We are excited to offer the following Winter Workshops to YES! teams this year. Each unique educational event offers hands-on learning opportunities designed to help teams with their specific projects. Read more about each of the Winter Workshops below. Those interested in participating in any of the Winter Workshops are encouraged to contact us. Exploring the Ethanol Industry and
YES! Reuse It
Introducing our new YES! Reuse It Page where teams can reuse the items that are listed in their schools or communities. Teams can also submit items they have lying around that they would like to see reused by other teams and we will add them to our page! Right now on the YES! Reuse It Page we have 10 windows available to a good home! There are some that are 84×35 inches and some that
Winter Edition of YES! e-Newsletter
The Winter Edition of the YES! e-Newsletter is hot off the press! Be sure to check it out here. There are great stories on what YES! teams are up to, what the YES! Fall Summit entailed, an energy business highlight, information about upcoming YES! events, Southwest Initiative Foundation news, and a fun energy-related fact!
YES! in Action: Team Highlights
Westbrook-Walnut Grove (WWG) The Westbrook-Walnut Grove YES! team has partnered with Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership to install and demonstrate ways to increase water and energy savings in communities throughout the region. Designed to increase community conservation awareness, this program teaches community members a plethora of no to low cost ways to save hundreds of dollars per year
Business Highlight: Bob Ryan’s Business Ventures
By YES! Coordinator Jon Morales: Bob Ryan-at the time the owner of a fireplace, stone and cabinetry store in Hutchinson, MN-sold a friend a pellet-burning stove. They soon decided it would be wise to use local resources as a fuel source for the stove. This resulted in a business plan for Sunrise Agra Fuels, a company that manufactures pellets out of soybeans, straw and sunflower
Winter Workshop Options
We are excited to once again offer Winter Workshops to those schools involved in the YES! Program. The objectives of the Winter Workshop are to provide project specific help, hands-on learning, and team mentoring. The Winter Workshop options this year include: Energy Reduction and Green Building in Mankato, Waste Reduction and Recycling in Willmar, Solar Tour in Alexandria, Turning Waste into