It’s summertime again, and the college students and other young people who work with NCPIRG will be coming to your doorstep soon, if they haven’t been there already.

Breanna Peterson, who works with NCPIRG as a field organizer during most of the year, will be among the directors in our Chapel Hill office this summer.

“I like working with the media and talking to legislators,” said Peterson, “but I’m really excited to go door-to-door, building support for protecting our environment one person at a time.”

Peterson will be working with Shane Bechtold and Kirsten Collings to hire and train canvassers to pass out literature, collect petition signatures, and find more members and supporters like you for NCPIRG and our work to protect the state’s lakes.

Since 1990, our door-to-door canvass has helped us solidify and expand our base of support, while getting N.C. residents involved in our efforts to protect the environment, consumers and public health.

For instance, in 2000, our canvassers collected nearly 10,000 signatures from concerned Tar Heels in favor of cleaning up the state’s coalfired power plants and presented them to state officials.

Not only did we earn a spot in state recordbooks— most comments submitted on an environmental issue—our public outreach work later played a big role in the successful passage of North Carolina’s Clean Smokestacks Law.

And we can thank our canvassers for adding at least 6,500 new NCPIRG members over the last several years, increasing our resources and political clout.

Thanks again for supporting NCPIRG, and the efforts of our door-to-door canvass.