37th Annual Alfresco Gala
Baila Mariposa
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center’s 37th Annual Alfresco Gala
| Date: | Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
| Time: | 7:00-11:00 pm |
| Location: | The Bayou Club, 8550 Memorial Drive |
| Honoring: | Daniel Hu and Ernest Pekmezaris for their years of service to the Arboretum |
| Chairs: | Leslie and Michael Fertitta |
Join us for an evening of dining and dancing under the stars! Proceeds support the Arboretum’s conservation and education programs.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Debbie Markey at dmarkey@houstonarboretum.org or view the sponsorship package.
You can also make your payment online here.
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Alfresco Gala Underwriters
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Painted Lady – $25,000 |
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John P. McGovern Foundation |
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Red Admiral – $15,000 |
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Conway MacKenzie, Inc. |
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Texas Crescent – $10,000 |
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| Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | Andrews Kurth LLP |
| Hicks Thomas, LLP | King & Spalding |
| Pappas Restaurants | Gigi & Ernie Pekmezaris |
| Vinson & Elkins LLP | |
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Blue Morpho – $5,000 |
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| Katherine & David Andrew/Credit Suisse | Abbi & Robert Antablin |
| Conoco Phillips | Cherry & Nigel Curlet |
| Fulbright & Jaworski LLP | The Hildebrand Fund |
| Hines | Hogan Lovells |
| Latham & Watkins LLP | Winifred & Carleton Riser/Catherine & Will Randall |
| Leslie & Shannon Sasser | Sandy & Bill Swenson |
| J. Taft & Anne Symonds | Tellepsen |
| Transwestern | Carolyn & Bill Utt |
| Bracewell Giuliani |
Gossamer – $3,000 |
| Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Amegy Bank of Texas |
| Bering’s/The Ground Up | Baker Hostetler |
| Porter Hedges LLP | Direct Energy |
| Leslie & Michael Fertitta | Ruth & Dan Flournoy |
| Sarah Flournoy/Cullen Geiselman | Christi & Keith Guerrini/Deutsche Bank |
| Hollis & Randall Grace/Katherine & Rob Stacy | Hopie & Rufus Griscom/Wendy & Mavis Kelsey |
| Mary & Carter Groves | Daniel Hu & Susan Yang |
| The Liedtke Family | Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Liedtke/Lupton Family Foundation |
| Mustang Cat | PFK Texas |
| Mary Sommers & Sam Pyne | Melanie & Danny Savitz |
| Strasburger & Price, LLP | Pamela & Bill Wallace |
| Wolff Companies | White Family Foundation |
| Adams, Daly, Donovan, Kafka & Turner Families | Anders, Dorsey, Kerr, Landry & Russell Families |
| Anderson, Browns, Chiles, Letzerich & Walters Families | Bruce, Knolle, Monteith, Lee & Fortney Families |
| Childress, Dudley, Hanna, Searls & Nelson Families | Dardis, Hilliard, Kimmel, Strong & Synnott Families |
| Halpin, Jornavyaz, McInnis, Zorich & Zorich Families | |
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Gulf Coast Fritillary – $1,000 |
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| Sally & Lance Barlow | David Finck |
| Edlyn & David Pursell | |
