Dear John,

I’d like to invite you to join me and the Fresh Energy team for our 11th Annual Benefit Breakfast — 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 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 will debut a brand-new video about Minnesota’s clean energy transition. You won’t want to miss it! 

Hurry! Register today 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.  

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, 

Dr. Margaret Cherne-Hendrick
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.

Thank you to our event sponsors!*

Title Sponsor

Energy Access and Equity Sponsor

Fair of the Future Sponsors

VIP Meet and Greet Sponsors

ALLETE
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Bond&Devick Wealth Partners
Enterprise Energy
Pentair
Xcel Energy

Clean Energy Champion Sponsors

CleanCounts
Ever-Green Energy
Mesabi Metallics
NobleIdeas LLC
Sunrise Banks
White Bear Mitsubishi and Volkswagen of Inver Grove

Friends of the Future Sponsors

CLA
Connexus® Energy
Cozen O’Connor
Fredrikson
Geronimo Power
MTI Distributing, Toro and Frattallone’s
Old National Bank
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Match Pool Sponsors

Bird and Randy Anderson
Lane Ayres and Marion McNurlen
Laura Bishop and Charles Weber
Margaret and Ashlee Cherne-Hendrick
Josh and Tisha Colton
Ted and Karen Contag
Copas Family
John and Susan Dunlop
Holly Einess and Brian Kantar
Amy Gilbert and Worth Frank
Sarah F. Lang Fund
Eric Larson and Geeta Dash
Kevin Lawless and April Egan
Jim Lenfestey
Cotty Lowry and Laurie Jacobi
Mike Menzel and Kathy Iverson
Ella Mitchell
Teresa Morrow and Dale Pippin
Chris O’Brien and Jane Alexander
Rahr Corporation
Federico Rossi
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.

Was this email forwarded from a friend? Subscribe here!