Welcome to the California connection for February 2.
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.
Note that last week's connection had transposed numbers:
Call him with questions at (818)882-3610or cell 323-793-1805.
Convention Announcement And Pre-registration Form:
The CCB Conference/Convention Announcement and pre-registration form is now live on our website. Those needing assistance should call the office though we may take your name and call back to complete the form.
Fun Free River Walk Deadline Coming Up:
Those wishing to participate in the free Sunday afternoon River Walk at the conclusion of the convention, must sign up by Thursday, February 15. We currently only have six and we need a minimum of 20.
This sign up is separate from the preregistration form. Here is the direct link:
http://ccbnet.org/drupal7/riverwalk
Braille Preconvention Announcement SNAFU:
Due to a breakdown in her printer, Elena Thomason, who usually produces our braille convention materials, was only able to produce half of what we need. We mailed out those and have found another group to complete the process. They hope to get them done by midweek. So if you didn’t get your braille copy, it will be coming as soon as we can possibly manage. We regret this unavoidable delay.
Board Meeting Thursday February 8 At 7:00 PM.
An agenda will follow early next week.
Dial-in number: 712-775-8968
access code 497700.
East Los Angeles Valentine Brunch:
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.
San Gabriel Valley Chapter Fund Raiser:
The San Gabriel Valley Chapter invites you to join us for our 33rd annual Pizza and Spaghetti Fundraiser!
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: VFW Hall, 825 South Magnolia Avenue, Monrovia (cross street is Chestnut)
Cost: only $10.00 per ticket, from SGV Chapter members or at the door.
Your admission ticket includes a delicious pizza and Spaghetti dinner and many opportunities to leave with an exciting prize.
The grand prize this year is an Amazon Echo Plus; there will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle.
For more information please contact President Phil Obregon at (909) 468-1424 or email probregon@twc.com
Thank you in advance. Your attendance will support both our chapter and the California Council of the Blind.
CCB Scholarships:
Attention All Students:
The CCB Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the opening period for the 2018-2019 CCB Scholarship application process. From February 1-May 15, any student residing in CA who is legally blind may apply if attending school full time. The student may attend vocational training or college outside California.
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
Rooms at the Marriott for Wednesday night are almost gone. If you are told rooms are unavailable, call the office for overflow hotel information.
** 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
