Welcome to the CCB Happenings for April 24.
Call For Candidates:
the deadline for candidate statements has been extended. the questions can be found in previous editions of the CCB happenings. Please submit answers to your questions to the CCB office at ccotb@ccbnet.org no later than 12 noon on Friday May 1st.
CCB Auction Update:
Our CCB auction committee is proceeding with plans to hold our 2020 ccb auction on September 20. We have compiled a wish list of suggested items, which you or your chapter or organization might wish to donate. The list will be sent to the presidents list and also available on our website. It will be updated regularly as our wishes come true.
In order to proceed with our auction, we need a firm commitment of your donation item(s) by June 15, though the item doesn’t need to be in our hands until mid August. These items are only intended as suggestions; prices are included when available. Remember all donations must be new and worth at least $50. Please contact me with all information related to donations, as well as any questions.
Thank you in advance for your continuing support of CCB.
Regards,
Andrea E. DeKlotz, Auction Co-Chair
Catmom3260@gmail.com
714-921-0289.
A Message From The CCB Resolutions Committee:
It's time to submit those resolutions.
Proposed Resolutions to be brought forth at the 2020 Convention need to be submitted to the Committee by Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
For questions or to submit a resolution email Sarah Harris at: crazyblindlady@gmail.com or call her at 559-816-1507.
Include: “2020 CCB Resolutions”, as the subject line.
All resolutions submitted to the committee will be discussed at an open committee call prior to convention. Call-in information will be provided as the time approaches.
Call For Awards:
The CCB Awards Committee is seeking your nominations for individuals to be recognized for their service to our community through the presentation of CCB awards during our 2020 Conference and Convention. We are accepting nominations until May 15. Send your recommendations to Sharlene Ornelas, Awards Committee Chair, at accessachiever@gmail.com, or call her at (760) 757-2097.
Here is the list of awards. For their criteria please contact Sharlene Ornelas.
- The CCB Hall of Fame.
- The CCB Community Service Award.
- The CCB Distinguished Service Award.
- The CCB Legislator of the Year Award.
- The Humanitarian Award.
- The CCB Merit Award (Formerly the Certificate of Merit).
Stimulus Information For SSI Recipients, From CCB Treasurer Lisa Thomas:
If you are an SSI recipient without a dependent child under 17 years of age, it has now been decided that the Treasury will not require you to file any kind of form in order to receive a stimulus payment. When we have more specific information as to when these funds will begin to arrive, we will let you know.
If, however, you are an SSI recipient with a dependent child under 17 years of age, and thus you are eligible for an additional sum of $500 per child, you will need to file a simple form. Filing this form electronically, instead of mailing it in hardcopy, will save you several months in terms of when you receive your payment. If you need help with this process, I would urge you to contact me, Lisa Thomas, either by telephone at 559-250-6760 or by e-mail at lisa.thomas@ccbnet.org
Attention Students:
Are you a full-time post-secondary student, legally blind, and a resident of California? No matter where you attend post-secondary education (college, university, trade school) you may apply online for a 2020-2021 academic year CCB scholarship.
The link to the form is,
http://ccbnet.org/drupal7/node/615
Final filing date is Friday, May 15, 2020. Official transcripts are due no later than July 15, 2020.
For questions, contact the CCB Scholarship Committee at:
ccbscholarships@gmail.com
Christy Crespin, Chair,
CCB Scholarship Committee
Thank you for reading.
