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Press Contact:   Grant Menke

November 22, 2011                                                                                                                   

515-252-6249

IRFA Announces 2nd Annual Renewable Fuels Video Contest

for Iowa High School Students

$2,000 in cash prizes available for top three video entries promoting ethanol and biodiesel

JOHNSTON, IA – The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today announced the launch of its 2nd Annual “Fuel the Future” video contest for Iowa high school students.  IRFA is looking for the best student video highlighting the importance and benefits of renewable fuels—such as ethanol and biodiesel—to local communities, Iowa and the nation.  The top three video entries will receive prizes in the amounts of $1,000, $600 and $400 respectively; will be featured at the 2012 Iowa Renewable Fuel Summit on January 24th; and will be posted on IRFA’s YouTube® channel. 

“With the great response we received on last year’s ‘Fuel the Future’ contest, bringing it back for this year was a no-brainer,” said IRFA Biofuels Manager Grant Menke.  “Iowa high school students are among the most intelligent, creative and technologically savvy in the nation, so we can’t wait to see their ingenuity at work in telling the positive story of renewable fuels.”

The “Fuel the Future” contest is limited to students currently attending high school (grades 9-12 in a public, private or home school) in Iowa.  Video entries may not exceed three minutes in length and must be submitted to IRFA via DVD, flash drive, or secure web link.  All completed video entries must be received in the IRFA office by January 13, 2012, to be considered for the contest.  For more information, including the official entry form and contest rules, please visit www.iowarfa.org/FueltheFuture.php.  For additional questions, please contact Grant Menke at (515) 252-6249 or gmenke@iowarfa.org.

IRFA also thanks the law firm of Faegre & Benson LLP for sponsoring this contest for the second consecutive year. 

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association was formed in 2002 to represent the state’s ethanol and biodiesel producers.  The trade group fosters the development and growth of the renewable fuels industry in Iowa through education, promotion, legislation and infrastructure development.

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For more information, visit the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association website at:  www.IowaRFA.org