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MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Jan. 3 - Tri-state Library Users Dinner Meeting

6:00 to 8:00 PM at Shoney's on Eastern Parkway in Louisville. Share good books and information-related technology tips; discuss library issues related to blindness and visual impairment. Call Bill Wright, TLU President, for details at 502-893-0879.

Jan. 6 - GLCB Game Night

Dinner, games and prizes; fun for all. More info coming soon.

Jan. 9 - NKCB Monthly Meeting

7:00 PM Eastern by conference call; contact David Perry, President, at 513-242-1767 for details.

Jan. 14 - GLCB Dine Out

It's the first Dine Out in 2012. Go out to eat with the Greater Louisville Council of the Blind. Watch for time and place, coming soon.

Jan. 19 - KCB Board Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Council of the Blind. Conference call, 9:00 PM. Guests welcome. Email KCB for more information.

feb. 11 - Workshop, meeting and dinner

Butting Heads without Headaches - Medicare and Medicaid news, tips to be a better shopper, rehab rules and how-to's. Business meeting, bargain table, and spaghetti dinner included. $5.00 per person; workshop and meeting, 2:00 to 5:00 PM, dinner, 5:30 to 7:00. At the Food Center at the Kentucky School for the Blind. Register by Thursday, Feb. 9 by calling 502-897-1472.

Feb. 13 - NKCB Monthly Meeting

7:00 PM Eastern by conference call; contact David Perry, President, at 513-242-1767 for details.

Feb. 16 - KCB Board Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Council of the Blind. Conference call, 9:00 PM. Guests welcome. Email KCB for more information.

Feb. 24-25 - ACB Mid-year Board Meeting

All day on Friday and Saturday morning; Arlington, Virginia.

Feb. 25-26 - ACB Affiliate Presidents Meeting

Informational sessions for state and special-interest affiliates; Saturday lunch and afternoon session, Sunday morning until noon. Arlington, Virginia.

Feb. 26-28 - ACB Legislative Seminar

Training, updates on issues and policies affecting people who are blind and visually impaired - Sunday afternoon and all day Monday. Visits to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Arlington, Virginia.

Mar. 10 - GLCB Dine Out

Go out to eat with the Greater Louisville Council of the Blind. Watch for time and place, coming soon.

Mar. 15 - KCB Board Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Council of the Blind. Conference call, 9:00 PM. Guests welcome. Email KCB for more information.

Apr. 19 - KCB Board Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Council of the Blind. Conference call, 9:00 PM. Guests welcome. Email KCB for more information.

May 17 - KCB Board Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Council of the Blind. Conference call, 9:00 PM. Guests welcome. Email KCB for more information.

June 1-3, 2012 - KSB Alumni Conference and Reunion

Full weekend of activities and information on the campus of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville.

June 9 - GLCB Dine Out

Go out to eat with the Greater Louisville Council of the Blind. Watch for time and place, coming soon.

June 21 - KCB Board Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Council of the Blind. Conference call, 9:00 PM. Guests welcome. Email KCB for more information.

July 6-14, 2012 - 51th ACB Conference and Convention

Spend a week with ACB at the Galt House right here in Louisville. Workshops, seminars, exhibits, focus groups, tours, and lots of social events.

For programs and events in northern Kentucky, click here.

For Louisville programs and events, click here.




MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Sept. 6 - Tri-state Library Users Dinner Meeting

6:00 to 8:00 PM at Shoney's on Eastern Parkway in Louisville. Share good books and information-related technology tips; discuss library issues related to blindness and visual impairment. Call Bill Wright, TLU President, for details at 502-893-0879.

Sept. 10 - Workshop, meeting and cook-out

Butting Heads without Headaches - Tips to help you use paratransit and accessible voting more effectively; how to choose the right elected official to help with problems; and more. Business meeting, bargain table, and cook-out included. $5.00 per person; 2:30 to 5:00 PM at the Food Center at the Kentucky School for the Blind. Register by Thursday, Sept. 8 by calling 502-897-1472.

Sept. 12 - NKCB Monthly Meeting

9:00 PM Eastern by conference call; contact David Perry, President, at 513-242-1767 for details.

Sept. 13 - KSB Alumni Board Meeting

9:00 PM via conference call. Call Deanna Scoggins, President, at 502-895-1546 for details.

9:00 PM Eastern by conference call; email GLCB or call 502-897-1472 for more information.

Sept. 18 - KCB Board Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Council of the Blind. Conference call, 9:00 PM. Guests welcome. Email KCB for more information.

Sept. 23 - GLCB Bingo and Pizza

4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at KSB; $2.00 to play Bingo, pizza $1.50 a slice; 50-50 raffle. Call 502-897-1472 to sign up.

Sept. 27 - GDUKY Conference Call

Guide dog users across Kentucky are invited to call and participate in the next conference call, sponsored by the Guide Dog Users of Kentucky. 9:00 PM Eastern; call 218-339-2699, call code 294444. Email Bill Deatherage, GDUKY President or call him at (502)895-5895 for more information.

Oct. 1-2 - ACB Board Meeting Comes to Louisville

Open to all; learn about the work of the American Council of the Blind. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday; 9:00 AM to adjournment on Sunday morning. At the Galt House; call Carla Ruschival, ACB Treasurer, at 502-897-1472 for more information.

Oct. 8 - GLCB Dine Out

Details coming soon.

Oct. 14 - White Cane Safety Day

Spotlight on blindness and visual impairment from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 4th Street Live in downtown Louisville. Be sure to stop by the GLCB table and say hello.

Oct. 28 - GLCB Bingo

Dinner and Bingo; watch for details.

Nov. 18 - State Rehab Council Meeting

Quarterly Office for the Blind State Rehabilitation Council meeting; Gerry Slusher, Chair. Committees meet at 9:30 a.m.; full SRC begins about 11:15. Open to the public. McDowell Center, 8412 Westport Road, Louisville.

Nov. 18-20 - 38th Annual KCB Convention

A weekend of information, food, friends and fellowship. On the campus of the Kentucky School for the Blind; more details coming soon.

Dec. 10 - GLCB Christmas Party

Home-cooked holiday meal, caroling, games and Santa. Share the holiday spirit with GLCB. At KSB; watch for details.

June 1-3, 2012 - KSB Alumni Conference and Reunion

Full weekend of activities and information on the campus of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 1867 Frankfort Avenue, Louisville.

July 6-14, 2012 - 51th ACB Conference and Convention

Spend a week with ACB at the Galt House right here in Louisville. Workshops, seminars, exhibits, focus groups, tours, and lots of social events.

For programs and events in northern Kentucky, click here.

For Louisville programs and events, click here.






Council Links


American Council of the Blind
Eastern Kentucky Christian Council of the Blind
Greater Louisville Council of the Blind
Northern Kentucky Council of the Blind
Guide Dog Users of Kentucky
Blue Grass Council of the Blind

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Email the Kentucky Council of the Blind
148 Vernon Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: (502) 895-4598

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