Teen Days and Youth Tour

Midwest Energy Cooperative understands that today’s teens are tomorrow’s cooperative customers and leaders. That’s why we are committed to supporting teen programs and opportunities for growth and leadership.

Check out these exciting opportunities for teens

Michigan Electric Cooperative Association Teen Days
Kettunen Center

Every year in April, about 30 teens from Michigan cooperatives gather at the beautiful Kettunen 4-H Center near Cadillac for three days learning and fun. Students meet new friends, gain leadership skills, and learn about electricity and the cooperative way of doing business. You will learn how to climb a pole, tour a television studio and watch a live newscast, and tour Wolverine Power Supply and get a behind-the-scenes understanding of how electricity flows to your home. There is a lot of free time as well for volleyball, hiking, canoeing, campfires and more!

Midwest Energy Cooperative sponsors up to four students for Teen Days. There is no cost to the student. You must be a high school sophomore or junior and your parents must be members of Midwest Energy Cooperative.

You can apply online, or download the 2009 Teen Days application now. For more information about Teen Days, call Nicole Barfell at 1-800-492-5989, ext. 1112, or e-mail her at nicoleb@teammidwest.com.

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour
Washington D.C.

The NRECA Youth Tour brings together 1,400 students from cooperatives all over the United States for a week of touring, learning and fun in the Capitol. You will tour national monuments and museums, meet legislators, see performances and create memories to last a lifetime. All of this is sponsored by the participating cooperatives – there is no cost to the student! Midwest Energy Cooperative selects up to two students from Teen Days to attend the Youth Tour.