Pratham Gala raises a record $4.5 million

April 27, 2019 by Beth Muecke Leave a Comment

Ruchi Mukerjee, Celebrity guest Anil Kapoor from Slumdog Millionaire, emcee Nicole Lassiter
Underwriters Swatantra and Mimia Jain, Manish Jain, Bollywood celebrity Anil Kapoor, Dr. Ajay Jain and wife Audra Jain
Asha Dhume, President of Pratham Houston
Mamta Dawar
Cardiologist and Pratham Board member Dr. Randeep Suneja and his table guests
Dancers
Anthem singers
Underwriters Swatantra and Bimia Jain who pledged $1 million for vocational training centers in North India.
Naveen and Aditi Pemmaraju
Vikas Bahl, Asha Dhume
James and Nicole Lassiter
Drummer
Ruchi Mukerjee, Ludmila Golovine
Champagne!
Ruchi Mukerjee and Nicole Lassiter
Emcee Nicole Lassiter

Location: Hilton Americas

On Saturday, April 20, 2019, more than 900 guests attended the dazzling Pratham Houston ‘Sold Out’ gala – celebrating 20 years of Pratham USA and raising a record-breaking $4.5 million – the largest amount by an Indian-American charity.

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Children’s Assessment Center’s 20th annual Spirit of Spring luncheon

April 26, 2019 by Beth Muecke 2 Comments

Location: Post Oak Hotel

Bravo to chairs Alicia Smith, Ericka Bagwell and Phyllis Williams for a magical and meaningful Children’s Assessment Center “Spirit of Spring” Luncheon and Fashion Show! This 20th year milestone included an exciting

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Coachella 2019

April 23, 2019 by Beth Muecke Leave a Comment

Location: Indio, California

I was so excited to be invited by my bff Vivian to attend Coachella 2019. I am a festival lover, but had never been to Coachella. It was a non-stop 3 day weekend of music on several stages, art intallations and lots of people watching! [Read more…]

Chron.com: Bayou Bend Garden Party 2019

April 15, 2019 by Beth Muecke Leave a Comment

Upcoming gala celebrating 20 years of Pratham USA

April 13, 2019 by Beth Muecke Leave a Comment

Location: Hilton Americas

Pratham Houston is holding its Annual Gala this Saturday, April 20, 2019, 5:30 p.m. at Hilton Americas. In 2019 they are excited to celebrate 20 years of Pratham USA [Read more…]

SIRE Gala Celebrating its 35th year

April 6, 2019 by Beth Muecke Leave a Comment

Jana and Scotty Arnoldy
Carol and Jim Farnsworth
Vivian Wise
Mary Elizabeth Wise Sand and her SIRE horse Gertie
Marshall Waldron, Greg Mostyn, Mary Elizabeth Sand, Alison Coy, Tom Sumrow, Chad Anderson
Jason and Elizabeth Edgeworth
Marie Wise
Jana Arnoldy, Vivian Wise
Pam Andrus, Marci Alvis, Susan Vick, Dan Dinges
Zach Edwards, Brittany Hester, Sofie Kyhnel, Lauren Drew, Evan Matthias, Matt Pritchard
Beautiful painting donated to the auction by artist Lorenzo Ghiglieri
Hat representing the Houston Rodeo donated to the auction by artist Ladana Igler
SIRE is one of the most worthy causes!!

Location: River Oaks County Club

SIRE’s 35th year was marked with this year’s gala “Under the Stars” benefiting SIRE Therapeutic Horsemanship in its mission to transform the lives of people with special needs through horse therapy [Read more…]

Valobra Treasure: Romy Mitchell

April 1, 2019 by Beth Muecke Leave a Comment

Romy Mitchell is a native Houstonian and a full-time physician proudly practicing in the Texas Medical Center. She is grateful for the privilege of serving her community through the art of medicine. Romy’s interests include holistic health maintenance through yoga and daily meditation. She is passionate about improving our city on every front and ensuring that Houston has a recognized place on national and global forums. In her spare time you can find Romy near a beach, in the mountains or at the nearest yoga or spin studio. She is a true Treasure indeed!

Photo by Bethielife

Virtuosi of Houston’s “Music in Motion” Gala

March 31, 2019 by Beth Muecke Leave a Comment

Location: Intercontinental Hotel~Medical Center

Virtuosi of Houston held it’s annual gala with a new twist this year! Honoring Houston’s Leaders of Dance, the 2019 gala was titled “Music in Motion”. [Read more…]