Wells Fargo Bank to help Burbank schools...
Wells Fargo Bank to help Burbank schools
BURBANK -- Wells Fargo Bank has launched a program to aid Burbank
Unified School District and other public school districts throughout
southern California facing budget shortfalls.
Through the Team Up for Our Schools program, the bank will donate
up to $20 for every new consumer checking account opened between June
2 and Aug. 31.
The school district where the Wells Fargo branch is located will
receive $10 for every new checking account opened, and an additional
$10 when new and existing banking customers use Wells Fargo Bill Pay,
a service to pay bills online.
Molly Shore
Registration underway for summer day camp
HILLSIDE DISTRICT -- Registration for summer nature camps begins
at 8 a.m. today at Stough Canyon Nature Center.
The Burbank Park, Recreation and Community Services Department is
offering daily three-hour camps for children 3 to 5 and 6 to 10
beginning June 30.
Campers will learn about wildlife, dinosaurs and Native Americans
while participating in hikes, nature crafts and games. Each week’s
camp has a different theme.
Camp times are 9 a.m. to noon at the Stough Canyon Nature Center
and Wildwood Canyon Park. Costs range from $30 to $45 per week based
on age and number of days. All participants receive a camp hat, and a
snack is provided daily.
Stough Canyon Nature Center is at 2300 Walnut Ave. The entrance to
Wildwood Park is off of Harvard Road above Sunset Canyon Drive. For
more information, call 238-5440.
Molly Shore
Meeting focuses on old Buena Vista Library
MEDIA DISTRICT WEST -- Members of the community will have a chance
to meet with city officials this morning to discuss the future of the
old Buena Vista Library.
The informal meeting will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the
community room of the new library at 300 N. Buena Vista St. City
officials will present information on the two uses that the city
council has suggested for the property, one which would use the
existing facility for child care, the other which would demolish the
building and build single family housing on the block, city officials
said.
Those who attend the meeting will have the opportunity to discuss
those plans or even suggest other uses for the project with
redevelopment officials.
Ben Godar
Burbank man appointed to county committee
LOS ANGELES -- A Burbank man has been appointed to a committee
overseeing law enforcement facilities by the county Board of
Supervisors
Supervisors unanimously approved Tevan Aroustamian for appointment
to the county Law Enforcement Public Safety Facilities Corporation.
The five-member board is in charge of the acquisition, purchase and
construction of Sheriff’s facilities including jails. The appointment
lasts for a term of one year.
Aroustamian is presently a special assistant to Sheriff Lee Baca.
He holds an MBA in accounting and finance, and is a member of the
International Accounting Society and the Armenian American Leadership
Council.
Ben Godar
Leads Club meets Wednesdays
TOLUCA LAKE -- The Burbank Chapter of the Leads Club meets weekly
to offer area professionals a way to promote their companies,
services and products in a noncompetitive environment.
The breakfast meetings are from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Wednesdays at
the Taste Buds Restaurant in the Toluca Lake Sports Center, 6711
Forest Lawn Drive.
Founded in 1978, the club was designed to help men and women in
business develop leads and expand their businesses. Each chapter
includes one professional per occupation or type of business.
For more information about the club and its breakfast meetings,
call John Nelsestuen at 973-7142 or visit www.leadsclub.com.
Jackson Bell