Saturday, January 27, 2007

Speakers at Congress

Hey. I have got news for those attending Congress. I wanted to let you guys know that there will be two very special speakers at Congress this February. It will be ex- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich and EmmyAward winning actor Bradley Whitford who plays Josh Lyman in The West Wing. His wife is Jane Kaczmarek, she played Lois on Malcolm in the Middle. Gingrich is a Republican and Whitford is a Democrat. It will be fascinating to see what they have to say at Congress. Don't forget to bring your camera so you can take pictures hopefully with Newt Gingrich and Bradley Whitford!

~Jonathan Kim

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Who's going to Congress 2007?

We did it you guys, we are going to Congress in Woodland Hills in February 10-11. We have fundraised, and our hard work paid off for at least for some of us. Thanks to my staff (Andrey, Cat, Brennan, Elise, Jennifer and Phoenix) we are sending seven students to Congress. It is an unprecedented number and money we have spent on going to a JSA convention. Hollywood JSA has twenty members, now let's keep it up and we will send every student to the next convention coming up in Spring!

Sincerely, President Jonathan Kim

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Registration has been delayed. Yay!

Hey guys, especially those who are going to Congress, listen up! I just got an email from Patricia Wayne from JSA Headquarters, and well, this is what she wrote. Please read it.

Dear Chapter Presidents!
Although the deadline for Congress registration is on Tuesday, you still have that chance to register!Congress this year is unlike any other. Following last year's introduction of Political Parties, we are continuing the tradition with a new one: Special Interest Groups! The ACLU, Minute Men, Immigration Network, Sierra Club and Christian Coalition along with the Democrat, Republican, Libertarian and Progressive Parties will be spicing up your committees to make for a Congress you will never forget! Unless you have already registered, I need an rsvp of approximately how many delegates from your chapter will be attending so we can reserve enough rooms at the hotel. You can email me with your rsvp or you can call me on my cell phone (661) 433.7452. I need your first rough estimate by Monday, January 15th and as close you can come to a final count by Friday, January 19. Attached to this email is the registration packet as well as the "Preparing for Congress Packet." Your bills need to by submitted to Senators Mi Quan Brooks ( q7islandsmab@yahoo.com) or Chelsea Pattee (blackmagic973@yahoo.com) as soon as possible. Bills are entered into the legislation index on a first come first serve basis so the sooner you get them in, the greater the chance is of your bill being picked. This year's Congress will be breaking JSA history, you definitely do not want to miss out. If there is anything I can do to help you fundraise, publicize or whatever you need to get your chapter to Congress, please give me a call. I'm a chapter president just like you so I know where you're coming from! ^_^ For more information on congress visit the congress page on our website: http://socaljsa.org/index.php?p=CongressI hope to hear from all of you soon! P.S. Check out our goal chapter attendance numbers on the chapter affairs page at socaljsa.org-- Patricia WayneSouthern California JSACo-Chief of Staff 661-433-7452
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