By Ruth SOWBY
Glendale Community College played host to the second annual Soroptimist International of Glendale Brunch and Concert on Sunday, Nov. 10. Partnering with the college, Soroptimist is raising funds for worthy women students in the visual and performing arts program at GCC. Tickets for the brunch and concert were $70. For the concert only, tickets were $35.
Seventy-five supporters gathered in the Sierra Vista Building patio on campus. They were treated to a buffet brunch prepared by GCC Culinary Arts students.
“We want to be part of a community effort that celebrates the arts and offers a brighter future for aspiring artists,” said Soroptimist President-elect Desiree Portillo-Rabinov. Portillo-Rabinov is also president of the GCC board of trustees.
Desiree Portillo-Rabinov (right) took over presiding at the Second Annual Scholarship Brunch and Concert at GCC. She is joined by Natali Movsesyan and mother Marina Abrahamyan (center).
With hunger satiated, supporters walked across campus to the auditorium. The concert highlighted the Symphony of the Verdugos directed by Dr. Paul J. Sherman and featuring flutist Sarah Andon alongside GCC staff, students and career musicians – “an auditory feast,” according to 4th Vice-President Susan Hunt.
Soroptimist member Dr. Carol Ann Burton added, “Soroptimist worked with the GCC Music Department to create a partnership with an endowment that blends philanthropy and music.”
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