Jenna Dulle (Edon High School), Emily Keefer (Tinora High School), Joseph Schnipke (Miller City-New Cleveland High School), Megan Meyer (Patrick Henry High School), and Katherine Johnson (Patrick Henry High School) will be attending Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives’ Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. This annual program returns after a two-year interruption due to COVID-19. Youth Tour 2022 will be held June 18-24, and the students will be representing North Western Electric, Paulding Putnam, and Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperatives.
The Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour is an annual weeklong youth leadership experience for high school students whose family is served by electric cooperatives. On the trip, students will be visiting the nation’s capital and its many famous and historic sites, including Arlington National Cemetery, memorials, and national museums. They also have the opportunity to meet with Ohio’s congressional delegation members on Capitol Hill and learn about public service and the cooperative business model.
The five local students will join nearly 40 students from the state of Ohio – and more than 1,800 students from electric co-ops across the country – who are participating in this year’s Youth Tour.
Sites on this year’s Youth Tour included the United States Capitol; the Vietnam and Korean War memorials; the Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, and Martin Luther King, Jr. memorials; the Smithsonian Museums of Natural History and American History; the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Center; and the Gettysburg battlefield.
Applications are accepted each year starting in December. Members of each co-op can watch for details in the Ohio Cooperative Living magazine or call their respective co-op for more information.
Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) is proud to serve more than 12,900 members in Paulding, Putnam, Defiance, Van Wert, and Allen counties in Ohio, and Adams and Allen counties in Indiana. Since 1935, our not-for-profit model has allowed us to provide affordable, reliable, and safe power to rural areas with pride.
Bryan-based North Western Electric Cooperative (NWEC) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric utility dedicated to providing superior member service; safe, affordable, and reliable electricity; and improved quality of life for its community. NWEC serves nearly 5,900 consumers in Williams, Defiance, Henry, and Paulding counties.
Malinta-based Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative is proud to serve more than 4,300 members in Ohio’s Henry, Fulton, Putnam, Wood, and Lucas counties. Since 1936, our not-for-profit, community-focused model has allowed us to provide affordable, reliable, and safe power to rural areas with pride.
