Gala Chairs:

Whitney & Marc Lawson
Lexi & Mike Marek

Thursday, March 30th | 6:30
The Post Oak Hotel

Attire: ROYGBIV/Primary Colors, Cocktail

Thank you for supporting the CIS Stay in School Gala! The event this year was a colorful blast and we are so grateful for those that joined in! The event helped fundraise for the incredible work CIS does for our students across Houston. 

Special thanks to our Gala Chairs, Host Committee, Underwriters, Partners and all who came out to support. It was truly an evening to remember from the impactful stories of the work CIS does, to dancing along to entertainment by The Spazmatics Band!

Make a Donation

Give a gift to CIS of Houston today to make a difference in the lives of Houston’s students.
$2,500 – to provide mental health counseling for 200 CIS students
$1,000 – to provide one-on-one mentoring and individual academic support for 100 CIS students
$500 – to host workshops to assist with resumes, college apps, financial aid for 50 CIS students
$250 – to provide financial and computer literacy classes to 40 CIS parents

 
 

Thank you to our Underwriters:

Principal

BETH & BOB GOWER
MARATHON OIL CORPORATION
LISA & DAVID SAMBROOKS
JUDY & CHARLES TATE

mentors

BAKER BOTTS/ELIZABETH & BILL KROGER
CARESOURCE
HEIDI HEARD/JENI & BENJAMIN HEARD
H-E-B
SHELLEY & JEFF KUHN
KLINKA LOLLAR
JOHN P. MCGOVERN FOUNDATION
MEMORIAL HERMANN

tutors

AMEGY BANK
CIGNA HEALTHCARE
SYLVIE & GARY CRUM
CARL AND PHYLLIS DETERING FOUNDATION
JEN & LIN ESPEY
EXXONMOBIL
AFTON & BRAD GRIFFIN
LINDA & JOHN GRIFFIN
KAKI & RYAN HARDIE
LAUREN HOLT
SARAH & BILL HURT
BARBARA & CHARLES HURWITZ/SUSIE JOHNSON/LINDA GALE WHITE & HARRY JONES/
KATHY & CHARLIE LUSK/GAYE LYNN & STUART ZARROW
DEANNA JONES/JILL RAMSHAW
KELSEY SEYBOLD
KIRBY CORPORATION
KRISTINA WILSON DESIGN
CATHY MALONE
LEXI & MIKE MAREK
CHRISTINA & DAVID MCALLEN
JESSICA & STEVEN O’CONNOR
SHVETA & MANU PILLAI
REGIONS BANK
OMAR REID
LILLIE ROBERTSON
PAT & DAVID ROSENBERG
BRIAN SALAZAR/LEO SAYAVEDRA
LIZ & CROSBY SCOFIELD
TALBOTT & BURK SHAW
SHELL OIL/GRETCHEN & JAY WATKINS
NIKITA & ATMAN SHUKLA
CASSIE & WESLEY SINOR
SUZANNE STILES
STRAKE FOUNDATION
KATHRYN & COLBY SWAIN
ALICIA & BOB WICKMAN
ELIZABETH & BARRY YOUNG

special friends

ASCEND CARES FOUNDATION
LAURA & JAY BENEAR
JOHN B. CONNALLY
TRACY DIETERICH
ANN & JOHNNY JOHNSON
KALETA BLAFFER JOHNSON
LIBBIE LIBBY
DAVID LIVINGSTON
MARTINEZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
SUSAN & JEFF NICHOLS
JAN REDFORD
KATHLEEN & DICK ROGERS
REGINA ROGERS
ROBERT SAKOWITZ
DERRICK SHORE/KPRC
JESSICA & CORY STULL
TOOTSIES
FREDRIC WEBER

Purchase a Table

If you are interested in purchasing a table, please submit a completed Underwriter Form to gala@cis-houston.org.

Underwriter Levels:

$50,000 Superintendents

  • Distinguished seating for 10

  • Recognition in all Gala materials

  • Mental Health Initiative: CIS provides a case management model to address at-risk students’ mental health and wellness needs for 2 High Schools  

$25,000 Principals

  • Premier seating for 10

  • Recognition in all Gala materials

  • Adopt a School: CIS provides supportive guidance and counseling for issues such as self-harm and bullying for 1 Middle School

$15,000 Teachers

  • Preferred seating for 10

  • Recognition in all Gala materials

  • CIS’ one-on-one mentoring and individual academic support to 300 students

$10,000 Mentors

  • Select seating for 10

  • Recognition in all Gala materials

  • CIS’ workshops to assist with resumes, college apps, and financial aid apps for 200 students

$5,000 Tutors

  • Reserved seating for 10

  • Recognition in all Gala materials

  • CIS’ grief and loss support for 6 campuses for one school year