SVEC In the Community

October 2025

Don’t miss Touch-A-Truck

You’re invited to join in the fun at this year’s free Touch-A-Truck family event hosted by Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative.

Children and adults of any age are invited to touch and explore various trucks, emergency vehicles, and heavy machinery at SVEC’s office, 11340 100th Street in Live Oak, on Saturday, November 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vehicle drivers and operators will be there to show off their service machines and answer any questions.

  • Free admission
  • Bounce houses and other activities for kids
  • Food trucks selling goodies to eat or drink

Apply for the 2026 Youth Tour Today!

SVEC is accepting applications from high school juniors for the February youth tour of Tallahassee and the co-op’s campus in Live Oak. While in Tallahassee, students will explore Florida’s legislative process.

Possible activities include a visit to the state Capitol, participation in a mock bill debate on the floor of the Senate or House of Representatives, and visits to the Florida Supreme Court and offices of state legislators.

To be eligible for the February 4 through February 5 tour, a student must be enrolled in the 11th grade of a high school or homeschool program in SVEC’s service territory and have an unweighted grade point average of at least 3.0. The student must also be a dependent of an SVEC member, but cannot be the child or grandchild of a current SVEC employee or trustee.

Two students on the February tour will also be selected to represent SVEC in Washington, D.C., as part of the weeklong Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, hosted June 15 through June 20 by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. They will be flown to Washington, D.C., and join students from around the country on visits to sites such as the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Smithsonian museums, and Mount Vernon. SVEC will pay for the trip.

More information and a tour application form are available through junior class guidance counselors or online on the Youth Tour page. Applications must be submitted to SVEC by Friday, November 21.