Dear MREA Supporters and Friends,

We hope this letter finds you safe and well.

As you are aware, COVID-19 and the virus that causes it have upended lives across the globe over the past month. The impacts are staggering, including record US unemployment claims as many main street businesses and global industries deal with the human tragedy and required mitigation efforts. Many of us, our family members, friends, employers, and favorite businesses are experiencing emotional and economic difficulties.

Indeed, we find ourselves in a challenging time.

We are writing to you because we have been working together for the last 30 years to transition our energy economy to a local, clean, resilient, and advantageous system that provides the greatest possible benefit to people and planet. This year will be no different, but it will happen without The Energy Fair.

I’d like to share a quote from the opening letter of last year’s Energy Fair Program Guide, as I feel like it fits well here:

“The world is continuously changing, presenting our global community with evolving ecological and societal challenges. [The MREA has] always been determined to meet those challenges with innovative and inspiring solutions; solutions that anyone and everyone can implement into their daily lives.”

This sentiment rings as true today as it did last June. The MREA is engaged. We’re meeting these challenges. And we’re working with our network to create solutions.

What does this mean for the Fair?