Y&G CapCo Combined Bulletin #19: Countdown to Sac Conference

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Dates to know:

Feb 8/9: MANDATORY Delegate and Parent/Family Meeting, pre-conference prep

Feb 15: Sac Central Delegation: No meeting

Feb 16-20: 69th Model Legislature & Court

Here's what you need to know this week:

1.) End of the Year Celebration Banquet: Join us for our first-ever (we hope first annual!) Celebration Banquet. Delegates and their families are invited to join us for an evening at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cordova on Thursday, March 2. Tickets and more information available here.  Get yours today!

2.) Delegate & Parent/Family Meeting, Feb 8 (Sac) and Feb 9 (Eldo): Delegates and a family member are required to attend next week's delegation meeting for pre-conference information. If you or a parent/family member has a known conflict that evening, you must contact me in advance to let me know. Each year brings slightly new information and slightly different rules. Don't assume you know all you need to know for the year even if you are a returning delegate.

3.) Annual Campaign Corner: Thank you to those who have donated so far. To date, our coalition has raised $657.51. It's a start but it is by no means what I think we're really capable of.

If each delegate works to collect or donates a minimum of $34, we'd hit both of our fundraising targets for the coalition. Without the nearly $14,000 in Y-Assist we receive each our, our coalition would be missing 25 delegates right now. And each of those 25 delegates brings a unique, irreplaceable spirit to our family. We wouldn't be the same without them. We each need to do our part to ensure program access for all students, regardless of financial means. Democracy must be learned by all of  each generation!

A pledge form is attached or you can donate online. There are pages for each delegation: El Dorado at http://bit.ly/EldoDonate and Sacramento Central at http://bit.ly/SacCDonate

To be considered for the various raffles and competitions, pledge forms must be received or online donations made by 12 noon on Thursday, February 16. 

4.) Y&G Awards, Conference on National Affairs (CONA), Governing Board Youth Member apps are all available via google form or reggo with QUICKLY APPROACHING deadlines. See last week's bulletins for more on each.Some require lead advisor letters of recommendation. You must request a letter of recommendation no later than 11:59pm on Feb 9.

5.) Sac Attire: We reviewed the dress code at our delegation meetings this week. You can review the presentation here and a copy of the dress code is attached. Please review it carefully.

6.) El Dorado Delegation Elections - Successful primary candidates received an email with next steps. Candidates MUST complete this form by 11:59pm onThurs, Feb 9 or they will be disqualified from their race.  They should fill out forms for EACH office in which they are a finalist.

Delegates/Voters should review candidate statements here. Delegates should also review the officer duties and ask candidates questions specific to their desired job as they campaign. The descriptions can be found here.

Run-off elections will be held Monday, February 20th at 9am at Sac Conference.

7.) Program Area Specific News:

- Bill Primary and Secondary Sponsors should make sure they meet up between now and Sac conference to make sure each has everything needed for a successful bill presentation. Primary Sponsors need to have their 2 min sponsor speech ready for committee and the floor (if your bill passes committee. Secondary Sponsors need a floor speech ready if the bill makes it over to their house.

- NIC Delegates need to have a 2 minute sponsor speech ready to go on their proposals. Keep in mind the criteria used for evaluating your proposals. Make sure you're ready!

- Court delegates should be preparing their cases

- DOF delegates should be preparing to present their proposals

- This list is not exclusive! If you have stuff to do before Sac conference, get workin'!

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Mark your calendars for these key events!February 8/9, 2017: Mandatory pre-conference meetingsFebruary 16-20, 2017 (Sacramento) Model Legislature & Court

March 2, Celebration Banquet

YG68: Delegation Bulletin #17: Read this.

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Well, we made it! This Thursday will see the start of an exciting, exhausting, amazing experience. You'll finally put to work your training from the first two conferences. You'll dress the part. You'll walk the walk. You'll talk the talk. These 5 days are going to be what you make of them - so go big or go home with regret over what could've been. Raise your hand, share that viewpoint, speak with confidence, own the room. Your advisor team is so proud of all you've done so far this year and we know you're going to do GREAT at Sac Conference!

