Welcome to the California connection for December 21. Editor's Note: Due to the Christmas holiday there will not be a Connection on December 28th. Happy holidays. CCB Office Hours: The CCB office will be closed from Monday December 24th and will reopen on Wednesday...

Welcome to the California connection for December 14. CCB Office Hours: The CCB office will be closed from Monday December 24th and will reopen on Wednesday January 2nd. Time Of Use Program: CCB has partnered with Energy Upgrade California (EUC) to launch an energy...

Welcome to the California connection for December 7. CCB Board Meeting: Please join us for a CCB board meeting. Date: Thursday December 13thTime: 7:00 PMcall: 408.638.0968meeting ID: 864695032 When prompted for a participant code, press the Pound key. Join from PC,...

Welcome to the California connection for November 30. CCB Needs You: This is your chance to get involved more with CCB. If you are interested in assisting to answer phones or to help record the weekly California Connection please send your availability to Gabe...

Welcome to the California connection for November 16. Editor's Note: There will not be a connection over the week of the Thanks Giving holiday. Be safe and have a happy holiday. CCB Needs You: We are looking for volunteers to help answer the CCB phones and to record...

Welcome to the California connection for November 9. CCB Needs You: We are looking for volunteers to help answer the CCB phones and to record the weekly Connection. If you are interested please send your availability to Gabe Griffith at (925)768-8195 or by email at...

Welcome to the California connection for November 2. CCB Board Meeting: Please join us for a CCB board meeting. President Judy Wilkinson will distribute an agenda via the CCB email lists shortly. Date: Thursday November 8Time: 7:00 PMcall in number:...

Welcome to the California connection for October 26. Believe And Achieve Cancelation: It is with regret that we must cancel the Believe and Achieve Luncheon scheduled for November 6, 2018. As an exciting alternative, we are looking forward to sitting down with each of...

Welcome to the California connection for October 19. From Paul Shayne: Good Morning Everyone: It is with a heavy heart that I must announce to you that I will be transitioning from the California Council of the Blind on or about the end of November 2018. I wanted to...

Welcome to the California connection for October 12. On Behalf Of Paul Shane, CCB CEO: It gives me great pleasure to announce that we have been awarded the Community Education Grant from Energy Upgrade CA. As such, we need to select an Independent Contractor to...

Welcome to the California connection for October 5. From Paul Shayne: Good Morning Everyone: It is with a heavy heart that I must announce to you that I will be transitioning from the California Council of the Blind on or about the end of November 2018. I wanted to...

Welcome to the California connection for September 28. From Jeff Thom: I regret to report that the Governor vetoed AB1865, our bill to remedy issues concerning attacks against service animals. The Governor appears to be vegoing a high number of bills, even for him, so...

Welcome to the California connection for September 21. And The Winner Is... We received several suggestions for the new name of the Connection. We would like to thank everyone who sent something in. The winning suggestion is CCB happenings. We will begin implementing...

Welcome to the California connection for September 14. CCB Bord Meeting: We want to apologize to anyone who tried to attend the September 13th board meeting. We have some leads we are investigating and are taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. We will...

Welcome to the California connection for September 7. CCB Board Meeting: There will be a CCB board meeting on Thursday September 13 at 7:00 PM. This meeting will be held on zoom. The info is below. The agenda will be put out on the various email lists shortly. call in...

Welcome to the California connection for August 31. New Connection Team: We are happy to announce that there is a new California Connection editorial team. Linda Porelle and Sarah harris have Joined Gabe Griffith. Welcome to Linda and Sarah. We have several ideas for...

Welcome to the California connection for August 24. New Connection Team: We are happy to announce that there is a new California Connection editorial team. Linda Porelle and Sarah harris have Joined Gabe Griffith. Welcome to Linda and Sarah. We have several ideas for...

Welcome to the California connection for July 27. Office Schedule: Due to staff scheduling the CCB office will be closed on Mondays from now until August 27th. Ken Metz Memorial: Ken Metz's memorial service is this Saturday July 28th. CCB will be streaming it live...

Welcome to the California connection for July 13. Editor's Note: There will not be a connection on July 20. The next Connection will be on July 27. From Judy Wilkinson: Colossals Raise over$1,000 Thanks to the generosity of several in our CCB family the California...

Welcome to the California connection for June 29. CCB Office Schedule: The CCB Office will be closed through July 6, 2018 in support of the Fireworks Booth Fundraiser. Nicole will be out of the office from July 10-July 16, 2018. From The President: If you are...

Welcome to the California connection for June 22. CCB office schedule: The CCB Office will be closed from June 25-July 6, 2018 in support of the Fireworks Booth Fundraiser Nicole will be out of the office from July 10-July 16, 2018. CCB presidents call: Time: Jun 25,...

Welcome to the California connection for June 15. From The President: If you are attending the ACB convention, would you let me know by emailing me at president@ccbnet.org We need to know how many “California Colossal chairs” to request, but also I’d like to know how...

