Touchstone Energy Community Award

Every year Dakota Electric provides three Touchstone Energy Community Awards to nonprofit groups, community organizations and businesses that have shown a strong commitment to their community.

The award acknowledges the efforts of those who have impacted numerous people, addressed unmet community needs or provided necessary services.

Each winner receives a check for $500, and one recipient is chosen to contend against other award winners from across the state for a cash prize of $2,000. The statewide award winner is recognized at the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting in February or March.

Pictured are Dakota Electric board members and the 2019 award recipients: winner, Rogue Robotics; runners up, Military Family Support Group; BrainPower in a BackPack and Caring Hearts in Action.

Rogue Robotics

Past winners include:

  • Vineyard Community Services
  • Dakota Ramblers 4-H
  • Hope for Tomorrow
  • Miracle League Project
  • Military Family Support Group
  • Midwest Special Services

  • BrainPower in a BackPack
  • Town Square Television
  • Dakota City Heritage Village
  • Defending the Blue Line
  • Farmington Yellow Ribbon Network
  • Kids ’n Kinship

Every year Dakota Electric provides three Touchstone Energy Community Awards to non-profit groups, community organizations and businesses that have shown a strong commitment to their community. The award acknowledges the efforts of those who have impacted numerous people, addressed unmet community needs or provided necessary services.

Each winner receives a check for $500, and one recipient is chosen to contend against other award winners from across the state for a cash prize of $1,000. The statewide award winner is recognized at the Minnesota Rural Electric Association’s annual meeting in February or March.