Community: Senior Ticktockers presented at formal ball; art exhibit focuses on abuse

The National Charity League’s Burbank chapter presented the senior class of 2014 at a formal ball in mid-March at the downtown Los Angeles Athletic Club.

The graduates, referred to as Ticktockers, included Hannah Docherty, Isabelle Caronna, Isabella Dolendo, Sabrina Fielder, Olivia Marriott, Danielle Rodriguez, Grace Roebuck and Tamar Tellado.

The young ladies were honored for their commitment to charitable work in the community and the completion of their journey through the league as Ticktockers. A highlight of the Senior Presents ceremony was the introduction of the girls, dressed in full-length gowns and gloves, and the synchronized father-daughter waltz that followed.

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The Zonta Club of Burbank Area has collaborated with the Burbank Domestic Violence Task Force to create the “Baring Their Soles” project, which is continuing through Thursday evening, said chairwoman Marva Murphy, a Zonta member.

An art installation featuring four telephone booths has been placed in the Burbank Town Center, on the third floor outside the Burlington store. Three of the booths are empty and one is filled with shoes that represent the 337 victims (79 men) of reported domestic violence cases in Burbank last year, Murphy said. The four phone booths represent the one in four women who will become victims of domestic violence in her lifetime.

Telephone booths were used to attract attention because they are unique, Murphy said. And some younger people have not seen a telephone booth and don’t know what they are.

“The telephone booths are also a reminder that help is just a phone call away,” Murphy added.

The project is designed to create an awareness of the problem as well as the services available to victims in Burbank.

There are resource cards available at the exhibit that were created by the task force for people to take home. The cards have been printed in five languages — English, Spanish, Korean, Armenian and Tagalog. The cards are also available at the city manager’s office and some of the parks.

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JOYCE RUDOLPH can be reached at rudolphjoyce10@gmail.com.