UPDATED ARRIVAL INFORMATION. Please see the attached REVISED parent info letter and arrival day information. It is slightly changed from what we discussed last week at the meeting. If you don't read this letter, you won't know where to check-in. And that would be #sad.

1.) $20.16 for 2016 Challenge: We had only 3 people participate from our delegation and about 4 from El Do so far. That means your chances of winning the gift cards are pretty high! And if our delegation participates at 100%, we're probably a lock for the pizza party. Please consider making a gift or a pledge - talk with your parents and friends, too! The strength and size of our future delegation next year depends on our actions now! You can use the attached form - returned at check in on Thursday, or this link: http://bit.ly/SacCDonate

2). Sac Attire: Arrive in style on Thursday. You should know what to pack. But here's the dress code again, just in case. Don't overpack, but give yourself a few extra choices. And choose your shoes wisely! #packbandaids

3.) Boundaries: Here's a slightly better map of the conference boundaries. The Green Lines are the daytime boundaries. The Red Lines are the 8pm+ boundaries. Don't test the boundaries! You'll note that this year, for the first time, part of 16th Street is in-bounds. That means you can go to Mikuni and PF Changs. But don't blow your budget there and don't be late to sessions due to the extra distance!

4.) Food and Drink: We HIGHLY advise that you pack non-perishable breakfast food - at least enough for Friday morning (the most hectic, early start of the whole weekend). Oatmeal, granola bars, bananas, etc. Also, bring a refillable water-bottle. There are drinking fountains at the Convention Center, Capitol, and water stations in the hotels. It's economical and eco-friendly!

Remember - it's up to you to make sure you take time for meals. There IS time in everyone's day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hunger and dehydration are the #1 cause of illness at conference - and they are both preventable. Take care of yourself.

5.) Schedule: It's very long, it's as confusing as ever, and it's easy to miss stuff. So check it out now! You'll get a paper copy on Thursday and the CalYMCA app will be updated as well. It's a good idea to download the app because program area-specific changes, room changes, etc are posted there. It's free and available for all phones. Delegation president, Vice President have special meetings to attend. Bill sponsors have special meetings to schedule and attend. Pretty much every program area has a little something extra to search for. Remember, you have sessions all the time and none are "optional" except for evening social activities!

6.) CONA and Awards Apps: I've only received recommendation requests from Victoria and Gus for CONA - so I'm assuming no one else is applying. If you are interested in applying for CONA - YOU SHOULD! - and you need to let me know ASAP. You need 2 letters of rec - one has to be from me - and the letter is due Thursday. The app is due Friday and is found in Reggo. Also, the Awards nomination form can be found here - those are due by Friday night!

7.) Top 5 Things to Pack (besides Sac Attire clothes):
- Food money
- Band-aids for blisters
- Pen and Highlighter
- Delegation Sweatshirt
- Your "A" Game!

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YG68 Delegation Bulletin #11: Gobble this Info

Boy, am I sorry for that really bad Thanksgiving-pun subject. But anyway.

At our next meeting, please be mindful of Gus's requests from Wednesday. Everyone needs to be a bit more respectful during meetings when Gus is trying to move us through the agenda. Also, please work on carefully reading the bulletin and noting important dates and deadlines. Time management and responsibility are two of the biggest skills you can gain from Y&G. Don't miss out on opportunities!

1.) No meeting next week - Happy Thanksgiving!

2.) Meetings resume Wed, December 2. That is a payment deadline (Most delegates should have paid $1100 by that date) and we will be selecting names from the hat for our holiday gift exchange.

Okay - read these next two parts really carefully:

3.) California International Marathon Volunteering SUNDAY December 6, 6:30a-12:30p. We will be manning a water station at mile 20.4 of the marathon route. We still need many more volunteers. Please sign yourselves up here: http://bit.ly/CapCoCIMVolunteers

You are encouraged to recruit your family and friends along as well!

4.) California International Marathon Volunteering SATURDAY December 5, 8:30a-12noon, Race Expo at Sac Convention Center. This is an optional secondary event so we can work on completing more volunteer hours as a delegation. The PRIORITY volunteer event is the Sunday water station. This is a bonus event. So if you can only volunteer for one thing, do the water station. If you can volunteer on Saturday too, then you need to email me to let me know that you can by tomorrow night.

