Youth Rally Caldwell, ID - Alaska Power Association

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Youth Rally
Caldwell, ID
What is the Youth Rally?
• One week program sponsored by ICUA
– Provides an overview of the electric utility
business
– Teaches leadership and team building skills
– Opportunity to travel and meet students from all
over the United States
Why is it so important?
• Cooperative Principles
– Education, Training, and Information
– Democratic Member Control
– Cooperation Among Cooperatives
Education, training, and
information
• Behind the scenes
• Benefits of co-ops?
• Speeches and
games
Northwest Lineman College
Safety Demo
Democratic Member
Control
• “It’s Your Utility”
• “Grassroots Training”
Building Teamwork Skills
Cooperation Among
Cooperatives
• Met people from other states...and my
own state
• Drug Awareness Speeches
Fun times and talents!
Awards Banquet
• $500 scholarship!
NRECA Youth Tour
Arlington National Cemetery
View from the top
First post office
Mt. Vernon
Korean War Memorial
Vietnam War Memorial
National
Cathedral
National Art Gallery
National Art Gallery
Smithsonian Museum of
Natural History
Einstein Statue
Sculpture
Garden
On Capitol Hill
Me and fellow Alaskan student
meeting Senator Lisa Murkowski
A few minutes later...
Youth Rally and
Youth Tour
Thank you HEA and the
Alaska Power
Association!