Washington Youth Tour

"I can not put into words what this trip meant to me. I came back a better person than when I left. I laughed, I cried, I learned, I grew. It was the most amazing week of my life. Thank you for this opportunity." - Catherine, Dublin, Ga.

Once a year, high school students are selected by the electric cooperatives in Georgia to represent our state as delegates on the Washington Youth Tour.

The next Washington Youth Tour will be held June 11-18, 2009.

You could join more than 100 Georgia participants and meet students from 44 states – all expenses paid – during this incredible week in our nation’s capital. A fast-paced, up-close, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see with your own eyes the sites and people at the center of our government.

OK... What's so great about the Youth Tour?
How do I apply?
Click here for links to places we visited on the 2008 tour.
What do past delegates say about the program?
Check out this 8-minute Windows Media© video. (15MB)

More info about the Washington Youth Tour can be found at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's Youth Tour site.

A Leadership Experience sponsored for 43 years by Georgia EMC
and the Electric Membership Corporations of Georgia

WYT 2008 trip pics

Press Photos
Kickoff Banquet Thursday night

FDR's Little White House trip Friday

Congressional Delegation Meeting

Fun Photos