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Annual Luncheon

Houston Parks Board Annual Luncheon, Gaining Ground

2012 Luncheon will be held on:

Tuesday, October 16, 11:30 a.m.

Hermann Square at City Hall

Gaining Ground 2012 will honor the legacy and contributions of the Wortham Foundation, the largest foundation in Texas dedicated solely to cultural organizations and civic beautification. We will also honor our incomparable public sector partner, the City’s Chief Economic Development Officer, Andy Icken. As in the past, you will learn a great deal in a very short and enjoyable period of time as we pay tribute and become inspired by the impact that commitment, leadership, and resources can make on our city.

We hope you will be a part of Gaining Ground as a host committee member. Please complete the registration form, which includes a variety of sponsorship levels, by July 2nd. We would be honored to be able to list you as a supporter in our luncheon materials.

REGISTER TODAY!

Online Registration

Mail/Fax Form

 

 

2011 Annual Luncheon Recap

Thank you to all who supported us and joined us on the plaza of Hermann Square in front of City Hall on October 18, 2011 for the Houston Parks Board third annual luncheon! We had a wonderful crowd in attendance and beautiful weather as we celebrated the work of the Houston Parks Board and the green spaces in our city that allow Houstonians to walk, picnic, relax, exercise, and enjoy time outdoors. We were excited to honor the amazing leadership and park legacy of the Stude family, one of the Houston Parks Board's founding families. We also highlighted the Bayou Greenways, one of the Parks Board’s top priorities.

View 2011 Luncheon Video

2011 Chairs Anne Whitlock and Michael Skelly

 

Many Thanks to our 2011
Underwriters and Supporters!

 

Presenting Sponsors

Laura and Tom Bacon

John P. McGovern Foundation

Nina and Michael Zilkha

Guardians

Jeanie and Tommy Carter

Diana and Russell Hawkins

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Stewards

Ecology and Environment, Inc.

Jenny Elkins

H-E-B

Jill and Dunham Jewett

The Lionstone Group

Laurie and Reed Morian

Leslie and Shannon Sasser

Aliyya and Herman Stude

MaryFaye and Peter Way

Anne Whitlock and Michael Skelly

Protectors

Nancy Allen

Amegy Bank

Maire and David Baldwin / EOG Resources

Ellie and Roy Camberg

Cameron Management

CITGO

Sheila Condon / Clark Condon Associates

Patsy Cravens

Elaine and Marvy Finger

Kate and Steve Gibson / Hobby Family Foundation

Goldman, Sachs & Co. / Connelly & Jackie McGreevy

HDR

The Hildebrand Fund

Sarita and Bob Hixon / Wortham

Insurance & Risk Management

Jackson Walker L.L.P.

KPMG LLP

Virginia and Lee Lahourcade

Mr. and Mrs. Blake Liedtke / T.C. Lupton Family Foundation

Linbeck Group, LLC

Cornelia and Meredith Long

Lykes Knapp Family Fund, Eleanor B. McGay Bequest

Mithoff Family Foundation

Morgan and Brad Moody

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Lisa and Dana Roy / Maria and Pablo Henning

Evelyn and Kevin Shanley

Southwest Airport Services Inc.

Julie and Mike Taetz

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Meg and Dick Weekley

Advocates

Sue Sue and Don Aron

Lee Collins / BoyarMiller

Jerry and Nanette Finger

Cindy and David Fitch

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Mike Garver

Annie and Bob Graham 

Isla and Tommy Reckling

Satterfield & Pontikes Construction

Phoebe and Bobby Tudor

Planters

Chinhui and Eddie Allen

Ginger and Jack Blanton

Brady F. Carruth

Clean Line Energy

John Daugherty Realtors Inc.

Sara Dodd-Spickelmier and Keith Spickelmier

Melanie Gray and Mark Wawro

Janet and Paul Hobby

Dodie and Richard S. Jackson

Wendy and Mavis Kelsey, Jr.

Carla Knobloch

Harriet and Truett Latimer

Ann Lents and J. David Heaney

Pepper Lieberman / Encore Bank

Cora Sue and Harry Mach

Nancy McGregor Manne and Neal Manne

Graeme and Edgar Marston

Ralph S. O'Connor

Carroll Robertson Ray

Nancy and Ted Reynolds

Beth Robertson

Francita and Jim Ulmer

Wareing Fund

Randa and Charles Williams

Isabel and Wallace Wilson

Sallie and Bob Wright

Lorraine and Ed Wulfe

Christine and Andrew Zipper

Builders

Susan and Jim Baker

Peter H. Brown

Camille and Locke Bryan

Bud Light / Silver Eagle Distributors

Marjorie and Walker Cain

Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation

Ann and J. Kent Friedman

Susan Garwood and George Peterkin

Gensler

Christi and Tom Hagemann

Dotty and Lawrence Kagan

Gaye and John Kelsey Foundation

Ann and Tom Kelsey

Kirksey Architecture

Judy and Rodney Margolis

Elena and Kenneth Marks

Sherry and Gerald Merfish

Niko Niko's Market Square

Peggy and John Odam

Roksan Okan-Vick and James Vick

Betty and Bob Palmquist

H. Russell Pitman

Richards/Carlberg

Nancy and Clive Runnells Foundation

Cassie Stinson

Terri Thomas

Emily Todd

Mary Jane and Bob Wakefield

John E. Walsh, Jr.

Cultivators

Valentina and Alan Atkinson

Nancy and Scott Atlas

Pam and Murray Brasseux 

Claire P. Caudill

Gracie and Bob Cavnar

Susie and Sanford Criner

Elmore Public Relations, Inc.

Tom Flaherty / SpawMaxwell Company

Ann Hamilton

The Jacob and Terese Hershey

Foundation

Patrick Hickey

Kay and Ned Holmes

Sis and Hasty Johnson

Lynn and Ty Kelly

Odette McMurrey Mace

Alex Martinez

Craig Minor

Edith Personette

Talley Landscape Architects, Inc.

Friends

Minnette B. Boesel

Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc.

Marita Burns and Tom Hallgren

Phyllis Cohen

David Ducote

Arlyne and Robert Gibbs

Dr. and Mrs. Bowes Hamill

Punkin and Walter Hecht

Lynn Herbert

Robert T. Herrin

Leila and John Hull

Lisa F. Johnson

Randall P. Jones

Michael Moore

Suzanne K. Morris

Nature Heritage Society

John E. Parkerson

Tom Ramsey, P.E. / Klotz Associates, Inc.

Jan and Bob Rule

Candyce Rylander

Ann Trammell

 

 

 

 

 

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