Welcome to the CCB Happenings for February 17, 2023.
2023 CCB Call For Candidates:
From Gabe Griffith, CCB President
This year at our convention we will be having elections for 1st Vice President, Secretary, and 5 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 will be noon on Wednesday March 1.
From the Convention Committee:
Please watch for the schedule of fantastic activities taking place during our pre-convention program. Arriving in your in-box soon!
Announcing The 2023 CCB Hybrid Conference & Convention
When: March 31-April 2, 2023
Where: Hilton Sacramento Arden West
And on the Zoom Webinar platform
To secure your room registration you can
call (916) 922-4700 Extension 1
mention group rate code “COB”
Or by visiting https://bit.ly/3BSFDwH
Group Name: Ca Council of the Blind 2023 Convention
Group Code: COB
Room Rate including tax: $139.37*
*Reflects cost per night at check out after $10.00 complimentary subsidy by CCB.
Last day to get this room rate is March 9, 2023. After this date, the group rate will not be available.
From the Governmental Affairs Committee:
The Governmental Affairs committee wants to hear from members interested in participating in the ACB Legislative seminar the first weekend in March and making appointments with their Congress representatives for remote meetings soon afterward. Please email your name, email and phone info and questions to abazyn@bazyncommunications.com as soon as possible.
From Resolutions Committee co-chairs, Sarah Harris and Jeff Thom
With the 2023 CCB Convention fast approaching, the time has come for submission of resolutions to the CCB Resolutions Committee, for ultimate hearing at the Sunday April 2, general session. In order to be eligible for consideration at the convention, resolution drafts must be sent to Jeff Thom by February 26, via e-mail at jsthom@comcast.net. If you have concerns with respect to drafting a resolution or you do not have e-mail, call Jeff at 916-995-3967, as we encourage everyone to become involved in the process and will provide any assistance necessary. Resolutions committee hearings are scheduled to begin on March 15 and end on March 19
From the CCB Bylaws Committee:
Please send any proposed bylaws amendments to committee chair Steve Bauer before February 26. He may be reached by phone at: 310-558-4500 or
Steve.bauer@ccbnet.org
From the CCB Awards Committee:
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 2023 Conference and Convention. We are accepting nominations until March 1. Send your nominations to
Margie.donovan1@outlook.com or call her at 916-293-9505.
You may request a list of CCB awards with their respective criteria from Margie using the above information
From the Glendale-Burbank Chapter:
We are proud to welcome author, artist, poet, and all-around great guy, Pedro Iniguez, to our Book Club! Pedro’s work has appeared in many publications including Shortwave Magazine, Helios Quarterly, Worlds of Possibility, to name a few. Pedro is a Los Angeles local and is currently working on his second novel. Join us!
Date: February 24, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM Pacific
Dial-In: (716) 427-1082
Pass Code: 330703
If you plan to attend the upcoming CCB conference and convention in person
If you plan to attend the upcoming CCB conference and convention in person, we want to hear from you. Please contact Andrea at
Catmom3260@gmail.com
Thank you for reading.
