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ALLETE Clean Energy and partners donated $105,000 in grants to the Roff, Sulphur and Tishomingo school districts near the Diamond Spring wind site in Oklahoma in early 2021.

$105,000 in grants to the Roff, Sulphur and Tishomingo school districts near the company’s Diamond Spring wind site in Oklahoma. The grants were used for pandemic-related expenses related to remote learning and safety, including computers and internet access for students and teachers, and personal protective equipment for school staff and students. Joining ALLETE Clean Energy in the grants were Oklahoma City-based law firm Crowe and Dunlevy; Sheppard Mullin, an international law firm based in Los Angeles; Burns and McDonnell, a construction engineering firm based in Kansas City, Missouri; Apex Clean Energy, a renewable energy developer; and Red Hot Construction, a subcontractor at the Diamond Spring wind site.

ALLETE Clean Energy General Manager of Operations William Sawyer presents a $50,000 check to the Apache Fire Department in front of the Fort Cobb-Broxton Public Schools in February 2022. An additional $50,000 was donated to the school district.

$50,000 each to the Fort Cobb-Broxton School District and the Apache Fire Department near our Caddo wind site in Oklahoma. The donation to the school district will help pay for construction of an agricultural education livestock facility. The fire department donation will support the purchase of equipment to help the department more effectively and safely respond to specific situations, including wildland fires and bunker fires. Joining ALLETE Clean Energy in the grants were Caddo general contractor Wanzek Construction; turbine supplier General Electric; customer Hormel Foods; Oklahoma City-based law firm Crowe and Dunlevy; Sheppard Mullin, an international law firm based in Los Angeles with 15 offices across North America and Asia; Burns and McDonnell, a construction engineering firm based in Kansas City, Missouri; Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa, electrical transformer and turbine suppliers; and Eversheds Sutherland, an international law firm with 74 offices in 35 countries.

ALLETE Clean Energy employees organized donations to the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family program. This effort was one of many ways our employees support local projects and organizations.

$109,138 in grants to local organizations through the ALLETE Clean Energy corporate office in Duluth, Minnesota, and individual company wind sites. Recipients included:

• Humane Society of Douglas County
• 23rd Veteran
• Duluth Amateur Hockey Association
• Rajala Woods Foundation
• Stella Maris Academy
• Denfeld Speech Team
• Denfeld Theater Department
• Courage Kenny Foundation
• Itasca County Veterans Council
• South St. Louis County 4H Federation – Hurricane Hooves
• Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center
• Range Engineering Council for STEM Enrichment Programs
• Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank
• Esko Subzero Robotics