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VISUAL ARTS CONTEST BEGINS

Leadership Burbank Class of 2010 and the Burbank Arts Education foundation are looking for entries in a visual-arts contest in preparation for the city’s upcoming centennial celebration.

Entrants are encouraged to display their civic pride by reminiscing about the past, capturing the present, or envisioning the future of Burbank through visual art and photography.

The Leadership Burbank Art Contest accepts one entry per person in the form of either visual arts or photography. Entries will be accepted in the following divisions: Kindergarten through Grade 4, Grades 5 to 8, Grades 9 to 12 and Adults.

Artwork and completed entry forms will be accepted via mail or delivery Monday through April 1. All winners will be notified by April 15.

Prizes are $100 for first place, $75 for second and $50 for third for each age-level category. In addition to cash prizes, the winning artwork will be “on tour,” displaying first at the Downtown Burbank Arts Festival April 24 and 25, then traveling to the Main Branch of the Burbank Public Library throughout May and then at the Burbank Airport in June.

For more information and to download entry forms, visit www.leadershipburbank.org.

NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR ATHLETIC HONOR

The city of Burbank Park, Recreation and Community Services Department is seeking nominees for induction into the Burbank Athletic Federation Walk of Fame. The Walk of Fame was established to acknowledge the contributions of athletes, coaches, volunteers and staff members who have achieved high standards and shown dedication and commitment to the Department.

The tribute highlights individuals who, in their roles as participants, volunteers or professional staff, have furthered the excellence of the city’s organized sports programs. Inductees are permanently honored with their names chiseled on individual bricks that adorn a walkway behind diamond number two at Izay Park. The department will honor inductees at a ceremony in October.

The Criteria Committee will consider those individuals who began their involvement with city of Burbank programs in 1980 or earlier, although they could still be involved more recently. To contribute a nomination, individual needs to fill out an application completely, including accurate supporting information and submit it by March 26.

Applications are available in the Burbank Sports Office at Olive Recreation Center, 1111 W. Olive Ave., Burbank, or www.burbankusa.com under the Park, Recreation and Community Services Department Sports section. For more information, call (818) 238-5330.

SOCIETY CHAPTERS HAVE BREAKFAST

The Area IX chapters of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International will attend the annual Spring Festival breakfast at 9 a.m. March 20 at the Castaway, 1250 Harvard Road, Burbank.

Keynote speaker is Valerie Boer, a member of Epsilon Nu chapter in Central California. She graduated from Cal State Stanislaus, with a major in economics and a minor in environmental anthropology. Being of Native American descent, with a great grandmother who was a Naturopath and herbalist, led to a greater interest in earth science.

She received an advance degree in herbalism and a master gardener certification.

Marine Avagyan of Sunland, who is president of Epsilon Epsilon chapter in Glendale, will be honored as the outstanding Area IX member.

Jewel Warfield, the event chairwoman, will be presenting certificates and a red rose to the women who were selected as their outstanding member of the year by the Burbank and Glendale chapters. The women are Pam Allender, Sandy Collier, Amber Hall and Lindsey Lawrence.

The final award will be given to an outstanding student teacher from the area. The public can attend.

Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. The cost is $35.

For more information, call Linda Wolf at (818) 842-6019.

GROUP LOOKING FOR CREATIVE BRAS

Soroptimist International of Glendale is welcoming colorful and innovative creations for its seventh annual Bras for a Cause fundraiser April 10 at the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Everyone is invited to decorate a bra with this year’s theme in mind “Bras for a Cause Salutes Television.” You don’t have to follow the theme. You can create anything you want.

The entry fee is $100 and submissions are due by March 26. They can be dropped off at Beverly Ann Flowers, attn. Lou Rhodes, 1150 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale.

Entries are best mounted on a mannequin torso which are available for free at Beverly Ann Flowers.

Funds raised by the event go to breast cancer services at three Glendale hospitals as well as other Glendale charities whose purpose is to help improve the lives of women and girls.

For more information, call (818) 548-3324.