YWCA LEGACY LUNCHEON BENEFITS PROGRAMS
Internationally recognized author, Lisa See, will speak at the YWCA of Glendale’s 11th annual Legacy Luncheon and Heart & Excellence Awards set for 11 a.m. Friday at The Castaway restaurant, 1250 E. Harvard Road, Burbank.
See is author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning international bestsellers including “Dragon Bones” (2003), “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” (2005) and her most recent novel, “Peony in Love.”
Volunteers being honored at the luncheon are Mary Boger, Susie and Richard Dell, Marilyn Gunnell, Carol Jouroyan, Joan McCarthy, and Officer Sue Shine-Carter of the Glendale Police Department. Abigail Chang, a senior at La Cañada High School, will receive the Jane O’Connor Community Volunteer Service Award, for outstanding volunteer service by a young woman.
Event co-chairwomen are Fran Buchanan, Ruth Charles and Lynne Raggio. Proceeds support the EncorePlus program, which provides free breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income and/or uninsured women over 40 years of age; the Domestic Violence Project, which provides 24-hour crisis intervention services and shelter for victims of domestic violence; and the ESL program, which helps women of many ethnic backgrounds achieve fluency in English.
Doors will open at 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon at noon. Tickets are $90 per person. For reservations, contact Elaine Marx at (818) 242-4155, Ext. 221.
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MOTHER GOOSE THEME CHARMS LEAGUE MEMBERS
Members of the Assistance League of Glendale were treated to a high tea under the theme “The World of Mother Goose” on March 27 at the League Center, 314 E. Harvard St., where the Thrift Alley is also located.
Coordinating the high tea were co-chairwoman Sally Benson with Ginger Dotson, who provided tea sandwiches and desserts.
Sylvia Kowal designed the flier for this event and served as the contact person for collection of responses to tea invitations plus providing all guests with Mother Goose cookbooks of the day’s recipes. The League Center was adorned in homemade flowered tablecloths made by Benson and flower arrangements. Punch was served on the center patio where members, both past and present, greeted league auxiliaries and guests.
