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Walton EMC Sending Students to Washington DC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2005

Contact Greg Brooks, 770/266-2307, or Katie Woodall, 770/266-2572

MONROE, Ga.– Anna Bleau of Lilburn, Ashley Kraeling of Bishop, Emily Martin of Bogart and Craig Smith of Lawrenceville have worked through keen competition to earn a spot on Walton Electric Membership Corporation's Washington Youth Tour. Dozens of local high school students applied to go through the test and interview process used to determine the winners.

The 2005 tour takes place next month and makes stops in Atlanta and Washington.

Bleau, Kraeling, Martin and Smith are part of a larger delegation of winners from EMCs across Georgia that will spend time in Atlanta and Washington. Once in Washington, the Georgia group will meet with other Youth Tour delegates sent by electric cooperatives from several states.

Besides leadership development sessions, students will have lunch with Georgia's congressional delegation, see famous landmarks and historically significant institutions and experience government in action.   Social activities include a riverboat dance on the Potomac and a stop at the ESPN Zone.

Both high school sophomore and juniors who live or attend school in Walton EMC's service area are eligible for the trip.   The announcement for the next year's Youth Tour competition will appear in Walton's newsletter and web site in January 2006.

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