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The Burbank Temporary Aid Center is holding its fifth annual “Burbank’s Top Award for Citizenship” gala event on Friday March 7, and tickets are now available.

“This is our chance to thank those in the community who go far above and beyond to serve every citizen in Burbank,” said Vicki Williams, a member of BTAC’s Board of Directors, and Chair of the event. “And it has always been important to us that we offer an event that not only helps raise money for our activities year round, but one people really look forward to and enjoy attending.”

This year’s honorees include Sue Georgino, Director of Burbank’s Community Development Department.

“With as much as Sue Georgino does for all of us in her City Hall role, she is also well known for the long list of service organizations, humanitarian groups and similar efforts in Burbank that she somehow finds time to support and work with in her personal life,” said Williams.

The event’s second honoree is actually an amalgam of the many programs conducted by the Burbank Unified School District and it staff, teachers and students that directly support BTAC.

“From high school students permitted to work with us as volunteers under the district’s community service plan, to middle school groups collecting food for our pantry, to the elementary school kids who plant gardens so our clients can enjoy fresh produce, we have almost daily reminders of how important the BUSD is to us,” said BTAC Executive Director Barbara Howell.

The gala, which this year boasts the theme “A Night in Tuscany,” will begin in the Verdugo Room of the Castaway Restaurant with cocktails, a raffle, and a silent auction beginning at 5:30pm. Dinner will be served in the Starlight Room, followed by the presentation of awards, a live auction, and then dancing.

Tickets are $100, and can be purchased by calling BTAC at (818) 848-2822, ext. 110. BTAC is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, and a portion of the ticket price is tax deductible.

WHEN: Friday, March 7, 5:30pm Cocktails, Raffle and Silent Auction, 7:00pm Dinner, followed by Live Auction and Dancing

About BTAC
Founded in 1974, The Burbank Temporary Aid Center is a charitable nonprofit organization, 501 (c) (3), dedicated to providing assistance for the homeless and working poor in Burbank, and to area seniors and crime victims.

BTAC services include distributing groceries and consumable supplies to families and seniors in Burbank, assisting with utility bills and short-term emergency housing, and providing the homeless with lunches, personal hygiene supplies, cold-weather clothing, and shower and laundry services. BTAC also offers services and referrals for victims of domestic abuse, and other crimes, and during the holidays provides holiday meals and gifts to hundreds of Burbank families in need. As finances permit, BTAC also provides limited assistance for medical problems and prescription medications.

The agency is operated by two full-time and three part-time staff, and a workforce of 70 dedicated volunteers. BTAC is overseen by a board of directors made up of Burbank residents, local business leaders and active volunteers.

Burbank Temporary Aid Center, 1304 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA. 91506. Telephone: (818) 848-2822; Fax: (818) 848-8280; Tax ID # 95-3309130

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"BURBANK TOP AWARD FOR CITIZENSHIP” A “NIGHT IN TUSCANY"