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Page 16 of 20 <br /> <br />34. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to local economic <br />development. <br />While the presence of Binkley Church next to UPlace has been <br />beneficial to the mall and to businesses throughout the area, <br />there is likely to be little additional economic impact on the <br />Orange County economy by this project. It certainly will support <br />the continued growth of the thriving solar industry in NC by <br />contracting with Yes Solar Solutions, rather than with an out-of <br />state vendor. <br /> <br />Criterion 6 - Amount and Duration of Engagement <br /> <br />35. Please describe how you will <br />engage with and/or educate <br />project participants. <br />A designated member of the Earth Ministry Team, Carole <br />Breckinridge, provides a quarterly update through the Monthly <br />Binkley Beacon on the performance of our current solar panels <br />by way of carbon-abatement and cost-savings to the church. <br />Binkley also has an annual outdoor Earth Day service in which <br />our church-approved Proclamation of Sustainability is read <br />aloud, and notation is made of the solar panels’ annual <br />productivity as well as the Triple-Stream Waste Diversion <br />productivity are acknowledged. Finally, the Earth Ministry Team <br />produces a printed annual report that provides extensive <br />documentation of the extensive scope of climate justice work of <br />Earth Ministry at Binkley. <br />36. How will you measure the <br />success of that engagement or <br />educational effort? <br />Ultimately success will be gauged by the efficient performance <br />of the installed solar panels. The positive impact of the <br />reduction of carbon release is our goal. <br />37. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to the amount, or <br />quality, or length of <br />engagement and/or education <br />that your project will produce. <br /> <br />Beyond the ways described earlier of communicating to Binkley <br />members and users of the church are the unfolding ways our <br />different carbon-abatement initiatives are integrated into <br />church programming and that of our user groups. For example, <br />in our successful summer Vacation Bible School Program, the <br />diverse make-up of young children had the opportunity last year <br />to construct a small sun-powered toy fan, much to the delight <br />of the children and adults involved. We are limited only by our <br />creativity in envisioning opportunities to use our sustainability <br />initiatives to educate and inspire others to see the possibilities <br />of extending more climate justice work throughout our local <br />and larger community. <br /> <br />Criterion 7 - Time to Complete <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 77953783-C404-4AD0-84BA-D739A58B1A83