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May/June 2008

23rd John J. Eikenburg Law Week Fun Run Raises Over $52,000 for The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation

The HBA’s 23rd John J. Eikenburg Law Week Fun Run raised $52,000 for The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation, bringing the 23-year total to over $775,000 in contributions to The Center. Over 850 runners, walkers and supporters participated in the event. The Center makes independent lives possible for developmentally challenged people in the Houston community.

Held March 29th at Sam Houston Park, the event featured an 8K run, a competitive one-mile children’s run and a one-mile family walk. The event is truly a team effort that involves many months of planning and coordination. Race directors were Todd W. Lonergan of Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. and Kirk Worley of Haynes and Boone L.L.P. The Fun Run Committee included Hon. Jeff Brown, Tonja De Sloover, Christopher Lee Dodson, John J. Eikenburg, Jr., Don E. Fizer, Carol Griffin, W. Craft Hughes, Michael David Lore, Donald Hopkins Mahoney, III, Caroline Stephenson Marciano, Dora B. Martinez, M. Scott Michelman, Joshua Mintz, David Scott Moncure, Denise Dryer Nassar, Shayne Hurst Newell, Julia Lynn Nye, Amar B. Raval, John R. Shepperd, John J. Sparacino, Kara K. Stauffer, Katrina Price Stilwell, Richard T. Stilwell, Bob Stokes, Mark Allen Waite, Amanda Jane Walker, Mark W. Wege and Cheryl R. Worley.

 

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Platinum Sponsor
South Texas College of Law

Gold Sponsors
Amegy Bank of Texas
Bracewell & Giuliani L.L.P.
CRA International
ExxonMobil Law Department
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
King &  Spalding LLP
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Silver Sponsors
Amicus Search Group LLC
Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
Justice Jane and Doug Bland
Judge Jeff Brown
CenterPoint Energy
The Anne & Don Fizer Foundation
Houston Bar Association Auxiliary Charitable Fund
Hughes Watters Askanase LLP
Legal Directories Publishing Co.
Providus
Scarab
Smith, Murdaugh, Little & Bonham, L.L.P.
Souper Salad

 

OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORTERS

Printing of Race Brochures
Bowne of Houston

Security
Constable Jack Abercia and the staff from Precinct 1.

Master of Ceremonies
Lee Jolly

Refreshments
New York Bagel Shop
Coca-Cola
Heineken/Faust Distributing
Whole Foods Market - Bellaire
Watermill Express

Race Instruction Copies
Baker Botts LLP
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
Hughes Watters Askanase LLP
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP

Door Prizes
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Café Express
Candalari’s Pizzeria
Chuy’s
Corkscrew
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston Astros
Jones Day
King & Spalding LLP
Los Cucos
Massage Envy
Nino’s and Vincent’s
Potbelly’s Sandwiches
Prego, Hugo’s and Backstreet Café
Star Pizza
The Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation 
The Hilton Houston Post Oak

 


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