Youth Tour​ to Washington DC

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Every June, as many as 1,500 high school students from across the country spend a week in the nation's capital as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. The students are sponsored by electric cooperatives – cooperatives that are committed to educating America's rural youth about America and the role electric cooperatives play in developing strong rural communities. The trip features visits to the Flight 93 Memorial, the Gettysburg Battlefield, Arlington National Cemetery, the Smithsonian museums, the National Mall memorials and much more.

Please note that students must live on Parke County REMC lines to be eligible.

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Camp Kilowatt

(Formerly Touchstone Energy Camp)

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For many years, Touchstone Energy® Camp has educated over 1,000 sixth grade students about how to stay safe around electricity, while also providing campers a chance to participate in a wide variety of outdoor camp activities.

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Campers enjoy horseback riding, zip lining and swimming, while also experiencing interactive lessons about safe electricity, working together in teams in a hands-on equipment connecting simulation, and wiring a table top demo to light up a bulb. 

Please note that students must live on Parke County REMC lines to be eligible.

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CO-OP CAREER EXPLORATION

Experience co-op careers this June!
 

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Unsure what career path to take?

Interested in seeing what a cooperative has to offer?

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Apply for our CO-OP CAREER EXPLORATION!

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Students will have the option to shadow several different positions within the cooperative, please view the list below: 

• CEO

• Linemen

• Metering Department

• Inventory Control

• Operations Coordinator

• GIS/Mapping

• Staking

• Energy Audits

• Accounting & Finance

• Human Resources

• Marketing & Communications

• Information Technology

• Member Services & Billing

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For additional details, please click on the Apply Now button to view the application and schedule!

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