El Dorado Youth and Government Delegation Bulletin #14 (NO MEETING THIS WEEK)

"I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual."

Henry David Thoreau 

Happy Thanksgiving!: On behalf of the El Dorado advising team and myself, I'd like to wish you, your friends and family all a very Happy Thanksgiving. I am eternally grateful for the all of the enthusiasm, energy, and happiness each of you give me each Thursday. I do Youth and Government because I am thankful for the experiences if gave me as a delegate and it is my sincerest hope that everyone is able to have similar experiences in our delegation. Enjoy your Turkey Day! 

1.) NO MEETING THIS WEEK! Enjoy spending time with your friends and family. Our next meeting is Thursday, November 30th.  

2.) LATE! Register for 70th MLC (T&E II and Sac): Registration for the 70th Training & Elections II and Model Legislature and Court is open in Reggo. All registrations should have been in by Thursday, November 16th. If you did not register, you must do it ASAP or you will not be able to attend the next two conferences.

3. Running or Applying for Office at T&E II?  Are you interested in running for an ELECTED office at T&E II? If so, you will need to do three things:

1. Send me (Derek) and email stating which office you intend to run for.
2. Apply for your elected position via Reggo (same place you registered for T&E II and Sac). The deadline to submit applications to run is Thursday, November 30th. Failure to submit an application to run will disqualify you from running for office.
3. Delegation Primary: On Thursday, November 30th, come ready in Sac Attire with a 2 min speech on why you should be selected by our delegation to run for an elected office. The Officer team will also ask all candidates questions regarding their positions/opinions. Our delegation only has two elected candidate spots left so we will need to select who will be able to run for office.

If you are applying for an APPOINTED position at T&E II, you will need to also apply by Thursday, November 30th via Reggo. However, you do not need to give a speech to the delegation. 

For the complete list of appointed and elected positions for T&E II, click here.

For 70th T&E II Appointed Leadership descriptions, click here

For 70th T&E II Appointed Programs descriptions, click here

Click here for instructions on how to access leadership forms in Reggo.

4). CIM Volunteer Sign-Ups - NEED 20 MORE VOLUNTEERS! Time for our favorite yearly service project - running aid stations at the California International Marathon, Sunday, December 3. It's early in the morning. It's going to be cold. But it'll be a ton of fun! (I may even bring you coffee!) 

We are still looking for another 20 people (friends and family welcome) to staff the mile 20.4 and the finish line stations (mile 3.4 is FULL) . If we can get these additional 20 people, we'll earn $1000 for our fundraising treasury. Pretty cool. (Eldo delegates get 8 points for showing up on December 3) Sign up today - we need EVERYONE's help! http://bit.ly/CapCoCIMSIgnUp

5.) Program Areas: After T&E I you should have a general outline of the different program areas. Please review this list of program areas and begin to decide on your top choices. We will be selecting our program areas on 11/30. The more points you have, the higher the chances you have on picking the program area you want! 

Parent Corner: 

CIM Volunteering: CIM is our biggest service event of the year AND it supports our delegation as well! We receive a donation from the Sacramento Running Association for helping them staff the race. Parents, siblings, and family friends are all welcome to participate.

As always, thank you for reading and I will see you on NEXT Thursday (11/30)!

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Mark your calendars for these key events!
No Meeting: Thursday, November 23
December 3, 2017: Volunteer Opportunity: California International Marathon Aid Station
December 15: Final $375 Payment Due
January 13-15, 2018 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference II
February 15-19, 2018 (Sacramento) Model Legislature & Court