(See your email for referenced attachments)
This is what you need to know this week:
"The price of greatness is responsibility."
Winston Churchill
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.Our next payment deadline is Oct 13th for $375. Don't be late on payments and miss out on free points!
2). Chipotle Fundraiser: This 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.
3.) Leadership Opportunities: Elected and appointed leadership applications are due in Reggo by Wednesday night. Whether you are a new or returning delegate, we encourage you to apply for appointed and elected office. Leadership positions are a great way to enhance your Y&G experience, guarantee your program area of choice, and make even more friends from across the state.
Click here to check out available leadership positions for which you can apply this week. Look for items with "T&EI" and October application deadlines. You'll find information on any required experience or grade-level restrictions. Email Derek with any questions. NOTE: the deadline you see on that page is the approval deadline with the statewide program. YOUR deadline is Wednesday, October 4.
For new delegates, there are leadership opportunities available in Board of Education, Forum (for 9th Graders), Issues & Activism, Legislative Analyst, Houses, Media, and a special position in the Governor's cabinet for a 9th grade rep. For returning delegates, you have even more options across most program areas. Give it a go! The worst that happens is you don't win or aren't selected and that's no big deal at all.
To find leadership applications, check out this handy graphic (click to enlarge or see your email for the attachment):
4). Bill Hearing Night: Bill hearing night is quickly approaching! This year's bill hearing night will beNov. 2nd starting at 6pm in B3. We will be splitting up the delegation into two groups, one group will go from 6-7:30 and the second group will go from 7:30-9pm. The event is mandatory for all delegates and your parents won't want to miss this chance to see what delegates have been working on so far this year. Stay tuned for more information on this later this month.
5). 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/join/
6). Not Sure Which Family You're In?: 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.
As always, thank you for reading and I will see you on Thursday!
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Mark your calendars for these key events!
Need to make a payment?
Mark your calendars for these key events!
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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