2019-20 El Dorado Youth and Government Delegation Bulletin #6

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi

1.) Bills, Bills, Bills! The bill develop process is now in full swing. Please spend this week finalizing ideas for your family's bill idea. Below are some steps you can take to develop your bill idea:

• Watch this video about how to start the bill idea and bill research process. 
• Watch this video about the 4 basic kinds of legislation our State Legislature can consider. 
• Complete Family Bill Worksheets - these are the basic questions your family will need to answer about your bill by Bill Hearing Night. (Those questions should sound familiar after last week's presentation!) We will be working on these in the meeting on Thursday.
• Want to know all the current laws? Here they are! (Get to know this site, it's a bill author's best friend!) 

Bill hearing night has been moved up to Oct 24, so time is of the essence! Family leaders and advisors are there to help you with your bill. Use them as a resource! 

2.) CapCo Field Day is This Saturday (10am-3pm)! Saturday, September 28: 10am-3pm, Sacramento Central YMCA (2021 W Street) is our annual CapCo field day! Lunch, activities, and t-shirt! This is a chance to meet delegates from our sister delegations in Sacramento and Grass Valley and spend more time getting to know each other before our first conference in November. There is no longer a cost to participate in Field Day. If you need to change your attendance status, please let me know by Thursday. 

3.) 2019-20 El Dorado Delegation Sweatshirt Designs:  The call for this year's El Dorado sweatshirt designs is now open! Please submit your sweatshirt designs to this google drive folder as a PDF. All designs need to incorporate the El Dorado delegation name and be Y-appropriate (no drug, alcohol, or offensive designs). I have included some previous design ideas in the folder for reference. Please make the designs no more than two colors as we have to pay more for additional colors in the design. Submit your designs by Oct 3, 2019.

4.) Statewide Elected/Appointed Leadership Opportunities: Interested in running or applying for a statewide position? Please do! Take a look at what the leadership opportunities are in the various program areas. Here is a link to the descriptions for each office. If you are a returner, encourage people to apply/run! If you are planning on doing this, email me before Oct 3. We need to see how many people would like to run for office to determine who will be able to run at conference. Let me know if you have questions. 

Parent Corner

- Join us for S'moresfest 2019! Each year, the YMCA's fall fundraising gala provides us with the opportunity to meet fellow YMCA supporters as we eat BBQ and gourmet s'mores, drink beer and wine, and shoot arrows. (Yes, all of that happens). Parents are invited for a great date night out for a great cause. Early bird tickets are just $50 each and are on sale now! Sponsor opportunities are still available. And we're still on the lookout for a last couple of live-auction packages. If you have a vacation home or an interesting job/connection/idea for a behind the scenes tour or experience, contact Derek today! 

- Bill Hearing Night Date Change: After speaking with the delegates, officers, and advisors, I have decided to move Bill Hearing Night up one week to Thursday Oct. 24th to remove the conflict with Halloween. (Apparently most of the delegation and advisors care more about Halloween than I do, whoops!) Please make a note of this so you can mark your calendars to attend. 

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!

Sept. 28, 2019 - Capitol Coalition Field Day (Sacramento)

October 12, 2019 - Smoresfest 2019 YMCA Fundraising Gala (Sacramento)  

Oct. 18, 2019 -Second Payment Due

Oct. 24, 2019 -Bill Hearing Night -Open to Friends and Family (Oak Ridge)

November 9-11, 2019 -Training and Elections 1 Conference (Fresno)

Nov. 15, 2019 -Third Payment Due

December 13, 2019 -Fourth and Final Payment Due

January 18-20, 2020 -Training and Elections 2 Conference (Fresno)
February 13-17, 2020 -72nd Model Legislature & Court (Sacramento)