This past Sunday, PureLight LED participated in Temple Beth Hillel's Think Green Day! We wanted to engage in a community event that shares the same values as our company and gives us an opportunity to share how LED lights can help our environment. Sunday's event was geared toward teaching students about respecting their environment and taking action toward 'Tikkun Olam' (the idea that we can make the world a better place through action). With these values behind Think Green Day, we couldn't wait to participate. We had an electrician build a platform to show students the visible difference between our LED bulbs and other conventional bulbs. The kids loved stopping by our booth and learning about how LED bulbs can positively change the world around us.

(pictured above: Marlo teaching people about the LED switchboard with a variety of LED bulbs)

One of the best things about LED bulbs is that they don't contain any mercury or lead and they are completely non-toxic. None of the kids knew that all of the fluorescent light bulbs that other green events were giving away for them to use in their homes needed to be recycled at a toxic waste center because they contain mercury. If a fluorescent bulb is dumped in our landfill, mercury leaches into the ground and therefore into our clean water supply. There is no worrying about special trips to the toxic waste center with LED bulbs and there is no worrying about toxic material being released into the air if a bulb accidentally breaks. The students also learned how LED bulbs help save energy because they emit zero heat and require significantly less air conditioning to cool off a space. There were many other vendors in attendance including Tree People - all there to teach the students of Temple Beth Hillel about going green and helping our environment. It was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

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