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The ElectraLite
Upgrading Your Home’s Lighting can Make it Safer as You Age
If your eyesight isn’t what it used to be — and whose is? — consider upgrading the lighting in your home. Better — and more — lights on the inside and outside of your house could make it possible for you to live there longer as you age.
Start in the bathroom. If you have a strip of lights above your vanity and sink, that might not be enough to stay safe in a room whose floor is often wet. Plus, the placement of those lights doesn’t allow for your best reflection in the mirror as you shave or apply makeup while you’re getting ready for your day.
Add some lights to each side of
the mirror. Wall sconces reflect light onto your face at a better angle. Consider adding overhead light-
ing as well. A single fixture isn’t as efficient 1104011600 as several ceiling-hung lights.
Another light on the ceiling of the shower will help you see better in a spot of the bathroom that’s often used but usually a bit dark.
Next, add more lights in the kitchen. Install task lighting under cabinets so it shines on the counters where you cut up vegetables and handle hot food.
And think about enlarging your windows — or minimizing window coverings — so natural light can wash over the space and brighten it up. Other ideas:
• Place lights on staircases indoors
and out. • Add dimmer switches in room where you might need bright light while cleaning or working, but prefer something not as bright while you’re watching TV or eating dinner. • Install a motion sensor on out- door security lights so they come on as you approach the house. A bonus: The light will use a fraction of the energy as one that stays on all of the time.
March 2015
Operation Round-Up FINANCIAL STATEMENT
BEGINNING BALANCE 11/30/14.............................. Deposits.................................................................................... Interest Income ........................................................................... Checks Issued ........................................................................ Approved, not yet paid ........................................................ BALANCE 12/31/14.....................................................
$206,057.54 8,193.42 11.85
-1,121.23 -3,602.11
$209,539.47
CVEC Foundation administers and disburses funds collected through CVEC's Operation Round-Up Program.
Toughts from the CEO Continued from page 2.
Humility – a modest opinion of one’s self Thank you George, for demonstrating to all of us what makes leaders
great, a servant mentality and thinking of others before yourself. Over the past several years George and I have had the opportunity to work together on evaluating and considering the consolidation opportunities be- tween CREC and CVEC. This has given me the opportunity to see the dedica- tion George had, and continues to have, to the cooperative and ultimately you the members.
Dedication – complete and wholehearted devotion Thank you George for your dedication to CVEC, the cooperative program on a national level and for dedicating yourself to positioning the cooperative for the future.
Find Your Account Number and Win $25
If you find your account number hidden in this issue of The Elec- tralite, you could win $25. In order to win, the account num- ber must be your own. You need to report finding the number to us by the 15th of the month.
And you need to report finding it by phone, mail or in person. Good luck!
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