Sac Central Delegation Bulletin #12: Back from Break!

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 27, is Giving Tuesday! You'll likely see a lot of social media posts and receive email from a lot of local and national non-profits. It's a great day to give back to the community by giving to the causes you love most. 

You can support our YMCA on #GivingTuesday by visiting our website here. Make sure to select "Sacramento Central "  as the location and write "Youth & Government" in the "in honor of" field! Thanks for your support! 

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." The final payment is due on Friday Dec. 14th.   

2.) Current Event Article: Please read this article prior to Wednesday's meeting! 

3.) CIM This Sunday! (12/2): 

Click here to confirm that you are signed up. Let me know ASAP if you have any questions or you cannot make it to CIM. This is our biggest volunteering event of the year and we need you!

Aid Station 12 (near Smartrise Engineering)- Mile 20.3

Address: 2625 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95864

Picture of location of aid station.

Parking is limited so please carpool or get a ride if you can.If you do drive, there is very limited  parking available in the parking lot behind the aid station and you will not be able to move your vehicle until the roads open again. Please look at the map linked above. There is also parking in the residential neighborhoods above and below Fair Oaks Blvd. Be mindful of driveways. Do not park in the Loehmann's Plaza shopping center unless you want your car towed. 

Schedule:

• 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 sports drink. 
• It will be cold! The morning will start near freezing and warm only to the low 50s. 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 and no breaks to go and get something, so eat before you arrive and bring some granola bars with you

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): 

6.) Mixed Bags Orders are arriving today, one day late to get them to you at yesterday's meeting. If you need your orders right away, please let me know. Otherwise, they will be available for pick-up at our next meeting on November 28. 

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. 

Buddies! Check out the buddy challenge info here. Each new delegate has been paired with a returning delegate. Returners - make sure to check in with your buddy frequently during the conference to answer questions, offer advice, and build a new friendship! 

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 bulletins, delegation 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!

Parent Corner
- Mixed Bags orders will be available at our next meeting. 

At the next meeting we'll . . .  

-- Discuss CIM 
--Discuss Swim with Santa and other December Events

-- Discuss current events/Practice Parli-Pro

--Discuss Winter Holiday Party Plans and Social Events (Bring ideas and your calendar!)

See you on Wednesday!

Sac Central Delegation Stands For Respect, Responsibility, and Purpose

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Mark your calendars:

December 2, 2018: California International Marathon Volunteer Event
December 12, 2018: Sac Central Holiday Party and Gift Exchange (details TBD)
December 14, 2018: Payment #4 (Final) Due
December 14, 2018: YMCA Swim With Santa Volunteer Event, Sac YMCA

January 19-21, 2019: Training & Elections Conference II, Fresno (Sat morning-Monday afternoon)

February 14-18, 2019: 71st Model Legislature & Court, Sacramento

We are committed to equal program access for all and are dedicated to ensuring the benefits of Y&G are available to every student in our community without regard to financial need. No delegate should ever drop out or refrain from joining because of financial concerns. If you want to do this program, we want you to do this program.