Welcome to the CCB Happenings for August 7.
CCB Office Schedule:
Nicole Pacheco will be out of the office for vacation starting on Thursday, August 6th, and returning on Wednesday, August 12th. The phones will be forwarded to volunteers in Nicole’s absence, and any necessary calls will be returned once Nicole is back in the office.
From Brian McCallen:
Hello Speaking Out for the Blind listeners,
I will be interviewing Eleanor Wong, CVS Health’s San Francisco Bay Area District Leader about Spoken Rx on August 7th at 8PM Eastern (ACB Radio Mainstream East) and 5PM Pacific (ACB Radio Mainstream West).
Here’s how to access ACB Radio Mainstream:
- Call 518-906-1820 and when prompted, press 1 for ACB Radio Mainstream East OR 2 for ACB Radio Mainstream West 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 www.acb.org
From Guillermo Robles:
The Glendale-Burbank and Greater Los Angeles chapters invite you to an iPhone lab, taking place on Saturday, August 8 at 12:00 PM. We will take a look at apps for sending and receiving money, such as Zelle, Venmo, and PayPal. If you are new to these apps, and even if you are very familiar, come get your questions answered, as well as offer any tips and tricks to working with these apps more efficiently.
For more information, send an email to Guillermo Robles at g.robles1@me.com
From the San Francisco Chapter:
The San Francisco Chapter is hosting a virtual baseball tailgate party during the SF Giants vs L.A. Dodgers game on Sunday, August 9 at 1:05 PM.
Meet us on Zoom with your radio, headphones, beverage of choice, and your favorite ballpark food, and bring along your team spirit and your best cheers and jeers as we all share the joy of our national pastime.
Call in number: 408.638.0968
Meeting ID: 739825688
When prompted for a participant code, press the Pound key.
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
https://zoom.us/j/739825688
One tap mobile
+14086380968,,739825688# US (San Jose)
From Bernice Kandarian:
National Braille Press offers a braille booklet containing the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution free to anyone who requests it.
More information is available at: www.nbp.org
Thank you for reading.
