2010 SC YMCA Youth in Government CONA Delegation

Severin Beckwith

Sara Betenbaugh

Madison Conner

Asheeka Desai

Sarina Dodhia

Robert Fuson

Paavan Gami

Alan Lee

Emily Levinson

Abhi Pandya

Krut Patel

Michael Prowse

Amit Rughani

Ian Rutledge

Anand Shah

CONA is the only conference we participate in that is not run by the SC YMCA Youth in Government program. We along with 33 other states and the District of Columbia send 25 to 20 delegates to Black Mountain, North Carolina. The Delegates from South Carolina must apply and be accepted to go to CONA. More information about the 2010 CONA application process will be available between late 2009 to early 2010. More general information about the conference is below. You can visit the CONA website by clicking on the CONA logo above.

Information from the CONA website:

The YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs was started in 1968 as a follow-up to the outstanding state Youth in Government programs conducted by the YMCA throughout the US.  The success of the conference is directly attributed to the leadership of many YMCA Professionals and Laymen but primarily to the dedication of the Youth involved.  Last year, young people from thirty-three states and the District of Columbia participated in the Conference.

The objectives of the program are:

1. To gain an awareness of National concerns and issues.

2. To increase understanding of Federal Government and its relation to State, National and International matters.

3. To have and use a means for communicating concerns about National Affairs to appropriate persons and groups at Federal Government levels.

4. To develop increased understanding of needs, responsibilities and opportunities.

5. To work creatively together with young adults and adults.

6. To help youth and adults to better understand and strengthen their values for living through the Christian objectives of the YMCA.