At Touchstone Energy Camp, students will participate in rock climbing, among other activities.

Touchstone Energy Camp: Apply by Feb. 17

Touchstone Energy Camp provides a fun, powerful and unique camp experience designed for students entering seventh grade in fall 2017 from all over Indiana.

Students will start their summer vacation learning about electricity, trying cool activities, playing fun games and making new friends. It’s an electricifying camp they will never forget. Plus, it’s completely free! During the three-day camp, students will participate in:

• Electric generation and transmission education
• Horseback riding
• Bucket truck rides
• Rock climbing
• Archery
• Alternative energy education
• Swimming
• Live line safety demonstrations

Applications can be found on the Marshall County REMC website at www.marshallremc.com under the community tab.

Indiana Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.: Apply by Feb. 24

Miranda Southwell, Sydney Master, Jasmine Baird, Mary Blake and Victoria Leazenby represented Marshall County REMC on the 2016 Indiana Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.

The Indiana Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., is an annual week-long event giving students who have just finished their junior year of high school the opportunity
to see the nation’s capital and the workings of our government in person.

During this all-expenses-paid tour, the students will visit the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and monuments, memorials and museums along the Washington Mall.

The week in Washington also includes a trip to Capitol Hill to meet Indiana lawmakers.

Applications are due Feb. 24 and can be on the REMC website at www.marshallremc.com.

For more information on youth programs, please contact Emily Howard, communications specialist, at 574-936-3161.