Welcome to the CCB happenings for March 15.
2019 CCB Convention:
Don’t miss the 85th anniversary of the California Council of the Blind as we hold our annual 2019 Conference and Convention in Fresno, June 5-9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Fresno Convention Center, located at 2233 Ventura Street, Fresno. Be sure to mention that you are attending the California Council of the Blind Convention. The all-inclusive rate is $135 per night, although the reservationist may quote you the price of $117.90 plus tax, which is equal to $135. You may make reservations by calling 559-268-1000 or online at
http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/F/FATCCDT-COB-201...
Although the cut-off date for making reservations is May 22, we strongly urge you to make reservations early, since rooms may go quickly and our room allotment would be fully used.
The hotel is just a few blocks from both the Greyhound bus and Amtrak stations, and both of these transportation options are available from most areas of the state. Also, the hotel operates a free shuttle to and from those locations as well as the airport. The shuttle runs from 6:00 am-9:30 pm.
CCB Candidates For Office:
Our 2019 conference/convention is fast approaching which means we’ll be electing the following officers:
2nd vice president and secretary, as well as the Director positions currently held bi: Sarah Harris, Pamela Metz, Linda Porelle, Karen Shrawder and Vivian Younger.
It’s time to submit statements for our candidates’ page. Though currently there is no requirement that a candidate submit answers, we strongly urge you to do so. We will hold a telephonic forum in mid May so the membership can hear from candidates and ask questions.
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 Friday April 5, 2019. 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
- State the position you are seeking. What are your qualifications for this office, and what contributions have you made to your chapter or affiliate or to the statewide organization in the last year?
- In light of The Phoenix Committee’s charge to chart the way forward for CCB, what are your recommendations for charting CCB’s future and how would you achieve them?
- Briefly discuss a major internal debate likely to face CCB during your term.
CCB Awards:
As our 2019 CCB 85th anniversary Conference and Convention is just over three months away, it is time for individual members, chapters and/or affiliates to give input to the awards which will be given out at the banquet on Saturday evening, June 8.
Please submit nomination letters to the Awards committee by Monday April 1. Email submissions to the office at the following email address:
ccotb@ccbnet.org and put “Awards Nomination” in the subject line.
If you need assistance or have questions, leave a message at the office and one of the committee members will return your call.
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.
Active Blind Inland Valleys CCB Chapter meeting:
We would like to invite you to attend our telephonic March CCB chapter meeting on Friday, March 22, 7:00 PM. Please stay tuned for the telephone meeting number and access code.
We welcome all who live in the greater San Bernardino and Riverside areas.
Email Allen Ramos, president, at aramos157@roadrunner.com or Christy Crespin at ccrespin@att.net for more information.
GLENDALE BURBANK AREA CHAPTER BINGO:
The Glendale Burbank Area Chapter of CCB will be having a bingo afternoon on March 24th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
it will be held at 10641 Burbank Blvd, in the city of North Hollywood.
The cost is $10 if you wish to order a box lunch from Subway and $5 if you just wish to play bingo.
AS the number of participants is limited, it is important that you notify Anthony Signoriello by phone, (818) 982-3411, or email, blinddude1@gmail.com as soon as possible.
We hope to see some members from L. A. Area Chapters.
Redwood Empire Chapter Walk About:
The Redwood empire Counsel of the Blind is holding a walk-about on Wednesday March 27 from noon to three PM. Our meeting place is Martha's Mexican Restaurant, 305 North main Street, Sebastopol. From noon to one we will be taking on two intersections, McKinley and Main Street, and Sebastopol Avenue and Main Street. One intersection doesn’t have an audible crossing and the other one is confusing because one doesn’t know what street the buttons correspond with. After the walk-about we will return back to Martha's for a delicious lunch. All are invited.
For more information please email Christina at peacefortheworld11@gmail.com or Larry at larry3@sonic.net
San Francisco Chapter Student Education Access Grant 2019:
For: One legally blind students ages 8-18.
From: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo counties.
Award: Choice of iPhone, iPad, Android Phone, Orbitz Reader 20 braille display, Victor Reader Trek, Zoomtext Screen Magnifier, Zoomtext magnifier/Reader, JAWS Screen Reader.
Application deadline: April 10, 2019.
For details and application:
Charlie Dorris: 415-775-0487 tyreedorris@comcast.net
Linda Porelle: 415-586-2622, lmporelle@gmail.com
Speaking Out For The Blind On The CCB Convention:
Hello Speaking Out for the Blind listeners,
I will be interviewing CCB President Judy Wilkinson about the organization’s 2019 Conference and Convention for the program on March 20th at 7:30PM Pacific on ACB Radio Mainstream.
Here’s how to access ACB Radio Mainstream:
- Call 712-775-4808 and when prompted, press 1 for ACB Radio Mainstream
OR
- Go to http://acbradio.org/mainstream, and choose one of the links under the headings “ACB Radio Mainstream” and “Now Playing”
OR
- Download the ACB Link mobile app at http://link.acb.org
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