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2
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- Nonformal youth education program that provides hands on learning
activities to develop skills youth need today and the rest of their
lives
- Youth and adults work together in family and community environments
- 187,000 Youth (K-12) and 19,500 Adult Volunteer Leaders
- Electric Program
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- Progress Energy
- Duke Power
- Dominion NC Power
- North Carolina Association of
Electric Cooperatives
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (NCCES)
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- Develop effective leadership, character,
citizenship, and public speaking
- Learn about electricity and its safe efficient use
- Create an awareness of the energy requirements around the home and farm
- Develop electrical skills
- Generate enthusiasm for Science and Technology
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- Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism
- How to safely work with electricity
- Learn concepts related to energy storage, generation, distribution, and
conservation
- Maintaining and repairing electrical appliances, tools, lights, and
wiring
- Learn how to use a volt-ohm meter, solder, identify circuit components
and read circuit diagrams
- Develop life skills through hands on activities
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- Annual awards and educational event that recognizes youth that have
excelled in the Electric Program
- Travels from region to region of the state
- Participate in educational workshops
- Meet their Power Company representatives
- Have fun with other electric winners
- 2004 – 57th Annual
Electric Congress at UNCW
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- Minimum age requirement
- County Delegate (2), Cumulative Record Book Participants (2), Recruiting
Delegate (1), Statewide Recruiting-at-Large winners (10)
- Adult Leaders, 4-H Agent or Program Assistant
- 175 – 200 Youth and Adults
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- Increase county participation statewide
- Continue to explore new ideas that promote science and technology
- Demonstrate program strengths and benefits to continue funding
- Recruiting tool for BAE
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Notes