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Annual Youth Contest
Youth Tour Participants

Each year, EnergyUnited conducts a Youth Contest, a program that selects winners to participate in one of two summer enrichment events, the Rural Electric Youth Tour (application PDFclick here to apply for the Washington 2010 Youth Tour) and the Cooperative Leadership Camp. The Rural Electric Youth Tour for 2010 is to Washington D.C. (application PDFclick here for the Washington 2010 Youth Tour Brochure). Participants of the Youth Tour who are eligible could be awarded the Gwyn B.Price and Katie Bunch Memorial Youth Tour Scholarships (application PDFclick here for the Youth Tour Scholarships Brochure). The contest is open to all high school juniors in the 19-county EnergyUnited electric service area. Participants must complete an application form and write a brief essay in order to be considered for the contest. Finalists are invited to an interview where an independent panel of judges makes the final selections.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
To be eligible for the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, the following provisions will govern the acceptance of applicants from the local cooperatives:
1. Applicants must have completed their junior year in high school, and be enrolled for their senior year at the time of the trip.
2. Applicants must be residents of a county served by EnergyUnited: Alexander, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Wilkes, and Yadkin. Applicants do not have to receive electric service from EnergyUnited.
3. Applications and essays must be completed and sent to EnergyUnited no later than Monday, February 15, 2010.

ESSAY TOPICS:
Please write a 250 to 500 word letter to an elected official on a separate piece of paper. The letter may be addressed to a local, state or national representative and should be on a topic important to you.

All qualified applicants who meet these criteria will be invited to an interview in Mocksville in late February or early March. From this group, students will be selected to participate in the youth leadership conferences in Washington, D.C. or Asheville. Applications and essays must be mailed to:

EnergyUnited
RE: Washington Youth Tour
PO Box 1831
Statesville, NC 28687-1731

and be received by 5 pm on Monday, February 15, 2010. Fax applications will not be accepted.