Dubois REC sponsors local students for special trips
Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative sponsored five students at the annual Touchstone Energy Camp. The camp was held June 5-8, 2019, at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana.
Students entering seventh grade this fall were eligible to attend and were selected by their local cooperative to participate in the three-day program. The students’ agenda combined traditional outdoor camp activities with environmental education, electrical safety practices and cooperative business education.
“This is a great way for students to learn about the role of the electric cooperative in their community. On top of that, they get to experience all the fun of camp,” said, Joe Henson, CEO and General Manager of Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative.
Students representing Dubois REC at Touchstone Energy Camp were:
- Makenzie Buchta, Jasper
- Elijah Kerby, French Lick
- Sofia Kerby, French Lick
- Cassidy Riecker, Celestine
- Lyllee Schnell, Celestine
The Touchstone Energy Camp program was developed by a committee of electric cooperative employees from Indiana. The camp is funded in part by Indiana’s electric cooperatives, Hoosier Energy, Wabash Valley Power, Indiana Electric Cooperatives and other industry partners.
Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative also sponsored two students on the Indiana Youth Tour June 13-20. Youth Tour provides young Hoosiers the opportunity to visit the nation’s capital, learn about government, experience American history and gain a better understanding about their electric cooperative and government.
According to Joe Henson, CEO and General Manager of Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative, a delegation of 105 Indiana students representing Indiana electric cooperatives are in the midst of the trip. More than 1,800 students from across the country are traveling to Washington for the weeklong experience.
The following students are representing Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative on Youth Tour:
- Samuel Kluemper, Jasper
- Colby Stafford, Dubois
“Dubois REC is pleased to provide this opportunity for our local youth,” Henson said. “It’s a great trip and a wonderful chance to see the sites, make new friends and learn how everyone, even young people, can make a difference in the political process.”
Students participating in the trip are visiting the Flight 93 Memorial, the Gettysburg Battlefield, Arlington National Cemetery, the Smithsonian museums, the National Mall memorials, and the National Museum of the Marine Corps; taking a night cruise on the Potomac River; and much more.
The Indiana Youth Tour students also participated in a youth rally hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and spent a day on Capitol Hill, where they had an opportunity to meet with Indiana’s congressional delegation to ask questions and share their thoughts on a variety of timely issues.
