WindowDressers News

Local Coordinators Experience – A Conversation with Kit Lane

WindowDressers had the pleasure of speaking with Kit Lane, the Local Coordinator for the Ellsworth Community Build. This year marks Ellsworth’s sixth Community Build since 2017 and Kit’s sixth year volunteering as the Local Coordinator. Including this year’s Build, the…

Local Coordinator Testimonial

WindowDressers had the pleasure of speaking with Nancy Detra, the Local Coordinator for the Guilford & Brattleboro Community Build. This will be Nancy’s third year volunteering with WindowDressers as a Local Coordinator. Nancy is a member of her local energy…

Strategic Plan for 2023-2028

The WindowDressers Board of Directors has released its recently-updated Strategic Plan for the next five years. If you are interested in the direction that WindowDressers is heading, please take a look! Strategic Plan WindowDressers – updated August 4, 2023 

WindowDressers is Hiring – Seasonal Production Worker!

Please submit resumes and letters of interest to Joee Patterson at production@windowdressers.org. This is a great job for new retirees, parents and seasonal agricultural workers. FLEXIBLE HOURS! Production Line Worker – IMMEDIATE OPENINGS WindowDressers, Searsmont, ME Join us in doing…

Upper Valley Landlord Connection Summer Newsletter

Letter from the WindowDressers President

Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French political philosopher and historian, traveled for nine months in the United States in 1831. A few years later he published the well-known two-volume report on American society titled Democracy in America. One aspect of…

Tri County Technical Center Students Construct Inserts For Dexter Area Residents

When requests for inserts in the Dexter and Dover-Foxcroft area exceeded the capacity of the Maine Highlands Community Build, Local Coordinator Lesley Fernow decided to get creative. She reached out to the Tri County Technical Center in Dexter with the…

Updated Insert Fuel Savings Information

WindowDressers is pleased to announce that with the help of WindowDressers Board Member and University of Maine Orono Professor of Economics, Sharon Klein, we now have updated and more detailed information about the energy and emissions savings of our inserts.…

It’s Spring and Time to Remove, Clean and Store Your Inserts!

With warmer days and nights on the horizon, you might want to open your windows to let in the fresh air! That means it’s time to remove, clean and store your insulating window inserts. We want your inserts to last…

Save Big Today, Shrink Your Energy Bills Tomorrow…

Save Big Today, Shrink Your Energy Bills Tomorrow… …and help keep the air and water cool and clean for our kids Join us on Monday, May 15th at 7pm For a virtual slide presentation given by Sam Saltonstall about the…

WindowDressers Mentors and Why We Love Them!

WindowDressers Mentors are super-volunteers – experienced Local Coordinators and Measurers who go above and beyond to extend our ability to support and train new local volunteer teams and help WindowDressers achieve its mission. Every year these experienced volunteers help new teams…

Welcome New Staff Member!

We are thrilled to announce that Allison Pouliot has recently joined the WindowDressers team as Program Manager for Vermont and Western New Hampshire. Allison has worked in the Aerospace industry for more than thirty years holding positions of Leadership in…