Celebrating 50 Years

Join Houston Parks Board in celebrating 50 years of community impact—an evening made possible by the people who have shaped, supported, and championed this work every step of the way.

Tickets & Tables
Donation Only

Co-Chairs
Jessica & Taylor Chapman
Betty & Stephen Newton
Leslie & Shannon Sasser

Location
The Revaire
7122 Old Katy Road, Houston, TX 77024

Check-In & Cocktail Hour
6:30 PM to 7:15 PM

Dinner & Program
To begin at 7:30 PM

Business Attire
Tie Optional

Why Your Support Matters: Your support allows Houston Parks Board to continue its mission to expand, improve, and protect parks and greenspaces throughout the Houston region. The funds raised from this event will champion our parks system, enhancing public spaces that play a crucial role in uniting Houstonians and promoting our wellbeing.

Celebrating Achievements and Looking Ahead: Because of your support, we have 50 years of impact to celebrate. We invite you to join us for an evening honoring this milestone—recognizing the role you’ve played, connecting with our community, and sharing in a vision for the future we’re building together.

Underwriters

Champion

Hildebrand Fund

Aliyya & Herman Stude

Guardian

Anonymous in Honor of Leslie & Shannon Sasser

Laura & Tom Bacon | Sis Johnson

CenterPoint Energy

The Chapman Family: Cathy, Taylor & Jessica, Dillon & Valeria

Paige & George Hagle

Kinder Foundation®

Cornelia C. Long

John P. McGovern Foundation

Betty & Stephen Newton

Perry Homes

Leslie & Shannon Sasser

Nina & Michael Zilkha

Protector

Edward Allen & Chinhui Juhn

Bellows Construction

Hague & Eric Bing

Kristin & Aaron Blomquist

Clark Condon | Hawes Hill & Associates

Susie & Joe Dilg | Jill & Dunham Jewett

Jenny Elkins, Marjorie & Walker Cain, Kelty & Rogers Crain, and Terry & Tommy Smith

The Feldman & Kamins Families in Honor of Justin Schultz

H-E-B

Tara Hemmer & Joseph Jurciukonis

Huntington Bank

Brittany & Ryan Jewett

Cindy & Andrew Lubetkin, Karen Lubetkin, and Ali & Frank Donnelly III

Cullen Geiselman Muse & Robert Muse

Rice University

Beth Robertson

Seneca Resources, LLC

Sorrell

Laura Spanjian

Meg & Dick Weekley

Defender

Barbara J. Burger in Honor of Jessica and Taylor Chapman

Bracewell LLP

Sheila M. Condon, FASLA

David & Cindy Fitch

Kate & Steve Gibson

Harris County Hospital District Foundation

Gretchen Himsl & Caton Fenz

Landtech, Inc.

McCall, Parkhurst & Horton LLP

Ruthie & Adam Miller

PaperCity Magazine

Isla & T.R. Reckling

The Risher Randall Family Foundation

Aimee & Wynne Snoots

John S. Steele

SWA Group

Judy & Charles Tate in Honor of The Newtons & The Sassers

Vallette & Russell Windham

Bar Sponsors

Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Family Foundation

Cocktail Sponsor

Digital Media Sponsor

PaperCity Magazine

Event Production

HPB Board Members tour Coolgreen in 2022.
Volunteers gather to restore native habitats at Thomas Bell Foster Park.
Former Houston Parks Board President & CEO Beth White with current President & CEO Justin Schultz and Board Chair, Cullen Geiselman Muse.
HPB Board Members tour parks and greenspaces in 2013.
HPB Board Members tour parks and greenspaces in 2013.
Proclamation presentation at Coolgreen.
Children enjoy the new playground at Dow Park as part of the 50/50 Park Partners Initiative.
E. R. and Ann Taylor Park in 2004.
We’re creating new destination parks like Sunnyside’s 100-acre Hill at Sims, a partnership with Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. Hill at Sims is expected to open to the public in May 2026.
Houston Parks Board’s office space in 2009. This site was previously the home of Houston Police Department Mounted Patrol.
Opening of the Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark in 2008.
Lorraine Cherry at the dedication of West 11th Street Park in 2008. The nature preserve would later be named in her honor in 2022.
Houston Parks Board’s Engagement Team at MacGregor Park to obtain community feedback on improvements they’d like to see to their park.
Progress photo of the construction of the Mason Park Bridge, connecting the two sides of Mason Park.
Ribbon cutting of Scenic Woods Park, revitalized as part of the 50/50 Park Partners Initiative.
Signage displayed to encourage community members to save West 11st Street Park from becoming developed land in 2008.
Volunteers gathered to restore native habitat along White Oak Bayou.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you! For questions, please contact development@houstonparksboard.org.