Nonprofit group out to help keep homes warm

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Winter is coming; now is the time to make sure windows are well insulated. Those who live in Wardsboro, Windham or Londonderry, the towns’ energy committees and the WindowDressers organization are ready to help.
WindowDressers is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the warmth and comfort of interior spaces, lower heating costs, and reduce carbon dioxide pollution by producing low-cost insulating window inserts that function as custom, interior-mounted storm windows. The organization is staffed by community volunteers. WindowDressers keeps insert prices exceptionally low through their nonprofit model of cooperative insert-building.
This fall the Wardsboro, Windham, and Londonderry energy committees will sponsor a WindowDressers Community Build to be held at the Windham Meeting House in Windham, from Friday, November 11, to Thursday, November 16.
For those who are interested in taking part in this program, here’s how it works. After signing up for inserts, trained volunteers will make a house call to measure windows. You will receive the exact price of your inserts based on the measurements of your windows at the end of the measuring visit. Payment is due at the time of the measuring visit. People are expected to participate in the community build where their inserts are made. Volunteers can sign up for a four-hour morning or afternoon shift. WindowDressers asks for one four-hour shift for every three to five inserts that are ordered.  
For people with limited income or those experiencing financial difficulty, ask the measuring team about the special rate pricing program, where WindowDressers offers up to 10 inserts per season for no cost. Donations to support the special rate program are always welcome.  
Last November, the community build that the three towns sponsored was a huge success. The town energy committees, along with community members, built 182 window inserts for 20 homeowners, the Wardsboro Methodist Church, and the Wardsboro Elementary School, all looking to conserve energy and reduce their heating bills. The build took place over five days and was staffed by volunteers from the energy committees and homeowners from the three towns.  The town of Windham graciously hosted the community build at their meetinghouse. Residents who built and received inserts last November were enthusiastic about the results.
To sign up for inserts, volunteer or ask questions email wardsboroenergycommittee@gmail.com. Order inserts directly at windowdressers.org/sign-up-for-inserts.  Additional information can be found on the Wardsboro Energy Committee website at https://www.wardsborotowncommittees.org/energy-committee.