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Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp

The Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado is held each year in mid-July.

In 1973, the Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., (KEC) Board of Trustees suggested that there should be an in-state conference for youth, in order to increase participation in the present Youth Tour program.

Colorado Electric Cooperatives conducted a youth leadership camp in Steamboat Springs each year. In 1976, KEC sent a representative to the camp to evaluate the camp activities and educational potential. In 1977, KEC sent its first delegates to the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp (then called the Energy Seminar).

Now, nearly 100 students from Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming attend the leadership camp every year.

2023 CYLC Group Photo in tie dye shirts
Camper takes part in the iFly skydiving tunnel
Group photo at iFly with everyone in flight suits and helmets
Campers tour a solar farm to learn about solar renewable energy generation
Campers divide into teams and create a model of the electric cooperative and how power travels from creation to end user
Campers challenged each team to create the tallest cup tower
While attending camp, students learn about avian raptors including this falcon
To further learn about electrical safety, campers attend a safety demo where a live electrical line shows what happens to the body's organs when they contact a line
Three campers take a group selfie
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