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Dear John,

I’d like to invite you to join me and the Fresh Energy team for our 11th Annual Benefit Breakfast [[link removed]] — Leading the Charge: The path to net-zero in uncertain times — at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on October 8.

Back by popular demand, our Fair of the Future [[link removed]] will showcase the latest and greatest all-electric technologies before and after the main event. Come early and stay late to see the newest electric vehicles, energy-efficient and electric home solutions, and sustainable outdoor equipment, all under one roof!

This year’s Fair of the Future will feature a few new vendors alongside some familiar favorites. Sit behind the wheel of the latest EVs and plug-in hybrids with White Bear Mitsubishi and Volkswagen of Inver Grove , learn how Toro’s electric lawn and snow equipment can replace noisy, polluting gas engines with gadgets from MTI Distributing and Frattallone’s Hardware & Garden , and check out the latest e-bikes from CAPD Bike Shop . Plus, Coffeewomple will be sampling their locally made, electric-roasted coffee, Fresh Energy will be running an induction cooking demonstration, and Parable Wealth Partners will be on hand to help you chart your financial future.

The Fair is just the beginning. Our inspiring breakfast program about how, amid historic uncertainty, Minnesota can continue advancing toward net-zero while maintaining our state’s energy autonomy. We’re looking forward to hearing our keynote speaker Jesse Jenkins talk about the exciting path ahead for decarbonizing our energy system. Plus, Tonya Allen , President of the McKnight Foundation will provide remarks about clean energy’s economic opportunity, and Twin Cities broadcast legend Don Shelby [[link removed]] will debut a brand-new video about Minnesota’s clean energy transition. You won’t want to miss it!

Hurry! Register today [[link removed]] to save your seat (and breakfast plate!) for the Benefit Breakfast and Fair of the Future. Registration is required by September 24. There is a minimum suggested donation of $150.

Don’t miss out! Register now [[link removed]]

This event is open to everyone. Please help us by forwarding this invitation to family, friends, and colleagues and invite them to join you.

I’m looking forward to sharing this transformative morning with you.

Thank you for your support,

[link removed] [[link removed]] Dr. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick [[link removed]]

Chief Executive Officer

P.S. Every dollar raised at the Benefit Breakfast supports Fresh Energy’s work to advance clean energy solutions at a moment when strong state-level leadership matters more than ever. Your gift helps turn momentum and innovation into durable policies that benefit people, communities, and our climate. If you can’t join us on October 8, please consider making a gift to support this work [[link removed]] .

Thank you to our event sponsors!*

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Fair of the Future Sponsors

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VIP Meet and Greet Sponsors Match Pool Sponsors

ALLETE Bird and Randy Anderson

Best Buy Co., Inc. Lane Ayres and Marion McNurlen

Bond&Devick Wealth Partners Laura Bishop and Charles Weber

Enterprise Energy Margaret and Ashlee Cherne-Hendrick

Pentair Josh and Tisha Colton

Xcel Energy Ted and Karen Contag

Clean Energy Champion Sponsors Copas Family

CleanCounts John and Susan Dunlop

Ever-Green Energy Holly Einess and Brian Kantar

Mesabi Metallics Amy Gilbert and Worth Frank

NobleIdeas LLC Sarah F. Lang Fund

Sunrise Banks Eric Larson and Geeta Dash

White Bear Mitsubishi and Volkswagen of Inver Grove Kevin Lawless and April Egan

Friends of the Future Sponsors Jim Lenfestey

CLA Cotty Lowry and Laurie Jacobi

Connexus® Energy Mike Menzel and Kathy Iverson

Cozen O’Connor Ella Mitchell

Fredrikson Teresa Morrow and Dale Pippin

Geronimo Power Chris O’Brien and Jane Alexander

MTI Distributing, Toro and Frattallone’s Rahr Corporation

Old National Bank Federico Rossi

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. Matt and Anne Schuerger

Robert D Shepard, AIF®

Daniel Trajano and Paula Thomsen

The Van Steenburgh/Ladner Family Fund

Kate Wolford and Ed Reilly

*This event is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors. Accepting event sponsorship support does not reflect endorsement of specific sponsors or their products, services, or opinions.

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