Pre-Season Delegation Bulletin: Summer Social Events, Volunteer Opportunities, Meetings‏

Hope you've been having a great summer! I know some of you are headed to college soon and we wish you a lot of luck on your big adventure. All returning delegates and recent grads are included in this message because we hope those of you in town will join us for our social events and help get the word out to prospective delegates.

Grab your calendars and save these dates ASAP! Blue dates are "pre-season" social and recruiting events, open to all. Green dates are items of note for the regular program year. I need RSVPs for our two social events.

Saturday, August 1, 12p-3p: Summer Social Event #! - Movie day at the YMCA! Join us for snacks and an appropriately themed movie at the YMCA. Your RSVP is very much appreciated. Let me know if you can make it and if you plan to bring along any friends. All are welcome. Meet in Studio B in the Sacramento Central YMCA (2021 W Street) We'll provide some food, but feel free to bring a treat to share as well (not required)

Friday, August 8, 5:30-9:30pm: Volunteer Opportunity - help out watching K-6 graders at the YMCA Parents' Night Out. We need 6-8 volunteers. Who's in?

Sunday, August 17, 1-4p: Summer Social Event #1 - Laser Tag at Country Club Lanes! Take your best shot - beverages, snacks, and one Laser Tag game per-person will be provided. Your RSVP is essential! Let me know by Wednesday, August 13 if you can attend and how many prospective delegates you'll be bringing along.

Wednesday, August 20 (TENTATIVE): First meeting of the year! Time TBA

Friday, September 12, 5:30-9:30pm: Volunteer Opportunity - help out watching K-6 graders at the YMCA Parents' Night Out.

September 20 or 21 (TENTATIVE): College Application Workshop. Will be open to all current and prospective delegates and their friends.

September 26-28 or Oct 3-5 (TENTATIVE): "Baby Bob" Fall Coalition Retreat, Bear Valley Y Camp.

Also in September: Mixed Bags Fundraiser

Friday, October 17, 5-11pm (MANDATORY): Volunteer at the annual "The Kids Are Y" Tasting & Benefit Auction

Also in October: Bill Boot Camp

November 8-10 Training & Elections Conference I (Mandatory) Please note that November 8 is an SAT testing date. Plan to take the tests administered on either Oct 11 or Dec 6 to avoid a conflict with Bob I.

Also in November: Bill Hearing Night

December 7, 2014 Holiday Festival (TENTATIVE, Mandatory)

January 17-19 Training & Elections Conference II (Mandatory)

February 12-16 67th Model Legislature & Court (Mandatory)
Also in February: YMCA Annual Sustaining Campaign

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Don't Close the Book, Just Turn the Page

Well, we did it! The 65th ML/C is complete. What an amazing conference!  Here are some highlights from our year:

• A 260% increase in our delegation! (From 3 to 8, but it counts!)
• The first ever Baby Bob!
• The first - and only - Larry.
• Our delegates stepped up and took a chance by applying for:
• Committee Chair
• Undersecretary of State
• Governor's Lobbyist
• Governor's Cabinet
• Conference on National Affairs
• Youth Member of the Y&G Governing Board
• Tony will be one of 25 California delegates representing our state at CONA.
• Alex was selected Legislator of the Year in the Blue Assembly 
• Sacramento Central was selected as a Delegation of Distinction - one of very few delegations to earn the honor this year!
• Check out our FB album here (don't need a FB account to view)

Truly impressive work for a small delegation.  Our delegates and their families should be really proud.

Of course, the fun doesn't have to end! We're not going to lose momentum this year -we want to keep growing. So here are some dates to note:

February 27 - 65th ML/C Celebration Party! 6:30-8pm, hosted by your advisors at Christiana and Rob's house. Let's celebrate our accomplishments with dessert and our personalized delegation slide show. Parents invited! (Do you have photos from Baby Bob, Larry, Bob II, etc? Send them over for inclusion in the slide show!)

March 6 - Spring Conference meetings begin!  We'll meet just a few times before Spring Conference on March 6, 13, 20 and April 3.  Returning delegates must bring completed paperwork and program fees ($200) on March 6. New delegates may submit their paperwork on March 13. Find paperwork and program info here.

Summertime: We'll have some social events and fundraisers throughout the summer. Have ideas? Start jotting them down.

September 2013: Baby Bob returns! Spend a weekend in the Sierra bonding with your Capitol Coalition friends at Bear Valley Y Camp. Campfires, s'mores, songs, and fun.  You don't want to miss this . . . .

November 9-11 Bob I
January 18-20, 2014 Bob II
February 13-17, 2014 66th ML/C

Volunteer Opportunity!

Tomorrow night (Friday, Oct 19), the YMCA will be holding its annual benefit auction at the Elks Tower Ballrooms (J and 11th).

