Month: November 2023

Washington Electric Cooperative Youth Tour

2024 Youth Tour Application Fillable

Each year, Washington Electric Cooperative sponsors two high school students on Youth Tour, a weeklong, all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. They are joined by around 40 other students representing electric co-ops throughout Ohio to tour historical sites and landmarks, meet their Congressional representatives, and learn about the cooperative business model. Best of all is that the experience is FUN! Many of our  Youth Tour alum have called this an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience and say they have made friendships that will last their entire lives. Some of our students have even gone on to careers within the cooperative world.

Youth Tour will take place Saturday, June 15 through Friday, June 21.  I’m reaching out to all of our local 4-H and FFA professionals in hopes that you might share this information with your students. The trip is open to high school sophomores and juniors whose parents are full time residential members (customers) of Washington Electric Cooperative. Application forms are attached and also available on our website at weci.org/youth-programs, and they are due by Feb. 9.

There is no minimum gpa requirement. Students who apply will then be interviewed at a later date here at Washington Electric Cooperative.

There is a video on the site that shares some of the highlights of the 2023 Youth Tour, which was attended by Addison Schaad of Waterford High School. Again, our goal is to send two students on the 2024 trip.

Jennifer Green

Director of Marketing, Washington Electric Cooperative

Interstate Exchange Club – Looking for New Members

The Washington County 4H Exchange Club is looking for new members!  Will you be going into the 7th to 12th grade next year?  If so, we would love to have you join us for our next 4H exchange.   You may recall seeing the pictures of the great time we had this past summer while hosting North Carolina.  It is time to get new members started to allow us to pick the next state to exchange with.  Past exchanges have included Montana, Kansas, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and North Carolina.

Look for pictures of some of our past exchanges at the county awards next week.

Contact advisor Ellie Tullius by phone or text @ 740-434-3064 or by email at tulliuse@gmail.com by Nov. 15th to join in our next trip somewhere across this great country of ours.  We would love to have you!

Exchange brochure- Join us_

Penny Drive – due Nov 15

Please join Washington County 4-H as we participate in the Marietta Community Foundation Nonprofit Challenge! It is an all out Penny War!

Please bring your pennies and coins to the OSU Extension Office by November 15 at 4:00 pm. The pennies and coins will count toward points as we participate in the challenge. We will take the pennies and coin to the Marietta Community Foundation and deposit them in our 4-H jug.