YG68 Delegation Bulletin #11: Gobble this Info

Boy, am I sorry for that really bad Thanksgiving-pun subject. But anyway.

At our next meeting, please be mindful of Gus's requests from Wednesday. Everyone needs to be a bit more respectful during meetings when Gus is trying to move us through the agenda. Also, please work on carefully reading the bulletin and noting important dates and deadlines. Time management and responsibility are two of the biggest skills you can gain from Y&G. Don't miss out on opportunities!

1.) No meeting next week - Happy Thanksgiving!

2.) Meetings resume Wed, December 2. That is a payment deadline (Most delegates should have paid $1100 by that date) and we will be selecting names from the hat for our holiday gift exchange.

Okay - read these next two parts really carefully:

3.) California International Marathon Volunteering SUNDAY December 6, 6:30a-12:30p. We will be manning a water station at mile 20.4 of the marathon route. We still need many more volunteers. Please sign yourselves up here: http://bit.ly/CapCoCIMVolunteers

You are encouraged to recruit your family and friends along as well!

4.) California International Marathon Volunteering SATURDAY December 5, 8:30a-12noon, Race Expo at Sac Convention Center. This is an optional secondary event so we can work on completing more volunteer hours as a delegation. The PRIORITY volunteer event is the Sunday water station. This is a bonus event. So if you can only volunteer for one thing, do the water station. If you can volunteer on Saturday too, then you need to email me to let me know that you can by tomorrow night.

5.) Swim With Santa - remember this event is on Friday, December 11th at the YMCA. Make sure you've saved the date on your calendar if you signed up.
This is who I have as signed up:

SWIM WITH SANTA VOLUNTEERS
Available and willing to get in the pool:
Brenna Leigh Nancarrow
Monse Villarreal
Delaney Roybal
Gus Marcin
Calvin Santoscoy
Ally Jeffers
Available, does NOT want pool duty
Zachary Hansen
Dexter allen
Victoria Vera

6.) Elected and Appointed Leadership Applications are due December 11 but must be approved by an advisor prior to that date. The internal delegation due date for applications is December 4. The applications are available now on your reggo registration pages. Please don't wait till the last minute on these! Program area and leadership opportunity info can be found here: http://bit.ly/LeadershipInfoMatrix

7.) SAVE THE DATES - The Bill Boxes Project is approaching. Below are the dates we'll be meeting and the delegates who signed up for those dates. Please mark your calendars and do not forget about this commitment:

Bill Boxes Project	12/28; 10-4	12/29; 10-4	1/2; 10-2
Efrain Vallejo
Brenna Leigh Nancarrow			x
Tilton Hoyt
Monse Villarreal	x
Emiliano Gómez			x
Cameron Miller
Delaney Roybal
Zachary Hansen	x	x	x
Jacob Becker
Gus Marcin	x	x	x
Calvin Santoscoy	x	x	x
Dexter allen		x
Victoria Vera	x	x	x
Matthew Zheng
Ally Jeffers			x
	5	5	7

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Program Area Descriptions And Allotments 2015

Senate(2)/Assembly(4)  - Delegates debate bills on the floor of the legislature. Great balance of public speaking and discussion of a variety of issues affecting California.

NIC (2) : National Issues Commission - Commissioners each develop and present their own proposal (like a bill) on a national or international issue. Debate begins in smaller commissions and successful proposals move on to larger and larger groups. Good opportunity to ease into a public speaking role. Also attracts passionate debate.

Lobbyist(1): - Delegates are assigned bills to work for or against and work to persuade Senators and Assemblymembers. Sometimes will speak for bills they may not agree with, which is good practice in public speaking. After presenting to Legislative Committees, Lobbyists work together to write an initiative (like a proposition in real life) and get other delegates across the program to sign it. Can apply to be a Governor's Lobbyist the following year. Great for delegates with a sharp sense of salesmanship.

Board of Education(0)  - A smaller group. Great for delegates to collaborate in teams yet not speak in front of large groups. Looks specifically at one current issue within education and comes up with ideas on how to improve it. Can run for State Superintendent of Public Instruction the following year.

