Local Teens Awarded Washington D.C. Trip

PARKER, Pa. - Congratulations to Aliya Fulkerson, Arabella Savannah, and Nadia McLean from Central Electric Cooperative’s (CEC’s) service territory who recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the annual Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. While on the trip, they met with legislators, learned about electric cooperatives, and toured museums, memorials, and monuments.

Youth Tour is an all-expenses-paid, once-in-a-lifetime trip to meet elected officials, experience the nation’s capital, and meet fellow students from across the country. More than 1,500 students from all across America participate in the Youth Tour experience each year, and so can you! This unique trip provides the opportunity to watch history come to life while building a peer network.

If you’re interested in attending Youth Tour 2026, please visit www.central.coop or call

800-521-0570. Applications for next year will open in November.

Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution line in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties. Learn more by visiting www.central.coop.