Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer

Advance, Missouri – Miss Kelcee Davault meets Congressman Jason Smith in Washington, D.C.  Kelcee is from Advance, Missouri and was in Washington as part of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour.

Each year electric cooperatives in Missouri sponsor essay contests to select delegates to travel on the annual Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.  These fortunate high school students represent their local cooperative on a whirlwind tour of the nation’s capital. 

Over 1,500 students from all across America take part each year. 

They tour museums, visit America’s most cherished monuments and even meet their elected officials.  All the while they are learning about electric cooperatives and their role in the community.