Association Raises Funds at Bucco Di Burbank

ASSOCIATION RAISES FUNDS AT BUCCO DI BURBANK

The students of the Burbank High School’s show choirs sang for their guests’ supper on Sept. 24 in the school’s outdoor eating area.There were 400 people at the sold-out event. With an Italian theme, the students were singing waiters, personally serving and singing to their tables. Choirs also rotated on the stage with the other waiters lined up along the rows between the tables, jumping up for their chorus parts. Some patrons even ended up dancing near their tables, partnered with their waiter.

Assistant Choir Director Donna Dandino conceived the idea of “Bucco di Burbank,” designed the show, rehearsed the choirs with Director Brett Carroll and brought it all together on the night, including her family recipe pasta sauce.The money raised for choirs goes toward sheet music, costumes, professional choreographers, props, light and sound reinforcements at the shows, professional music composers, competition fees and student scholarships.

The next fundraiser is the “Night of Magic,” on Nov. 6, which will be a sit down dinner at Pickwick Gardens with experienced servers and entertainment by the show choirs and a professional guest.In addition, there will be about 200 opportunity baskets up for silent auction. Tickets can be purchased from show choir students or through Tobi Lippman at (818) 843-7674 or tobilippman@yahoo.com.