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.

TCP is the presenting sponsor of the Cleveland Metropark Zoo’s 2008 summer attraction, entitled, “Frogs, Hogs & Dogs”.   In addition, TCP has also committed to sponsoring the Recycling Center at the Zoo.  A large part of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s mission is focused on conserving the natural world around us. Not only is the Zoo concerned about the lives of the plants and animals exhibited, but also about the natural resources used there every day.  The Zoo Recycling Center collects a wide variety of items, including cell phones, inkjet/toner cartridges, phone books, CFLs, appliances, tires, and much more.  Click here for the complete list. 

Also, now through the end of the year, TCP will donate $3 for every package of CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) you buy online to the Zoo’s initiatives to help South American rainforests. To take advantage of this fundrasing opportunity, simply purchase CFLs from SpringLightStore.com, and use the promotional code CLEMETZOO at the time of checkout.

“The Zoo is very grateful that companies like TCP make such significant commitments to help us with some very important conservation work,” said Zoo Director Steve Taylor. “Through these new partnerships we’re able to make it a lot easier and more practical for people to help the environment.”

What does “being green” mean to you? This will be the question asked to K-12 students in Chicago, Miami and San Francisco city schools this fall with the launch of the groundbreaking “Green Schools Initiative“, spearheaded by CBS Corporation and EcoMedia.

TCP is serving as the program’s official lighting sponsor and will work with U.S. mayors and local governments to “green” a winning school in each of the three cities. Encouraging young students to take an active role in protecting the environment, TCP has also incorporated its school fundraising program into the initiative, giving students the opportunity to sell CFLs and raise money for extracurricular activities or environmental projects.

TCP will provide the winning schools with energy efficient lighting products for a complete retrofit. The green makeovers, which are due to be complete by Spring 2009, may also include solar panels, green roofs and tree planting.

Hello and welcome to the TCP’s blog “Bright Point”! We are excited to be launching our blog, and are looking forward to sharing news and information on TCP, our product categories, industry trends, and other topics that make TCP the leader in energy efficiency.

We will be featuring knowledge and insights from a number of sources, including but not limited to, TCP employees, reps, agents, distributors, specifiers, and industry news sources.  If you have an idea for a blog post, please contact us, or feel free to ask us questions - We can’t wait to hear from you!