2011 Youth Tour Applications Are Now Being Accepted

The contest is conducted annually and is open to sophomores and juniors whose parents are members of Darke REC. Students write an essay sharing their knowledge about electric cooperatives. A panel of judges select the top two essays. Application deadline is March 15, 2011. Download application.

2010 Youth Tour winners

Carrie Grilliot and Sam Judd have been selected to represent Darke Rural Electric Cooperative (Darke REC) on a seven-day, all expense-paid trip to Washington, DC, in the 2010 Youth Tour program.

Carrie, a student at Versailles High School, is the daughter of John and Louise Grillot.

Sam Judd attends Tri-County North and is the son of Scott and Robin Judd.

Carrie and Sam will join approximately 40 students from other Ohio electric cooperatives for the tour beginning June 11th. The first stop will be in Gettysburg and then on to Washington where they will meet up with approximately 1600 students from all across the United States.

The week-long tour will include visits to Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, Arlington Cemetery, the National Zoo, Mt. Vernon, Smithsonian Institution, a night cruise down the Potomac River and many other interesting places. In addition, the students will have the opportunity to have lunch with their congressional representative.

The tour is offered so that students can be educated about the principles and practices of American democracy and gain an understanding of the rural electric cooperatives.

The contest is conducted annually and is open to sophomores and juniors whose parents are members of Darke REC. Student’s write an essay sharing their knowledge about electric cooperatives. A panel of judges select the top two essays.

Carrie Grilliot and Sam Judd have been selected to represent Darke Rural Electric Cooperative (Darke REC) on a seven-day, all expense-paid trip to Washington, DC, in the 2010 Youth Tour program. To read more, click here for the June Country Living Magazine.