The Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (ALEC) will once again sponsor two 4-H members and two FFA members to attend the LOUISIANA Electric Cooperative’s Youth Tour trip, June 15-22, 2012, to Washington, D.C.
Club members, age 16 years old and older (including 12th graders) must complete an application and submit to the West Carroll 4-H Office by February 16, 2012.
There are two parts to the application form: Part 1 (175 points) is an overview of the member’s 4-H activities and Part 2 (125 points) is an essay.
Essay Guidelines: Students are being given the opportunity to voice their opinions (positive or negative) to their elected officials on any issues, problems, situations or successes. In the letter the topic of concern should be stated and thoroughly discussed. The letter should be addressed to the respective local, state or federal official and should be in the format of a formal letter at least one page long. Letters become the property of ALEC and may be published at the discretion of ALEC. We will notify winners by March 2, 2012.
SCORECARD used for selection:
175 points Application form
100 points Essay
25 points Quality of work
300 points Total
If selected for the Washington, D.C. trip, the student must also attend the Louisiana Electric Cooperative Youth Leadership Conference on March 28-30, 2012, which will be held for the 27 winners from around the state. This event will be held at the Baton Rouge Holiday Inn South and expenses will be covered in the Electric Cooperative’s budget. In summary, the additional Youth Leadership Conference is for orientation and educational purposes prior to the trip to Washington, D.C., on June 15-22, 2012.
The La. Electric Cooperative Youth Tour will provide an opportunity for Louisiana youth to join more than 1,400 students from 44 states in a program coordinated by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. They will see their government in action, visit with Congressmen and Senators, and visit various government agencies and sites of historical significance.
This is an outstanding trip valued at over $1,800.00 per student. A promotional video can be found on ALEC’s website: www.alec.coop then click on Youth Tour and at the top of the page click on view the Youth Tour video on Youtube. You can also get information on Facebook at Louisiana Youth Tour, www.youthtourla.blogspot.com and www.youthtour.coop. This trip is well-planned and chaperoned by four adults from the Louisiana Electric Cooperatives. All expenses are paid by the participating cooperatives in the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives, Inc.