Need Help? Facebook Twitter YouTube Search Field View Outages My Account New User? MY ACCOUNT SAFETY ENERGY SERVICES COMMUNITY (CURRENT) ABOUT FIRST ELECTRIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 11,788 members enrolled in Operation Round-Up $106,432 In scholarships awarded since 2002 $0.84 million in donations awarded by Operation Round-Up since 1998 Educational Programs Scholarships Youth Tour Operation Round-Up Applications for 2022 Youth Tour will be available on Feb. 1. Three local high school juniors participate in Youth Tour! The Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., was canceled for 2021, but First Electric Cooperative and the state’s other electric cooperatives provided a web-based opportunity for select high school juniors in June. The event allowed participants to engage with state and federal elected officials and learn about the cooperative business model as well as the importance of public service. This year’s participants representing First Electric were: Chloe Miller of Cabot Cabot High School Payton Dumas of Bauxite Bauxite High School Evan Cates of Perryville Perryville High School This virtual experience consisted of: Learning about electric cooperatives and the cooperative business model; Hearing from lawmakers on Capitol Hill and the Arkansas State Capitol; Hearing from Arkansas business, education and faith leaders on the pandemic and related processes in Arkansas; Electing a Youth Leadership Council representative to NRECA's YLC program; Interacting with each other virtually; and Learning how students could earn a $5,000 college scholarship by planning and executing a public service project in the local community. (Students will not be required to perform a project to participate in Youth Tour.) The virtual experience was conducted via Zoom. Winners of the 2021 Youth Tour each received a laptop computer. First Electric’s Youth Tour delegates, Evan Cates of Perryville and Chloe Miller of Cabot, each won a $5,000 scholarship for their community service projects from the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. Cates dedicated 45 hours to restore and clean 20 headstones at the Ada Valley Cemetery. His project inspired others to clean grave markers in accordance with Cemetery Conservators Standards and make the project a long-term effort in the Ada Valley community. Miller organized a Cabot Public Schools tennis fundraiser that benefited Lonoke County Safe Haven which provides shelter for those affected by domestic violence. Her 30-hour project involved 20 team members, food vendors, entertainment and videography which was a success despite many challenges. Contact Us News Careers Español FOLLOW: Facebook Twitter YouTube Pay Your Bill Report an Outage New Service Member Services: 800-489-7405 Outage Reporting: 888-827-3322 Privacy & Legal Copyright 2021 First Electric Cooperative Corporation. All rights reserved.