Assistant Legislative Analysts (1)   - Assigned to a Legislative Committee as the impartial expert on a bill. Responsible for figuring and presenting how much money the bill will save or cost the state. Will present analysis to Senate/Assembly body if the bill makes it out of committee. Good intro to public speaking and can potentially have a profound impact on the passage/defeat of a bill. Can run for State Legislative Analyst the following year.

Department of Finance(1)– Spinoff of ALA program. Groups will prepare a state budget. There will be research and debating of issues in a small group setting.

ConCon (1) : State Constitutional Convention. Tackles the challenge of writing the State Constitution from scratch in three days. Will work in smaller groups and debate in larger discussions. Well run and for those who are motivated. Great for Seniors!

Appellate Court (1) - Try cases based on the way previous cases were settled. Only way to be a judge (very cool!). Great for those more interested in debating matters of law than deciding facts of a case. Less work in some ways than Trial Court since delegates will not have to prep any witnesses.

Judicial Review(0)   –Great for returning court delegates looking for more of a challenge. Appellate court type program which will deal with a factual scenario developed to evaluate the constitutionality of a bill from a previous ML/C.

Bench Trial (Trial Court)(1) - Try a case with a partner. The type of court on TV (e.g. Law & Order). Get to prep a witness and make arguments in front of a judge. Great practice for those who are considering the career of a lawyer. Good route for delegates interested in Jury Trial, the more advanced version of Trial Court.

Media(1) – Combo of Broadcast Media and Press Corps. Focus on written media, social media, and a broadcasted news program. Get a press badge to walk around and check out the different program areas. Great for creative delegates. Can apply to be an editor the following year.

Political Parties(0)   – Help with campaigns for statewide candidates. Recruit members to join your party. Must have initiative, be responsible, and be able to manage your time efficiently.

Political Polling(0)   – Small group that will learn about measuring and interpreting polling results as well as data collection, bias, and how to phrase questions. Members will work closely with Political Parties, Media, Gov office, and Lobbyists

IAC(0)   - International Affairs Commission – This is NOT the NIC with an international focus. It is instead a group looking at major international issues facing our planet. The program will focus on small group collaborative work, research, technology based presentations, public speaking, and debate.

YG68 Delegation Bulletin #10: The Pre-Con Dozen

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Are you excited! Tomorrow night we'll be on our way to the first conference of the year. You've worked hard on your bills, you've read about program areas, now it's time to go meet 3000 new friends. Here is what you need to know for tomorrow:

1.) Be at the YMCA (2021 W Street - NOT OUR USUAL MEETING PLACE) lower parking lot (closer to 20th and W), at 6:30pm sharp. We will depart as soon as the buses arrive to pick us up.

2.) Eat dinner before you get on the bus or bring it with you. (If you bring it, all your litter better leave the bus with you in Fresno). We will NOT be stopping on the way down and there won't be food options available when we arrive there (around 9:30-10pm). Pack non-perishable snacks if you're likely to get hungry.

3.) Pack lightly. It's a short trip and you need to be able to carry everything you bring.

4.) Don't forget a sleeping bag unless you plan to share beds with your roommate.

5.) The informational letter and pack list is attached, please read it again.

6.) During the conference day you will NOT be allowed back to your hotel room for any reason. Bring a backpack with you to hold the pen, highlighter, and notebook you also need to bring with you. Don't arrive with nothing to write with. Unprepared is not a cool thing to be.

7.) YOUR LAST CHANCE TO EARN PIZZA FOR THE DELEGATION: Right now, today, or sometime BEFORE you arrive for the bus tomorrow, go to https://app.reggo.org/calymca and register for the "68th Model Legislature & Court." Select "delegate registration" then complete the form, selecting "Sacramento Central" from the delegation drop-down menu. Your "role" is "delegate."

Note: Dexter and Jacob - you didn't do this at all for the first conference so I created a profile for you. You're going to have to complete the process on your own this time!

