Welcome to the California connection for January 6.
From President Judy Wilkinson: Save The Date
We will hold our first Presidents Call of the year on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:30 PM.
Look for an agenda and dial-in instructions nearer the date.
ACB Legislative Seminar
From President Judy Wilkinson:
Advocacy is the primary mission of CCB and February's ACB Legislative Seminar offers a tremendous opportunity to advocate with our state's Congressional delegation on issues of concern to persons who are blind or have low vision.
The Legislative Seminar will occur on Monday February 27, during which attendees will learn about the issues on which we will be advocating on Capitol Hill the following day. Attendees are also welcome to participate in the ACB President's meeting held on Sunday February 26.
Unfortunately, CCB does not have funding necessary to send individuals to the seminar. We urge CCB chapters and affiliates who can afford to do so to send representatives to the ACB Legislative Seminar or even to donate funds to CCB specifically for this purpose.
I, along with Jeff Thom CCB's chair of Governmental Affairs, will head our delegation and we will prepare beginning in early January for our trip to Capitol Hill. Attendees will need to fly in no later than February 26 and likely not leave until Wednesday March 1 in order to ensure a full day on the Hill.
If your chapter can send an individual to the seminar or can provide a donation for this purpose, please let Jeff Thom know either by e-mail at jeff.thom@ccbnet.org or by phone at (916) 995-3967.
Also, please contact him if you cannot afford the full cost of attendance, but would like to be considered as a possible attendee, funds permitting, or if you would like additional information.
CCB Fund Raiser
Please join us for an evening of Guide Dogs and Giggles & White Canes and Whimsy at our first Tommy T's Comedy Club Benefit featuring STEVE MCGREW On Saturday January 21, 2017 from 4:30 - 8:30 PM.
For the raffle and auction, we have received two donations:
- a $100 gift certificate towards a Sacramento tour with Off The Chain Bicycle Bus Tours. Basically this is a 15 person bike on a platform with tour guides, karaoke, etc. Very fun and popular!
- A Ladies Fashion Diamond Cluster ring set in yellow gold (worth $600)
For more details and to purchase tickets call the CCB office at 800-221-6359.
Orange County Chapter Meeting
On January 14, at the regular Orange County Chapter meeting, Mr. Jorge Marquez, of Marquez Products for Independent Living store will be displaying items for possible purchase.
Many Southern California chapter members are familiar with the wide variety of stock, everything from canes, to talking time pieces, to kitchen aids and device accessories.
When, Saturday, January 14, from 10 a.m. to 1-15 p.m.
Where, The chapter meets at the First Anaheim Christian Reformed Church,
Address, 530 North Dale Avenue, Anaheim. Cross street is Crescent, Accessible by Orange and L.A. Access.
To ensure that Mr. Marquez brings items you are interested in purchasing, please call him ahead of time, at 818 605-8783.
San Francisco Chapter Meeting
You are invited to the next meeting of the San Francisco Chapter of the California Council of the Blind.
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM.
Location: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 10th Floor Multipurpose Room, San Francisco.
Our meeting location is fully accessible, and we are equipped with an assistive listening system. Contact Frank Welte no later than Wednesday, January 18 if you want to reserve an assistive listening device. His Email address is Frank.A.Welte@gmail.com, and his cell phone number is (510) 541-1442.
Our meetings are also accessible by telephone.
The conference phone number is (302) 202-1110.
The meeting code is 340741.
Braille Celebration
Come celebrate Braille Literacy Month with the San Francisco Chapter and the San Francisco Library for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Main Public Library on Larkin Street on Saturday, January 14 between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
There will be displays of Braille materials, Braille writing tools (both low tech and high tech), and a Braille story time for children.Exhibit visitors will get a Braille alphabet card and also a copy of their names written in Braille.
All are welcome.
CCLVI Scholarship Announcement
The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) will award three scholarships in the amount of $3,000 each to one full-time entering freshmen, undergraduate and graduate college students who are low vision, maintain a strong GPA and are involved in their school/local community.
Application materials must be received by March 1. Scholarship monies will be awarded for the 2017 - 2018 academic year.
To read the scholarship guidelines and complete an online application, please visit http://www.cclvi.org and click on the "CCLVI Scholarship Programs" link.
Applications will be available to submit online from January 1 until March 1 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. Questions may be directed to CCLVI at (800) 733-2258 or scholarship@cclvi.org.
We look forward to receiving your application materials!
Thank you for reading, have a nice day!
