PTPL GO Green Club meeting Monday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m.

The Peters Township Public Library GO Green Club will have our next scheduled meeting on Monday, October 18 at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the library in the Conference Room.

As usual, we will have lots to discuss:

* New member Alan Popey will be giving a brief talk on biodiesel fuel.

* We will be continuing our plans for a tour of the Greenstar recycling facilities on Neville Island. As soon as we have a confirmed date, I will pass that information along to the club members.

* We will be discussing our plans for a Green Fair to be held at the library on Saturday, March 19, 2011. If you know of a vendor you would like us to consider inviting to the Fair, please email me the name of the business or organization with as much contact information as you can provide - web site, email, contact name, phone number, etc...We hope you all will save that date in 2011 and volunteer some time to help us organize a wonderful "green" event!

* The GO Green Club is hosting another terrific program here on Saturday, November 13 at 10:30 a.m.  We will be welcoming Lisa Kay Schweyer, Program Developer for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission's CommuteInfo Program. She will be telling us more about CommuteInfo, a free ridematching service that offers commuting alternatives, including transit, vanpool, carpool, biking and walking. You will be receiving another email shortly with more details.

* If you haven't seen it yet, check out the article in the Almanac about member Kermit Hartland and his new electric bike! Watch out for Kermit as you drive around Peters Township.

That gives you just a taste of some of the things we will talking about this coming Monday night - we hope you can make the meeting and join in the conversation!

Ride with Us: Explore Ridesharing Options with CommuteInfo

Although the price of gas may not be as high as the prices last year, it continues to be a large part of a family’s expenses. Now may be a great time to “go green” and consider some of our region’s more energy-friendly ways of getting from here to there – while saving you some money.

The CommuteInfo program can help, offering free ridematching services to help commuters learn about the options available to them, including transit, vanpool, carpool, biking and walking. Lisa Kay Schweyer, the Program Developer for the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s CommuteInfo Program will be presenting an overview of the program’s services at the Peters Township Public Library on Saturday, November 13th at 10:30 a.m. Register for this free program online, at the library circulation desk or call 724.941.9430. This is a PTPL GO Green Club program.

For area residents “…carpools and vanpools are becoming more and more of a viable option,” says Schweyer. She notes that the CommuteInfo program can help match them up with other commuters in the area, or provide helpful links and information. “Think of CommuteInfo as a restaurant menu of commuting choices,” says Schweyer.

Visit CommuteInfo for more detailed information on commuting alternatives. It’s free to register, and benefits include informational updates and for those who join a “pool”, participation in the Emergency Ride Home service. Schweyer reminds commuters to consider their schedules and evaluate what their own personal transport needs are, and to consider sharing their ride, even 2 or 3 days a week.