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Geraldine
Braak - Powell River
Geraldine
Braak has been legally blind since 1971. By 1976, she was instrumental
in establishing a Canadian Council for the Blind (CCB) White Cane
Club in Powell River. With the exception of one three-month period,
she has been President ever since. Mrs. Braaks efforts on
behalf of the blind have extended beyond the local to a provincial,
national and international level. For example, since 1986 she has
been National President of CCB; she is Vice-President, North America/Caribbean
Region, World Blind Union and has participated in World Congresses
in Spain, Egypt, Poland, Hong Kong and Jamaica.. She was a member
of the Premiers Advisory Council for People with Disabilities.;.
Mrs. Braak is
listed in the 1997 edition of Whos Who of Canadian Women.
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