Welcome to Your

Sustainable Journey!

By Jon Perper Playdrome Cherry Hill and Beyond

October 27, 2011

My Goals This Evening

• Help you begin YOUR Sustainable Journey• Give you the building blocks through my

Experiences• Clear up any challenges you may be feeling

towards starting or continuing on a sustainable Journey

• Remove the stress and make Sustainability an Enjoyable journey

How I began my Journey

• Attended Breakfast with the Mayor of Cherry Hill in 2008 where I listened to Lori Braunstein make her plea for a more sustainable community

• Began My Journey of Greening Playdrome• Attended Future Search in August of 2009 • Joined the Green Building Committee of

Sustainable Cherry Hill in the fall of 2009• Opened ZLedLighting January of 2010 my

Sustainable Hobby business

Greening of Playdrome Bowling Center in Cherry Hill

• Began a Recycling Program for Reducing Solid Waste / Glass – Plastic –Cardboard-Paper

• Began an energy reduction program through Led Lighting and Motor controls Reducing Energy consumption by 13% over 3 years

• Changed consumables to recycled or recyclable materials

• Employees began to participate in Sustainable thinking and started to Contribute!

Expanding Your Knowledge

• Join Sustainable Organizations & Committees• Help with Community Projects• Participate in Sustainable Seminars• Attend Green Drinks & other Green Functions• Continue your journey! Don’t stop

Start Your Own Sustainable Business

• Focus on an area of Sustainability that you enjoy and understand.

• For me it was the Power of LED Lighting• Each LED We sell reduces Energy consumption• Turn a hobby or passion into a business to

help others learn and feel the power of Sustainability

The Power of LED Lighting

• Reduces energy consumption from 50% to 90% over incandescent and florescent products

• Safer for the environment than fluorescents• Great return on investment for commercial

applications• Reduces HVAC use with less heat produced• Long Lasting• Learn how to convert Watts to KWH$ the power

of energy reduction in all aspects

How Can you Begin Your Journey

• Go Home tonight and write a plan on what you can change in your business and personal Life that will make a difference for Sustainability

• Join an organization or committee to reinforce and grow your knowledge

• Use Sustainable Cherry Hill’s Green Business Task Force Sustainability Template as your guide

• Focus on what interests you in sustainability and try to grow it into a business or hobby

• Begin your Journey Now Don’t wait

Thank You! Questions?