YOUTH ENERGY LEADERSHIP CAMP
Application Deadline
Application deadline is May 3, 2024
Camp dates: July 22-26, 2024
Open to high school-aged freshmen, sophomores or juniors
Location
Comeca Camp and Retreat Center – Cozad
Looking for adventure and a little spark in your summer vacation? Consider attending the Nebraska Rural Electric Association Youth Energy Leadership Camp!
Open to any high school freshman, sophomore or junior with an awesome personality, excellent leadership potential and an interest in the public power industry, you’ll hang out with more than 60 other teens from Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado.
Prepare to have your mind blown as we teach you about electricity and the electrical utility industry, take you on tours through power-generating plants, let you experience what it’s like to campaign for and serve on a board of directors and show you how lineworkers get the job done.
Activities include:
Tours of Gerald Gentleman Power Station & Kingsley Hydroelectric Power Plant
High voltage trailer demonstration
Utility pole climbing
Workshops & presentations by regional experts
Swimming/Sports
Banquet/Dance
In addition, three campers will be selected by their peers at the end of the week to represent Nebraska on a FREE trip to Washington, D.C. during the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour.
YELC is traditionally held at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey, Nebraska. In 2023, the camp was moved to Comeca Camp and Retreat Center near Cozad due to the devastating 2022 fire at the 4-H Camp.
FREE to attend! Don’t worry about the cost because Dawson PPD will sponsor you all the way. Bonus: Your parents will thank you from the bottom of their wallets. Space is limited, so don’t hesitate to turn in your application.
Requirements:
Only high school-aged freshmen, sophomores or juniors will be considered.
Dawson PPD will sponsor up to three teens to attend YELC. This includes meals, lodging and transportation to/from camp. Sorry, snacks are on your own.
Winners will be notified by May 10, 2024.
If chosen, we ask that you write a short essay on your experience and submit some pictures for our monthly newsletter.
Eligible town residence:
Applicants and/or their parent/guardian(s) must reside within Dawson PPD territory boundaries or in one of the following towns:
Amherst
Brady
Cozad
Eddyville
Elm Creek
Elwood
Eustis
Farnam
Gibbon
Gothenburg
Hershey
Kearney
Lexington
Maxwell
Miller
North Platte
Odessa
Overton
Pleasanton
Ravenna
Riverdale
Shelton
Smithfield
Sumner
YELC Application
Deadline: May 3, 2024
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Location
75191 Rd. 433
PO Box 777
Lexington, NE 68850
Call
(308) 324-2386
(800) 752-8305
Hours
Monday – Friday
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.