Wyoming Council of the Blind
Hybrid 2025 Annual Convention
Saturday, September 27, 2025
“Strong Voices, Bright Futures”
PROGRAM
8:00 AM Pledge, Opening Prayer, and Housekeeping
Emcee, Gary Olson, Vice President (Powell)
8:30 AM “The American Council of the Blind Community Platform”
Cindy Hollis, Manager of Membership Engagement for the American Council of the Blind (Flat Rock, MI)
9:30 AM “Kitchen Skills and Cooking Tips”
Laurel Henry, Vision Outreach Consultant, (Casper)
10:30 AM Break and Door Prize Drawing
10:45 AM “Presentation by Jim Hoxie and Joanna Jones on their book, Grandpa’s White Cane.”
Jim Hoxie, Author, (Spearfish, SD) with Joanna Jones, Co-author (New Mexico)
11:45 AM Lunch, Scholarship Award, & Door Prize
1:00 PM “Keynote Presentation”
Karen Shrawder, Technology Instructor at the Orientation Center for the Blind (Albany, CA)
2:00 PM “Vision Outreach Services Update”
Leslie Bechtel Van Orman, Program Manager, Wyoming Department of Education — Vision Outreach Services (Lander)
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Annual Membership Business Meeting and Elections
Dr. Cheryl Godley, President (Casper)
4:30 PM Post Convention Discussion
5:00 PM Two Door Prize Drawings (Must be present to win)
Adjourn
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Related Webpages:
2025 WyCB Hybrid Convention Info
2025 Convention Registration Form
Membership Application Form page
Related MS Word files to download:
2025 WyCB Hybrid Convention Info