Youth Day And Youth To Washington Tour

Each Spring Menard Electric Cooperative takes a group of high school students to Springfield to tour the State Capitol and spend the morning meeting with their local legislators. It's called Youth Day and this year occurs March 28, 2012. Students attending schools in our area are eligible for Youth Day, regardless of who provides their home with electricity.

Two students who attend Youth Day and whose parents are members of Menard Electric Cooperative, will be chosen for an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C. based on an application, short essay questions and a personal interview. This year's trip will be June 15-22, 2012.  

On the Youth to Washington Tour more than 60 students from Illinois will travel together and meet Illinois congressmen, tour many historic sites, receive information on career paths, learn about cooperatives and make lifelong friends. It is truly a remarkable trip that has been sponsored for more than 50 years by electric and telephone cooperatives across the United States.

In the past, participants have visited such places as Gettysburg; Arlington National Cemetery; the Iwo Jima, Lincoln, Jefferson, Korean War, Vietnam War, World War II, U.S. Marine Corps. and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorials; the Washington Monument; The Newseum, Holocaust, Smithsonian Air and Space, American History and Natural History Museums; the Saudi Arabia Embassy; and the National Archives. Students will also see the U.S. Capitol Building and meet Illinois Congressmen, Senators and their staffs.  

To be eligible for the Youth Day please fill out the application contained here, print it, have a parent or guardian sign the consent form and return to:

Youth Day
Menard Electric Cooperative
PO Box 200
Petersburg, IL 62675  

Remember, to be eligible for the Youth to Washington Tour students must attend Youth Day, fill out the youth day application and also fill out the Youth to Washington short answer questions. Parents/guardians must be members of Menard Electric Cooperative.

Call the office at 217-632-7746 or email info@menard.com if you have any questions. Deadline is March 1, 2012.