Four high school juniors will have an
opportunity to win the trip of a lifetime!

San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative will send two students on the National Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington D.C. (June 11 – 18, 2009) and two students to Youth Leadership Camp at Glen Eden Resort near Steamboat Springs (mid-July 2009). SLVREC will cover expenses for transportation (one way mileage reimbursement) lodging, and food for the students during both trips. Students will be responsible for incidental expenses.

The stipulations in the contest are that the parents or legal guardians must be members of the San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative and students must be juniors in high school and at least 16 years of age. All applications will be verified through our billing database before entered into the competition. Each recipient will be encouraged to attend the July or August board meeting or write a letter to the board giving a brief discussion about their trip and impressionable experiences they encountered.

As in years past, the competition for the two trips has been combined. Students need only apply one time to be eligible for both trips. Students are required to complete a two-page application form and they must submit an entry that addresses the contest theme, “What is a Cooperative” and “Why is it Beneficial to be a Member of a Cooperative”. Written essays, photo essays, artwork, videos, and other forms of media are all suitable entry formats. Entries will be judged on the following criteria: creativity, quality, and effectiveness in addressing the competition theme.

Adult chaperones attend both trips with the students. When possible, an employee from San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative attends but that is not a guarantee. If an employee of SLVREC attends either trip, we will provide transportation to and from each meeting destination. If an employee from SLVREC is unable to attend, the student is responsible for their own form of transportation and SLVREC will pay the applicable IRS reimbursement rate per mile for travel one way. We will be in contact with you regarding transportation as the time gets closer.

For further information please visit the CREA website at http://www.coloradorea.org/ under the “education” tab then to the “youth activities” section or http://www.youthtour.coop/students/Students.htm.

Applications must be received in our office by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 28, 2008. Our office is located at 3625 US Hwy 160 W, Monte Vista, CO 81144. Winners will be announced no later than December 15th.

Application Form