Rural Electric Youth Day/Youth To Washington Contest

High school juniors are invited each year to apply for great trips to Springfield and Washington, D.C.! Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative sponsors area students for the popular Rural Electric Youth Day in Springfield and the week-long Youth To Washington tour.

Up to 10 students will be sponsored by RECC at the Illinois Youth Day program in the spring, touring the Capitol, the new Abraham Lincoln Museum and other historic sites, and meeting with their state legislators. Two of those students will be selected to attend the Youth To Washington trip in June, with about 1,000 young people from around the country. RECC sponsors these trips to encourage students to learn more about our government's operation and about electric cooperatives.

Any junior attending a high school in RECC's service area is eligible for these expense-paid programs. Information packets are sent to our local schools in February, or students can request application kits directly from the cooperative. The application includes a summary of the student's school and civic activities and accomplishments, and a brief essay question pertaining to the rural electric program.

Tell your child, grandchild, neighbor or friend about these two super programs sponsored by your electric cooperative, and encourage them to apply. Don't let them miss this chance to meet new friends, learn about our government and
co-ops, and have fun!

To see a video and other information about the Youth To Washington Tour, go to www.youthtour.coop.