Greater Bakersfield Council of the Blind

09/18/2025

🎉 Join us for White Cane Day!
Let’s walk together to celebrate independence and raise awareness.

📅 October 11 | 🕞 3:30 – 5:30 PM
📍 The Park at Riverwalk

Hosted by Valley Center for the Blind
With the Greater Bakersfield Council of the Blind (GBCB) in attendance.

✨ Everyone is welcome!

03/09/2024

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03/09/2024

12/31/2023

Please pray for our family as my mom, Penny Valdovinos was taken to the hospital on the night of Dec. 29 for shortness of breath. She was admitted and is still at Memorial Hospital being observed to find out whats going on. If you have questions feel free to contact me here and i will fill u in with info i know.

02/02/2023

Good evening members and friends happy February. Hope everyone had a good start to a new month. This months meeting will be at Mossman’s Westchester located at
1819 30th st
Bakersfield Ca 93301
We have the room from 11-1
Hope to see everyone there. We will also be on zoom for those that can’t make it.

06/12/2022

Hello greater Bakersfield council of the blind friends! Here’s part two of my blog post for the American foundation for the blind liter program experience. You can click on part one before you start the second part of this post. Hope you enjoy it. Definitely recommend this program.
G https://www.afb.org/blog/entry/bldp-fellow-chris-fendrick-part2

06/10/2022 [Editor’s Note: The following post comes from Chris Fendrick, a fellow in the Centennial Cohort of the Blind Leaders Development Program, and the second of a two-parter. His first entry describes the program; Part 2 recaps the AFB Leadership Conference.] The in-person Leadership Challen...

04/08/2022

Hello GBC be friends and family! Don’t forget we have a meeting on Saturday at 12 PM April 9, 2022 at Lorraine‘s Café and we’re over zoom. Marni will be sending out the link again on Friday. I will be away at the following conference. Possibly you guys could join us.

Also the California transcribers and educators for the blind and visually impaired will be holding their conference Friday and Saturday over zoom. Here’s the link to register if you’re interested. Spread the word.
 http://www.ctevh.org/conference/

Our conference brings blind and visually impaired students and their families together with the professionals who meet their educational and rehabilitation needs.

03/27/2022

With the CTEBVI conference going virtual, the Youth and Parent Institutes will be doing the same, opening the door for many students and parents who might not have been able to attend an in-person conference.

02/23/2022

CTEBVI 2022 • Higher Ground • Virtual Conference
Join CTEBVI on April 7-9, 2022
Registration is now open!

http://www.ctevh.org/conference/

Higher Ground: Image shows snow-topped mountain range with blue sky and clouds; autumn foliage in foreground

Our conference brings blind and visually impaired students and their families together with the professionals who meet their educational and rehabilitation needs.

02/10/2022

Attended today’s Kern Council of Governments social services committee regarding county transportation issues .   Great to hear things are moving forward with more options for all community members!

12/31/2021

https://www.bakersfield.com/entertainment/arts-theater/locales-new-spoon-mural-offers-hands-on-experience-for-visually-impaired/article_6286d968-6900-11ec-8677-bb26acc64643.html

Art is meant to be enjoyed and shared, but sometimes that is easier said than done.