Welcome to the California connection for June 8. From Judy Wilkinson: I just had a wonderful conversation with Cathie Skivers who returned home today! She sounds wonderful! Her home phone is: 510-357-1986. We are all so glad to have her back where she belongs! CCB...

Welcome to the California connection for June 1. CCB Major Gifts: The CCB board has settled on 4 strategic initiatives we would like to focus on with our major gifts capitol campaign. We will have an open meeting where everyone is invited to come hear about them and...

Welcome to the California connection for May 25. CCB Office Schedule: The CCB Office will be closed from Friday May 25th to Tuesday, May 29th and again on May 31st as a result of the holiday, vacations and the Major Gifts Strategy session. From The President: May...

Welcome to the California connection for May 18. From The President: May President’s call: Due to the Memorial Holiday falling on our usual fourth Monday, I am asking your indulgence to reschedule our presidents call for Tuesday, May 29. We will attempt to conduct...

Welcome to the California connection for May 11. Ken Metz Remembrance: We are broken hearted at the loss of our newly elected second Vice President Ken Metz. Memorial services are being planned and we will have updates on those in future connections as soon as they...

Welcome to the California connection for May 4. California Council of the Blind 2018 Annual Conference and Convention Feedback Survey: The California Council of the Blind (CCB) is very appreciative of those who attended in person or online via ACBRADIO the 2018 Annual...

Welcome to the California connection for April 27. CCB Scholarships: If you are a student who is legally blind, attending school full time in 2018-2019 and reside in CA, please consider applying for a CCB scholarship. Applications must be filed with supporting...

Welcome to the California connection for April 20. Presidents Call: The next CCB Presidents call will be on Monday, April 23 at 7:00 PM. The phone number is 712-775-8968 The meeting code is 497700. This will be an opportunity to get caught up on CCB activities in the...

Welcome to the California connection for April 13. From CEO Paul Shayne: The link to view and download all photos taken at the Dining in the Dark event is on the home page of the CCB website. There are also instructions there on how to download the pictures. CCB...

Welcome to the California connection for April 6. DIABETIC AFFILIATE WAITING TO BE BORN: From Ken Metz: Hello to all CCB members. I am interested in seeing if there is enough interest in starting a Diabetic Affiliate within CCB. There is a National Affiliate within...

Welcome to the California connection for March 30. From CCB President Judy Wilkinson: I’m delighted to inform you that Nicole is healing from her scratched cornea and will return to us on schedule next Monday. Even though she is officially on leave this week, she has...

Welcome to the California connection for March 16. Editor's Note: There will not be a connection on March 23rd due to the CCB convention. The next Connection will be out on March 30th. CCB Office Closure: The CCB Office will be closed from Monday, March 19- Through...

Welcome to the California connection for March 9. CCB Office Hours: Remember that the CCB office hours are still 9AM-4PM to accommodate all of your convention support needs. Join The Candidates: Meet and talk with CCB candidates. If you are considering running for a...

Welcome to the California connection for March 2. CCB Office Hours: Beginning on Monday, February 26, 2018, the CCB office will return to normal office hours of 9AM-4PM to accommodate all of your convention support needs. Join The Candidates: Meet and talk with CCB...

Welcome to the California connection for February 23. CCB Office Hours: Beginning on Monday, February 26, 2018, the CCB office will return to normal office hours of 9AM-4PM to accommodate all of your convention support needs. Convention Announcement And...

Welcome to the California connection for February 16. CCB Board Of Directors Elections: At the 2018 Convention in March, CCB will be electing president, 1st vice-president, treasurer and four members to its board of directors. Prospective candidates are invited to...

Welcome to the California connection for February 9. CCB Board Of Directors Elections: At the 2018 Convention in March, CCB will be electing president, 1st vice-president, treasurer and four members to its board of directors. Prospective candidates are invited to...

Welcome to the California connection for February 2. CCB Board Of Directors Elections: At the 2018 Convention in March, CCB will be electing president, 1st vice-president, treasurer and four members to its board of directors. Prospective candidates are invited to...

Welcome to the California connection for January 26. CCB Board Of Directors Elections At the 2018 Convention in March, CCB will be electing president, 1st vice-president, treasurer and four members to its board of directors. Prospective candidates are invited to...

Welcome to the California connection for January 19. CCB Board Of Directors Elections At the 2018 Convention in March, CCB will be electing president, 1st vice-president, treasurer and four members to its board of directors. Prospective candidates are invited to...

Welcome to the California connection for January 12. From Governmental Affairs Chair, Jeff Thom CCB capitol day: Thursday March 22 2017: Participants will either meet at the Capitol or leave the hotel and take light rail directly to the Capitol. We will be there from...

Welcome to the California connection for January 5. CCB Office Update From Jan 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018 we will have reduced office hours in order to spend every conceivable minute on the convention and fundraising efforts. Office hours for phone calls and membership...