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FRIENDS GUILD MEETING UPDATE
Informational Guild Coffee Friday, May 2,
2008
Hosted by Katy Holt, 3739 Georgetown
9:30 a.m. Coffee & Chat! Meeting 10:00
- 11:00 a.m.
Come hear the latest on the proposed options
for Colonial Park and the West University
Rec Center.
About Friends Guild -- Perhaps you
do not have enough time to devote to being a
Friends board member or heading up a Park
Lovers' Ball committee, but still want to be
involved. This is the perfect
organization for you. Monthly coffees
provide a great vehicle for staying informed
about West U parks and helping with Friends
projects. Please
click here
for more information, or email
FriendsGuild@sbcglobal.net.
Next Friends Board Meeting
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - 11:30 a.m.
West U Rec Center, 4210 Bellaire Blvd.
Friends GARAGE SALE
On Saturday, April 19, 2008 was a big hit!
The sale netted $5,100 for Friends of West U
Parks!
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The Friends of West University Place Parks
Fund, Inc., is a volunteer based 501(c)(3)
organization dedicated to raising funds for
the development and improvement of parks and
green spaces in the City of West University
Place.
As a nonprofit organization, all
charitable contributions to the Friends of
West University Place Parks Fund are tax
deductible to the extent allowed by law.
FOREVER GREEN
Park Lovers' Ball 2008
Chaired by DIANE CAIN AND DOROTHY KALDIS
SOLD OUT EVENT RAISED $127,000 FOR WEST U PARKS!
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The Friends of West
University Place Parks Fund, Inc. held its annual Park
Lovers' Ball "FOREVER GREEN" February 9th at the
fabulous and exciting Hotel ZaZa Houston Museum District!
With a sell out crowd, the amazing duo of co-chairs Dorothy
Kaldis and Diane Cain treated everyone to a frivolous night
of fun! Big Board, silent auction, raffle, and festive games
added to the festivities. Commercial Art kept guests
entertained as they dined and danced the night away. The
support of the entire PLB Committee, Friends Guild, and
other volunteers as well as PLB underwriters and donors made
the night possible and netted in excess of $127,000 for
the beautification and enhancement of our neighborhood parks
and green spaces.
STAY TUNED!
Next Park Lovers' Ball set for February 21, 2009!
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T H A N K Y O U
2 0 0 8
P A R K L O V E R S
S P O N S O R S & U N D E R W R I T
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Evergreen Underwriter

Kim and Reid Wilson |
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Fabluous Flora Underwriters
Diane and Jim
Cain
Shannon and Kyle Janek
Dorothy and Mike Kaldis
The Lubanko Family
Lush
Landscape
Underwriters
Michelle
and Thomas Bickham, Jr./Joni and Mark
Fichter/Sandy and Brady McConaty/Ayse and
Grant McCracken/Tina and John Simon/*
Shannon and John Blake/Lisa and Brett
Braden/Mary and Chris Chaffin/Robin and
Kevin McGowan/
Kristin and Doug McWilliams*
Ellen and Rob Blasio – Western Litigation,
Inc./Chris and Andy Lane – Bank of River
Oaks*
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
Elizabeth and George Boehme
Mary and Frank Bradley/Meg and Jonathan
DePriest/Mary Frances and David DuMay/
Christina and Tristan Propst/Lisa and Tony
Wong*
CenterPoint Energy
Christopher Claunch, P.E., Claunch + Miller,
Inc.
Lynette and Mark Cone/Ann and Mark
Dodson/Christy and John Echols/Kristi and
Todd Neal/Amy and Todd Reid*
John Daugherty Realtors
Karen and Paul Davis
Johna and Gary DiMuzio /Carol and John
Gunn/Patty and Neil Kallmeyer/Sue and Mac
Jensen/
Leah and Steve Ragiel*
Encore Bank
Kathy Frazar, D.D.S./Molly and Bob Sample*
Carol and Ross Frazer
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Vicki and Dana Grams/Kari and Todd Greenwalt/Sandra
and John Keville/Missy and Rob Pacha/Sherry
& Chip Gift*
Greenwood King Properties
Sue Hanna, Realtor, Greenwood King
Properties
Clay Hoster/Bank of Houston
IBC Bank
Gayle and Danny Jackson
Jean and Rick Jenner/Mary Lynn and Dave
Mannon/Diana and J. Martin/Betty and Erich
Mundinger/
Ali and Dave Pruner*
King Investment Advisors
David Marks and Mary Grimord
Martha Turner Properties
Jenny and Adam Saphier
Stonehenge Classic Homes, Inc.
West U Rotary – Jo Ann and Bob Fry/Jeanneatte
and Bob Geary/ Lisa and Geoff Lanceley/Mary
Margaret and Russ Schulze/Connie and Rick
Spencer*
Nature's Needs
Underwriters
Anna
Claire and Richard Hankamer
Carol and Paul Beck
Valet
Underwriter
Russo Services, Inc. Painting &
Carpentry

Contributions In Kind
Griffin Creative/Andre & Robin
Leeder
Darryl & Company
Palmer Packaging
Rice Epicurean

Game Sponsors
Sonny Brandtner
Anne and John Freeman
Carla and Denny McMahon
Ice Sculpture
Underwriter
William Shaw & Associates |
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Didn't
get to sign up for a sociable at
the 08 ball? There are
spots still available. The
sociables are listed below.
Call 713-662-5396 or email
Sign Me Up.
Designer Martini Tasting
- Twenty-five (25) couples will
have an elegant evening of
sipping and taste testing a
variety of high-end martinis in
the fall of 2008 at the home of
Catherine and Gary Chandler.
Donors: Catherine
& Gary Chandler, Kelley & Steve
Lubanko, Kim & Dan Cooper, and
Diane & Jim Cain
Cost Per Person: $50.00
Third Annual Spooky Party
- Calling all Ghosts and
Goblins, get your scariest,
funniest, most creative costumes
and help make this third annual
Spooky Party “The Party” of
2008! Come eat, drink and dance
with your fellow ghouls. Prizes
awarded for individual and
couple costume categories.
Date: Saturday, November 1,
2008. Time: 8:00 p.m. -
midnight. Place: Blanco's, 3406
West Alabama. Price per person:
$50.00. Number of attendees:
170.
Donors:
Lynette & Mark Cone, Ann & Tom
Bastian,
Michelle & Tom Bickham, Susie &
Lance Boyce, Johna & Gary
DiMuzio, Vicki & Dana Grams,
Melissa & Zach Granberry, Kari &
Todd Greenwalt, Carol & John
Gunn,Lisa & Mike Heim, Donna &
Marc LaMond, Betsy & Mike
Mercer, and Leah & Steve Ragiel
Cost Per Person:
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We hope you find our website
useful and that it answers your questions. If you need
additional information, please contact
Donna LaMond, Friends
Executive Director, via
email or by calling 713-662-5396. |
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