We were invited to the Green Energy Fair last weekend, in Leopardstown. It is being organised by Sustainable Energy Ireland and the Green Party, and it aims to provide people with the knowledge to make their homes more energy-efficient. Products such as solar panels and wood pellets were widely displayed. We had been invited by the organisers of this fair to present Rothar!We were there by 9.30. Short night but extremely motivated. We had asked a professional to print a A1 poster (which we realised was too small for people with not such a good sight), and we had a PowerPoint presentation for a workshop that was planned for 4.30PM.
The public arrived immediately after the doors open (at 11AM). Rapidly some people asked us questions
about our project, and rapidly too we realised that the main reason why people would be interested was because they had an old bike at home and didn't know what to do with it. We distributed our leaflets, and met some interesting people we hope we will hear from in the future.
about our project, and rapidly too we realised that the main reason why people would be interested was because they had an old bike at home and didn't know what to do with it. We distributed our leaflets, and met some interesting people we hope we will hear from in the future.
The day flew by. By 5PM we had talked to probably 100 people, had answered to the same questions 100 times, given our contact details to different organisations. So the result is:
- we will probably never have problems collecting bicycles
- we will be published in the Internet version of the Green pages (a directory of everything ecological in Ireland)- we will be at the Irish Green Gathering in August- we have volunteers ready to begin working with us- a PowerPoint presentation is probably the most boring stuff you can do to attract people, we will do better next time!
