El Dorado Youth and Government Delegation Bulletin #19

“Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.” 

– Colin Powell

It's pre-con week! Make sure you're getting extra rest, hydrating, eating well, and staying healthy this week because the weekend will be a marathon's worth of sprinting! 

1.) Mandatory Pre-Con Meeting This Week: All delegates must attend this week's pre-conference meeting. Parents are welcome, but not required, to attend. (Parents will be required to attend our Feb 7 pre-Sacramento Conference meeting.) We're leaving for Fresno on Saturday morning at 8:30am from the YMCA. You'll get all the other info you need at this week's meeting.

2.) Monday Lunch Order: If you haven't yet, use this form to place your Subway sandwich order. You must bring $7 when you check-in at the buses on Saturday Jan 19. EXACT CHANGE ONLY. http://bit.ly/te2lunch 

3.) Delegation Officer Elections (72nd MLC): This year's delegation elections for next year's officers calendar is as follows:

- January 15: Elections Information Distributed

- January 30: Deadline to file to run for an officer position

- January 31: Delegation Primary Elections (Narrow to top two candidates for each race)

- February 18: Delegation General Elections (Select final officers for 2019-20)

- February 27: Swearing-In Ceremony at the Annual Celebration Banquet

All delegates planning to return for next year's program are eligible to run some officer positions. All delegates should carefully review the leadership expectations and officer duty statements to determine their eligibility. Delegates self-nominate for the position in which they are interested by completing this candidate form. All candidates must complete the form by January 30. Candidate information is linked in this week's bulletin and will run in subsequent bulletins as well. 

Delegation Primary: 

The delegation primary will be held on January 31. If you qualify to run for a given position, (please see the leadership expectations statement above), and have submitted the candidate form, you will have 2 mins to deliver your candidate speech.. Delegates may ask candidates questions if time allows. The delegation will then vote on each officer race. The top two delegates who receive the most votes in their given race will advance to the general election. If there is only one candidate running for a given position, they will still need to give a speech to the delegation. Candidates will need to be in Sac Attire for the primary.

General Election:

The final general election held on Monday, Feb 18 (last day of Sac Con). Candidates are strongly encouraged to campaign between the primary election on Jan 31 to the general election on Feb 18th. This includes speaking with the delegation, making campaign materials, and discussing why they are the best candidate for the given office. Using this time to speak with members of the delegation will benefit your race. The final morning of Sac Con, officer candidates will answer a pre-determined set of questions administered by the current officers. Then, the delegation will vote on each candidate race.

After the general election, the officers-elects will be sworn-in at our Celebration Banquet on February 27 (after Sac Conference). 

Appointed Positions for Next Year:

Additionally, if you are interested in serving as a family leader or other appointed delegation positions for next year, please review the appointed expectations and duty statements. I will send out a appointed candidate form at the beginning of next year for those who are interested.

4.) Third Annual CapCo Celebration Banquet - Save the Date!: Our annual Celebration Banquet will take place on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 6:15-8:00pm at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cordova. Ticket information will be available in the next bulletin. 

5.) Additional Y&G Applied Programs and Opportunities: A range of other Y&G programs and opportunities are currently available for application. All apps are available in your Reggo account. Please contact Derek if you have additional questions about any of these opportunities. 

• MUN Secretariat: MUN is our Model United Nations program for middle school students. MLC delegates have the opportunity to attend MUN Conferences as Secretariats - role models and helpers for the younger generation. For more information, please click here. Applications are available in Reggo. Due January 22. Financial aid is available, click here. (You must submit the application directly to CalYMCA. Transportation may be available with our MUN delegations if there is space.) 
• Conference on National Affairs (CONA): CONA is a ten-day national Y&G program that brings together delegations from all over the US for an NIC-style debate program. Twenty-five delegates from California are selected for this prestigious program. More information can be found here. Financial aid is available through CalYMCA if you are selected. Apply in Reggo. Due: February 1. NOTE: A lead advisor recommendation is required and must be requested no later than February 1. 
• CalYMCA Governing Board, Youth Member: Applications are now open for youth member spots on the CalYMCA Governing Board. In this role you represent your fellow delegates with a vote on the Board of Directors that makes important policy decisions about our programs. This is a very important position with a lot of responsibility and the power to have a lasting impact on Y&G. Requires quarterly meeting attendance. Travel provided by CalYMCA. Apply in Reggo. Due: February 1
• YMCA175: we are waiting on some additional information before we know whether a Sacramento Central Delegation to this London conference is possible. In the meantime, if you are interested in this program, please apply for the Y&G Delegation via Reggo. Due: February 1

You must notify me if you apply for any of these programs so that I can approve your application. Failure to let me know means your application won't be considered by CalYMCA. 

REMINDERS:

Candidates and Leadership Applicants/Applied Program Area Applicants: 

• If you are running for elected office, make sure you have reviewed the campaign rules and that you are tracking any campaign expenditures. You MUST bring to conference check-in a completed campaign finance disclosure form to be signed by your lead advisor even if you incurred no campaign expenses! Every candidate must submit a form upon arrival to Fresno, even if it's blank! 
• If you have applied for appointed leadership, make sure that you read your email regularly between now and the conference and review the conference schedule when it is released next week to check your interview times and locations.
  • That includes applicants for program areas such as Supreme Court and CET and special programs like NJC and YMCA175.

Sac Rack: For new delegates, "Sac Rack" (which is now being called "Cali's Closet by CalYMCA but old advisors are slow to learn new tricks) is a pop-up boutique at T&EII where you can "shop" for Sac-attire, professional wardrobe pieces at very low cost (generally between $1-$5). Vouchers will be provided to all Y-Assist Applicants as well. If you would benefit from a voucher and are not a Y-Assist applicant, please email Derek ASAP. 

Sac Rack Donations:  As part of the Sac Rack process, Y&G collects new or gently used professional attire. You can help by bringing donations to the YMCA (2021 W Street) between now and January 18. Here is a flyer you can share with your friends, coworkers, etc, to encourage them to donate as well! 

Payment Reminder: The fourth and final program payment for the year was due by December 14. 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. Checks are payable to "Sacramento Central YMCA" and should be dropped off at the YMCA as soon as possible. 

Parent Corner

-Verizon & Remind: Yesterday, you received an email about Remind text messaging no longer working with Verizon phones (note this DOES NOT impact our upcoming conference. It is schedule to take effect January 28). If you are a Verizon customer, please consider calling or tweeting Verizon to ask them to reconsider. For more information, please click here. 

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

Derek Dolfie

Lead Advisor/Delegation Dad

El Dorado Delegation
Cell #: (916) 715-0869

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Mark your calendars for these key events!

January 17 - mandatory pre-conference meeting
January 19-21 - Training & Elections Conference II (Fresno)
January 24 - regular meeting (delegation officer primary announcements)
January 31 - regular meeting (delegation officer primary)
February 7 - mandatory pre-conference meeting for ALL delegates and a family member (new and returning). 
February 14-18 - 71st Model Legislature & Court (Sacramento)
February 27, 2019 - Third Annual CapCo Celebration Banquet, Old Spaghetti Factory, Rancho Cordova