If everyone in the delegation completes their registration by 6:30pm tomorrow night, we'll have pizza at our delegation meeting on Saturday night. If not everyone completes their registration by 6:30pm tomorrow, your advisors will enjoy a pizza pie on their own. ;)

8.) Please review the preliminary schedule (you don't need to print it, you'll get a copy at the conference or it will be available on the CalYMCA app - available from the iTunes or Google Play store today!) and give some thought to which program area presentations you'd like to attend. I've also attached our summary of all program areas with the number of spots we have available in each program area. While we may be able to swap some slots with other delegations, you'll be asked to include at least one program area currently available in your rankings.

Note: There is a meal rotation schedule: FOLLOW IT unless you have a conflicting leadership interview and have received alternative instructions. Saturday breakfast: 8:15am. Sunday Breakfast: 7:45am.

9.) There is a Starbucks and it will be open this year (hooray!). Other delegations will be selling items to raise funds. You are not required to have any money with you for the weekend, but you may wish to have spending money with you for Starbucks, souvenirs, or additional food items for sale by other delegations.

10.) Dress code for the weekend is casual, but no athletic attire, work out gear, yoga pants, leggings-as-pants, please. Jeans are fine. The weather will be in the 60s in the day and in the 40s at night. You'll get your delegation sweatshirt when you arrive tomorrow night. Please consider packing an additional jacket or a few layers. Meetings rooms may be hot. Or they may be cold. It's all part of the fun. Most important: COMFORTABLE SHOES. It's going to be a looooong day, friends. Happy feet = happy delegate.

11.) Make sure your groupme app is installed (if possible) and you are receiving message notifications. We will use this during the conference to communicate meeting times and locations.

12.) Everybody eats, everybody hydrates, everybody sleeps, everybody votes.

Call or email if you have questions. Otherwise, see you tomorrow at 6:30!

YG68 Delegation Bulletin #9b: Bill Hearing Night, Conferences, Bowling, Oh my!

So much important stuff this week, y'all. Delegates AND PARENTS please read this from top to bottom!

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1.) Bill Hearing Night is this Wednesday, November 4 at Historic Sacramento City Hall, 915 I Street. Delegates must be there by 5:30pm. The event will start promptly at 6pm. PLEASE REMEMBER to factor in time for traffic and parking. Delegates must attend Bill Hearing Night in Sac Attire. See the attached dress code. If you have questions, ask!

2.) Bill Sponsors: Please send me your most current version right now. I would like to print copies or our guests. I can't do that unless I have your current language by 8am tomorrow morning.

3.) Payments Due: You have a payment due ($250 for most delegates) this Wednesday. We need everyone to be current prior to our conference and this is the last meeting before then. If your parent needs to call the YMCA to make a credit-card payment over the phone, please remind them to do so.

4.) Conference Prep: We discussed our upcoming conference at last week's meeting. Attached is a copy of our parent letter and pack list. Please let an advisor know if you have any question.

5.) Review the Program Area description sheet (Attached). At our first conference, you will have the chance to attend a program area fair where you will select the program areas you want to learn more about. Make sure you educate yourself in advance to take full advantage of all the options! You won't get to see every program area.

6.) If you haven't yet, FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM: On December 6, we will be volunteering to staff an aid station for the California International Marathon. It's a super fun event AND they will be making a donation to our delegation. We need 100% participation by those delegates not out of town that day. We also need you to recruit your parents and friends and whomever else is interested. Use this link: http://bit.ly/CapCoCIMVolunteers
The aid station is at Mile 20.4 and we need you from 6:30a-12noon. It is located near Loehmann’s Plaza at Munroe & Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento. We need 45 people to attend. Some will join us from our sister delegation, but we need to provide as many volunteers as possible from our group. Feel free to share this link with friends and family! Tell them to give you credit for asking them to help out!

7.) Bowling! Who wants to go bowling on Wednesday, November 11? Come hang out with your delegation before we head out on our conference. We'll cover one game of bowling, shoe rental, some arcade time, snacks and beverages are on us! And LOOK! Another google form to use to RSVP. Aren't you lucky: http://bit.ly/NovemberBowling

8.) No Meeting on November 11: because it's a holiday and we're going bowling! (See above.) 


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