Youth News
As OEC’s premier youth leadership programs, Youth Tour and Energy Camp happen to occur two weeks apart. Final preparations are being made and we don’t want your student(s) to miss out. Youth Tour, a seven-day all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., has been described by former participants as a “once-in-a-lifetime trip.” Each year, we sponsor four local students to attend Youth Tour alongside 70 others from across Oklahoma. In a nutshell, the phases of the contest are as follows:
Students must submit a 500- to 1,000-word essay answering the following question: Cooperatives follow a set of guidelines called the Rochdale Principles. Which one of the seven principles do you fi nd most important and why? Essays are due March 3 (see mailing, faxing and e-mailing instructions below);
Ten fi nalists will be chosen to present a speech over their essays’ topics at the Youth Tour Banquet and Speech Contest April 3;
T e fi nalists will undergo a short interview with a panel of judges the night of the banquet; and
Four winners are chosen to attend Youth Tour June 13-20.
While on Youth Tour this summer, the winners will tour famous landmarks in and around the nation’s capital. T ey will also enjoy a Broadway play, a dinner cruise on the Potomac River and an opportunity to meet and speak with Oklahoma’s congressional delegation. All Youth Tour materials—including an interactive resource guide—can be found at
www.okcoop.org.
Brianna Wall
Youth Programs Youth Tour & Energy Camp essay deadlines
Energy Camp, an action-packed
four-day experience at Canyon Camp and Conference Center near Hinton, encourages eighth grade students to tap into their leadership skills by forming and managing their own Coke and Candy Co-op. T ey elect a board of directors and a general manager while learning the importance of the cooperative principles and electrical safety. Other activities include climbing an electric pole, towering over the camp in a bucket truck, playing team-building games and enjoying an afternoon at Celebration Station. Energy Camp will take place May 27-30. To enter, students must submit
a 200-word essay regarding the following topic: Name and explain one way in which cooperatives are diff erent than other businesses. An entry form is available on page 15. Essays are due April 14.
Essays and entry forms for both
contests may be mailed to OEC, Attn: Brianna Wall, PO Box 1208, Norman, OK, 73070; faxed to 217- 6904; or, emailed to brianna.wall@
okcoop.org. Call 217-6708 if you have questions.
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