Win A Trip to Washington, D.C.
Each year, the students who attend the Youth Energy Camp compete to win a trip to Washington, D.C. Three campers will have the honor of being selected by their peers to serve as Nebraska's ambassadors to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's
(NRECA) Rural Electric Youth Tour held each June in Washington, D.C. The top female and male vote-getters and the third highest vote-getter will represent the
NREA.
Additionally, the member-systems my sponsor a youth to attend the Youth Tour. Starting in 2001, Wheat Belt PPD has sponored local youth, who attended YEC, to participate in the Youth Tour.
While on the Youth Tour, students have the opportunity to be selected for the
Youth Leadership Council. Each state interviews the students they send, and selects one of the students to be on the Council.
Youth Tour 2003
In 2003, Wheat Belt PPD sponsored Mikki Schmidt to go to Washington, D.C. to help represent NREA. Meet Mikki Schmidt
Youth Tour 2002
In 2002, Wheat Belt PPD sponsored Heather Swanson and Ben Peetz to go to Washington, D.C. to help represent NREA. Meet Heather and Ben
Youth Tour 2001
In 2001, Wheat Belt PPD sponsored Tyler Cruise to go to Washington, D.C. to help represent NREA. Meet Tyler Cruise
2001 NRECA Youth Tour
Youth Tour 2000Here is a picture of the 2000 Youth Tour. This picture was taken off of the cover of the August, 2000 issue of the Rural Electric Nebraskan magazine. (Wheat Belt did not send a student in 2000.)
2000 NRECA Youth Tour