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The Official Newsletter of Cobb Electric Membership Corporation | JANUARY 2025
WASHINGTON YOUTH TOUR DELEGATES AMONG THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST Four students from Cobb EMC’s service territory represented the co-op among the 1,800 teens participating in last year’s Washington Youth Tour (WYT). Once a year, high school students are selected by the state’s 37 participating EMCs to represent Georgia as WYT delegates on the all-expenses-paid trip. This leadership experience is a weeklong leadership and citizenship development experience in the nation’s capital that includes meetings with state and national leaders, leadership training and visits to many major sites. Cobb EMC and its volunteer Women’s Task Force selected the following delegates to represent the co-op and attend the annual WYT: Sophia Joya, Lassiter High School; Kaitlin Long, North Cobb Christian School; Lily Meredith, Woodstock High School; Ashley Wallace, Harrison High School. Did you know? Our four delegates didn’t just win an all-expenses-paid sightseeing tour. This top-notch leadership experience includes participation in our Youth Leadership Program aimed at developing students’ networking and leadership skills while learning about their electric cooperative and the community. The delegates are also eligible to receive the George R. Ford Scholarship and apply for a paid internship as part of the Youth Leadership Program. During the internship, the students are assigned multiple projects including organizing volunteer opportunities for Cobb EMC employees and coordinating events for local charities. Applications for the all-expenses-paid 2026 Washington Youth Tour leadership experience will be available spring 2025 at cobbemc.com/Scholarships.
2024 Washington Youth Tour Cobb EMC representatives from left: Sophia Joya; Lily Meredith; Kaitlin Long; Ashley Wallace.
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The Washington Youth Tour includes visits to: • National Mall • Smithsonian Institution • U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum • National memorials: World War II, Martin Luther King Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jefferson, Lincoln, Korean War Veterans, Vietnam Veterans, U.S. Marine Corps • Arlington National Cemetery • Lafayette Square at the White House • George Washington’s Mount Vernon • Washington National Cathedral • National Museum of African American History and Culture • Library of Congress • National Archives