RIVER FALLS – The Sustainabili- ty Oce at the University of Wiscon – sin-River Falls is joining forces with St. Croix Electric Co-Op, Pierce Pepin Co – operative Services and nonprofit Hope for Creation to host a Powered by Elec – tricity event on Saturday, Sept. 24, for the River Falls community.

Powered by Electricity is a free com – munity event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the auditorium and parking lot of North Hall on the UWRF campus. There will be talks from subject matter experts in the solar and electricity fields, test drives of electric vehicles and bikes, electric tools and equipment demonstrations and vendors, electric cooperative infor – mation stations, a chance to win electric lawn care, and brat and hot dogs sales supporting St. Croix Valley Sexual As – sault Response Team (SART).

"This is a great opportunity for key sustainable programs in the area to come together and inform the community how we can individually and collectively work together to make our daily activ – ities more earth-friendly," said UWRF Sustainability Coordinator Mark Klapa – tch-Mathias.

In April, Chancellor Maria Gallo and other educational and community lead – ers came together to sign a Sustainability Commitment. This event is just one of many planned by UWRF to rearm the university's commitment to sustainabili –

ty for its students and the local commu –

nity.

Visit scenet.net/go-electric for a full event schedule.

Submitted by UW-River Falls