United Way Celebrates Major Donors
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From left: Jim Crownover, Molly Crownover and Jack Sweeney |
United Way of Greater Houston celebrated the generosity of its Alexis de Tocqueville Society (ADT) Major Donors at a special dinner in their honor. More than 90 Alexis de Tocqueville Society members filled the Museum of Fine Arts' Rienzi on April 13 to honor this exceptional group of donors.
Jim Postl, ADT Society co-chair and retired president and CEO of Pennzoil Quaker State, welcomed guests and thanked them for supporting United Way. “We are honored to celebrate your tremendous impact on United Way of Greater Houston and our community,” Postl told ADT Major Donors. “You are what makes Houston great!”
Postl shared highlights from this year’s Alexis de Tocqueville Society campaign, which raised more than $14.1 million, an all-time high and an increase of $1.5 million over 2009-10 results.
Jim Crownover, former director, McKinsey & Company, and Major Gifts chair, highlighted the major donors' (individuals who contribute $25,000 or more annually) accomplishments this year:
- 115 major donors contributed a total of $5.9 million, up 32 percent
- Major donors accounted for 42 percent of the $14.1 million raised by the Alexis de Tocqueville Society this year
- 24 families contributed at the Visionary ($200,000 or more annually) and Benefactor ($100,000 or more annually) levels
2010-11 Alexis de Tocqueville Society Benefactors and Visionaries:
Joan and Stanford Alexander
Leslie L. Alexander
Jennifer and Chris Brown*
Charles Butt*
John Carrig and Family
Ann and Clarence Cazalot
Anne and Charles W. Duncan, Jr.
The Elkins Foundation
Jana and Richard Fant
Wendy and Jeff Hines
Sandy Johnson
Nancy and Rich Kinder
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Penny and Paul Loyd
John P. McGovern Foundation
Elizabeth and Drayton McLane
Anna and Scott McLean
Janice and Robert C. McNair*
Miriam and Jim Mulva
Beverly and Jim Postl
Fayez Sarofim*
Jeri and Marc Shapiro
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Bonnie and David Weekley
Sheridan and John Eddie Williams
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*Visionaries
ADT Society Co-Chair Alie Pruner, chief financial officer for Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC, was also on hand to thank ADT members for their incredible generosity. Pruner shared a story about a young girl whose future is brighter thanks to United Way and the support of ADT members.
Members attending the dinner included: Dorothy and Mickey Ables; Anna and SJ Babin; Jennifer and Chris Brown; John Carrig; Rachel and Scott Clingman; Molly and Jim Crownover; Susie and Joe Dilg; Harriet and Joe Foster; Merrill and Joe Hafner; Diana Hudson; Ann and Stephen Kaufman; Jeanne and Peter Kinnear; Patti and Rich Kruger; Anna and Scott McLean; Sara Ortwein; Sue Payne; Melissa and Jamey Rootes; Anita and Gerald Smith; Ellie and Jack Sweeney; Bette and Ralph Thomas; Phoebe and Bobby Tudor; and Ling and George Yang.
We salute the Alexis de Tocqueville Society's Major Donors for their outstanding commitment to our community. Thank you for making a better Houston possible.
View a photo gallery of this event.
For more information about the Alexis de Tocqueville Society, contact Claire Williams at 713-685-2491. |
