Y&G Sac Central Delegation Bulletin #4: Reggo, PIC, Mixed Bags, and More!

(referenced attachments are in your email inbox)

At the Sept 20th meeting you will:
- Next meeting: Wednesday, September 13, 6:30 pm all delegates (6pm officers only).
- Meetings run till 8pm. 
- Discuss current events (keep current by checking out this site daily!)
- Discuss initial areas of interest for bills (Criminal Justice? Education? Health care? the Environment? Transportation? There's no limit - it's up to you!)
-Learn about statewide leadership opportunities
-Learn about program areas
- What to bring to meetings: Pen/pencil, paper or notebook, and your planner or calendar. 
- If you have a tablet or laptop, please bring it to the meeting. 


And here's what you need to know this week:
1.) Delta Clean-Up Saturday, 9am-12pm, West Sacramento – 2475 S. River Road near the Stone Locks: If you signed up for Saturday's Delta Clean Up Event, make sure to wear close-toed shoes, long pants, and, if you have it, your CapCo t-shirt. You need to bring this signed waiver with you. Brandon Martin and Andrea San Miguel, advisors with Eldo, will be there with you. You'll be given latex gloves but if you want to bring heavier work gloves, go for it. Water and a pizza lunch will be provided as well. Here is a map to the location. It may not be the same as last year's!

2.) Reggo and the PIC. At last night's meeting, we reviewed the Reggo registration process and the new Political Ideology Compass ("PIC"). You need to have completed both by the time you get to next week's meeting. If you have questions about how to register or take the PIC, please see the attached PDF of last night's 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 an advisor. It may take 24 hours for your Voter PIN to be activated. Don't wait until Wednesday to do both Reggo and the PIC!  

First READING TEST of the year: if the whole delegation gets their registration and PIC complete BEFORE 4pm on Wednesday, Sept 20, everyone gets a treat at the meeting. 

3.) Bill Work Begins: This week, we'll talk more about your areas of interest as we begin to think about our bill topics for the year. Here's the video we watched at the meeting (feedback welcome)! Also, check out steps 1-3 on this bill writing doc to help you think about the bill process. Make sure you are reading the news a little every day as we enter the bill part of the year!

4.) Mixed Bags sales: If you picked up a catalog, get out there and sell! If you need information on sales (how to, what to do about sales tax, who to make checks payable to, the instruction sheet is attached.) All orders and money are due by September 27 (turn in at our meeting). No late orders will be accepted!  

5.) Sweatshirt Designs: Our shirts will be charcoal gray this year. Bring your design ideas to next week's meeting. 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 next week's meeting. 

6.)  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 have submitted a Y-Assist app already, you should have received an email from Dylan this week with your Y-Assist award. You may receive additional funds from the CalYMCA Individual Scholarship as well - and fundraising proceeds.  NOTE: Cal YMCA Individual Scholarship Form. This form was inadvertently missing from the initial registration packet (current versions include it). If you turned in Y-Assist but did not turn in this form (Attached) at tomorrow's meeting.  It MUST be submitted by this week's meeting.

Communications:
We use 3 methods to communicate:
- Email: weekly emails, preconference information, program information, and more
- Groupme: Informal discussions, reminders, keeping up, communication at conferences. Downloading the free app is highly recommended but not required.
- Remind: If you aren't receiving Remind texts, text "@sacc70" to 81010

Parent Corner: 
Parent Text Group New this year - if you would like to be part of our parent text message group (used for parent meeting notifications, conference travel changes or return times, and emergencies) please text "@parentssac" to 81010
 
Y-Assist and Financial Aid: This week, you should have received an email from Dylan O'Tarrow at the Y if you applied for Y-Assist. Please look for the email and reply to Dylan if he had questions for you. There is still money left to be awarded - next through the CalYMCA individual scholarship and then through fundraising proceeds. If you need additional time to pay or have additional financial concerns at any time, please let Dylan or Christiana know.

As a reminder, we have three main forms of financial assistance: Y-Assist funds from the Sacramento Central YMCA; the Individual Scholarship from California YMCA; and the money we raise through fundraisers. Money raised through most fundraisers is generally (but not always) available only to those who have applied for Y-Assist.

Camp Capital City, September 23, 5:30pm, ONE WEEK AWAY!
The YMCA's biggest fundraising event of the year! Tickets and sponsorships are still available for this fun evening of camp nostalgia. Games, BBQ, adult libations, gourmet s'mores bar, and the chance to support YMCA youth programming throughout our region - including Youth & Government. Click here for more information.


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Mark your calendars for these key events!
September 1: $100 Deposit due
September 15: $375 Payment due
September 16: Delta Clean-Up Volunteer event
September 21: T&E I Registration Deadline
September 22: PIC Completion Deadline
September 23: Camp Capital City
November 1: Bill Hearing Night (Mandatory)
November 8: Pre-Conference Meeting (Mandatory for delegates and new-delegate parents)
November 10-12, 2017 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference I
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