Every summer, Daviess-Martin County REMC sponsors students to attend the annual Camp Kilowatt. The camp was held June 5–8 at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana. This year, we had a record number of applicants and were able to send eight campers! Two Daviess-Martin County REMC employees, Becca Hollaway and Kristen Padgett, volunteered as camp chaperones.

Students entering seventh grade this fall were eligible to attend and were selected by their local cooperative to participate in the four-day program. The students’ agenda combined traditional outdoor camp activities with environmental education, electrical safety practices, and cooperative business education.

“This was a great way for students to learn about the role of the electric cooperative in their community. On top of that, they experienced all the fun of camp,” said Kristen Padgett, general operations coordinator of Daviess-Martin County REMC.

Students representing Daviess-Martin County REMC at Camp Kilowatt were:

• Zachary Albright, Shoals

• Ryland Derr, Washington

• Finlay Gardner, Washington

• Kaleena May, Washington

• Ivy Phillips, Shoals

• Thatcher Smith, Elnora

• Ella Wehmeier, Cannelburg

• Korrine Wieneke, Montgomery

The Camp Kilowatt program was developed by a committee of electric cooperative employees from Indiana. It is funded in part by Indiana’s electric cooperatives, Hoosier Energy, Wabash Valley Power Alliance, Indiana Electric Cooperatives, and other industry partners.