Jump start your sustainable business practices to save money & grow your brand at the Sustainable Solutions Conference & Expo Oct. 26 at the Century Center in South Bend with our co-hosts the City of South Bend Office of Sustainability & MACOG! Hear from experts in sessions on cleaner fleets, greener buildings & managing sustainability initiatives. Visit exhibit booths & explore indoor vehicle displays to learn about the latest cost-saving technologies & meet potential partners. Click here to become a sponsor or exhibitor. Who should attend? Financial, operations, facilities & fleet managers at public, private & nonprofit organizations of all sizes! Register here

The Indiana Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 10:00 AM EDT. Among the agenda items are the Round 3 Onroad-Nonroad Project scoring and selection and the Statewide Electric Vehicle Education, Outreach, and Marketing solicitation and award recommendation. View the full agenda here. The meeting will be at the Indiana State Library, History Reference Room 211, located at 315 W. Ohio St. in Indianapolis. Members of the public can also join the meeting via Zoom. Learn more

Thank you again to all of our sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and attendees for another great South Shore Clean Cities Annual Conference & Expo! We had a great time with all of you at the Blue Chip Stardust Event Center in Michigan City on Aug. 9-10. Special congratulations to all of our award winners, including our Member Organization of the Year Family Express! Get all the details on the winners here, view the photos from Tony V. Martin here & watch videos from the event from Gov. Eric Holcomb, Sen. Mike Braun & the U.S. Department of Energy's Michael Berube here.

South Shore Clean Cities is teaming up with our partners at the Michiana Area Council of Governments for two National Drive Electric Week ride & drives! Join us Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern at the IDEA Center at Innovation Park at the University of Notre Dame during Notre Dame Energy Week & on Oct. 1 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern at Goshen First Fridays at City Hall. Electric vehicle owners are encouraged to register to bring their vehicles. The events are free & open to the public. See you there!

SSCC is seeking paid fall internship candidates! Students studying communications-related fields are preferred. Internships will be available at SSCC Sept. 16 through Dec. 23, 2021. Exact start/end dates will be determined. The internship runs 15-20 hours per week for 14 weeks with stipends ranging from $2,500 to $4,200 for the term of the internship, depending on academic classification and number of hours assigned. Applications are due Sept. 3, 2021. Learn more here. Questions? Contact SSCC Communications Director Lauri Keagle at (219) 644-3690 or [email protected].

Our member Nissan North America is offering customers incentive offers toward the purchase of a new 100% electric Nissan LEAF as part of Nissan's efforts to accelerate electric vehicle transportation alternatives throughout the United States. The offers continue through September 7, 2021. Learn more

Kerlin Bus Sales and Leasing – with headquarters in Silver Lake, Indiana -- is a Diamond Level South Shore Clean Cities member. Every day, a child climbs on a bus or a church takes a trip on a bus from Kerlin Bus Sales. Located in Northern Indiana, the company has parts and service vehicles on the road daily meeting the needs of its customers. Kerlin Bus Sales has also strategically aligned with local service centers throughout the state to provide the best customer service experience possible. Learn more

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