Students Participate in North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives 57th Annual Youth Tour - Carolina Country

NC Youth Tour 2024 Scrapbook

NC Youth Tour 2024 Scrapbook

The 57th annual Youth Tour took place this June, where 41 students representing North Carolina’s electric cooperatives traveled to Washington, D.C. From touring monuments and museums to meeting Congressional staffers, the group made friends and memories to last a lifetime.

Maya Fitch

Maya Fitch

Surry-Yadkin EMC Member to Represent NC

Maya Fitch, sponsored by Surry-Yadkin EMC, was selected by her fellow Youth Tourists to serve as North Carolina’s Youth Leadership Council (YLC) representative. As this year’s YLC winner, Maya will attend the 2025 Annual Meeting of North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives in Raleigh, as well as the 2025 national electric co-op PowerExchange conference in Atlanta. 

Maya is a rising senior at Salem Academy in Winston-Salem, where she is a student athlete and active in several extracurricular activities, including as a member of Salem Academy A Cappella, Student Ambassadors, Key Club, and the Girl Up! Club — mentoring young girls to prepare them for high school.

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Visit ncelectriccooperatives.com/youth-tour for more information about the program.

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