Plum and Pilot Islands Seek Your Votes

Efforts to refurbish the Plum Island Lighthouse could get a big boost if a special Internet voting campaign is successful.

Jeld-Wen Windows and Doors Company has been sponsoring a “Lighthouse Restoration Initiative,” in which they help refurbish a lighthouse by installing new, custom-made windows and doors.

The winning lighthouse is chosen from among twelve others in an Internet vote on the company’s Web site.

Tim Sweet, a member of the Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands, filled out an application for consideration and Plum Island, which dates to 1897,was chosen as a finalist from among 70 applications.

To see photos of past restorations and place your vote, visit http://www.jeld-wen.com/lighthouse/

Jeld-Wen began the Reliable Lighthouse Restoration Initiative in 2005 to prove the reliability of the company’s windows and doors — even in coastal climates — by helping to save historic lighthouses for their communities. The company previously donated to the Wind Point Lighthouse in Wisconsin, the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse in Maryland, and the Umpqua River Lighthouse in Oregon.