National Sweater Day 2012

On Feb. 9, Georgian staff and students are being asked to pull on a fun sweater at school and turn down the heat at home by two degrees. Why? It’s National Sweater Day.

Sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund nationwide, National Sweater Day is meant to build awareness of  how we use energy  and how everyone can play an important role in fighting climate change by using energy wisely, not wastefully.

With so many Canadians looking for ways to help fight climate change in their everyday lives, reducing energy consumption is an effective way to take action. This event will show Canadians how simple actions can have a big impact.

For a variety of reasons it is not practical to turn down the heat at Georgian campuses for just one day (heating and cooling are already maintained electronically to make the most efficient use of energy).

But Dianne Corrigan, Georgian Environmental Sustainability co-ordinator and her sustainability committee members are encouraging staff and students to pull on sweaters as part of the energy awareness campaign.

For more details about the national campaign, visit www.sweaterday.ca