Burbank Temporary Aid Center

SAVE THE DATE FOR BTAC’S 7^th ANNUAL GALA!

The Board of Directors of the Burbank Temporary Aid Center is offering the community a “heads up!” notice about BTAC’s 7^th annual gala event on Friday, March 5, and you can buy tickets by going to the page tab marked, “BUY TICKETS!”

BTAC will honor Burbank City Manager Michael Flad with its

“Burbank’s Top Award for Citizenship”

 “We’ve already begun working with Michael on plans for the Gala,” said BTAC Treasurer and Dinner Event Chair Vicki Williams.  “He is determined to make sure this is NOT like every other fund raiser in town, including our own.”

“We talked him out of making every guest use silverware to climb telephone poles to get dinner, because everyone will be nicely dressed,” Williams said.  “Otherwise, since he’s our honoree, he’s mostly getting his way.”

Among the special events will be a first-ever “APPETIZER CONTEST.”  Three of Burbank’s most renowned restaurants will provide appetizers, and guests will vote to select their favorite.  The restaurants going head to head are McCormick & Schmick's Seafood, Morton’s -The Steakhouse and Third & Olive Restaurant.

BTAC is now soliciting sponsors and advertisers for the event’s program.  Slots available run the gamut, from a Platinum Sponsorship for $10,000, to business card ads for $250.  Sponsors in previous years have been similarly broad-based, from international corporations, to individuals looking to support the community.

“We rely on this event as the largest single source of our operating budget each year,” said BTAC’s Executive Director, Barbara Howell.  “Without it we could not help the community the way we do.  But that doesn’t mean we can’t make sure it’s a fun event that people enjoy and look forward to!”

BTAC is setting its sights high for this event, because the community’s demand for literally every service BTAC provides; from emergency assistance paying utilities, to the food pantry, to sack lunches for the homeless, has skyrocketed over the last year.

Economic woes seen across the country have not spared Burbank, and coming on the heels of recent entertainment industry strikes, local families have been suffering.  In just one example, in June, 2009 BTAC’s Board of Directors boosted the annual budget for the utility assistance program by 25 percent for the current fiscal year, but then saw the entire year’s appropriation consumed in less than three months.

For information about a sponsoring the gala, or about buying a congratulatory notice for Michael Flad in the event program, please contact Barbara Howell at (818) 848-2822, ext. 110.

Tickets for the event are $100, and available by going to the “BUY TICKETS” tab.

You can also purchase tickets by phone, FAX or US Mail.

To buy tickets by phone, call Barbara Howell at (818) 848-2822, ext. 110. 

For tickets by FAX or US Mail.  Just write down your name and address, the number of tickets you are ordering, provide your credit card information, and be sure to include your phone number, and then sign the order.  Fax that information to “BTAC Event Tickets, (818) 848-8280.  Or you can mail it to BTAC Event tickets, PO Box 7231, Burbank, CA.  91510

WHEN:   Friday, March 5, 5:30pm Cocktails,

     Raffle and Silent Auction, Appetizer Showdown!

             7:00pm Dinner,  Program, Award

WHERE:                  The Castaway 

                  1250 Harvard Rd., Burbank, CA 91501 

WHO:               BTAC Honoring

MORE INFO:         Tickets, $100

                      call (818) 848-2822, ext. 110 

BTAC is a 501 c (3) charitable organization, and a portion of each ticket price is deductible as a charitable contribution, as are all donations to BTAC.

SAVE THE DATE FOR BTAC’S 7^th ANNUAL GALA!

 The Board of Directors of the Burbank Temporary Aid Center is offering the community a “heads up!” notice about BTAC’s 7^th annual gala event on Friday, March 5, and you can buy tickets by going to the page tab marked, “BUY TICKETS!”

BTAC will honor Burbank City Manager Michael Flad with its

“Burbank’s Top Award for Citizenship”

 “We’ve already begun working with Michael on plans for the Gala,” said BTAC Treasurer and Dinner Event Chair Vicki Williams.  “He is determined to make sure this is NOT like every other fund raiser in town, including our own.”

“We talked him out of making every guest use silverware to climb telephone poles to get dinner, because everyone will be nicely dressed,” Williams said.  “Otherwise, since he’s our honoree, he’s mostly getting his way.”

Among the special events will be a first-ever “APPETIZER SHOWDOWN.”  Three of Burbank’s most renowned restaurants will provide appetizers, and guests will vote to select their favorite.  The restaurants going head to head are McCormick & Schmick's Seafood, Morton’s -The Steakhouse and Third & Olive Restaurant.

BTAC is now soliciting sponsors and advertisers for the event’s program.  Slots available run the gamut, from a Platinum Sponsorship for $10,000, to business card ads for $250.  Sponsors in previous years have been similarly broad-based, from international corporations, to individuals looking to support the community.

 “We rely on this event as the largest single source of our operating budget each year,” said BTAC’s Executive Director, Barbara Howell.  “Without it we could not help the community the way we do.  But that doesn’t mean we can’t make sure it’s a fun event that people enjoy and look forward to!”

 BTAC is setting its sights high for this event, because the community’s demand for literally every service BTAC provides; from emergency assistance paying utilities, to the food pantry, to sack lunches for the homeless, has skyrocketed over the last year.

 Economic woes seen across the country have not spared Burbank, and coming on the heels of recent entertainment industry strikes, local families have been suffering.  In just one example, in June, 2009 BTAC’s Board of Directors boosted the annual budget for the utility assistance program by 25 percent for the current fiscal year, but then saw the entire year’s appropriation consumed in less than three months.

 For information about a sponsoring the gala, or about buying a congratulatory notice for Michael Flad in the event program, please contact Barbara Howell at (818) 848-2822, ext. 110.

Tickets for the event are $100, and available by going to the “BUY TICKETS” tab.

You can also purchase tickets by phone, FAX and US Mail.

To buy tickets by phone, call Barbara Howell at (818) 848-2822, ext. 110. 

For tickets by FAX or US Mail.  Just write down your name and address, the number of tickets you are ordering, provide your credit card information, and be sure to include your phone number, and then sign the order.  Fax that information to “BTAC Event Tickets, (818) 848-8280.  Or you can mail it to BTAC Event tickets, PO Box 7231, Burbank, CA.  91510

WHEN:   Friday, March 5, 5:30pm Cocktails, Auction &

                                 Appetizer Showdown!

   7:00pm Dinner, Program & Award

WHERE:

               The Castaway, 1250 Harvard Rd., Burbank, CA 91501

WHO:

               BTAC Honoring Burbank City Manager Michael Flad

MORE INFO:   Tickets, $100

For more information or questions,call (818) 848-2822, ext. 110

BTAC is a 501 c (3) charitable organization, and a portion of each ticket price is deductible as a charitable contribution, as are all donations to BTAC.

BTAC is dedicated to providing the poor, working poor, and homeless of the local community with basic services they need to live with dignity, and to serve citizens of the city in times of emergency and disaster.

As a conduit between the generous donors of the community, foundations and government resources, BTAC works to provide clients with help such as food, utility assistance, transportation assistance, emergency shelter (off-site and short-term), medical assistance, referrals to other community resources, and holiday outreach.