Y&G Delegation Bulletin - Time to meet Larry!‏

Congratulations on an excellent Bill Hearing Night - it was a great success and you should all be very proud of what you've accomplished - especially in such a short amount of time.

Now - we're on to our next adventure!

(First - if you're on Facebook please click this link RIGHT NOW and join our delegation group. This is a closed group open only to members of our delegation.)

DEPARTURE AND RETURN:
We depart Sunday morning from the lower parking lot at the YMCA. Please arrive by 3:00am. The buses will leave PROMPTLY at 3:15.  Robbie and Ashley will be there to check you in. If you need to contact an advisor that morning, please call Robbie at 707-373-1143.

We are expecting the following delegates to attend this weekend: Alex, Alberto, Rose, Iris, Maret, Tony, and Max.  If your name is on that list and shouldn't or is missing when it should be there, contact me ASAP.  We expect to be back at the YMCA at 4:30 on Monday morning. Please make sure parents are there to pick you up promptly.

SCHEDULE:
See your email in-box for a copy of the draft schedule. Please take a moment to check it out. There are multiple sessions scheduled at the same time and where you need to be can be a bit confusing to sort out. We'll go over this together after check-in. (Note: you don't need to print this out. You'll be given a hard-copy at check-in.) Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided. Feel free to bring snacks and water if you wish. Other delegations will likely be selling snacks and other items as well. You may wish to bring pocket money, but there will be nothing you'll be required to buy during the trip.

WEATHER:
The weekend weather in Tulare looks sunny. It will, however, be VERY COLD in the morning (that goes for Sacramento, too) - as in, near freezing - and very cold again after sunset, with daytime highs only in the upper-50s. We recommend layers! You'll be given your delegation sweatshirt at check in, but please bring another, warm jacket as well. Hats and gloves are a very, very good idea. Since it will have rained recently in the area, expect some mud (or even if it's dry, plenty of dust). You should probably leave your favorite shoes home! Please, please, make sure you bring weather-appropriate clothing.

WHAT TO BRING:
Bring a backpack, a notebook or pad of paper, a pen, and a highlighter. Water if you want. And extra layers of clothing (did we mention that already?)

WE NEED A VOLUNTEER OR TWO:
We are looking for at least one (though we'll take more!) delegate to volunteer to join the Future Leaders Campaign. This is Y&G's fundraising program that raises money for scholarships given out from Y&G (the block grants for which we apply each year that benefit our delegates and delegates around the state).  Volunteers will attend a special meeting or two (and some fun ones like Ice Cream Socials) and be trained how to fundraise by calling prior program participants and past donors. You don't have to give any money yourself to participate. You can gain some extra skills, brush up on your own fundraising pitches (will come in handy for going after college scholarships!) and help our delegation earn points toward becoming a "Delegation of Distinction."  Who can help out with this important project? Please let me know right away!

BUTTON SALES:
Everyone attending the conference this weekend will be issued a Button Bag to help sell our super-cool buttons. We have two kinds: a larger button that comes in a variety of colors that says "Keep Calm and Legislate" on it and a mini-badge that says "Larry!" on it. Larger buttons will be sold for $! and smaller ones for $0.50.  Money raised will go toward our delegation's scholarship fund.

Questions?  Please contact us if you have any questions about the weekend!