Twilight Gala

Friday, November 18th, 2011 6:30 pm - midnight

Please join us in honoring the Rubenstein family, longtime community benefactors, at the Nature Discovery Center’s 17th annual Twilight Gala, "Garden of the Sea". We will celebrate the Rubenstein family’s dedication to the preservation of green space and support of community parks.

The dinner, with silent and live auctions and dancing, will be emceed by ABC 13, KTRK-TV's anchor, Tom Koch. Proceeds will support the Nature Discovery Center, a place where parents, children, teachers and students share the joy of discovery. The Center’s engaging educational nature and science programs serve up to 60,000 children and adults of the Greater Houston area, including many underserved students.

Thanks to our supporters! ALL TABLES ARE SOLD OUT!! Please call the Center (713.667.6550) if you are interested in purchasing individual tickets.

Table Sponsors
Queen Angelfish
H. Russell Pitman
Royal Gramma
Apache Corporation
Friends of Patrons for Bellaire Parks
Patricia & Robert Lunn and
Cindy & Robert Siegel
Aileen & Andy McCormick
Meredith & Raffi Tcholakian and
Lynda Clemmons & Susan Wood
Golden Butterflyfish
Terry & Joe Agris and Dee & Jim Avioli, Sr.
Leslie & Jim Avioli, Jr. and
Marybeth & Tom Flaherty
Kathleen Ballanfant
CenterPoint Energy
Contemporary Dental
Patti & James Fox and Merrill Lynch
Bridgett & John Goss
Millie Hast and Diane & Pat McLaughlan
Punkin & Walter Hecht,
Cissie & Alan Kaplan, and
Lynette & Alan Rauch
Richard & Frances Howard
Kay Kamas & Jim Porter
Greg Lewis
Magnolia Street Families
Marion McCormack & Dick Mullineaux
Christopher & Debbie Patton
Joy & Paul Posoli
Sally and Roman Reed
Reliant Energy
Marci Rosenberg & Ben Samuels
Rubenstein Family
Laura & Roman Skoracki
Tradition Bank
Geraldine & Lou Waters
Williams Co.

Other Donors
Lynn & Frank Arnett
Bank of America
Cathy & David Beathard
Christiane Copeland
Marilyn Emerich
Johnnie & Win Frazier
Kari Gonzales
Shelly & Brian Hendry
L.B. & L.A. Hoffman
Anna Illner &
William Whitehead
Betty Janicek
The Kayser Foundation
Locke Lord LLP
M & M Lighting
Ed Michna
Marjory S. Patterson
Stephanie & Bill Perkins
Prewett Read & Associates
Tracy & Gary Stein
Rabbi Brian Strauss
Carolyn Truesdell &
J. Richard Cheney

In-Kind Gifts
Classic Crystal & Glass
MinuteMan Press
VCi Visual Communications
and Imaging
Michelle Trautwein

Houston CPA Society
Members
Kathy Ploch, CPA, CPP
Jay Goldberg
Karen Lipshy, CPA