TCP is proud to have participated in the rennovation of  one of Boston, Massachusetts’, most notable landmarks – the Paragon Carousel.  TCP supplied the light bulbs for this project.  According to the Partners in Preservation web site,

“The Carousel, built in 1928 as part of Paragon Park, is one of just 150 hand-carved historic carousels left in the U.S. Now the centerpiece of Nantasket Beach, the carousel is the only ride from the Park left in Massachusetts”.

Web site visitors have from now, until May 18, 2009, to cast their vote for the landmark they think should be the recipient of a grant.  As of this date – the paragon Carousel is in 1st place!  So cast your vote today!

Last week, a TCP delegation was proud to travel to Washington, DC, to accept the 2009 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year for Lighting Product Manufacturer.

Presenting the award (left) is Richard H. Karney, DOE ENERGY STAR Program Manager.  Accepting the award on behalf of TCP is CEO, Ellis Yan (center), and Melissa Obradovic, TCP Energy Star Program Manager (right).

TCP, Inc has been an ENERGY STAR partner since 1999 and will be honored for its leadership in manufacturing CFL’s, Residential Light Fixtures and LED’s that earn the ENERGY STAR, the government backed symbol of energy efficiency. In 2008, TCP introduced over 140 new ENERGY STAR qualified CFL’s and 25 new ENERGY STAR qualified LED Decorative Light Strings.

Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Alvin D. Jackson, M.D., and Healthy Ohio Business Council Chair Joelyn Ridder presented the fifth-annual Healthy Ohio-Healthy Worksite awards last month in Columbus.

The Office of Healthy Ohio (OHO) recognized 27 Ohio businesses, including TCP, for healthy worksite practices.

“Out of all the companies that applied for this recognition, TCP is thrilled to have been chosen among the winners,”  exclaimed Christine Reda, TCP’s Human Resources Manager.

More than 70 companies, cities and townships applied for the 2008 awards which recognize Ohio employers that demonstrate a commitment to employee health through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs.

The October issue of Small Business Magazine – Akron/Canton, features the Cascade Capital Corporation’s 14th Annual Business Growth Awards.  The award recognizes 48 companies throughout northeast Ohio that “fortify the strength of our regional economy.”

This is the fifth time TCP has won a Cascade Capital Growth award. 

Click here to read the complete article on TCP. 

As I have mentioned before in this blog, TCP is excited to be teaming up with EcoZone Media and CBS to launch a new program entitled the EcoZone Green Schools Initiave.  Earlier this week, Ellis Yan, CEO of TCP, was in Miami, Florida, to officially kick off the program.

One winning school in each targeted city will receive a green makeover valued at approximately $250,000 in products and services and overseen by a professional “green schools coach.”   Miami is the Initiative’s first market.

Interested students, teachers and administrators can enter the Green Schools Initiative by submitting a creative response that expresses what “being green” means to them, as well as filling out an application at http://www.ecozonemedia.com/greenmyschool/. Winners will be chosen by a committee consisting of members of EcoMedia’s Advisory Board and members of the CBS Corporation, and will be announced in January 2009. In addition to the grand prize, a sustainable environmental program will be provided to all participating schools through Miami non-profit Dream In Green.

Click here for a list of participating cities.

There’s a new web site – loseyourexcuse.gov – aimed at getting tweens and teens to actively look for ways to help save energy around their homes.  It’s cute, check it out.

We found another fun web site on Planet Green – part of the Discovery Channel’s network – called Battleground Earth.  Battleground Earth is an online game – the objective is to shoot as many incandescent lightbulbs as possible.  Good luck – it’s kind of addictive! 

TCP was recently featured in a Residential Lighting Magazine article on TCP’s energy efficient lighting sponsorship of MTV’s The Real World:Hollywood house.

And finally, for those of you old enough to remember Schoolhouse Rock, you’ll enjoy this :60 second video for Gulf Power.  This nostalgic piece encourages viewers to switch to CFLs.  Enjoy!

Find more videos like this on AdGabber

TCP founder, Ellis Yan, was recently named to Forbes Magazine’s List of 25 Notable Chinese-Americans. 

This is the first time Forbes has highlighted top Chinese-Americans in it’s publication.  This special Asian issue is available on newsstands now.

Last weekend in Las Vegas, TCP was pleased to be a presentor at Hyland Software’s Annual OnBase Training and Technology Conference.  

Last year as part of a corporate sustainability initiative, TCP implemented OnBase – an enterprise content management software that combines integrated document management, business process management and records management in a single application.  

By allowing TCP to digitize and electronically store documents in OnBase, TCP managed to reduce the amount of paper it uses, reduce storage of records and make those documents searchable and readily available to the rest of the company, and improving service levels.

You can check out the TCP Case Study on the OnBase web site. 

You may be wondering why a light bulb manufacturing company would have interest in being on a video sharing website. Being on YouTube provides an opportunity for TCP, Inc. to broadcast ourselves to over 79 million users!

TCP currently has six videos available for your viewing pleasure including: The History of Lighting and CFLs, Volcanoes Power Plants and CFLs, Lighting and Phosphors in CFLs, Light Color and CFLs, CFLs and The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and the Bright Town Trailer.

So stop on by TCP’s YouTube page – http://www.youtube.com/user/TCPnetwork and check out our videos we have posted as well as some of our favorite videos posted by others.

At TCP Headquarters yesterday, we successfully kicked off a campaign in support of the Northern Ohio USO.  Entitled, “A Hero’s Light: One light until they all come home,” TCP hosted more than 400 people outside it’s corporate headquarters where a parade complete with veterans, marching bands and city officials started the celebration. 

Local businesses bought “Hero’s Light” shippers, each containing 132 CFLs, to share with employees or to use in their own facilities to increase energy efficiency. TCP has already sold 54 shippers – with the company well on its way to reaching its goal of 250 shippers, totaling a donation of $25,000 to the Northern Ohio USO. To commemorate the successful campaign launch, the USO gave TCP its “wings” and named it a corporate angel. 

“This program, ‘A Hero’s Light’, is the start of a new partnership for us with the USO, with the goal that we hope we share with every American – to support the brave men and women who dedicate their lives for our freedom,” said TCP CEO, Ellis Yan.

For more information about donating money or care package items or to purchase a CFL shipper to support the USO, click here or call (330) 995-1630.