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Panel advances plans for EV ride‑and‑drive and electrification outreach at Rendezvous festival
Summary
The panel discussed staging an EV ride‑and‑drive and broader electrification outreach at the Rendezvous festival, coordination with regional partners, staffing requirements for the two‑day event, and using Tri‑State OBR marketing funds for a raffle or giveaway to draw visitors to the booth.
Panel members discussed plans to hold an EV ride‑and‑drive as part of the Rendezvous festival and to expand the booth to include broader electrification outreach. Eagle/Ashen partners declined to run regional ride‑and‑drives but indicated willingness to support the Ridgeway event; the panel proposed making the festival presence a two‑day booth (one day focused on the ride‑and‑drive and another on broader electrification information).
Coordination points included securing nonprofit passes, staffing the booth both days (festival organizers said they prefer booths staffed the whole day), and working with local partners and utilities (SMPA/SNPA, Kendra, Molly, Alex were referenced) on logistics and funding. Members suggested raffles or giveaways — for example, an electric weed whacker — potentially funded through Tri‑State’s $10,000 OBR marketing allocation to attract visitors to the booth.
Next steps: acquire festival permission and nonprofit passes, confirm whether the panel will staff one full day or both days, finalize electrification materials for the booth, and work with Alex at SMPA and local partners on outreach funding and logistics.
