Project GreenTouch
Approximately 45 Beltrami Electric Cooperative members and friends joined one another, along with park staff, to help beautify Lake Bemidji State Park on Saturday, May 7 for Project GreenTouch. The 12th annual event, presented by Minnesota's Touchstone Energy® cooperatives, saw volunteers rake truck-loads of leaves, clean road ditches adjacent to the park and plant trees next to the Paul Bunyan Trail, all in preparation for the 2011 season.
Statewide, hundreds of volunteers donated thousands of hours to the coordinated State Park cleanup effort. Over the past 12 years, over 7,000 people have worked tens of thousands of hours, providing a great service to the parks people enjoy all summer long.
Minnesota's Touchstone Energy® cooperatives participating in Project GreenTouch are part of a group of rural electric cooperatives throughout the state. Touchstone Energy® is a co-brand used by cooperatives all over the nation to market what local electric cooperatives stand for, Integrity, Accountability, Community Involvement and Innovation. The state park sponsorship fits well with the Touchstone Energy® commitment.
Lakeland News - May 9, 2011