Oh! What a NIGHT! Thanks in large part to our fearless event chairs: Natalie & Steve Mohtashami, Brady & Dan Peters, and Leah & Ryan Rabe, BEAR reached a NEW fundraising record in 2020, with over $315,000 raised!
At the famous Armadillo Palace off Kirby Dr. in West University, over 475 guests joined us – rain or shine – to FUNdraise for BEAR! Armadillo races, live and silent auctions, cigar rolling, wine and whiskey, live music, and MORE…it was truly evening for BEAR’s record books! To see photos from this memorable evening, click here. Keep reading to learn more about the amazing individuals and companies that made our second annual event so successful. If you have any questions about the next event, kindly email us at bearhoustoninfo@gmail.com. Thank you for your generous support!
Thank you to our incredible 2020 Host Committee!
Tim and Heather Bonstaff
Mike and Kelli Bridges
Richard and Alexandra Bruskoff
Tim Carroll
John and Betsy Clarke
Alex and Brendan Donahue
John and Katie Dwan
TJ and Margaret Farnsworth
Patrick Gorgue and Natasha Parvizian
Sami and Justin Grefé
Joe Guignon and Pat Dolan
Erin and Matt Hader
Jordan and Kandi Handel
Darren and Loretta Horowitz
Brittany Hutchinson
Blair and Jennifer Jeffery
Katherine and Matthew Kardesch
Reagan and Jacqui Kneese
Martie and Jeff Krol
Chris and Benita Land
Kelly Laudadio and Jorge Valencia
Kevin Lee and Brooke Short
Brian and Jessica Leeke
Ben and Ashley Lemming
Ben and Meredith Marshall
Dan and Mary McCulloch
Charlie and Lisa Meacham
Mike and Betsy Mercer
Earl and Thea Pheasey
Charles and Joann Philpott
Corey and Stephanie Prologo
Dean and Christi Quinn
Dylan and Jordan Seff
Frank and Jill Stagg
Jeff and Barbara Steen
Jeff and Sara Stein
Jennifer and Trevor Tully
Megan Vondra
Vuk and Ofi Vujasinovic
The Whalley Foundation
Claire Baker, Pat Dolan & Joe Guignon, and Lari Paradee
The Hildebrand Fund
Steve & Natalie Mohtashami and Ryan & Leah Rabe
Mr. and Mrs. Donahue
Garver Black Hilyard Family Foundation
Todd and Kari Greenwalt
Mark and Melissa Hobbs
Jesse and Libbie Libby
Mary Lynn and Dave Mannon
Dean and Christi Quinn
Steve and Joyce Sandweiss
Jillian & Yuri Waldo and Jess & Brian Leeke
Angela Fabbri – Contemporary Artist
Ben & Meredith Marshall
Bob Reifsnyder
Charlinie Ragoonanan
The Clarke Family
Deepi Sidhu -Texans Insider/Lead Writer, Integrated Media Manager
Emily Nelson – Nutritional Therapist & Restorative Wellness Solutions Practitioner
Hamid Parvizian
Hannah and Cal McNair
Heather Bonstaff
Hopi Teepees
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa
The Houston Texans Foundation
Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine and Skin Spa
Iva and Curtis Knobbe
Kelly Laudadio
Kelly Thoreen – Spray HOU
Lari Paradee
Leo Johnson – Performance Trainer
Nick and Kathleen Martin – Houston Texans
Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Joyce Sandweiss
Shadow Hawk Golf Club -Director of Instruction
Shannon LeConey
Retired SEAL Team 5 Commander, Tom Deitz
Mr. and Mrs. Yuri and Jillian Waldo
Ben and Meredith Marshall
The Nguyen Family
Mike and Betsy Mercer
Sheila Aron – The Thread Alliance
Tom and Ann Bastian
Katherine and Chris Gillman
Kardesch & Association Wealth Management
Curtis and Iva Knobbe
Dan and Brady Peters
Barbara and Jeff Steen
Thomas Thompson
More are still available!
This $1,000 sponsorship includes: 2 tickets to the event and your name/company logo on the side of the racing ring during the event!