Forest City - The deadline is quickly approaching for rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders to apply for a scholarship from Rutherford EMC to attend basketball camp this summer.
Each year, Rutherford EMC awards two Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarships: one for a young man to attend the Roy Williams Basketball Camp at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and one for a young woman to attend the Wolfpack Women's Basketball Camp at N.C. State University in Raleigh. Applications must be postmarked by Sunday, March 31.
"Basketball camp scholarships provide students with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from acclaimed NCAA coaches and develop fundamental skills that will serve them on and off the court," said Dirk Burleson, vice president of member and corporate services at Rutherford EMC.
At the camps, students stay overnight in campus dorms, learn fundamental basketball and life skills, and receive individual and group instruction from Division 1 coaches. Wes Moore, coach of the Wolfpack Women's basketball team, and Roy Williams, coach of the Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, will direct the camps with the help of staff, as well as current and former players.
To be eligible to win, students must be in the sixth, seventh or eighth grade during the 2019-2020 school year. Applicants must have permission from a parent or guardian to attend the overnight camp and must provide their own transportation to and from the camp if selected to attend.
Applications and more information can be found on-line at ncelectriccooperatives.com/sports-camps or by contacting Chad Bailey at 1-800-521-0920 Ext. 450. Applicants will be judged on academics, extracurricular activities and a required essay. Winners are expected to be announced by May 1.
Since 2004, the Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarships have provided a one-of-a-kind educational and athletic opportunity to our state's youth, reflecting Touchstone Energy's core values of accountability, integrity, innovation and commitment to community.
Collectively, North Carolina's 26 independent electric cooperatives, including Rutherford EMC, power the lives of more than 2.5 million North Carolinians in 93 of our state's 100 counties. Rutherford EMC serves approximately 70,000 of these members in 10 of the state's 100 counties and maintains over 7,300 miles of power lines.
To learn more about North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives, and the ways cooperatives are powering the community for a better tomorrow, visit NCElectricCooperatives.com.