{"id":627,"date":"2018-03-05T09:47:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2018-03-05T09:47:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T17:47:06","slug":"for-immediate-release-california-council-of-the-blind-state-convention-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/2018\/03\/05\/for-immediate-release-california-council-of-the-blind-state-convention-details\/","title":{"rendered":"For immediate release:  California Council of the Blind state convention details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release<\/p>\n<p>The California Council of the Blind will be holding its annual statewide convention at the Sacramento Marriott in Rancho Cordova located at 11211 Point East Way, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 from Thursday, March 22-Sunday March 25, 2018. One of the many exciting events that we are bringing to the community is the \u201cDining in the Dark\u201d.  <\/p>\n<p>Dining in the Dark will bring together community leaders, industry professionals and caring citizens for an evening of fine dining to raise awareness and resources for the California Council of the Blind. Guests will be invited to enjoy their meals wearing eye shades in low light conditions and utilize their other senses to maximize this unique culinary experience. The event will feature Christine Ha, Blind Chef, and winner of Master Chef season 3.  There will also be an exclusive auction provided by Pacific Auction Company, local celebrity emcees Dan and Michelle from KYMX-FM Mix 96.1, and dance music provided by blind DJ\u2019s from\u00a0J &#038; J FM.<br \/>\nFor your convenience, tickets ($75 each) can be purchased directly through our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccbnet.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.ccbnet.org<\/a>. There is limited seating available and there will not be any tickets at the door. Please buy tickets today before they sell out!<br \/>\n Christine Ha\u2019s Master Chef Montage &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/m713dhcpa037623\/AAB0OLjbysOygkbyMp2eqvl0a?dl=0\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.dropbox.com\/sh\/m713dhcpa037623\/AAB0OLjbysOygkbyMp2eqvl0a?dl=0<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Where: Sacramento Marriott in Rancho Cordova located at 11211 Point East Way, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 from<br \/>\nWhen: Thursday, March 22, 2018 5:45-10PM<br \/>\nWho: CA Council of the Blind featuring Christine Ha, Blind Chef and winner of MasterChef Season 3<br \/>\nTickets: $75 per person. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccbnet.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.ccbnet.org<\/a><br \/>\nInquiries: Paul Shane, CEO 916-441-2100 or by cell at 916-710-6308<br \/>\nSponsors: City of Rancho Cordova; SMUD; Mints Euro-Asian Cuisine; KP International Market &#038; American Array Solar<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, I will be in attendance, both at the Dinner in the Dark event as well as in the exhibit hall, to showcase my Elegant Insights Braille Creations (@ElegantInsights) jewelry and accessories.  See you there!<\/p>\n<p>LL <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release The California Council of the Blind will be holding its annual statewide convention at the Sacramento Marriott in Rancho Cordova located at&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/2018\/03\/05\/for-immediate-release-california-council-of-the-blind-state-convention-details\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">For immediate release:  California Council of the Blind state convention details<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[82,4],"tags":[27,79,208,202,209,210,211],"class_list":["post-627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessible-events","category-at-news","tag-accessibility","tag-advocacy","tag-auction","tag-ccb","tag-convention","tag-dinnner-in-the-dark","tag-master-chef","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":628,"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions\/628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/accessibleinsights.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}