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HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY
TEXAS BRIGADES!
Come help celebrate the Texas Brigades 25th year of wildlife and conservation education.
Join us April 29, 2017 at Gillespie County Fairgrounds in
Fredericksburg, Texas for:
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Dinner and Tributes
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Live Auction | Silent Auction | Gun Raffle
Our Keynote Speaker will be:
Capt. Steve Stapleton
TPWD Game Warden and Animal Planet’s Lone Star Law Celebrity
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Dinner served at 5:30
This annual Florida scramble is a much-anticipated event each year, and participants mark their calendars early so as not to miss out! Sponsors are the celebrated guests at the event, and the afternoon ends with a reception featuring icy cold beverages and hot-off-the-grill Becks Prime burgers. Sign up your foursome today, or call 713-863-8403 for more information.
Join us for an incredible 7-course Farm-to-Table dinner, benefitting Blackwood Educational Land Institute. Brought to you by Long Spoon Catering and 290 From The Ground Up.
Hermann Park Conservancy’s Urban Green is a membership and events group made up of young professionals dedicated to the Conservancy’s mission to improve and maintain Hermann Park. Through a variety of events both social and educational, Urban Green strives to inspire new generations of Park supporters.
Membership benefits include discounted tickets to Urban Green events, specially priced tickets to Hermann Park Conservancy events including the annual gala, invitations to volunteer opportunities and special receptions, and more!
To see the list of member benefits, click here.
Urban Green’s Havana Nights
Thursday, June 8
7 – 10 p.m.
Historic Clubhouse in Hermann Park
6201 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030
Join Urban Green as event chairs Mary Stewart Anderson, Cotton Clark, Chelsea Fred and McKenzie Hull transform Hermann Park’s Historic Clubhouse into a Cuban-themed oasis! Cuba Libres, mojitos, and classic cars are on-deck for this fun-filled evening.
Tickets include cocktails, light bites, music and more!
$40 – non-member ticket
$30 – Urban Green member ticket
$70 – Urban Green membership + 1 event ticket
$125 – Dual Urban Green Membership + 2 event tickets
*UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE HURRICANE. Please stay tuned for the October date to be determined.
The Levy Park Conservancy has been designated as a recipient of Whole Foods Market’s Community Giving Day at the Upper Kirby location, 2955 Kirby Dr. This means five percent of the store’s net income that day will be donated to the Levy Park Conservancy (LPC), which operates and manages Levy Park at 3801 Eastside St.
Levy Park Conservancy will staff tables on the patio at the store with handouts and will answer questions about the Park and the Conservancy. Whole Foods Market in Upper Kirby has been in business since 1984, and like all Whole Foods Market stores, is committed to selling the highest quality natural and organic products available.
To learn more about Community Giving Day benefiting Levy Park Conservancy, call 281-400-3631Â or visit online at levyparkhouston.org.
Enjoy a concert by the band Traveler and a special guest while sipping coffee/beer/wine and nibbling tasty food at Bohemeo’s (708 Telephone Rd) at 7:30 PM Saturday, October 7, 2017. The concert benefits the new Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston (IENoH), the Houston chapter of Texas Interfaith Power and Light, a division of the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy. The IENoH aims to educate and empower the faith community in Houston to advocate and act as stewards of the environment.
A suggested donation of $20 will be accepted at the door. For more information, contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.
Located in Mercer Botanic Gardens’ beautiful Treehouse Courtyard, The Mercer Society’s premier fundraising event is an enchanted evening featuring a cocktail reception, seated dinner, live auction, a wine pull, live entertainment, and more on Friday, October 13, 2017, from 5:00 to 10:00 PM. The Gala will headline the magical talents of Ben Jackson, a two-time International Champion of Magic. The 2017 Gala Honorees are Judy Bell and Retired State Senator Jon Lindsay. Register early as ticket prices will increase after October 4.
For more information regarding the gala, registrations, sponsorships, and underwriter opportunities visit www.themercersociety.org or call Mercer Botanic Gardens at 713-274-4160.
Join Cullinan Park Conservancy for the first “Picnic For the Park” benefit. This event will take place on Friday, October 20, 2017, at 11:30 AM to1 PM at River Pointe Church, located at 5000 Ransom Road, Richmond, Texas 77469. The keynote speaker is renowned wildlife photographer, Dr. Angela McCain, who will share stories of her travels and samples of world famous photographs. Dee Koch will also attend to receive the Nina Cullinan Outstanding Citizen Award. Cullinan Park is a one of a kind, blue-green oasis in the middle of our rapidly growing suburbs, providing habitat for all manner of wildlife, while delivering a respite for human visitors, too. The Conservancy is committed to enhancing the natural beauty of the 754-acre Joseph S. and Lucie H. Cullinan Park for all. For more info or to reserve your sponsorship or ticket, contact Cullinan Park Conservancy Executive Director Angie Wierzbicki at cullinanparkconservancy@gm