


GALA 2009
Please save the date:
Saturday, March 14 2009
InterContinental Hotel
Lisa Meacham
Amy Pierce
2009 Kids Gala Chair
Shannon Rechter
THANK YOU!
Thank you to the following table sponsors and underwriters for making the 2008 Gala such a success!
Oh, What A Night - Court of Versailles
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You Should Be Dancing - Hall of Mirrors
Mr. and Mrs. Agbo Abiola
Aramco Services Company
Mr. and Mrs. Jamal Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Baldemar Perez Rios
The Hustle - Salon of Abundance
ConocoPhillips
Allen / Dreessen-Van Laan / Mongrain Families
Mr. and Mrs. George Canjar
Casey, Salek Families
The Hand Center
Dr. and Mrs. Karl Morrow
Porter & Hedges LLP
Schlumberger
Vallourec Group
Shine A Little Love - Gardens of Versailles
Pir, Rani and Zayd Abiola
Atlantis Plastics Company
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Banham
Bank of America
Barbir / Bent / Crane / Hussaini Families
Blue Marble Risk Solutions and Snip-its
Brandfield Harvey, Duhen, Heintz, Motter and Piper Families
Bruch and Hogan Families
C. Robert Bunch and Lilia Khakimova
Bureau Veritas
CenterPoint Energy
Mr. André Crispin
Mr. and Mrs. John Eldridge
Ellis, Jefferis, Penchas, Pruner, and Russ Families
Mr. Fayez Sarofim
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hendry
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Howard
Manhattan Insurance Group
Marshall Construction Co., Ltd.
Meacham / Preti Families
Mission Laïque Française
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Salek
Shell Oil Company
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Simon
Zone Oil & Gas, LLC
GALA UNDERWRITERS
Mr. and Mrs. Agbo Abiola (Table Hosts Gifts)Baccarat (Underwriter’s Event)
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bent (Entertainment)
John McGinnis and Lana Billeaud (Entertainment)
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Bruch (Entertainment)
Cartier (Favors)
Mr. and Mrs. Bastiaan de Zeeuw (Entertainment)
The Hand Center (Auction Software)
Richard and Valerie Jefferis Trust (Entertainment)
Dr. and Mrs. Alex Lechin (Silent Auction Decor)
Louis Vuitton (Guest Packages)
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Nielsen (Programs)
Nieman Marcus (Table Hosts Gifts)
Parker School Uniforms (Bid Paddles)
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Rechter (Silent Auction Decor)
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Russ (Guest Packages)
YvesSaintLaurent (Table Host Gifts)
CONTACT
If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact Barbara Gallo, Associate Director of Events at 713-686-4850 ext. 5852 or by email.

