Clearly, our sponsors are important to us. Without their help, there would be no event! In an effort to more clearly explain why they are supporting our event, we are providing some space here to discuss their connection to the work that ET Clean Fuels does, or to the greening of the transportation industry. For some, you already knew it; for others, you probably had no idea! Please take a minute and peruse the information below to learn a little bit more about our sponsors and what they do, and why they support us. # of years as RfCA sponsor WTNZ Fox 43 Fox 43 is a new sponsor this year and we're excited to work with them to promote clean air in East Tennessee! Thank you Fox 43! Visit the Fox 43 homepage at WTNZFox43.com. 1 Knox County Air Quality Management The ETCFC has been involved with the KCAQM division since the Regional Clean Air Coalition (RCAC) got started roughly 6 years ago. Lynne Liddington who heads the KCAQM office also heads the RCAC, and regularly brings together folks from all over about six counties to discuss ideas and share on-going events and thoughts on air quality and ways to make it better! Visit the KCAQM Website. 5 Genera Energy Genera Energy is the research-scale cellulosic ethanol production plant that is located in Vonore, TN. Primary partners the Univ. of Tennessee, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, LLC, and the State of Tennessee are collaborating to advance ethanol in the U.S. through helping us move to non-food based resources and improve the life-cycle energy efficiency of producing ethanol. ETCleanFuels is partnering with Genera to primarily work on education this year mainly through reaching K-12 students with a discussion about our transportation fuel issues and how we can begin using cleaner fuels by simply making a decision to do so. We are pleased to have them as a Run partner, so visit them here, www.generaenergy.net. 2 Stowers CAT We've known Wes Stowers of Stowers Caterpillar for a number of years, and have had discussions over that time ranging from why we are in Iraq to the vagaries of Caterpillar support of biodiesel (for those that don't know, CAT was the first company to support not just B20, but B30 in many of their engines - they have been a helper to the biodiesel industry in more ways than I can count over the last 4+ years). Stowers CAT is the local operations office that sells, maintains and services all different kinds of CAT engines. Also, if you didn't know, CAT builds and sells heavy-duty natural gas engines, so they are involved with several different clean fuels. Please take a minute and visit the Stowers CAT Website. 3 Friends of the Smokies Friends of the Smokies has been a major partner with ET Clean Fuels through the Run for Clean Air since Day 1 - our first Run in 2004. They have been a high-level supporter all this time and we appreciate their consideration and thoughtfulness. To speak of what they do... you should know this! They are the major organization that rounds up all the folks that love the Smokies from near and far to help provide for the Park, largely what doesn't get provided by federal funding as it should. Don't just visit their Website, visit their Website and join! --> www.friendsofthesmokies.org. 8 Pilot Travel Centers Goodness... where to start with Pilot. They opened East TN's first E85 station, and now operate two in Knoxville. They have been a big supporter of ET Clean Fuels through the Run but also through supporting our CAC/AmeriCorps partnership and paying for one of our two positions over the last two years. We help each other out from time to time with certain issues, and recently, they helped us in submitting two LARGE federal proposals to expand access to E85 and B20 along interstates I-75 and I-40 (keep your fingers crossed we get the grants!). In each proposal, Pilot helped fill-in E85 locations where we were having trouble otherwise finding a partner for placing E85. If that's not a good local partner, I don't know what one is. 6 Jim Gray Gallery We have been so blessed to have Jim Gray Gallery providing our MAJOR PRIZE pieces as Jim Gray prints... they are a sought-after prize at the Run! Thanks to Jim Gray, and his son Chris Gray with Church Mouse Gallery who line these up for us each year and make the donation. Visit Jim Gray's online home at the Church Mouse Gallery here. 8 B&W Y-12 Our relationship with B&W Y-12 started through a couple of different venues, including them bringing on of the largest teams we've ever seen (usually around 60 people - thanks to Elijah Shekinah for being the Team Leader!), and having DOE-ORO friend David Myers on the Run committee and as a volunteer for the event; he was one of our photographers in past years. Of course they are also one of the biodiesel-using fleets in East Tennessee... actually one of the larger ones. We very much appreciate all their participation in the Run and their proactivity for advancing cleaner fuels in our region! Learn more about B&W Y-12 here. 5 Dollywood and Dollywood Splash Country have been helping us for a couple of years now with great prizes for our participants. If you have not visited both or either, you are missing it! Dollywood is a great adventure with all kinds rides, entertainment, craftsmen, and much more, while Dollywood Splash Country is a waterpark of vast proportions. Rides like the "Slick Rock Racer" (new in 2010!), "Big Bear Plunge," and "Raging River Rapids" (to name only a few) will having you chilling out and having a blast while in the summer sun! We appreciate Dollywood helping us by helping our participants to a good time in the Smokies! Visit their Websites by clicking here for Dollywood or here for Dollywood Splash Country. 