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ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE OFFERS TRAVEL & ADVENTURE FOR TEENS

(Cassopolis, MI) – Midwest Energy Cooperative is looking for a few good teens for the annual Teen Days and Youth Tour events.

Teen Days, sponsored by the Michigan Electric Cooperative Association (MECA) and Michigan’s electric cooperatives, will be held April 19-21 at the Kettunen 4-H Center near Cadillac. Teens from around the state will gather with co-op staff to participate in fun, interactive activities designed to help them learn how cooperative businesses, especially rural electric co-ops, operate. Students learn about electrical safety and leadership in a relaxed setting by watching a live hotline demonstration, experiencing what it’s like to climb a utility pole wearing 25 pounds of lineworker’s gear, and running an electric cooperative Board of Directors meeting. Students will also visit an energy control center and watch a live television newscast.

High school sophomores or juniors who are Midwest Energy Cooperative members are eligible to apply. Teen Days participants will be eligible for the 2006 Youth Tour, an all-expenses paid tour of Washington, D.C. Midwest Energy will sponsor four students for Teen Days and up to two for Youth Tour. With the exception of personal spending money, both trips are fully funded by the cooperative.

Students interested in more information or an application can call Nicole Barfell at Midwest Energy Cooperative at 1-800-492-5989, extension 1112 or e-mail her at nicoleb@teammidwest.com. The application deadline is March 17.

Midwest Energy Cooperative is a member-owned electric utility providing electric and an assortment of energy-related programs and services to more than 32,000 members in 11 counties in southern Michigan and northern Indiana and Ohio. Midwest Energy is the parent company of Midwest Connections, Midwest Energy Solutions, and Midwest Propane and has district offices in Cassopolis, Paw Paw, and Adrian.

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