Welcome to the California connection for August 26.
Memorial Service
A Memorial Service for Connie Gil will be held Sunday, August 28.
Where: East Bay Center for the Blind
2928 Adeline Berkeley, CA.
Time: 3:00-7:00 PM.
Several CCB Conference Calls
From President Judy Wilkinson:
Please join me for my first "office hour".
All are welcome to join me to talk about anything on your mind.
Date: Saturday, August 27
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
Call-in Number: 712-451-0011;
Conference code: 247389.
I look forward to visiting with you.
Presidents Call
Date: Monday, August 29, 2016
Time: 7:00 PM
Call-in Number: 712-451-0011
Conference code: 247389.
Calling all chapter and affiliate presidents to my first Presidents Call. If you can't join us, I hope you'll designate a representative, and of course, any CCB member is welcome to join us. In addition to my agenda, please bring any ideas or concerns.
Agenda
- Update on Executive Director.
- CCB Committee vacancies.
- Fundraising research.
- Mutt Strut update.
Board Call
All CCB members are invited to attend the upcoming board meeting.
Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Time: 7:00 PM
Call-in number: 712-451-0011
Code: 247389.
An agenda will be sent nearer the date.
Mutt Strut
EVERYONE!!!
Mark your calendars or do whatever you have to do to remember this day
Saturday, November 19, 2016!!
The 6th Annual Mutt Strut is on it's way and we want YOU to be a part of it.
Help us make this day one to remember. The FUN has just begun!
Flower, Mutt Strut's 2015 Top Dog, is peeking over the CCB Mutt Strut Blue Bone logo.
She just heard the Mutt Strut is coming to the Dog Park at La Crescenta again.
Last year's winner has a big SMILE because she can't wait to see her friends at the 2K/5K FUN Run/Walk this year. She hopes you'll come out and support the MISSION of the California Council of the Blind. Flower will be looking for you, WOOF! WOOF!
Registration is now open for all of the early birds out there.
You can create your own fundraising pages for a great cause, the California Council of the Blind. We also welcome virtual walkers/runners/fundraisers, Can you imagine a virtual top dog? Wow.
Not sure exactly how to do this?
Maybe your technology is barking way too much right now? Well, we are ready to assist if you want to be an early bird with registration or fundraising page creation, please contact Amelia Sherman by email at ccbmuttstrut@gmail.com or by phone at (818) 293-8338 between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM to set up a time for assistance.
Come out and join us!
Register now and enjoy the Early Bird savings until October 31, 2016 .
The Early Bird catches the worm, stay tuned for details.
Let's sign up!!
http://www.firstgiving.com/CaliforniaCounciloftheBlind/mutt-strut-2016-los-angeles
For more information about the Mutt Strut, please contact Co-Chair Donna Pomerantz via email at donna.pomerantz@ccbnet.org or by phone at 626.233.2991.
You can also contact Co-Chair Debbie Cordero via email at corderodebbie609@gmail.com or by phone at 562.201.1199.
Community Rewards Programs
We have been notified that those of you who are supporting CCB through your participation in the Ralphs Community Program or in the Food For Less / Foods Co Community Rewards program will need to re-register beginning on September 1 to continue in the programs.
You can register with Ralphs at www.ralphs.com, or you can call 800-443-4438.
You can register with Food For Less at www.foodforless.com or you can call 800-443-4438.
You can register with Foods Co at www.foodsco.net or you can call 800-443-4438.
SSI/SSP Cost Of Living Adjustment
Urgent letters are needed to change the Governor's mind on signing AB1584 into law.
This bill would, commencing with the 2018 calendar year, reinstate the state's cost-of-living adjustment for recipients of the SSI/SSP program. This would not automatically mean that the Legislature would grant the annual adjustment, but it would reverse the repeal of this provision made during the 2009 recession.
You can send a letter to the following address:
The Honorable Edmund G. Brown Jr.
Governor, State of California
California State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
You may also telephone the Governor's office at (916)-445-2841 or submit an online form, using the Governor's website at governor.ca.gov.
Thank you for helping to keep thousands of persons with vision loss out of poverty by urging the Governor to sign AB1584.
East Los Angeles CCB Chapter Picnic
The East Los Angeles CCB Chapter will be holding its annual picnic and are inviting our CCB family and friends to join us for a picnic at the Garcia home September 10th from 10:30 to 2 pm at 1226 South McBride Ave. East Los Angeles cross street Olympic.
Rap your summer fun up with the East Los Angeles CCB chapter annual picnic.
Come enjoy friends, food and fun. Hamburgers, hotdogs and hotlinks served with, corn on the cob, potato salad and fruit dessert. As always there will be chips and salsa. Rafael Enriquez will be tending bar. Mixed drinks both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, beer and soda available for your pleasure.
Non-chapter members and guest pay $10 and everyone pays $5 for take home plates. A free soda or water included with your paid meal ticket all additional drinks cost extra.
A raffle for a desktop computer with 1 TB hard drive, 16 GB RAM, Windows 7, NVDA, an open source magnification program and open office will be preinstalled. Monitor not included. Computer valued at $800.
Tickets 1 for $5 or 3 for $10.
Reserve your place for a picnic at the Garcia's by RSVPing Stephanie Rood by calling or texting 818.321.4205 or e mail east.la.ccb.chapter@gmail.com or Mona Craig by calling or texting 310.930.6929 or email preshusdelight@gmail.com by September 8th.
Stephanie may be persuaded to provide tips and tricks for iOS devices if you come and ask.
We look forward to seeing old and new friends at our picnic this September.
Be on the lookout for our future announcement about our October 8th meeting with guest League of Woman Voters speakers, Sunday November 20th thanks giving dinner meeting and December Christmas party at Salvatore's Italian Restaurant.
User Testing
Are you a TV watcher who is 18 or older?
Do you have TiVo or Xfinity and are blind or have low vision?
Want to earn $100?
The testing will be in San Jose but transportation will be paid for.
The discussion will last one hour sometime in mid-September during working hours.
If you are interested in participation contact Beth Berenson at bberenson@lighthouse-sf.org
TV Productions
My name is William Elliott and I am a member of Fresno Chapter of C.C.B.
In October 2015 I joined a local non-profit television studio in Fresno. The Community Media Access Collaborative (CMAC).
This organization provides training in television production, studio and field equipment together with up to date editing and local broadcast opportunities with Comcast and AT&T. All for just $50 per year membership. Most productions are made with other members giving their free time and skills voluntarily.
I have worked on several other members programs over the past few months after completing many of the required classes.
In recent weeks I have produced three programs in a series which I decided to call 'Blindside Fresno'.
The first programs looked at medical reasons for loss of vision, a local retinologist, Dr. Vivian Kim gave her time freely for that program.
In the second program Nathan Romo, president of the local Fresno chapter CCB talked about his life and the role of CCB in the community.
Future programs are planned to include, how the visually impaired successfully parent sighted children, programs that look at adaptive technology and of course there will be the occasional mention of our guide dog teams too.
After the programs are broadcast by CMAC they are then posted to my YouTube account for viewing around the world.
I am looking for ideas for any possible program subjects for the future.
Also if any CCB members are wanting to raise an issue, 'Blindside Fresno' could help as we have the ability to use programs such as Skype to interview you at a long distance for our program.
Thank you for reading, Have a nice day