5.) Swim With Santa - remember this event is on Friday, December 11th at the YMCA. Make sure you've saved the date on your calendar if you signed up.
This is who I have as signed up:

SWIM WITH SANTA VOLUNTEERS
Available and willing to get in the pool:
Brenna Leigh Nancarrow
Monse Villarreal
Delaney Roybal
Gus Marcin
Calvin Santoscoy
Ally Jeffers
Available, does NOT want pool duty
Zachary Hansen
Dexter allen
Victoria Vera

6.) Elected and Appointed Leadership Applications are due December 11 but must be approved by an advisor prior to that date. The internal delegation due date for applications is December 4. The applications are available now on your reggo registration pages. Please don't wait till the last minute on these! Program area and leadership opportunity info can be found here: http://bit.ly/LeadershipInfoMatrix

7.) SAVE THE DATES - The Bill Boxes Project is approaching. Below are the dates we'll be meeting and the delegates who signed up for those dates. Please mark your calendars and do not forget about this commitment:

Bill Boxes Project	12/28; 10-4	12/29; 10-4	1/2; 10-2
Efrain Vallejo
Brenna Leigh Nancarrow			x
Tilton Hoyt
Monse Villarreal	x
Emiliano Gómez			x
Cameron Miller
Delaney Roybal
Zachary Hansen	x	x	x
Jacob Becker
Gus Marcin	x	x	x
Calvin Santoscoy	x	x	x
Dexter allen		x
Victoria Vera	x	x	x
Matthew Zheng
Ally Jeffers			x
	5	5	7

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Program Area Descriptions And Allotments 2015

Senate(2)/Assembly(4)  - Delegates debate bills on the floor of the legislature. Great balance of public speaking and discussion of a variety of issues affecting California.

NIC (2) : National Issues Commission - Commissioners each develop and present their own proposal (like a bill) on a national or international issue. Debate begins in smaller commissions and successful proposals move on to larger and larger groups. Good opportunity to ease into a public speaking role. Also attracts passionate debate.

Lobbyist(1): - Delegates are assigned bills to work for or against and work to persuade Senators and Assemblymembers. Sometimes will speak for bills they may not agree with, which is good practice in public speaking. After presenting to Legislative Committees, Lobbyists work together to write an initiative (like a proposition in real life) and get other delegates across the program to sign it. Can apply to be a Governor's Lobbyist the following year. Great for delegates with a sharp sense of salesmanship.

Board of Education(0)  - A smaller group. Great for delegates to collaborate in teams yet not speak in front of large groups. Looks specifically at one current issue within education and comes up with ideas on how to improve it. Can run for State Superintendent of Public Instruction the following year.

Assistant Legislative Analysts (1)   - Assigned to a Legislative Committee as the impartial expert on a bill. Responsible for figuring and presenting how much money the bill will save or cost the state. Will present analysis to Senate/Assembly body if the bill makes it out of committee. Good intro to public speaking and can potentially have a profound impact on the passage/defeat of a bill. Can run for State Legislative Analyst the following year.

Department of Finance(1)– Spinoff of ALA program. Groups will prepare a state budget. There will be research and debating of issues in a small group setting.

ConCon (1) : State Constitutional Convention. Tackles the challenge of writing the State Constitution from scratch in three days. Will work in smaller groups and debate in larger discussions. Well run and for those who are motivated. Great for Seniors!

Appellate Court (1) - Try cases based on the way previous cases were settled. Only way to be a judge (very cool!). Great for those more interested in debating matters of law than deciding facts of a case. Less work in some ways than Trial Court since delegates will not have to prep any witnesses.

Judicial Review(0)   –Great for returning court delegates looking for more of a challenge. Appellate court type program which will deal with a factual scenario developed to evaluate the constitutionality of a bill from a previous ML/C.

Bench Trial (Trial Court)(1) - Try a case with a partner. The type of court on TV (e.g. Law & Order). Get to prep a witness and make arguments in front of a judge. Great practice for those who are considering the career of a lawyer. Good route for delegates interested in Jury Trial, the more advanced version of Trial Court.

Media(1) – Combo of Broadcast Media and Press Corps. Focus on written media, social media, and a broadcasted news program. Get a press badge to walk around and check out the different program areas. Great for creative delegates. Can apply to be an editor the following year.

