by Sylvia Lopez

Greetings Fellow CCB Members. I want to share a little about the Fresno Chapter's annual fund-raiser held on October 15th of this year.

We held our event at a beautiful park here in Fresno. Everyone who attended had an awesome time. We had several events, like costume contest for both pet's
and owners. A few of our members dressed like their guide dogs. Some were referees, Batman & Bat dog and some of our people dressed up their canes as well.
In spite of the weather, we all enjoyed ourselves with exciting raffles, door prizes and the food was excellent!

There were prizes like movie passes and gift cards to restaurants and retail stores. We sold tickets in advance and with every purchase we received bracelets
so that the caterer's would know who to serve. Wearing these bracelets served more than just having the caterer's recognize us, it also gave us the opportunity
to reach out to those who may have been around us at the park who might have been wondering why so many white canes and guide dogs were there. It gave
us the chance to speak of our chapter and of the CCB.

As far as what we had catered, there was Tri-tip, BBQ Chicken, Salad, Rice, rolls, beverages and delicious dessert's. There were fabulous door prizes that
were donated by members and businesses in Fresno. We also had a raffle in which all members purchased and sold to anyone who were interested in winning
awesome prizes like a Google book, beauty products from Avon and other prizes that were donated by individuals who support us as a chapter.

We sold tickets for our fund raiser at $25 per adults and $15 per child under 12. Everyone worked really hard and we all worked together as a team to make
it both a fun and successful event. We made a profit of about $3,000.

It was more than just a fund raiser, it was also the day we celebrated National White Cane Safety Day. The President's declaration was read to everyone
stating that October 15th was Blind Americans Equality Day. We then stood and said the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer to honor the day.

To close, we had fun and a very successful day. We are planning to put pictures on our Facebook page soon. Thank you,