Youth Citizenship Scholarship Application Available

Students who exemplify community service and volunteerism at its best have the opportunity to win a $2,000 scholarship, a $1,000 grant to distribute to the civic organization of choice and an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. on the 2008 Washington Youth Tour,  June 12-19.

Michael Holeman, last year's Citizenship winner, says winning this competition was an added bonus to the feeling he gets from serving others. "It was certainly a unique experience to find that every little bit that you do really does count. Certainly the work was gratifying and the experience indescribable. If I could rewind the last few pages of my life I would do so, just to be a part of it all over again." Holeman is a freshman at Morehouse College in Atlanta, majoring in Business Finance.

Five finalists will be selected to enter the second competition round. The finalists will then be interviewed by a panel to determine the winner.

Applications and letters of recommendation are due at the Jackson EMC Corporate office in Jefferson no later than Friday, February 29, 2008. High school juniors and seniors who will be 16 years old by June 5, 2008, can download applications or get them from guidance counselors. For more information, please contact Kay Parks at 706-367-6122 or by e-mail at kparks@jacksonemc.com.