Welcome to the Sac Central YMCA Delegations!

Thursday, August 25, 2016

What is Youth & Government?

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The YMCA Youth & Government Model Legislature and Court Program - or Y&G for short - offers hands-on leadership training for California High School Students in grades 9-12. 

Throughout California, over 3400 students meet in local YMCA delegations weekly to learn about state government, author their own legislation, develop leadership skills, and build their self-confidence by honing their public speaking and presentation skills while preparing for an experience unlike any other. 

In high school civics you learn about the basics of government, but do you know how your state really works? Are you ready to lead? Can you turn an idea into a law? Through Y&G, you’ll learn how government works – not just what government does.

After two training conferences, you’ll take over the State Capitol, the Superior Court, run a newspaper , or do the jobs of our elected officials, lawyers, judges, and journalists.


You cannot learn this from a book.


Our delegates might not all run for office someday, but if they wanted to, they would know how. What do our delegates do? They care. They engage in their communities every day. They show up. They vote. They get ready today for the leadership challenges of tomorrow. 



Are you ready to accept the challenge of leadership? Do you want to have a voice in your community and your future? Then Y&G is for you.
 

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Y&G69 Pre-Program Bulletin #2: 8 Days Until the New Year Begins

Here's what you need to know this week: 

First meeting of the new year (note: there is NO meeting on August 24):
Wednesday, August 31, 6:30 pm
Tahoe Park Community Center
5959 8th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95820

What Should I Bring To the First Meeting?
Great question - glad you asked. Here's what all prepared delegates should have with them on Wednesday, August 31:
- Paper/Notebook and a pen
- Planner, calendar, or their e-calendar
- Y-Assist Application (if applicable)
- $100 Program Fee Deposit check (if you haven't paid online yet) made out to "Sacramento Central YMCA" with your name and "Y&G" in the memo line.
- All the friends you want to participate in this year's program with you!

For our prospective new delegates:
Not sure what this is all about? Please come to our first meeting! Hear from current delegates about the great opportunities Y&G offers and why they joined - and why they keep coming back. If the program fees have got you down, don't worry! We fundraise a ton and there is a lot financial support available. Don't let cost keep you away from our meetings. We want you to join us. So bring your questions, worries, and concerns and let us put them all to rest. Y&G is amazing and we think you'll like it, too.

Registration, Program Deposit, and Financial Aid:
We are again using an online registration system this year. We are also offering an option to make program payments online this year. We hope this makes program payments more convenient for our families.


Financial aid is available to those who qualify through both the YMCA of Superior California as well as YMCA Youth & Government and we will, as always, make available additional fundraising opportunities. I encourage anyone with financial concerns to contact me or Dylan as soon as possible – we are happy to work with you on a plan that makes program participation possible. If you are interested in financial assistance or the program fee presents a hardship, simply indicate that when asked on the registration form. The financial aid application was emailed earlier today to those who requested it. It is also attached to this email. Here is the link for the online registration: http://bit.ly/CapCoReg2016

Our paper registration packet is still being finalized. We hope to have that to you by our first meeting next week if we aren't able to email it out sooner.

Grab your planner:
Mark your calendars with these key events!
September 10, 2016: Volunteer Opportunity: Healthy Living Fair at the YMCA
September 24, 2016: Volunteer Opportunity: Camp Capital City Fundraising event at the YMCA
October 2, 2016: Capitol Coalition Field Day (tentative; El Dorado Hills)
November 9, 2016: Bill Hearing Night
November 11-13, 2016 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference I
December 4, 2016: Volunteer Opportunity: California International Marathon Aid Station
January 14-16, 2017 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference II
February 16-20, 2017 (Sacramento) Model Legislature & Court

We're very excited to see you again/meet you. Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Y&G69 Pre-Program Bulletin #1: Welcome to the 69th Model Legislature & Court

We're excited to announce the start of this year's program. If you're ready to learn how to turn your thoughts into actions and your actions into meaningful change in your community, we're ready to welcome you to our delegation. If you're ready to make 3400 new friends, travel, try new things, conquer some fears, then we're ready to help you accomplish all of that an more. If you're ready to have so much fun you won't even notice how much fancier your college application is about to look, then come on down!

Here's what you need to know:

First meeting of the new year:
Wednesday, August 31, 6:30 pm
Tahoe Park Community Center
5959 8th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95820

New Year, New Faces:
Please join me in welcoming Dylan O’Tarrow, the YMCA’s new Y&G program coordinator. Dylan replaces Samia Abbass who has moved to the East Coast to pursue her education. We wish Samia well and Dylan is excited to get started working with us to make this year a success. Dylan can be reached via email at dotarrow @ymcasuperiorcal.org or phone at 916-452-9622, ext 109.

Registration, Program Deposit, and Financial Aid:
We'll again be using an online registration system this year. We are also offering an option to make program payments online this year. We hope this makes program payments more convenient for our families.

Financial aid is available to those who qualify through both the YMCA of Superior California as well as YMCA Youth & Government and we will, as always, make available additional fundraising opportunities. I encourage anyone with financial concerns to contact me or Dylan as soon as possible – we are happy to work with you on a plan that makes program participation possible. If you are interested in financial assistance or the program fee presents a hardship, simply indicate that when asked on the registration form.

Here is the link for the online registration: http://bit.ly/CapCoReg2016

After you complete it, you will be provided with the registration packet to complete. Hard copies will be available at our first meeting.

Conference Dates:Mark your calendars!
November 11-13, 2016 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference I
January 14-16, 2017 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference II
February 16-20, 2017 (Sacramento) Model Legislature & Court

We're very excited to see you again/meet you. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Happy New Year,
-Christiana Dominguez
Lead Advisor, Sacramento Central Delegation
916-508-3299

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