IN THE MONTHS SINCE, RESIDENTS HAVE FOLLOWED TIPS FOR ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION, PRACTICED RE-CYCLING, SHOPPED AT THE DOWNTOWN FARMERS MARKET, USED GREEN SHOPPING BAGS, INSTALLED LOW-ENERGY LIGHT BULBS, AND MORE.  THE MANAGEMENT HAS FITTED APARTMENTS WITH LOW-FLOW WATER TOILETS.  EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE APARTMENTS HAVE RECEIVED ENERGY EFFICIENT REFRIGRATORS, MICROWAVES, A/Cs, AND NEW SHOWER HEADS.

THE RESIDENT COUNCIL HAS HOSTED TEN SPEAKERS ON GLOBALWARMING.  EACH MONTHLY NEWSLETTER HAS AN INSERT ON GOING GREEN.  FIVE TREES WERE PLANTED ON THE GROUNDS THROUGH RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES.  FUNDS WERE RAISED TO PLANT OVER 500 TREES THROUGH TNC’S PROGRAM TO PLANT-A-BILLION TREES IN THE RAINFORESTS OF BRAZIL.  AND MOUNT RUBIDOUX MANOR IS HOSTING THE GREATER RIVERSIDE CONFERENCE OF SENIORS TO
GIVE THE GIFT OF GREEN TO THEIR GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

    

MOUNT RUBIDOUX MANOR IS A NONPROFIT RESIDENCE FOR SENIORS BUILT IN COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.  MRM IS OWNED BY RIVERSIDE FIRST BAPTIST HOMES, INC.
AND MANAGED BY AMERICAN BAPTIST HOMES OF THE WEST, INC.