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Advisor Responsibilities
A YMCA Youth and Government Advisor's job includes recruiting, training, and supervising high school youth to form a delegation including:
- Act as liaison with the State YMCA of Maine Youth in Government Program Director and staff, and conveys problems, questions and/or concerns as may be necessary
- Ensure that the Youth and Government Program and local YMCA policies are always adhered to.
- Assist and prepare delegates to run for leadership positions.
- Host at least one Training Session for their delegation online.
- Assist participants in drafting bills, and endorsing all bills, that they pass the straight face test submitted from your delegation
- Communicate regularly with club members and parents.
- Submit your Hotel Room list by the deadline.
- Assure that each delegate attends scheduled sessions.
- Attend all advisor meetings and assist with general conference duties
- Actively support the Youth and Government Program goals and objectives.
- At Augusta Session help in the program by acting as (at least one of the following)
- Media Advisor
- Advisor to Youth Governor and Cabinet
- Advise presiding officers in House or Senate
- Committee Session Advisor
- Stay in Hotel with the delegation and do a knock on door bed check in each room where your participants are staying.
Program Timetable
Tuesday August 15th |
Online Registration Opens
Online Bill Submission Opens
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Tuesday October 3rd
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Welcome ZOOM
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Wednesday Oct 18th
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Caucus Session A |
Monday Oct 23rd
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Caucus Session B |
Friday October 27th
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Hotel Room Assignment Form Due |
Friday October 27th
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Bill Submission Deadline
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Friday November 3rd
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Program Fees Due
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Thursday November 9th
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Leadership Training Night
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Friday Nov 10-Sun Nov 12
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Augusta Youth and Government Session
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