Apply Now for Youth Leadership Opportunities Available from Blue Ridge Electric: Applications Due in March
For Immediate Release
Contact: Renee Whitener, Director of Corporate Communications, Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation, (828) 758-2383 ext. 3213; Pager:1-800-471-1323; or E-mail: Renee Whitener
Lenoir, North Carolina (February 16, 2001) – Two different youth leadership opportunities sponsored annually by Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corporation are now open for applications from area students.
Washington Youth Tour
Applications are due March 15 for the 2001 Washington Youth Tour, a weeklong trip to our nation’s capital that includes students from across America. The tour is sponsored locally by North Carolina Electric Cooperatives Association (NCEMC), and nationally by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) . Four rising high school seniors from the Blue Ridge Electric service area will be selected for this all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. The trip, which begins June 16, is designed to give students a fun atmosphere for learning about electric cooperatives and the business philosophy of cooperatives. The trip includes visiting historic sights, meeting North Carolina elected officials, and watching our government in action. Electric cooperative officials host the students and coordinate their activities for the week.
In addition, students who attend the Youth Tour are eligible to apply for several college scholarships affiliated with NRECA.
Individual short essays and personal interviews with Blue Ridge Electric personnel determine Youth Tour winners. Applications are available from local high school guidance counselors or on-line at www.BlueRidgeEMC.com.
Broyhill Leadership Conference
Blue Ridge Electric will sponsor up to seven students from its service area to attend the highly acclaimed Broyhill Leadership Conference at Belmont Abby College this summer.
The five-day conference is available to any student in grades 10 through 12 who is nominated by his or her guidance counselor. Young people from across the nation will participate in the conference, which is designed to lead students to an understanding and usage of goal setting, motivational techniques, group dynamics, communication, and cooperation.
Two conference sessions are being held: June 17-21 and June 29-July 3.
Applications are available from local high school guidance counselors, who make the final selection of the 2001 Broyhill Leadership Conference winners. March 31 is the deadline to receive applications for this opportunity.
For more information on the Blue Ridge youth leadership opportunities, contact your local Blue Ridge Electric office and ask for Grey Scheer, director of community relations. Or reach Scheer at gscheer@blueridgeemc.com.
Blue Ridge Electric sponsors the annual youth leadership opportunities as part of its commitment to developing communities its serves through educational opportunities. The cooperative serves over 62,000 members in northwest North Carolina. Its subsidiary company, Blue Ridge Energies, provides propane, heating fuel, and commercial gasoline to homes and businesses from offices in Lenoir, Morganton, Boone, West Jefferson and Sparta.
For more information on Blue Ridge Electric and Blue Ridge Energies, visit www.BlueRidgeEMC.com or www.BlueRidgeEnergies.com.
