You are invited to a free workshop on ?Biodiesel Use for Municipal and County Fleets,? Friday, June 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rockingham County Government Center, Board of Supervisor?s Room, in Harrisonburg, VA. We will have coffee, snacks, and a box lunch at the end of the workshop to either eat on the premises or to take away with you. PLEASE PASS THIS INVITATION ALONG TO FLEET MANAGERS IN YOUR AREA. With soaring energy costs and increased air pollution throughout the Shenandoah Valley region, the Shenandoah Resource Conservation and Development Council and its partners Blue Ridge Clean Fuels (supported by a grant from the Virginia Div. of Energy)and James Madison University have teamed to provide information on how your fleet can use biodiesel . Biodiesel is a cleaner burning fuel that reduces emissions, provides premium performance to reduce wear and tear and increases engine efficiency, supports the farm economy, and reduces dependence on petroleum. 9:00 a.m.: Welcome and logistics 9:15-9:45 a.m.: "Biodiesel 101 - The Basics of Biodiesel:" 9:45-10:30 a.m.: "Biodiesel Handling and Use - How to make a Successful Transition to Biodiesel Use in Your Fleet; (Biodiesel Availability and Local Supply) 10:30-10:45 a.m.: BREAK 11:00-11:45: "Current Biodiesel Use in Fleets:" 11:45-12 noon: Q&A Noon: LUNCH Speakers include: Joe Biluck, Fleet Operations Manager, Medford Township, NJ Chad Freckmann, Director, Blue Ridge Clean Fuels Dr. Chris Bachmann, Alternative Fuel Lab, James Madison University In order to assure an accurate lunch count, please RSVP to Kathy Holm kathy.holm@xxxxxxxxxxx or Lorraine Cormier at (540) 248-3321 by Friday, June 23, 2006. Directions to the Rockingham County Government Center: 20 East Gay St., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 From north or south of Harrisonburg: I-81 north or south to the 33 West Harrisonburg Exit. Follow 33 West, until Mason Street, (Mason St. is before Court Square/downtown Harrisonburg). There is a traffic light at Mason St., take a right on Mason St., get in the left lane and take a left on Gay St., (Gay St. is approximately two traffic lights past the intersection of Mason and 33 W). 20 East Gay Street is the address of the Rockingham County Government Center; you will see the clock tower. Government Center phone: (540) 564-3000 **************************VIRGINIA BIOFUELS FORUM************************** Your email address is subscribed to the Virginia Biofuels Forum mailing list. The list is maintained by Blue Ridge Clean Fuels Inc. (BRCFI). To UNSUBSCRIBE go to //www.freelists.org/list/biofuels-forum and select that option from the menu. PRIVACY POLICY: BRCF does not sell, rent or donate this mailing list to outside parties. List Administrator: BRCFI@xxxxxxxxxxxxx