Political Parties(0)   – Help with campaigns for statewide candidates. Recruit members to join your party. Must have initiative, be responsible, and be able to manage your time efficiently.

Political Polling(0)   – Small group that will learn about measuring and interpreting polling results as well as data collection, bias, and how to phrase questions. Members will work closely with Political Parties, Media, Gov office, and Lobbyists

IAC(0)   - International Affairs Commission – This is NOT the NIC with an international focus. It is instead a group looking at major international issues facing our planet. The program will focus on small group collaborative work, research, technology based presentations, public speaking, and debate.

YG68 Delegation Bulletin #10: The Pre-Con Dozen

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Are you excited! Tomorrow night we'll be on our way to the first conference of the year. You've worked hard on your bills, you've read about program areas, now it's time to go meet 3000 new friends. Here is what you need to know for tomorrow:

1.) Be at the YMCA (2021 W Street - NOT OUR USUAL MEETING PLACE) lower parking lot (closer to 20th and W), at 6:30pm sharp. We will depart as soon as the buses arrive to pick us up.

2.) Eat dinner before you get on the bus or bring it with you. (If you bring it, all your litter better leave the bus with you in Fresno). We will NOT be stopping on the way down and there won't be food options available when we arrive there (around 9:30-10pm). Pack non-perishable snacks if you're likely to get hungry.

3.) Pack lightly. It's a short trip and you need to be able to carry everything you bring.

4.) Don't forget a sleeping bag unless you plan to share beds with your roommate.

5.) The informational letter and pack list is attached, please read it again.

6.) During the conference day you will NOT be allowed back to your hotel room for any reason. Bring a backpack with you to hold the pen, highlighter, and notebook you also need to bring with you. Don't arrive with nothing to write with. Unprepared is not a cool thing to be.

7.) YOUR LAST CHANCE TO EARN PIZZA FOR THE DELEGATION: Right now, today, or sometime BEFORE you arrive for the bus tomorrow, go to https://app.reggo.org/calymca and register for the "68th Model Legislature & Court." Select "delegate registration" then complete the form, selecting "Sacramento Central" from the delegation drop-down menu. Your "role" is "delegate."

Note: Dexter and Jacob - you didn't do this at all for the first conference so I created a profile for you. You're going to have to complete the process on your own this time!

If everyone in the delegation completes their registration by 6:30pm tomorrow night, we'll have pizza at our delegation meeting on Saturday night. If not everyone completes their registration by 6:30pm tomorrow, your advisors will enjoy a pizza pie on their own. ;)

8.) Please review the preliminary schedule (you don't need to print it, you'll get a copy at the conference or it will be available on the CalYMCA app - available from the iTunes or Google Play store today!) and give some thought to which program area presentations you'd like to attend. I've also attached our summary of all program areas with the number of spots we have available in each program area. While we may be able to swap some slots with other delegations, you'll be asked to include at least one program area currently available in your rankings.

Note: There is a meal rotation schedule: FOLLOW IT unless you have a conflicting leadership interview and have received alternative instructions. Saturday breakfast: 8:15am. Sunday Breakfast: 7:45am.

9.) There is a Starbucks and it will be open this year (hooray!). Other delegations will be selling items to raise funds. You are not required to have any money with you for the weekend, but you may wish to have spending money with you for Starbucks, souvenirs, or additional food items for sale by other delegations.

10.) Dress code for the weekend is casual, but no athletic attire, work out gear, yoga pants, leggings-as-pants, please. Jeans are fine. The weather will be in the 60s in the day and in the 40s at night. You'll get your delegation sweatshirt when you arrive tomorrow night. Please consider packing an additional jacket or a few layers. Meetings rooms may be hot. Or they may be cold. It's all part of the fun. Most important: COMFORTABLE SHOES. It's going to be a looooong day, friends. Happy feet = happy delegate.

11.) Make sure your groupme app is installed (if possible) and you are receiving message notifications. We will use this during the conference to communicate meeting times and locations.

12.) Everybody eats, everybody hydrates, everybody sleeps, everybody votes.

Call or email if you have questions. Otherwise, see you tomorrow at 6:30!