Exciting Youth Adventure

The Youth Tour is a whirlwind week of touring, talking, learning and laughter, and three local high school students will experience it all as guests of ECE.

The all-expense-paid tour helps students understand American government and its role in the history of rural electric cooperatives. Students visit the Capitol and meet with their elected officials, tour the national monuments and museums and get to know other teens from around the country.

Juniors and seniors whose parents or guardians are ECE members may apply. The application process includes writing an essay on an ECE program which demonstrates the co-op's commitment to community and explaining why the program is important. The essays will be judged and finalists chosen. The finalists will be interviewed in Braham, and the top three students will each receive the trip to Washington, D.C.

To request an application packet, call 1-800-254-7944, ext. 2022, or e-mail cindy.rolain@ecemn.com. Application material must be completed and returned to ECE by March 10.

Please visit the Youth Tour Web site at www.youthtour.org for more information about the tour.

The application deadline is March 10.