The Home Tour is a nonprofit fundraiser and supports various AIA Houston initiatives throughout the year. Open to the public, the AIA Houston Home Tour showcases the finest residential architecture in the Houston area, as designed by licensed architects. Houses are chosen to showcase a variety of design styles demonstrating that excellence in design is not limited by size or dollars.

This is a great opportunity to donate, support, and volunteer.

For more information, visit aiahouston.org or contact debby@aiahouston.org.

The Home Tour is a nonprofit fundraiser and supports various AIA Houston initiatives throughout the year. Open to the public, the AIA Houston Home Tour showcases the finest residential architecture in the Houston area, as designed by licensed architects. Houses are chosen to showcase a variety of design styles demonstrating that excellence in design is not limited by size or dollars.

This is a great opportunity to donate, support, and volunteer.

For more information, visit aiahouston.org or contact debby@aiahouston.org.

Join Bayou City Waterkeeper for their 11th annual Folks ‘N Oysters, benefiting Bayou City Waterkeeper. They will feature local oysters, good food and drinks, live music, and – new this year – a fantastic wine pull. Enjoy the sunset right on Galveston Bay while helping Bayou City Waterkeeper celebrate the close of the year with friends from around their watershed.

How would you like to go birding with Greg Miller of The Big Year fame? Or to take a dolphin boat excursion; or a night hike searching for owls and other night creatures? Get to stay at a tropical lodge in Belize. Spend the weekend on a Texas beach in a beach house. Chase Rosy-flinches in New Mexico. Watch a falconer’s hawk hunt squirrels. How about a photo shoot on a South Texas Ranch; birding in the wild and rugged Utah; or experience a local win tasting adventure?

The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory has over 30 unique experiences up for bidding beginning on November 10, 2018, at noon. Shop for a cause when you bid on these experiences. Not only do they make great gifts, but your bids go directly to supporting GCBO’s conservation work.

Come celebrate Artist Boat’s 15th birthday! Artist Boat is thrilled to have served over 100,000 participants and to have conserved 669 acres of land on Galveston Island. At the annual Float the Boat Fundraiser and Gala, Artist Boat will honor Sheridan Mitchell Lorenz. The fundraiser will also feature a kayak raffle, auction, and more.

Donation and sponsorship opportunities available.

We’re excited to create a new twist on fundraisers with this fun Sunday afternoon celebration of fashion and food at Hope Farms presented by Neiman Marcus. For more information visit Fashion in the Fields Brunch & Fashion Show.

The Bayou Preservation Association Board of Directors invites you to laissez les bons temps rouler at Bons Temps on the Bayou! Funds raised through this event will support the Bayou Preservation Association’s CPR mission: to celebrate, protect and restore the natural richness of all our bayous and streams. Their ongoing programs include stream corridor restoration, citizen science water quality, trash-free bayous, and bayou appreciation. These endeavors help ensure that our bayous are clean, healthy, and accessible for all to enjoy. For more information, and to purchase the tickets, visit even page.

The Woods Project 2018 Fall Luncheon

The Woods Project trips changes lives in a thousand different ways.  In the woods, our students gain new confidence, develop critical life and leadership skills, and find a renewed drive to succeed against all odds.  Join for lunch to meet The Woods Project alumni, hear their inspiring stories of transformation, and learn more about how we are changing the trajectory of Houston’s most underserved youth.

The woods Project are thrilled to welcome keynote speaker Coert Voorhees.  Coert is the author of several award winning novels, including his newest novel On the Free, the story of 3 young campers and the struggles they face while being stranded in the Colorado wilderness.

Your support will help change lives as they expand their programs and the number of children who can benefit from The Woods Project!

Registration ends on the 15th of November.

Join the American Lung Association in Texas, for their second annual “Sip & See” fundraiser. At this cocktail party, you will enjoy some delicious eats and drinks while you browse at their historical collection of Christmas Seals that goes back 100 years. They will also have a robust silent auction perfect for holiday gift giving ideas. You will hear updates from top doctors in Houston on lung health and expect a few surprises throughout the night.

Tee Off to Support the Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas

The Wildlife Center of Texas is  is the only trauma and wildlife rehabilitation center in southeast Texas that treats all injured, sick, or orphaned native wildlife species. It is also the leading provider of wildlife and environmental education programs in the region.

The Center is currently looking for sponsors to make this event a success. You can also create a team or play as an individual. All golfers will be treated to a fantastic breakfast and everyone will have the opportunity to bid on exciting silent auction items and meet their Education Ambassadors, including an Eastern Screech Owl, Great Horned Owl and Crested Caracara.