ASHLAND — Firelands Electric Cooperative will be selecting up to 25 high school students to attend its third annual Cooperative Youth Day.
This free, all-day chartered bus trip to the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus will take place on Thursday, Oct. 23.
This year, the program is open to any student in grades 9 to 12 attending one of the schools in or around Firelands Electric Cooperative’s service territory (Ashland, Huron, Lorain, or Richland counties).
Representatives from the co-op will accompany the selected students to Columbus, where they will be joined by additional students and staff from other electric cooperatives in northern Ohio.
Participants will explore Ohio’s government, history, and politics, with opportunities to tour the Statehouse, meet with legislators, visit the Ohio Statehouse Museum, and check out the nearby Ohio History Center.
Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and a gift bag of Firelands Electric swag are also included.
The short online application for Cooperative Youth Day only takes a few minutes to complete and is available at www.firelandsec.com/cooperative-youth-day. Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19.
For more details about Cooperative Youth Day, visit www.firelandsec.com/cooperative youth-day.
Photos from last year’s trip may be viewed at www.flickr.com/photos/firelandsec/albums. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact Fireland Electric’s member services department at 1-800-533-8658 or members@firelandsec.com.
Firelands Electric, A Touchstone Energy Cooperative, is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative providing electric service to over 9,200 homes and businesses in rural areas of Ashland, Huron, Lorain, and Richland counties.
For more information on the cooperative’s community and youth programs, visit www.firelandsec.com/community.