Welcome to the Sac Central YMCA Delegations!

Monday, November 26, 2018

El Dorado Youth and Government Delegation Bulletin #14.

 
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual
 
.”
  
 
-
 
Henry David Thoreau 

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! 

1.) Payment Reminder: If you are not on Bank Draft you had a $400 payment due on 11/16. Please make sure you have paid. Delegates whose accounts are not current by 11:59pm this Wednesday, November 28, risk being dropped from the program. Payments can be made online here (online payment instructions found here) or over the phone by calling the YMCA Front Desk at 916-452-9622 ext 0. If you need to submit payment via check, please have your delegate bring it to Thursday's meeting, addressed to "Sacramento Central YMCA."

Our next payment is due on Friday Dec. 14th.   

2.) CIM This Sunday! (12/2)

Click here to see which aid station you are assigned to be at. About ten delegates were switched from what they signed-up for due to our needs (the changes were made to those who completed the form later) so make sure to check your assigned station! DO NOT switch aid stations. We need to have a certain amount of people at each station. Let me know if you have any questions or you cannot make it to the CIM. Details on the locations and what to expect are below.

Location #1: Folsom - Aid Station 1B (Village)– Mile 2.2
Address: Village Shopping Center (south side of the street, near Starbucks), 9580 Oak Avenue Pkwy, Folsom, CA 95630
Picture of aid station.

*Note: parking is limited so please carpool or get a ride if you can. If you do drive, please park in the Village Shopping Center. 
Returners: This is a slightly different location from last year so it will be new. 

Schedule of events:
  • Crew Arrival – 5:15am (do not be late, there will be road closures so be sure to leave time to navigate around them)
  • Estimated End of Event – 8:05am

Location #2: Sacramento - Aid Station 12 (Smartrise Engineering)- Mile 20.3
Address: 2625 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95864
Picture of location of aid station.

*Note: parking is limited so please carpool or get a ride if you can.If you do drive, please park in the business park that the aid station is located at.

Schedule of events:
  • Crew Arrival – 6:45am (do not be late, there will be road closures so be sure to leave time to navigate around them)
  • Estimated End of Event – 12:30pm
What to expect:
  • You will be filling and handing out cups of water and an electrolyte drink. 
  • It will be cold! It's supposed to be 41 degree at 5:15am on Sunday. Make sure to bring lots of layers and warm gloves. Better to bring a layer you don't need rather than wish you had brought one.
  • You will get wet! The runners have a habit of throwing their water cups towards you, the ground, and the trash cans. There can be splash back on you. Please make sure that you are dressed appropriately.
  • No sandals or open-toe shoes. It will be wet, dark, and we don't want delegates injuring themselves. 
  • Bring a flashlight or headlamp. We will be there very early in the morning and it will be dark. The course streets may not be fully closed so you must be visible and stay aware of your surroundings. To make sure that you can see and are safe make sure to have a light source. 
  • Bring some food. There will be no food provided at the aid station, so eat before you arrive or bring some granola bars with you.
Points!: For attending the CIM you will receive 8 points (Folsom station) or 9 points (Sac station)! However, if you signed up for the CIM and do not show up without letting me know beforehand, you will LOSE 5 points


3.) Program Areas and Role Selection: We will be having our annual program area draft on Thursday, Dec 6th.  Here's what you need to know about that process:
  • Here's a link to a list and description of all program areas
  • Here's a link to all elected and appointed leadership opportunities (more on that below).
  • You need to know how many points you have, check the link here and let me know if you think you are missing any points.
  • The Lead Advisor also reserves the right to match you with a program area in which we know you'll be most successful. 
  • If you cannot attend, you can have a delegate or advisor pick on your behalf. Please send me an email with your top five picks in order or letting me know which delegate will pick on your behalf.
  • Once everyone has selected their program areas, there will be an opportunity to trade with other El Dorado delegates. You and the other delegate must both let me know that you would like to switch in order for me to make it happen. We will do this at the end of the meeting. 
If you have questions on this, let me know. 


4.) Political Party Transfer Application: If you are not satisfied with your current political party assignment, you can apply to transfer to another political party using this form. Transfer applications are due by November 29. You must let me know if you intended to transfer between political parties. 


5.) Leadership and Applied Programs: Applications for elected office, appointed positions, and appointed program areas are now available in your Reggo account. You must complete all leadership and applied program applications by December 6 (however, you should apply now). Once you have completed an application, let me know so that I can approve it for you. 

Most leadership positions require you to be placed into that program area so we will also need to make sure there is space for you there. Also, for most leadership positions, if you are not selected/elected for your desired position, you will still serve in that program area. Here is a reminder on how to access your applications (click to enlarge): 


REMINDERS:

Conference Attendance: We have two remaining conferences this year. Please review our conference attendance policy: 
  • For T&EII (Jan 19-21): Partial attendance is not permitted except in extraordinary circumstances. Regular season sport events, meets, regular season academic club meets, finals, school projects, etc, are not extraordinary circumstances. You are expected to travel to the conference with the delegation, attend the entire conference, and travel home again with the delegation.
  • For ML/C ("Sac Conference," Feb 14-18): Partial attendance is not permitted
Your advisor team is managing the safety of 140 people, coalition wide. It makes things more complicated for us and potentially less safe for you if we need to manage different travel schedules for different delegates. 

Check the website first: In addition to our bulletin, a lot of valuable information can be found at our website. Here, you'll find all past bulletinsdelegation information, a program calendar, and a link to our forms and downloads folder. Remember to check the site first - chances are you'll find answers to most of your questions.

As always, thank you for reading and I will see you on Thursday!

Derek Dolfie
Lead Advisor/Delegation Dad
El Dorado Delegation

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Mark your calendars for these key events!
December 2: California International Marathon Volunteer Event
January 19-21, 2019: Training & Elections Conference II, Fresno
February 14-18, 2019: 71st Model Legislature & Court, Sacramento

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