Contact: Priscilla Knight, 703-392-1580, pknight@novec.com
In keeping with NOVEC’s tradition of supporting education, five students have been selected as NOVEC’s representatives to participate in the NRECA’s Annual Youth Tour Conference in Washington D.C. They will have the opportunity to visit the nation’s capitals to see the sights and sounds of our government in action and learn about electric cooperatives.
These students were selected from across our service area to represent the Co-op on the annual Rural Electric Youth Tour. Jonathan Oliver, Jr. of Woodbridge, Rebecca Galvan of Centreville, Joseph Sherman of Fairfax Station, Russell Walker of Manassas and Jessica Martin of Manassas will represent NOVEC in the annual event by visiting Washington, D.C. on June 11-15.
“NOVEC students will join other students selected by their local cooperatives from across the country for a unique learning experience,” said Donna Snellings, NOVEC’s youth tour coordinator. “Together, these five young men and women will learn they have the power to make a difference in their local communities.”
Youth Tour is a large undertaking with more than 1,400 students, chaperones and school teachers from across the country visiting their nation’s Capitol. In existence for more than 40 years, the program now boasts an attendance of over 40,000 participants, including more than 200 from NOVEC.
On May 16, these students and their parents visited NOVEC’s corporate office in Manassas to learn about NOVEC, meet Stan Feuerberg, president and CEO and Manley Garber, Chairman of NOVEC’s Board of Directors; and prepare for the upcoming June Youth Tour. Next February the students will visit Richmond to see the Virginia General Assembly in action. more NOVEC covers portions of 5 Virginia counties, providing electric service to nearly 133,000 customers. For information about NOVEC’s Youth Tour program, please visit the Cooperative’s community Web page at www.novec.com or contact Donna Snellings at 703-392-1511 or 1-888-335-0500 ext. 1511.
