Georgia Cooperative Council 

Youth Leadership Conference

July 8-12, 2024
Georgia FFA/FCCLA Center, Covington, Ga.
Objectives:
The objectives of the conference are to make available valuable leadership development 
opportunities for
youth while heightening awareness of cooperatives and exploring the cooperative way of doing 
business.
Activities:
► Take a field trip to a working cooperative. Plans for the coming program include a visit to a 
dairy farm and an electric cooperative to see how they operate.
► Personality Assessments: Participate in a two-part activity to assess your personality and 
explore how to work with people with different styles and outlooks.
► Co-op Encounter Sessions: Meet with representatives from cooperatives to hear about their 
purpose, services and community involvement and the types of career opportunities available.
► Create a Cooperative: Learn about the cooperative way of business and work with fellow campers to 
imagine your own cooperative using the “7 Cooperative Principles.”
► Participate in activities that teach leadership skills and get to know your fellow campers 
through lighthearted group and individual projects and competitions.
► Recreation: Enjoy group activities like a pool party, the Blob and a mega water slide as well as 
optional activities like a challenging high ropes and a mud obstacle course. Spend your downtime 
with new friends relaxing by the lake shore or at the canteen playing miniature golf, ping pong, 
basketball or volleyball.
Sponsored By: The Georgia Cooperative Council, Inc.
Who May Attend: Youth with the following qualifications:
●   youth with leadership abilities
●   must have completed freshman year of high school but not yet attending college
●   have NOT previously attended the conference

Applications due June 8, 2024