When: 

Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

 

Where: 

The Forest Club

9950 Memorial Drive

Houston, Texas 77024

 

Who: 

Gala Co-Chairs: Kit Detering and Carmen Knapp

Gala honorees: Stephanie and Brad Tucker

Ima Hogg Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient: David Doherty

 

Details: 

Cocktail reception and seated dinner benefiting Memorial Park Conservancy.  (Catered by the venue.)  

An intimate evening picnic.  Think Mason jars, checkered linens, live music, and plenty of comfort food.  Evening casual attire.

 

Prices: 

Ticket start at $500; Tables start at $5,000. 

 

Contact: 

Holli Clements, Development and Marketing Manager

713.863.8403

www.memorialparkconservancy.org

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About Memorial Park

Size:

• At 1,500 acres, Memorial Park is Houston’s largest urban-center park and is almost double the size of New York’s Central Park

• It is located in a prime location near the intersection of IH-10W and IH-610S, bounded on the south by Buffalo Bayou

• The park encompasses approximately 20 miles of trails

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Usage:

• Approximately 4 million Houstonians visit Memorial Park each year

• Over 10,000 runners use the Seymour Lieberman Exer-Trail daily

• Over 65,000 rounds of golf are played each year

• Over 42,000 tennis court reservations are made annually

• Facilities for jogging, tennis, hiking, biking, picnicking, and wildlife are all available, and one of Houston’s best 18-hole golf courses

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Species:

• Over 85 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish

• Over 160 species of birds

• Hundreds of varieties of trees, shrubs, and woody vines

• About Memorial Park Conservancy (MPC)

• MPC is a private, non-profit organization created to restore, preserve, and enhance Memorial Park for the enjoyment of all Houstonians, today and tomorrow

• MPC’s vision is to implement the principles of world-class park management and stewardship in partnership with the Houston community

• A volunteer Board of Directors is led by Chairman Steve Jenkins, and a highly qualified staff works under the leadership of CEO Shellye Arnold. MPC works in partnership and with the guidance of the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD), the City of Houston (COH) and the Uptown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ).

• In partnership with HPARD and the TIRZ, MPC delivered the 2015 Memorial Park Master Plan as well as Park Operations and Maintenance Plan, both of which were approved by Houston City Council in 2015.

• As of February 2016, Memorial Park Conservancy is operationally responsible for managing 1,100 of the park’s 1,500 acres including the green spaces, open spaces and trails.