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Family Promise to Host Drive-In Concert April 10

  • Photo by David Laurell / Burbank Leader
    Charles “Chuck” Cusumano will receive Family Promise’s 2021 Impact Award at the organization’s “Shake, Rattle and Roll at the Bowl” drive-in fundraiser.
  • Photo courtesy Pat Patterson
    Pat and Laurie Patterson will receive Family Promise’s Hands On, Hearts In award during the organization’s April 10 event at the Starlight Bowl.
  • Photo courtesy Family Promise
    Albert Hernandez meets with Family Promise staff members Carrie Prado and Chaquitta Boyce.

On the evening of Aug. 10, 2019, when John Waite performed his 1984 hit “Missing You” as a finale to the Starlight Bowl’s summer concert series, little could anyone have imagined just how prophetic the words of that song would be. In just over six months, Burbank would join the rest of the world in missing everything and everyone by taking shelter from a novel virus.
While the “missing” of those who have fallen victim to the virus is the paramount heartbreak, the pandemic has also precipitated missing myriad things, from businesses who couldn’t hang on, social gatherings and classroom schooling, to so many things we love and have taken for granted. Among those things are traveling, visiting museums, dining in restaurants, going to plays and films, and the Starlight Bowl’s 2020 Summer Concert Series.

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Soup Line of a Different Kind — a Fundraiser

  • UMe Credit Union’s Steve Mozo and Albert Hernandez, who serves as the executive director of Family Promise, thanked each supporter who participated in Sunday’s event.
  • Family Promise board member Dan Soderstrom presented state Sen. Anthony Portantino with a swag bag in thanks for his support.
  • Burbank Vice Mayor Bob Frutos and his wife, Laura, were among those who supported Family Promise at Sunday’s fundraiser.
  • Family Promise board Vice President Jessa Freemyer and President Kathy Sessinghaus greeted close to 200 supporters at last week’s event.
  • Every supporter received a take-away container of chili or tortilla soup provided by Guy Fieri’s Kitchen and Bar Express at Hollywood Burbank Airport.
  • This year’s Empty Bowl co-chairs Christine Rumfola and Jane Winter began working on ways to make last week’s event a reality last summer.
Photos by David Laurell / Burbank Leader

Although a soup line is traditionally for those in need, this past Sunday the tables were turned as those who lined up in their cars for a bowl of soup at Burbank’s UMe Credit Union were those fulfilling a need.
The soup-securing succession was staged in lieu of Family Promise of the Verdugo’s annual Empty Bowl event in which supporters of the nonprofit agency select a hand-crafted artisan ceramic bowl and local restaurants team-up to provide a signature soup for a sit-down luncheon.
Close to 200 supporters of the organization, which provides assistance, safe shelter and meals to homeless children and their families, pulled into UMe’s parking lot to receive a take-away container of Guy Fieri’s Kitchen and Bar Express’ chili or tortilla soup. This arrangement was made possible by Steve Mora, president of Metropolitan Culinary Services, who serves as the prime food and beverage provider at Hollywood Burbank Airport.

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Dignity Health Awards $125K to Charities

Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center recently awarded $125,000 to five community organizations and their accountable care communities. As in past years, GMH awards grants to organizations partnering together to respond to needs identified in the most recent Community Health Needs Assessment.
In order of ranked concern the needs are: mental health; obesity; substance abuse; diabetes; cardiovascular disease; cancer; stroke; infectious disease; and sexual health/sexually transmitted infections.
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