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AES Festival Raises Money for Charity

AES' annual Power Harvest features exhibits, food and fun.

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hosted its annual on Saturday, welcoming more than 700 people to the parking lot in front of the power plant's administration offices.

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The event, which benefited local charity Cheer for Children, featured food trucks, a band, pumpkin decorating, face painting and more. Every hour, AES raffled off a variety of prizes, ranging from vacuum cleaner attachments to high-end boogie boards. AES employees ran the booths and collected donations for Cheer for Children.

AES representative Clarissa Cordova said the energy company would match 100 percent of all donations.

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Visitors were also invited to take a tour of Plant 1—the older part of the plant.

Click through the gallery above for photos from the festival.

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