El Dorado Youth and Government Delegation Bulletin #15

"No one has ever become poor by giving."

Anne Frank 

Special Note: Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the CIM on Sunday. It was very early and very cold but you still showed up to help the thousands of runners who participated. It really speaks to your character that you would brave the early morning cold to help others. Thank you again!

1.) Program Area Selection Draft:This Thursday we will be selecting our program areas for T&E II and Sacramento Conferences. Please review this list of program areas and begin to decide on your top choices. The more points you have, the higher the chances you have on picking the program area you want! Check here to see how many points you have. 

If you are going to be late or absent on 12/7, you will need to complete this form so that we have your role selection "proxy." (A proxy is someone you designate to act in your place). Make sure you complete this form ASAP! http://bit.ly/roleselectionproxy 

If you don't complete the form, you will be placed in a remaining program area(s). 

2.) Special Program Area Applications: If you would like to apply for California Emergency Team, Jury Trial, or the Supreme Court, that application is now available in Reggo. Please complete the application for your desired program area ASAP and let me know when you have completed it so that I can approve it. Applications are due by December 11 (11:59pm). Information about each special program area can be found at the Leadership Info Matrix link.

2a.) National Judicial Competition. Applications for the 2018 YMCA National Judicial Competition (NJC) are now available in Reggo. NJC is a national YMCA judicial competition held in Chicago, Illinois. NJC is an amazing opportunity for Court delegates to take their Y&G experience to the next level. The selection process is highly competitive, awarding 28 delegates the opportunity to participate each year. The conference will be July 26-August 2, 2018. NJC applications are due by 11:59 PM on Thursday, December 21 in Reggo. For more information on NJC, go to the NJC Resources page or ask Lauren Tilley, who attended last year's NJC.

3.) Holiday Meeting Schedule: We have our last regular delegation meeting of 2017 this coming Thursday, December 7. Our holiday party will be held Thursday, December 14, location to be determined. We will not meet on December 21, 28, or January 4. Meetings will resume Thursday, January 11 with a mandatory pre-conference meeting in advance of our January 13 T&E II departure. 

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

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Mark your calendars for these key events!

December 7: Regular Meeting

December 14: Delegation Holiday Party (Location TBD)

December 15: Final $375 Payment Due

December 21: No Meeting

December 28: No Meeting

January 4: No Meeting

January 11: MANDATORY Pre-Conference Meeting
January 13-15, 2018 (Fresno) Training & Election Conference II

February 15-19, 2018 (Sacramento) Model Legislature & Court