The Thomazeau Orphanage children normally survive on one meal a day. They are now enjoying fresh bread and other cooked items because of the Villager solar oven that Power From The Sun was able to donate from the proceeds raised during our World Record event in 2012.
Read More »Solar Cookies Baked and Donated for Community Service Day.
February 8, 2014 was Community Service Day. In honor of Miami County Day School’s 75th Anniversary, Power from the Sun and students from Breakthrough Miami gathered to bake cookies using our solar ovens. We created a custom hangtag that commemorated the event and allowed the students to add a personal message on each bag of […]
Read More »2014 SolarQ Plans Underway
Applications from vendors & volunteers for the 2014 SolarQ are now being accepted. If you or your organization would like to be a part of this annual event, please contact us and find out how you can best participate. Plans are underway to make the 2014 SolarQ even more exciting! We expect to at least […]
Read More »PFTS Joins Forces With Miami Shores Green Day
Power From The Sun and Miami Country Day School are participating in the 2013 Miami Shores Green Day Street Fair. Green Day is Miami Shores’ biggest annual event and will incorporate all of the elements of previous Street Fairs — great food, live music, art, community groups, and family-friendly activities — while focusing attention on […]
Read More »Spartan Color Changing T Shirts On Sale Soon
In honor of Miami Country Day School’s 75th anniversary, Power From The Sun will be selling a “Spartans” color changing t-shirt. Miami Country Day School students can purchase the shirts that change color when exposed to the sun. Shirts on on order and will be available soon for $20. Proceeds from t-shirt sales will go […]
Read More »Feeding South Florida Food Drive
Let’s help feed South Florida! Power From The Sun has organized a school wide food drive for the month of September. Students are asked to wear orange every Friday during September. All funds raised are directly going to support Feeding South Florida.
Read More »Solar Giving Grill at Whole Foods Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Power From The Sun was asked to create a Solar Giving Grill for Whole Foods to celebrate their Grand Opening. We set up our Villager solar oven as well as a number of smaller solar ovens in the Whole Foods parking lot and cooked up some delicious food. For $5. guests received their choice of […]
Read More »1st Annual SolarQ Is A Big Hit!
The first annual Power From The Sun SolarQ was held on April 21 2013 from 1 – 3pm at Miami Country Day School in front of the Franco Center. The SolarQ (a solar cooked barbeque) was held in honor of Earth Day 2013. Students, parents and friends joined in to both work and attend the […]
Read More »3rd Place Honors at 2012 MY HERO International Film Festival
The Power From the Sun Film was honored at 2012 MY HERO International Film Festival. The film documenting Miami Country Day School students attempt at setting the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records™ for “The Most Cookies Baked In One Hour Using Solar Ovens” was the 3rd place winner in the High School Experimental category. An […]
Read More »The Life Of The Traveling Solar Oven
In 2006, 8 year old Matthew Cohen learned about the benefits of solar cooking through a school project. From that point on, Matthew stayed actively involved in the solar oven movement. After seeing how the devastating 2010 earthquake left the people of Haiti suffering without electricity and unable to keep their drinking water safe, the […]
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