Win A Trip To Washington, D.C.
Three Rutherford EMC Juniors To Win Youth Tour Trip
Rutherford EMC will send three lucky students on the trip of a lifetime this summer. The Rural Electric Youth Tour, held in Washington, D.C., typically hosts more than 1,500 high school students from across the country. A winner and an alternate will be chosen from each of Rutherford EMC’s three operating districts in early March to represent the cooperative on the tour.
In just five days, the students will get to see the Smithsonian Institute, Arlington National Cemetery, The Newseum (the world’s most interactive museum), Mount Vernon, The Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial and more! The students will spend a day on Capital Hill and meet their elected officials. This expense-paid week is coordinated by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and the North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives (NCAEC).
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Following are the contest rules:
1. Eligible to apply are high school juniors who live in a year-round home served by Rutherford EMC or whose parents/guardians own a business served by Rutherford EMC. Children of Rutherford EMC’s directors or employees are not eligible.
2. Contestants will be required to fill out an application, including an explanation of 50 words or less why they would like to go on the Youth Tour. They are also required to perform a simple energy inspection of their home. Deadline for completed entries is February 19, 2010.
3. Each finalist will be interviewed by a panel of judges during the second week of March. Winners will be selected and notified at this time. A first-place winner and alternate will be picked from each of the co-op’s three operating districts. (Alternates go on the tour if first-place winners are unable to attend.) Selection of Youth Tour winners is based on the application, home energy inspection, extra-curricular activities, scholastic standing, and a personal interview.
4. Tour activities begin on Saturday, June 12, with a banquet for participants and their parents at Raleigh. It ends the following Friday, June 18, with the return trip to Raleigh. Rutherford EMC bears all expenses for tour participants except spending money.
5. Youth tourists are also eligible to apply for the $2,500 Gwyn B. Price Scholarship and the $2,000 Katie Bunch Memorial Scholarship. In addition, they will be eligible to compete to serve on the Youth Leadership Council. The Youth Leadership Council representative will receive a $2,000 college scholarship on completion of his/her responsibilities.
You may click here to submit your request for more information on the Youth Tour contest or by calling Denise Gavin at 828-245-1621 or 1-800-521-0920, ext. 417. Please submit your request for more information on entering the contest by February 12. Remember—deadline for completed entries is February 19, 2010.
For additional information about the Rural Electric Youth Tour, visit NCelectricCooperatives.com and YouthTour.coop to get highlights from the 2009 tour. You can also join our Facebook page by searching for North Carolina Youth Tour on Facebook.com
