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Georgia Cooperative Council Youth Leadership Conference

Daniel Warren of West Laurens High School and Christin Taylor of Bleckley County High School now have a greater understanding and appreciation for the cooperative business model and the challenges put before elected officials.

Warren and Taylor attended the 22^nd annual Georgia Cooperative Council Youth Leadership Conference help July 10-12, 2006 at the FFA/FCCLA camp in Covington, GA.  Their participation in the three-day program was sponsored by Oconee EMC.

Congratulations go to Daniel Warren who was chosen by his peers to serve as one of the Youth Advisors for the 2007. Each year, one male and one female are chosen to represent the conference. Part of their duties will be to attend next year’s conference as well as the Georgia Co-op Council Annual Meeting in March 2007.

Since its inception, the Georgia Cooperative Council has educated hundreds of students about cooperatives, built their leadership skills, and promoted teamwork through a series of exercises, training and presentations.

The Georgia Cooperative Council is a statewide non-profit association whose members include marketing, supply, financial, electric, telephone, cotton, and service cooperatives. The organization’s objective is to promotes, foster and encourage all types of cooperative associations in Georgia.