Welcome to the
CCB Happenings for March 11.
From the Convention Planning Committee:
Announcing the 2022 California Council of the blind Virtual Conference and Convention…
“Navigating the Future Together”.
Main Event Dates: Thursday, May 12-Sunday, May 15
Stay tuned to http://www.ccbnet.org/drupal7/node/818
for updates including Programming, Pre and Post Convention Activities, Registration, , Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities, and so much more!
From the CCB Resolutions Committee:!!!
It is time to start submitting your 2022 Resolutions to the Committee.
Please send your draft as a word doc attachment titled as "2022-Title of
Resolution-Initials of author" to Sarah Harris at crazyblindlady@gmail.com.
Include "2022 Resolution Submission" as
your subject line so that your submission is not missed. If you do not hear
back from Sarah within 3 days of submitting, Please reach out to her again
by email, or by calling her at 559-816-1507. Submissions are due by April
12, 2022 11:59 pm.
If you have an idea for a resolution, but do not know where to start, reach
out to Sarah
and/or Jeff Thom,
jsthom@comcast.net, for assistance
or to be connected with a committee member.
Now, go forth and conquer!!!
2022 CCB call for candidates:
From Gabe Griffith, CCB President
This year at our convention we will be having elections for President, 2nd Vice President, Treasurer, and 4 director positions. If you are interested in one of these positions please send your answer to the below question in either MS Word or txt format to ccotb@ccbnet.org
Question to answer: In 300 words or less please tell us what position you are running for, why you are interested, what your qualifications are, and what you would like to accomplish during your term.
The deadline for submissions is noon on Monday March 28th.
From the Technical Operations Group: Important Dates:
The CCB web site has a list of important dates and helpful links for those
who are turning in officer information or dues for their chapter, and anyone
who will be submitting a resolution or bylaws amendment or running for
state-wide office at this year's convention. Of course, dates for the
convention itself are there too, just visit
http://ccbnet.org/drupal7/node/733
for all this information in one place.
Join CA Diabetics in Action
We're almost a the affiliation finish line!! If interested, see below.
to join:
Send your check or money order made out to CDA in the amount of $25 ($15 if you are
a member of ACBDA) to: John Ross: 3508 Jade Ave., Bakersfield, CA
93306-3824; 661-496-7628
Send your roster information to John Ross with copy to Christy
Crespin, please include join CDA in the subject line Give your name, email, best phone, address, vision status, preferred
means of contact, year you joined CCB, gender, race/ethnicity, disclose your
information yes or no, home chapter, and if you want to list your secondary
chapters, you can. If this is going to be your home affiliate and you are
not in any other chapter, list CDA as your home chapter/affiliate.
Thanks so much. Please email John Ross at jross1973@gmail.com, or
Christy Crespin, at
blind.lcsw@gmail.com
From James Collins: Community Educator:
"Know When to Power Down"
Did you know that when you use electricity matters just as much as how much
you use? From 4-9pm there is extra strain on the power grid, meaning more
energy comes from non-renewable sources. By moving energy use outside of
those times, you can reduce your energy bill and use cleaner energy sources!
For information please reach out to James Collins, 'Time of Use' Community
Educator, with California Council of the Blind, at (916) 441-2100 or via
email at James.Collins@CCBnet.org
Thank you for reading.
