Michigan Electric Teen Days is a really fun 3-day workshop designed to teach high school students about electricity, electrical safety and rural electric cooperatives. It takes place at the Kettunen 4-H Center near Cadillac every April.

• It is hard NOT to have a really good time at Teen Days*:
• Enjoy fun activities, games, and outdoor recreation with new friends from across the state.
• The Kettunen Center is a beautiful camp in the woods on a lake with very comfortable accommodations and really good food.
• Watch a live TV 9&10 newscast and meet the newscasters.
• Strap on lineworker’s gear, climb a utility pole and ride in a bucket truck.
• Take part in “hands-on” demonstrations that make you a smarter energy user at home.
• See how electricity is controlled electronically at an energy control center.

• Learn about electric co-op careers.

  Participating co-ops pay all your expenses to participate at the workshop. It is their way of teaching a new generation how a cooperative business works along with the importance of staying informed and safe around electricity.

  Interested in Teen Days for 2010? Sophomores, juniors or seniors whose parents or guardians are co-op customers or employees of the electric co-ops listed below are eligible to apply. (Some co-ops accept students who are not members but whose homes or schools are near electric co-op service areas.)

  Students chosen to attend Teen Days, scheduled for April 28-30, 2010, will automatically be considered to win a free trip to the Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., June 12-17, 2010, with students from across the country. Learn more about the Youth Tour here

  Following are the Michigan electric cooperatives who participate in Teen Days and Youth Tour. Application requirements may vary:

• ALGER DELTA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE – Watch the Nov./Dec., Jan. and March issues of Country Lines magazine. Call Laurie Young at 906-428-4141, or e-mail lyoungadcea@chartermi.net, for application and information.
• CHERRYLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE – Check out the Jan., Feb. and March issues of Country Lines magazine for application information. Or, contact Amanda Olds at aolds@cecelec.com or 231-486-9254.
• CLOVERLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE – Watch the Jan. and March issues of Country Lines magazine or download an application at cloverland.com. For more information, contact Cory Wilson at cwilson@cloverland.com or 906-635-6800, ext. 306.
• GREAT LAKES ENERGY – Look for application information in the Jan., Feb. and March issues of Country Lines magazine, or apply online at gtlakes.com. You may also contact Linda Kotzian at lkotzian@glenergy.com or 888-485-2537, ext. 8520.
• HOMEWORKS TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC – Check out the Jan., Feb. and March issues of Country Lines magazine for application information, or visit homeworks.org for an online application. Also, contact Jayne Graham at jayne@homeworks.org or 517-647-1252 for more information.
• MIDWEST ENERGY – Find application information in the Jan., Feb., and March issues of Country Lines magazine, or contact Nicole Barfell at 1-800-492-5989, ext. 1112, or nicoleb@teammidwest.com.
• PRESQUE ISLE ELECTRIC & GAS CO-OP – For application information, check out the Jan. and March issues of Country Lines magazine, or contact Sharon Krzywiecki at 989-733-8515, ext. 813, e-mail sharonkr@pieg.com.

• WOLVERINE POWER COOPERATIVE – For application information, contact Nancy Tanner at 231-775-5700, e-mail ntanner@wpsci.com. Student reviews:

  “This experience was unlike any other! I really enjoyed everything we did and all I learned. Thank you! I will absolutely never forget this experience.
  -Payton Lupu, Onaway

  “I really like that I met a lot of new people. I learned a lot and really had fun.” – Sabrina Russell, Mendon

  “My mom made me go, it was kind of like wow? An electric camp? But it was not what I thought. It was a great camp! Thanks, Mom.” – Brandon Gregg, Edwardsburg

  “I really enjoyed this Teen Days trip. It has helped me open up and want to get to know more people.” – Danielle Reece, Millersburg

  “I enjoyed coming to Teen Days. I learned a lot about co-ops and how they operate. I would do it again.” – Sarah Hodge, Portland