September, 2014
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Britton, Richard and Joblin Attend Cooperative Leadership Camp
Harmon Electric Association sponsored Alexa Britton of Granite,
Tristan Richard of Hollis and Matt Joblin of Olustee to attend the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp in Steamboat Springs, CO from July 12-18. Alexa and Tristan were selected through a process of applications, essays and interviews while Matt was returning this year as a peer elected camp Ambassador. Britton, Richard and Joblin took a bus to camp with nine Oklahoma
youth and 33 Kansas youth. Once the students arrived at camp they joined other youth from Colorado and Wyoming. “Harmon Electric is proud to participate in the Cooperative Youth
Leadership Camp and send our youth to develop essential leadership and teamwork skills,” said Charles Paxton, CEO of Harmon Electric. “T rough this trip, we hope that local students will gain some awareness of how our electric cooperatives work and how important it is for the youth to be involved in our community.” T e main objectives of the Cooperative Youth Leadership
Camp were to help the youth gain a better understanding of how their electric cooperatives operate while also building the youths’ leadership skills by running a “candy cooperative.” When the youth arrived at camp they paid membership dues, established a board of trustees, elected a general manager, and formed committees.10900 T e campers learned about electric cooperatives through many
of the presentations and activities: Yampa Valley Electric’s linemen gave the campers a high voltage safety demonstration, the campers participated in competition to build a model transmission line out of craſt supplies, and they toured Trapper Mine and Craig Power Plant. T e campers also hiked Fish Creek Falls; visited Steamboat Springs; went river raſt ing; and enjoyed camp activities such as volleyball,
swimming, a dance, and a talent show. Overall, the campers leſt with a new sense of what leadership
means to them. “T ese student leaders will be great representatives of both their electric cooperatives and their communities,” said Shana Read, Kansas Electric Cooperative youth director.
“We are
pleased to continue this tradition of taking Oklahoma youth to learn about electric cooperatives and our nation’s government.” “I learned that I can be a leader and not a follower”, said Richard,
“T e power plant made an impact on what I would love to do.” Britton states that she didn’t know what confi dence she had until this week and also discussed one of the speeches that really inspired her. At the end of the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp, the youth
elected ambassadors. Ambassadors are students who return to the camp the following year as a junior counselor. In their ambassador roles, they will facilitate the camp leadership activities and act as role models for the incoming campers. T is year’s ambassador, Matt Joblin, reports “Last year as a camper
I saw myself grow and evolve into a leader. T is year I got a lot of enjoyment seeing others grow and become the leaders of tomorrow.” He also quoted his favorite saying of the week: “If we’re not trying to make the world a better place, then what the heck are we doing here?” Harmon Electric sponsors the trip of two students each year. To win
the trip, students are asked to write an essay with a predetermined title that changes each year. T ey then present a summary of their essays to a panel of judges who follow up with interview questions. For more information, contact Beth Penington at Harmon Electric or go to
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