Dakota Electric Offers Students Free Trip to Washington D.C.

Dakota Electric Association will provide five high school juniors or seniors the opportunity to win an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Youth Tour, June 16-21.

Each June, more than 1,200 junior and senior students from across the country travel to Washington, D.C. for the NRECA Youth Tour. During the trip they learn about electric cooperatives and government, meet elected officials and tour national monuments and sites, including the Smithsonian, the FBI building and more.

“We are happy to be able to offer this educational opportunity to our local students,” Dakota Electric’s President and CEO Greg Miller said. “This is a great way to teach our young people about our national government and electric cooperatives.”

To apply, students can pick up an application form from their high school guidance counselor, download it off the web at www.dakotaelectric.com or pick one up at Dakota Electric’s Farmington office.

The application deadline is February 29. Interviews are scheduled for March 8 and 13. For more information, call Peggy Johnson at 651-463-6110 or 1-800-874-3409, ext. 110.

Celebrating 75 years of service in 2012, Dakota Electric Association provides electricity to more than 100,000 members throughout Dakota County and portions of Goodhue, Rice and Scott counties. Dakota Electric, a Touchstone Energy Partner, serves its member/owners with integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community.