Sac Central Delegation Bulletin #12: December Stuff

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday and we're excited to welcome you back for the final two meetings of 2019! Today is #GivingTuesday - a great day to support the local nonprofits that matter most to you. We hope you'll consider supporting the YMCA so we can fulfill our promise to keep our programs accessible to all! ymcasuperiorcal.org/GivingTuesday2019

At the next meeting:  We'll hear from an expert on why it's important to consider the source and how to consider sources we encounter in the news, online, and in our research. We'll also discuss our December 11 holiday party and gift exchange.
What's due: Leadership Applications- Last Chance!
Now overdue: Payment #3

1.) Guest Speaker This Week: Molly Dugan will join us for a presentation on evaluating credible news sources (ie: How to Avoid Fake News and the impact of Fake News). Ms. Dugan is a Professor of Journalism and Communication Studies at California State University, Sacramento, where she teaches upper-level classes in public affairs reporting and newswriting. She also teaches journalism classes on media literacy, diversity and social justice and mass communication. Her recent research involves press freedom. Her ongoing research areas include government/political reporting, journalism ethics, race and gender in the media and community engagement.

Before she came to the university, she spent more than a decade as a news reporter at numerous newspapers, including The Sacramento Bee, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Ca.) and The Modesto Bee. She has a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Davis and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University.

2.) Secret Santa Assignments Are Out and Holiday Party Prep! Hopefully you looked for and reviewed the Secret Santa information that was emailed to you next week. Confirm that you did by clicking here and letting me know - and let me know what you'll bring for the potluck Holiday Party on Dec 11. HINT HINT READING TEST HIIIIINNNNNT HINTTTTTTTT LOOK HERE AT THIS RED ALL-CAPS SENTENCE DO YOU SEE IT GREAT NOW CLICK THAT LINK! 

3.) Winter Break: We'll have no meeting on December 18, December 25, or January 1 in observance of Winter Break. Meetings will resume on January 8.

4.) California International Marathon - Sunday December 8 - 6:45am-12:30pm: It's that time of year again! Grab your mittens and get ready to stir some Nuun, this is an all-hands event! An email with aid station and event details was send on December 3 - look for it! It's important that arrive on time (not early and not late!).

5.) Model United Nations Family Info Night, Tuesday December 10: This item moves back into the main part of the bulletin this week. Do you have a middle schooler at home? We have a program for you! Join us on Tuesday, December 10 from 6:30-7:30pm for a Family Information Session on the YMCA's Model United Nations program for grades 6-8. To sign up for the MUN mailing list, click here.

We'd love your help reaching out to other families in the community to encourage folks to join MUN! If you've applied to be a Secretariat, you're welcome to attend the info night as well.

REMINDERS

Role Assignments. I am pleased to share this year's role assignments. Everyone was able to be placed in their first or second choice program areas:

• Appellate Court: Miraya
• Bench Trial: James
• Board of Ed: Miranda
• CIB: Trisha
• ConCon: Connor, Sam
• IAC: Ting, Priya, Carenna
• I&A: Liam, Jenni, Jimmy
• Houses: Mitchell (primary bill sponsor), Aaron (secondary bill sponsor)
• NIC: Kathina

LAST CALL: Elected/Appointed Leadership Apps - You have one last chance to submit applications before our meeting tomorrow night. To see how to access apps, click here. For a list of available elected and appointed positions, including qualifications, click here. I strongly encourage you to apply for a leadership position! Campaigning and interviewing can be stressful but the experience is so rewarding, regardless of the outcome!

Swim With Santa - December 13 - Sacramento Central YMCA: Thank you to James, Jenni, Kathina, Priya, Ting, Trisha, Miranda, and Sam for signing up to volunteer at Swim With Santa on Friday, December 13 at the Y. If you indicated "no" on the survey (Aaron, Carenna, Connor, Jimmy, Miraya) but your availability changes, let me know. Ideally we need 10 volunteers. Thanks!

January Parking Lot Fundraiser: Thank you to Connor, Jimmy, Miraya, James, and Kathina for signing up for the January 12 Parking Lot Fundraiser. We could still use 2-3 more volunteers. Let me know if you're available.

DoD Lanyards: Make sure you put your blue, Delegation of Distinction lanyard in a safe place so you can bring it to the next two conferences. We won't be provided with replacements if you lose/forget yours.

Letters of Recommendation Feeling the college application stress? Y&G Advisors are happy to provide letters of recommendation upon request. For info on how to request a letter, check out the last bulletin.

Family Corner: 

Second Round Individual Scholarships were announced last week and you should have received an email from Dylan letting you know of your award and remaining balance. Check your spam folder if you don't see it in your inbox and then contact Dylan if you didn't receive the email. 

Final payments for the year are due by December 13. If you have any question about the remaining balance due, please contact Christiana or Dylan. 

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Mark your calendars:

December 4 - Elected/Appointed Leadership and Program Apps due in Reggo LAST CALL!
December 8 - California International Marathon Volunteer Event
December 11 - Delegation Holiday Party/Meeting
December 13 - Swim with Santa Volunteer Event at the YMCA
December 13 - Payment #4 Due
December 18-January 1 - Winter Break - No Meetings
January 8 - Meetings resume
January 12 - Parking Lot Fundraiser
January 15 - Mandatory Pre-Conference Meeting
January 16 - CONA, NJC, Governing Board Apps Due in Reggo
January 18-10 - Training & Elections Conference II
February 5 - Mandatory Pre-Conference Meeting
February 13-17 - 72nd Model Legislature & Court
February 23 - Celebration Banquet 2020 (tickets on sale in January) 

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.