Welcome to the California connection for January 26.
CCB Board Of Directors Elections
At the 2018 Convention in March, CCB will be electing president, 1st vice-president, treasurer and four members to its board of directors.
Prospective candidates are invited to provide information on their qualifications for, and ideas about serving on, the CCB board. We will again have a candidates page on our website. For those who cannot access information through our website or are not comfortable doing so, statements will be placed in the special announcements box of the phone system. It is our goal to have this webpage up by March 1.
Your answer to each question should be no more than 300 words, with the count determined by the word-count feature in MS Word; there will be no editing, spell checks or grammar checks.
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday February 20, 2018. Submit them to the office in electronic format as a .txt .rtf or MS Word file. Email them to ccotb@ccbnet.org. Submit each answer in a separate email with the following subject line: your name question number: i.e. Judy Wilkinson question 1
Though currently there is no requirement that a candidate submit answers, we strongly urge you to do so.
- What are your qualifications for this office, and what contributions have you made to CCB in the last year?
- What major challenges face CCB and how would you respond to them?
- Briefly discuss a major internal debate likely to face CCB during your term.
It's CCB Awards Time
As our 2018 CCB Conference and Convention is less than two months away, it is time for individual members, chapters and/or affiliates to give input to the 2017 awards which will be given out at the banquet on Saturday evening, March 24.
- CCB Hall Of Fame
The Hall of Fame represents Recognition of those who have made significant contributions an sustained effort toward the realization of the goals of CCB.
- Community Service Award
This award recognizes a blind or visually impaired person, who, through their associations and activities, have demonstrated their integration into, and their interaction with the life of the community.
- CCB Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes an outstanding blind or visually impaired person who has contributed significantly to the betterment of blind people in general. The recipient need not be a member of CCB.
- Legislator Of The Year Award
This award, given periodically, recognizes a California State or Federal legislator who has introduced and successfully brought about enactment of legislation on behalf of persons who are blind or visually impaired.
- Merit Award
This award recognizes any individual who provides outstanding volunteer service to CCB, its chapters or affiliates.
Recipients for the Hall of Fame, Community Service, CCB Distinguished Service, Legislator of the Year and Merit awards may be nominated by any member, chapter or affiliate.
Mail your letter for award nominations to Ken Metz: kenmetz1946@gmail.com no later than Thursday, February 15, 2018.
Call him with questions at 818-882-6310 or cell 323-793-1805.
Presidents Call
The first Presidents Call of the year will be held Monday, January 29 at 7:00 PM.
Dial-in number: 712-775-8968; access code 497700.
We hope this meeting will be recorded..
We will select a permanent meeting date;
discuss housekeeping chores: rosters, Credentials, Officer Information sheets, convention registration and more as time permits.
Convention Announcement And Pre-registration Form
Within a few days, look for the CCB Conference/Convention Announcement and pre-registration form on our website. Those needing assistance can of course still call the office though we may take your name and call back to complete the form.
From Governmental Affairs Chair, Jeff Thom
CCB capitol day:
The first call for all of you planning to attend the CCB Capitol Day on March 22 during the convention, will be Tuesday January 30 at 7:30 PM. The telephone number will be 712-775-8968 and the access code will be 497700.
I would encourage as many of you as possible to find out who your state Senator and Assemblymember is. One way to do this is probably to call your local library. Alternatively, both the Senate and Assembly websites have a way to do this. The senate website, senate.ca.gov has a find my senator link. The Assembly website assembly.ca.gov has a find my representative link. It will help a great deal in our planning if you know who your representatives are.
Glendale Burbank Chapter Meeting
The Glendale Burbank Area Chapter of CCB would like to inform CCB members that they will have a speaker on earth quake preparedness.
Sinan Kahn who is with the Office of emergency Management will speak at our February meeting.
Date: February 3rd, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Hill Street Cafe 3301 Glenoaks BLVD, Burbank CA, the cross street is Naiome.
Time: 11 to noon with the speaker presenting at noon.
East Los Angeles Valentine Vrunch
The East Los Angeles Chapter would like to invite you to our annual Valentine day brunch on February 10, 2018 at the Garcia home at 1226 S. Mc Bride Ave, cross street Olympic.
Brunch will be served at 10:30am promptly. Brunch is $5, drinks are an additional $1 to $2 Take home burritos are one (1) for $3 or two (2) for $5.
The meeting will be held after.
We are currently trying to verify a speaker.
Please RSVP to 626.656.5405 by Tuesday February 6 by 9pm; with your name, and guests names. This provides an accurate food count.
CCB 2018 Convention Room Information
2018 CCB Convention Hotel Information:
Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova
11211 Point East Way, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
Phone: (916) 638-1100
Group Rates 3/21/18-3/26/2018:
Classic King - $89.00 per night
Classic Two Queens - $99.00 per night
** Hotel rooms are subject to state and local taxes which can change on an annual basis. Currently the tax rate is 12%. There is also a $1.50 assessment and a $.40 California tax which will be assessed at check out.
Reservations: (1) Can be made by calling 1-800-228-9290, or 916-638-1100 (2) Can be made through the following custom URL
https://aws.passkey.com/event/49383087/owner/9323/home
** Group Reservation Rate cut off date is March 1, 2018.
Thank you for reading and Have a nice day
