SacC MUN Bulletin #8: Down to the Wire!

Our remaining meetings are April 2, April 9, and April 16. We will not meet on April 23. Our April 16 meeting will be our mandatory Pre-Conference meeting. We have a LOT of prep work to do so these next two weeks will be the busiest of the program year - but we know our Ambassadors are up to the challenge! Ambassadors and Parents should carefully read this week's bulletin so they know exactly what needs to be done - and when - before Summit!

New Business: 

1.) Volunteer Event, Saturday, April 13: 

Thank you to Joan Mock for suggesting the above volunteer event for Saturday, April 13 at Burberry Park in the Natomas Area. Please reply to this email to RSVP by April 2 to let us know if you will attend rather than completing the sign-up form on your own. We will fill out the form and let them know that we are all attending as a Delegation. Parents will need to sign this waiver for Ambassadors to participate. Advisors will be in attendance but parents are welcome to attend as well! Wear your delegation sweatshirt! (Tie it around your waist if it's worm). We will vote on where to have lunch after the service event at the next meeting. 







2.) Mozambique Banner Assignments Due April 2: 

Please bring 1-2 research points and supporting materials to the next meeting as assigned below:
Jessica: Religion
Autumn: Art, Architecture, and Style
John: Politics
Cooper: Language and Customs
Kennedy: Economy 
Dylan: Society and Geography
3.) Summit Preparation: 

You can find Summit prep handouts and Topic Preparation Guides on this Airtable chart (looks best on a desktop/laptop rather than on your phone). Here is what each Ambassador needs to accomplish. Drafts are due April 9 at our Meeting!

• ECOSOC (Dylan): Position papers about how Mozambique would view your committee's topics (2 papers total). (See the "How to Write a Position Paper" Document) TOPIC: Universal Primary Education: Subtopic A-Primary education of girls in the Middle East, Subtopic B-Access to education in rural counties.
• ICJ (Kennedy): Summit Case Worksheet (pages 14-15 of the MUN Training ICJ Packet). Available on the Airtable. 
• IPC (Autumn): News article and video about Mozambique. Details available on the Airtable. Final is due via email April 19. 
• NGO: Summit Preparation Guide document (page 5-6 of NGO Packet - See the Airtable). NGO Ambassadors must prepare their ideas from the point of view of the assigned NGO Country (note: this is a DIFFERENT country from our assigned Delegation Country.)
• Jessica: Topic - Access to Clean Water. Country  - CHAD
• Cooper: Topic - Access to Clean Water. Country - AFGHANISTAN
• John: Topic - Deforestation. Country - MEXICO

The Airtable chart has a LOT of information including the CIA Factbook summary for our Delegation Country and your Program Area countries (if applicable). MAKE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT! Do you have questions about what you need to prepare? ASK! We are happy to help! One more reminder: all handouts from the Training conference and topic preparation guides are available to download from the Airtable. 

Reminders:

Summit Survey: Ambassadors, make sure you complete the Training Conference Survey. Your feedback helps improve the program for next year. Your opinion matters! 

READING TEST - Ambassadors: are you reading the bulletin? If so, complete this reading test and earn a prize at tomorrow night's meeting! If you completed this already, you don't need to do it again.

Parent Corner: 
-  Mixed Bags Orders Are Here! Mixed Bags orders have arrived and will be available for pick up at the next meeting. If you need yours sooner, call Christiana to set up a pick up time this weekend.

-  Preparation - Parents, please take some time to review the Summit Preparation information with your Ambassador. Ask them to explain to you their task and their topics. This will help them better understand the information and help them identify questions to ask advisors or program staff. 

- Summit Arrival Time - Please help us plan our Thursday Summit logistics by completing this survey form. This form also surveys you for Ambassador shirt size preference for our Summit polo shirts. Each Ambassador will be provided with a polo shirt (included in your program fees). During the Summit, everyone must wear Business Casual attire and the polo shirt is one option to meet dress code. More on dress code at an upcoming meeting! We still need info for Dylan and John. 

- Last Payment Due April 12 - Final payments are due April 12. Each family received an updated balance reminder based on our lowered fees for this year. If you didn't receive that email, let us know! 

Thank you!

-Amanda Levy & Christiana Dominguez

Co-Lead Advisors, Sacramento Central MUN Delegation

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Mark your calendars:

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April 2: Regular Meeting

April 9: Regular Meeting

April 12: Payment #2 Due. (Pay online or bring check payable to Sacramento YMCA)

April 16: Pre-Conference Meeting - Required for Ambassadors and A Parent

April 23: No Meeting

April 25-28, 2019: 18th MUN Summit, Los Angeles

We are committed to equal program access for all and are dedicated to ensuring the benefits of Y&G MLC and MUN 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. Please talk to us if your financial circumstances change during the program year. We're here to help.