Washington D.C. Youth Tour

Every year La Plata Electric Association has the privilege of sending students to Washington D. C. on the National Rural Electric Youth Tour. This is a seven-day adventure that offers in-depth exposure into the electric cooperative industry while experiencing much that the nation's capitol has to offer.

Some of the locations visited in previous years have been:

The White House
Smithsonian Museums
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
NRECA Town Hall Meeting
Visit with Colorado's U.S. Senators
National Holocaust Memorial
Mount Vernon

NRECA Youth Tour website

Requirements are:

1. Applicants must be high school juniors
2. Fill out application and write an essay-up to 500 words about any aspect of the electric utility industry
3. Talk to LPEA Board of Directors after trip as a group
4. Attend LPEA Annual Meeting as a group
   

We would love to send you to Washington D.C. to represent us!

The deadline for 2008's trip has passed. Applications are accepted between November and mid-December. We will provide applications to the schools as well as have it available on our website. If you have questions please call Jeannie Bennett at 382-3505 or Suzy Bynum at 382-3506.