3 Camel Custom Canvas Thanks to an ask by Run for Clean Air Father Ted Buel, we've had quality canvas over our heads each year since 2004, our first year. The folks at Camel Custom Canvas have been mind-readers too: about every other year, they've increased the size of our tent, and it's been perfect timing! They do a great job and work with us on the site and put up and take down. Please take a moment and visit their Website at www.camelcanvas.com. 8 Jack FM We've been partnering with South Central Media's radio stations in Knoxville over the past years through their station B-97.5 (WJXB), but switched to Jack last year. They have been helping us for several years thanks to 1) their commitment to community activities and 2) Jonathan's getting to know their markeing manager (Terry Gillingham) almost 10 years ago through both of us volunteering for the National Kidney Foundation of East Tennessee. Terry did some huge things to help the NKFET, and he and his team are helping us raise awareness on local air quality and what can be done to make it better! Learn more about all the activities that Jack supports by visiting their site. 7 Cub Cadet Cub Cadet is becoming a parnter this year due to our stronger efforts recently to get propane mowers in use. Would you like to cook your dinner tonight using gasoline, or diesel? Then why are you OK with cooking your meal on propane? Because it burns much cleaner, that's why! Now imagine turning America's lawn mowing work from gas/diesel to propane. That equals a cleaner America. Visit Cub Cadet's Website and learn about their propane mowers! 2 Metro Pulse Metro Pulse, the friendly, alternative weekly paper for the larger central East Tennessee region, has been helping us let folks know about the Run since 2005! They have run articles about alternative fuels and ET Clean Fuels, and we've used them as a primary advertising tool over the years. What can you say? They hit our market. Visit the Metro Pulse's new Website here. 7 Farragut Press The Farragut Press is the main paper for the Farragut area and helps us reach into that market to let Farragutians know about the event. They've been helping us going on four years now, and we're pleased to have them as a sponsor! Visit there Website to learn more about them. 6 ORAU Oak Ridge Associated Universities, or ORAU, is a big partnership. From their Website... "From our 98 member universities to our strategic partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, we bring together university faculty and students to collaborate on major scientific initiatives that strengthen America's leading edge in science and technology." We are happy to have them as a sponsor! Visit there Website to learn more about their educational efforts. 2 TVA TVA has really ramped up the efforts for advancing alternative fuels via their partnership and support of "The EV Project" that is currently underway in Tennessee (see link below, in ECOtality). Through this project, Tennessee has the opportunity to make a big step using cleaner, American fuels, and diversify our transportation fuel mix. Also, they will be bringing a Chevrolet Volt to the Run so make sure and come and see this clean, cool (and fast) vehicle! 1 ECOtality ECOtality is the leading EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) partner in "The EV Project." (Click here for more information.) This project is working to place almost 1,000 recharing locations (EVSE) across Tennesee, mostly in the 4 major cities and in the corridors that are connecting them. ETCleanFuels is proud to be helping on the project and we are assisting ECOtality and their Tennessee Leader Stephanie Cox as requested. A key interest right now is locating sites that are a good fit and that would like to host EVSE, so contact the coalition if your business has an interest in such! 1 CLIF Bar We are thrilled to add CLIF Bar to our partners list this year thanks to a supreme donation of bars for the run! And CLIF Bar is no slouch in working for the environment, from working to reduce their fossil fuels use and become zero-waste production faclitiies to using organic ingredients in all their products. Take a gander at their Website! 1 City of Knox. Parks & Rec. Dept. Our humble event is held in one of the city's fine parks: Sequoyah Hills. Not only is this one of the cities most beautiful parks, but it borders the Tennessee River and is almost always part of the annual Dogwood Arts Festival neighborhood tours, where hundreds of Dogwoods come into full bloom during April each year. The city has been assisting with some features of the event and we very much appreciate their support and assistance! Please visit the Parks 7amp; Recreation Website to learn more about all the parks in Knoxville or about Sequoyah Hills park. 2 90.3 The Rock We're glad to have 90.3 The Rock, UT's College of Rock, joining us this year to help spread the word about the Run far and wide on the radio (90.3 FM), and online at www.WUTKradio.com. 1 Event Rentals by Rothchild This is our second year partnering with Rothchild as a sponsor and helping us keep more dollars in the house! Thanks to Bedros at Rothchild's events arm--Event Rentals--for reaching out to us to work with us. If you are considering an event where you would need catering or equipment like tents, chairs, tables, or carnival equipment, please check them out!. 2 Dixie HomeCrafters This is our first year partnering with Dixie HomeCrafters as a sponsor. Please check them out!. 1