Claire Haley and KyleeAnne White represented C & L Electric Cooperative on the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., in June.
Claire is the daughter of Glenn and Amber Haley. KyleeAnne is the daughter of Kaci Glover and Gordon White. They were two of the 47 students representing Arkansas on Youth Tour.
The Youth Tour experience is filled with fun activities, but its overall purpose is to increase students’ understanding of the value of rural electrification. Additionally, the students got the chance to visit monuments, historic sites and meet elected officials to increase the students’ knowledge of how the federal government works.
When asked about Youth Tour, KyleeAnn said, “My favorite part was getting to meet people that I would have never been able to meet otherwise. Not only was I able to meet people all across Arkansas, I was able to get to know people all across the country.”
Claire added that her favorite part of Youth Tour was all of the new friendships that were made. She went on to say, “We were able to get to know many new people from Arkansas, as well as people from across the country, and formed friendships that will last a lifetime. All of the museums and monuments were absolutely incredible, and it was such an honor to be chosen to go on this trip.”
C & L Electric is proud to sponsor Youth Tour and provide our local youth with an opportunity to learn and experience a trip of a lifetime. It is one way that we fulfill one of the Seven Cooperative Principles, concern and commitment to our community.
For more information on Youth Tour visit our website clelectric.com/youth-tour.
