Below is your weekly El Dorado Youth and Government Delegation Bulletin #6.
This is what you need to know this week:
"I'm
convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a
change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like
they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's
never too late to do some good."
Maya Angelou
A
big thank-you to all who attended Camp Capital City on Saturday (as a
guest or volunteer). Our event was a success because of you!
1). Payments and Financial Aid:
If you did not sign up for automatic payments, please bring a check
payable to "Sacramento YMCA" with your name in the memo line to this
week's meeting or pay online here. The amount due by September 15 was $375 for most delegates. If you submitted your CalYMCA individual scholarship application, we expect to hear back from them on awards by October 2nd and will let you know if your program fee balance is further reduced.
2). Thinking of Running for Youth Governor or Chief Justice? We will be having our delegation primary this week if there are more than one candidate in the statewide leadership and program leadership categories. If you are considering running for an elected office, please review the elected and appointed offices here and the elected leadership categories here. The format for the primary will be a combination of a short 2 min speech and questions from the Officers and delegation. Please be prepared and come in Sac Attire. If you have questions, please let me know.
3). Chipotle Fundraiser: Friday October 6th from 10:45am to 10:00pm is the El Dorado Delegation's fundraising night at any Chipotle restaurant in Folsom or Placerville. Bring in this flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds of the sale will be donated to El Dorado YMCA Youth & Government Delegation. Here is a facebook event that you can use to promote the event. Attached are the flyers to print or show on your phone, link to flyer is here. Tell your friends, your family, and everyone else you know about this event so we can raise money for delegates who cannot afford the program! Also, don't be shy posting the flyers on social media.
4). Sweatshirt Designs: We will be selecting our sweatshirt designs at this week's meeting. Our shirts will be charcoal gray this year. Bring your design ideas or email them to me or the officers by Thursday. This year, you can use up to 3 colors of ink to print the design on the front of the shirt. We'll discuss details for how we do the back of the shirt at this week's meeting.
5). Mixed Bags sales DUE THURSDAY: All orders and money are due by September 27 - that's THIS WEEK. No late orders can be accepted! Now is the time to make those last few sales. Remember, 50% of what you sell is credited directly to YOUR program fee balance. If you need information on sales (how to, what to do about sales tax, who to make checks payable to, please let me know).
6). Communication: Download for your phone (or login with a computer) the Groupme and Remind apps and check them regularly.
2). Thinking of Running for Youth Governor or Chief Justice? We will be having our delegation primary this week if there are more than one candidate in the statewide leadership and program leadership categories. If you are considering running for an elected office, please review the elected and appointed offices here and the elected leadership categories here. The format for the primary will be a combination of a short 2 min speech and questions from the Officers and delegation. Please be prepared and come in Sac Attire. If you have questions, please let me know.
3). Chipotle Fundraiser: Friday October 6th from 10:45am to 10:00pm is the El Dorado Delegation's fundraising night at any Chipotle restaurant in Folsom or Placerville. Bring in this flyer, show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 50% of the proceeds of the sale will be donated to El Dorado YMCA Youth & Government Delegation. Here is a facebook event that you can use to promote the event. Attached are the flyers to print or show on your phone, link to flyer is here. Tell your friends, your family, and everyone else you know about this event so we can raise money for delegates who cannot afford the program! Also, don't be shy posting the flyers on social media.
4). Sweatshirt Designs: We will be selecting our sweatshirt designs at this week's meeting. Our shirts will be charcoal gray this year. Bring your design ideas or email them to me or the officers by Thursday. This year, you can use up to 3 colors of ink to print the design on the front of the shirt. We'll discuss details for how we do the back of the shirt at this week's meeting.
5). Mixed Bags sales DUE THURSDAY: All orders and money are due by September 27 - that's THIS WEEK. No late orders can be accepted! Now is the time to make those last few sales. Remember, 50% of what you sell is credited directly to YOUR program fee balance. If you need information on sales (how to, what to do about sales tax, who to make checks payable to, please let me know).
6). Communication: Download for your phone (or login with a computer) the Groupme and Remind apps and check them regularly.
Groupme is use to message each other (especially at conferences) and our
family groups and Remind is how we send out need-to-know information.
All delegates who have registered to our delegation through the google
form, have been sorted into family groups and put into family group
chats on Groupme. If you are not in a family group chat on groupme, let
me know.
For Remind: Once you have downloaded the app, use this link:
https://www.remind.com/j
7). Family Groups: All delegates who are registered with our delegation have been sorted into family groups. Each family group has a family group leader and advisor. Please get to know everyone in your family group and make sure to communicate with both your family group leader and advisor if you have any questions. Attached is a PDF of all the families, link here.
8). All Things Registration: The deadline to register for our first conference, Fresno 1, and to take the Political Ideology Compass (PIC) survey was last Thursday. If you do not complete registration for Fresno 1 and take the PIC by this Thursday, your standing in the delegation could be in jeopardy. In order to take the PIC, you must first register for the conference through Reggo.
7). Family Groups: All delegates who are registered with our delegation have been sorted into family groups. Each family group has a family group leader and advisor. Please get to know everyone in your family group and make sure to communicate with both your family group leader and advisor if you have any questions. Attached is a PDF of all the families, link here.
8). All Things Registration: The deadline to register for our first conference, Fresno 1, and to take the Political Ideology Compass (PIC) survey was last Thursday. If you do not complete registration for Fresno 1 and take the PIC by this Thursday, your standing in the delegation could be in jeopardy. In order to take the PIC, you must first register for the conference through Reggo.
What is Reggo?
For
new delegates, and a refresher for returners, Reggo is the website
CalYMCA uses to register delegates for conferences. Link to Reggo here. Please register as the "El Dorado" delegation, not Sacramento.
How Do I Complete the Political Ideology Compass?
You will complete the Political Ideology Compass via the Y&G voting website (vote.calymca.org).
1. You cannot complete the PIC until you have registered for T&E I in Reggo (reggo.org/calymca)
2. Once registered, log on to vote.calymca.org to complete the PIC
3. Type your last name (as entered during Reggo registration)
4. Your voter PIN is the participant ID emailed to you by Reggo after you completed conference registration.
Please review the Political Ideology Compass Overview if you have additional questions. If you have questions about how to register or take the PIC, please see the attached PDF of the Issues and Activism presentation.
Make
sure to give yourself at least 20-30 minutes to complete registration
and the PIC. If you have questions about language used on the PIC, check
out this glossary (also attached) or contact me. It may take 24 hours for your Voter PIN to be activated. Don't wait until Thursday to do both Reggo and the PIC!
As always, thank you for reading and I will see you on Thursday!
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Missed a bulletin?
Need to make a payment? Mark your calendars for these key events!
Need to make a payment? Mark your calendars for these key events!
September 22: PIC Completion Deadline
October 6: Chipotle Fundraiser!
October 13: $375 Payment Due
Bill Hearing Night: TBD, First week of November (Mandatory)
November 8: Pre-Conference Meeting (Mandatory for delegates and new-delegate parents)
November 10-12, 2017 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference I (19 pts)
December 3, 2017: Volunteer Opportunity: California International Marathon Aid Station
January 13-15, 2018 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference II
February 15-19, 2018 (Sacramento) Model Legislature & Court
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