Welcome to the
CCB Happenings for April 8
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!!!
CCB awards announcement:
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 2022 Conference and Convention. We are accepting nominations until April 15. Send your recommendations to Gabe.griffith@ccbnet.org or call him at (925)222-5762.
You may request a list of CCB awards with their respective criteria from Gabe using the above information.
CCB Board Candidate Statements Now Online
Spread the word! The candidate statements for the 2022 CCB board elections
are now on the CCB website at
http://www.ccbnet.org/drupal7/node/828
Read what the candidates are saying in their own words and encourage other
members to do the same.
California seniors can now read for FREE with Bookshare!
Use promo code: Read4LifeCA when you subscribe for this service at http://www.bookshare.org
The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
is organizing a new Blind Advisory Committee that will provide community input to the LightHouse Board of Directors. Committee members will serve on a volunteer basis.
The application can be found on the Careers page on the LightHouse website, http://www.lighthouse-sf.org , and more information is available at the following blog post.
https://lighthouse-sf.org/2022/03/15/positions-open-for-blind-community-...
It is the goal of the American Foundation for the Blind to see more blind professionals in positions of leadership
at work as well as in their community. To that end, AFB is excited to announce that applications are open for the third cohort of the Blind Leaders Development Program! We are looking for 25 early to mid-career people with vision loss (at least 3 years of work experience) who would like to develop their leadership skills as Fellows, as well as 25 mid to late-career people who are blind or have low vision with leadership experience to act as their mentors. Applications are due April 15, 2022.
Visit http://www.afb.org/blindleaders to learn more about being a Fellow or a Mentor as well as to complete an application. Send questions to bldp@afb.org for a quick reply.
Thank you for reading.