The Y originally offered us the opportunity to run a coat-check room and collect the tips for our scholarship fund. Well, it's probably going to push 80 degrees now, so there may be no coats to check. We still might see if anyone needs to check anything, but we can help them in other ways as well (glamorous jobs like pouring water and ice tea and helping keep things neat and tidy).  This probably counts as service hours for any school requirement you have.

If you'd like to volunteer please RSVP to me ASAP  at christiana_dominguez[at]hotmail[dot]com so I can let the Y know how many helpers to expect (that was a lot of capital letters in one sentence, wasn't it? OK!)

Plan to arrive by 5:45pm and stay until 10pm (if you need to leave earlier, let me know).

Wear black pants and a white collared shirt (polo or dress shirt, or whatever you have) - or at least dark colored pants and a light colored shirt. As close as you can get.

We appreciate your help!

Welcome, New Delegates!

Hello! We're so glad you joined us for our meeting last night. It wasn't a typical meeting, but I hope it gave you some more insight into our program.

(Want a wee bit more insight? Check out these two videos: the official one and the fun one)

Like we mentioned last night, joining Y&G can feel a bit like a leap of faith until you arrive at your first Training & Elections Conference and it all makes sense. We think it's a smart leap, so we hope you'll come along while we build a bigger, stronger delegation.

Here are some things to note:

1) If you're in, just bring back your registration info (lost any paperwork? You can find it all at our website, see the link below) and either a check or a completed financial aid application with supporting documents (or both)

2) Bill Bonanza 2012 is this Sunday: 10:30am – 3:30pm (ish) contact christiana_dominguez[at]hotmail[dot]com for the address and to RSVP!

We're going to knock out the bulk of our bill research and writing. And we'll feed you lunch and snacks. And for anyone interested, after the researchy part of the day wraps up, we'll watch the documentary "Street Fight" which our advisor Robbie says is the best ever.  Feel free to bring any snacks, etc, you wish to share (but that's not required).  And if you have a laptop or smart phone, etc, bring that along too. We'll have wifi and everyone can look stuff up at the same time. It'll be your crash course in a major aspect of Y&G. And fun! It will be fun!

Also, please let us know if you can attend. If you have friends who couldn't make last night's meeting, they are welcome too (but again, let us know for pizza-ordering purposes)

3) We'll have a regular meeting on October 24 at 6:30pm at the YMCA

4) The following week we will meet on *Monday* October 29 so that we're not meeting on Halloween night.  This will be a mandatory meeting that delegates must attend if they want to attend the first conference. We'll discuss everything you need to know about "Ag I" or whatever we're calling it this year.

5) November 7 will be our delegation's Bill Hearing Night form 6pm-8pm at the YMCA. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you have any teachers/school staff/community leaders/etc that you would like to come an check out the program, a flier invitation will be available at our website.

6) November 10-12 will be Training & Election Conference I.  Tentative departure time from the YMCA is 5am, Saturday Nov 10. Return will probably be between 3-5pm on Monday, Nov 12.

7) All this info and more will always be available each week in 3 ways:
Via email
At our Website: you're here!
In our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SacramentoCentralDelegation
(join if you're on FB)

Inspire, Be Inspired: Bill Hearing Night 2012

Join us on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 6:00pm for the Sacramento Central Delegation’s Bill Hearing Night. Students will present and debate the legislation they have authored and researched themselves. Learn more about our program and how we’re creating a more engaged community!

Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Location: Sacramento YMCA 2021 W Street Sacramento, CA 95818

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Christiana_Dominguez[at]hotmail[dot]com

Swim With Santa Wish List - UPDATED!

Check back here - we'll be updating our list as needed.

NEED LIST

Ground Turkey - 2lbs (Hellmuth)

2 cans kidney beans (Morgan)

2 cans chickpeas (Morgan)

2 cans black beans (Morgan)

2 onions (Hellmuth)

2 cans diced tomatoes (Morgan)

2 cans tomato sauce (Morgan)

chili powder (Johnson)

shredded cheese (Helmuth; Johnson)

2 bags tortilla chips (Colin)

3 cans nacho cheese sauce (1 by Calloways)

3 packs -turkey hot dogs (Jernigan)

3 packs-hot dog buns (Calloways)

drink mix(lemonade/punch) (Borelli)

hot chocolate mix (Calloways, 3 boxes)

marshmallows (Borelli)

baked goods (brownies by Johnson, Gingerbread by Colin)

3- CROCK POTS (Calloway, Dominguez, Jernigan)

extension cords (1 by Hellmuth, 1 by Powell)

bowls (Powell)

hot chocolate cups (Kuchera)

cups (cold drink cups by Powell)

spoons (Hellmuth, Powell)

Summer Mixer - Date Change and . . . Now Free!

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Join us on Wednesday, August 18th for a River Cats game. We'll enjoy some summer weather, and answer questions about the Youth & Government program. But mostly, it'll just be about the game. And maybe Merlino's? Or Big Spoon! Let us know if you'll be joining us. Tickets are now free! Regularly $13 tickets!