electrical cost by $13, 150. The savings <br />allow Binkley to devote more of its resources to achieving the <br />mission of the church. <br />The solar panels also serve as a witness to Earth Care, not only <br />to the congregational membership, but to the large number of <br />community groups that use Binkley Church including our long- <br />standing pre-school program and a day care program for low <br />wealth (largely serving people of color). Additionally, our early <br />commitment to installing solar panels has served as a source of <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 77953783-C404-4AD0-84BA-D739A58B1A83