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Delaware Co-op offers Youth Tour and scholarships, applications due Feb. 10

January 19, 2017

Delaware Electric Cooperative announced it will once again sponsor an all-expense-paid trip for three high school juniors to attend the National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. This year's Youth Tour is being held Sunday-Friday, June 11-16, and will bring together more than 1,500 students representing 44 states. Participants will see all that Washington, D.C., has to offer while learning about the history of the United States and the electric co-op movement.

This is an opportunity for students to meet with Delaware's congressional delegation on Capitol Hill and tour the city. To participate in this program, students must be current high school juniors, and their parent(s) or guardian(s) must receive their electric service from Delaware Electric Cooperative. Final selection for the Youth Tour will be made by a committee based upon an application and personal interview. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 10. For more information, go to www.delaware.coop or contact Kevin Yingling at kevin@decoop.com or 302-349-3120.

In addition, Delaware Electric Cooperative is offering scholarships to students through the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives Educational Scholarship Foundation Board. Any high school or home schooled senior graduating in 2017 whose parents or guardians are consumer-members of Delaware Electric Cooperative and whose primary residence is served by the cooperative is eligible to apply for the 2017 Electric Cooperative Educational Scholarship. An applicant must be entering his or her first semester at a college or technical/trade school in fall 2017.

The foundation board selects scholarship recipients based on a combination of weighted criteria including financial need, academic achievement and a personal statement. For more information and the application, go to www.co-opliving.com/community/scholarship.htm or www.vmdaec.com. Applications are due by Friday, Feb. 10.

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