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New at the CCB:
Click here to read about our new CCB products!
The CCB 2009 calendar is now available for members, chapters and supporters. The calendar can be used by chapters or non-profit organizations as a fundraiser and increases recognition of the CCB in your area. The theme for 2009 is to inform the public what the CCB does, and for the blind and visually impaired community, identifies specific programs on how the CCB may assist them. To order the calendar, please contact the CCB office at 1-877-304-0968.
CCB Launches New Clothing Line
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CCB is pleased to announce its new clothing line under the trademark
“BLIND AMBITION AND DESIGN™”. The emphasis will be on quality casual
wear with products such as hoodies, caps, toques and long sleeve
T-Shirts. Other items will be added for the spring such as golf shirts
and spring jackets. Orders are available in large or small quantities
and come with the new logo.
The BLIND AMBITION AND DESIGN™ product is not only for CCB members which they can wear with pride, but creates the opportunity to offer the product beyond the blind and visually impaired and reach out to the sighted community for support for employment and programs for the blind.
States CCB spokesman Mike Potvin: “We offer a quality product that is competitive at the wholesale and retail level where the consumer and retailer not only know their purchase supports the blind, but they are getting quality with value – we do not want a hand out, just a hand up. For retailers, we offer a distinctive product that gives them that extra edge in the marketplace both in brand recognition and consumer affinity."
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Harold Schnellert, National President
President's Message
I would like to welcome you to the web site of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB).
The CCB celebrated its 60th anniversary in June 2004 in Winnipeg, and we held our successful 2006 Biennial Convention in Powell River, B.C. For the new millennium, the CCB has embarked on an ambitious task to improve new programs and create new ones to address the problems of the blind and visually impaired. Please take a moment to look at our diverse program base and other information.
The CCB is an organization not FOR the blind but OF the blind. A board of directors who are blind and visually impaired governs the CCB, and as a result, there is a special sensitivity to the needs of the blind community.
To our present, new and potential members, the CCB offers assistance and opportunities to ensure a better quality of life. Remember, you can always reach me at my email address: CCB President for any comments and suggestions.
To our donors and partners and future ones as well, I would like to extend a very special thank you for participation with the CCB. We could not offer these vital and special programs without your help.
Once again, thank you for your support and faith in the CCB.
Yours truly,
Harold Schnellert