Vivian Younger, CCB Membership Committee Chair

The California Council of the Blind and the CCB Membership Committee congratulates the Braille Revival League of California for achieving the highest percentage of membership growth, and commends the California Library Users of America for bringing on board the most members during the past year.

The CCB Membership Committee would like to encourage chapters and affiliates to continue striving towards increasing the total membership growth of the CCB organization. Certificates were sent to the BRLC and CLUA affiliates for their membership growth accomplishments.

CCB Chapter of the Year Award

The Fresno Council of the Blind Chapter was presented the COTY Award during the CCB Banquet this year. This Chapter received the COTY Award for its extraordinary combined fund Raising and Community Outreach activities around National White Cane Safety Day, (now officially known as Blind Americans Equality Day). The appearance of chapter members in costume with their dogs and canes, along with prize drawings and general informal interaction, netted the chapter over $3,000, and a lot of good feelings in celebration of this special and successful day. Sylvia Sugar Lopez said

"I have no words to express how much gratitude I hold in my heart for not only the COTY award that was presented to the Fresno Chapter, but for the beautiful plaque that we received as well."

Just as the Fresno Chapter earned the COTY Award for the past year, I hope other CCB Chapters and Affiliates will be inspired to start working on their COTY project for 2017.