Two local students were awarded scholarships to attend basketball camps from Pee Dee Electric Membership Corporation.

Austen Adams participated in the Roy Williams Basketball Camp in Chapel Hill, while Meredith McLean attended the Kellie Harper Basketball Camp in Raleigh.

Adams is the son of Bill and Kim Adams. Adams was one of the 27 young men awarded scholarships from North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives to attend the Roy Williams Basketball Camp this year. Meredith is the daughter of Jimmy and Freida McLean.

Meredith was one of the 26 young women awarded scholarships to attend the Kellie Harper Basketball Camp this year.

The winners of the basketball camp scholarships were selected by a panel of judges who reviewed an application that included an essay about the students’ reason for wanting to participate in the camp. The Roy Williams Camp was held June 21 -25 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, while the Kellie Harper Camp was held June 21-25 at N.C. State University.

“Pee Dee Electric Membership Corporation is excited to reward our outstanding young co-op members with this wonderful opportunity year after year,” said Anne Edwards.

This is the fourth year that North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives, including Pee Dee EMC, have sponsored young men to attend basketball camp at UNC. North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives have also provided scholarships for young women to attend basketball camp at N.C. State in Raleigh for the past six years.

The Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarship program is part of the electric cooperatives’ ongoing commitment to North Carolina communities.