When you Wish Upon a Star … Makes no difference who you are … Anything your heart desires will come to you!
We invite you to join us for an evening “Under the Stars” on Friday, March 24th, 2023 as we celebrate the Gift of Life and Nora’s Home at the beautiful McGovern Centennial Gardens next to the Museum of Natural Science in Hermann Park. The evening will consist of dinner, live entertainment, and a live auction. All proceeds from the evening will support our Adopt-A-Family program, ensuring that no guest is ever turned away due to the inability to pay.
Come be among the stars and join us for a night to remember as we bring hope and celebration to a place that many on their transplant journey call home!
2023 Gala Co-Chairs:
Carla & Cole Dawson | Neva & John Dawson
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: 1500 Hermann Dr. Houston, TX 77004
Click to view Sponsorship & Underwriting availabilities.
For questions, please contact Laurel Keller at laurel@norashome.org
or by calling 832-962-8065.
Lisa & Rudy Beeching
Pat & Ben Bono
Susie Cunningham
Chelsea Cunningham McDermott
Caroline & Dr. Salim Dabaghi
Paige & Todd Johnson
Brigitte & Bashar Kalai
Dr. Sippi & Ajay Khurana
Ashley & Curt Langley
Carole & Jim Looke
Lindsey & Steven Looke
Nick & Vicki Massad
Anita & the late Tom Richards
Ann & John Smither
Anne Whitlock & Michael Skelly
Kathleen & Pat Wood
Sallie & George Alcorn
Leslie & Mike Appling
Maire & David Baldwin
Meredith & Mark Barineau
Andi & Stephen Berkman
Jan Bres
Martha & John Britton
Linda & Scott Burdine
Jackie & Bill Cathriner
Michelle & Larry Elliott
Nina & Ken Friend
Audrey & David Gow
Terrie & John Havens
Kris & Richard McGee
Claire Casademont & Mike Metz
Dana & Don Miller
Diane & David Modesett
Julie Payne
Sarah & Robert Ray
Janelle & Greg Reid
Mary & Stewart Smith
Annette & Rand Stephens
Kriste & John Sullivan
Courtney & Bubba Vandiver
Jennifer & Wil VanLoh
John Wallace
Karen & Hunter White
Sue & Mark Worscheh
To launch the mission of Nora’s Gift Foundation in Houston, an inaugural gala was held in 2011. Spring boarding off the success of the gala, a successful capital campaign secured the funds necessary to finally realize the vision of building a standalone hospitality home that serves any patient from the solid organ transplant centers in the Texas Medical Center. Nora’s Home opened its doors with 16 family suites in 2013 and expanded to 32 suites in 2018 due to the high demand for patient lodging.
The home has proved an invaluable resource to transplant patients and their families. Subsequent galas continue to provide the necessary funds in supporting theses families by alleviating their financial burden through the Adopt-A-Family program. This ensures no guest is ever turned away due to inability to pay. Nora’s Home would simply not be possible without the support, commitment, and endorsement from our incredible gala chairs and our Nora’s Home Family.
There’s No Place Like Home
Chairs
Ben & Pat Bono
Honoring
The late William B. Reily, III
Alice Fanto
Cade Alpard
Home, Sweet Home
Chairs
Caroline & Dr. Salim Debaghi
Honoring
Laura & George Pontikes
Sierra Beeching
Cabaret
Chairs
Anne Whitlock & Michael Skelly
Kathleen & Pat Wood
Honoring
Paula Hern & Tom Barbour
Spotlight on Nora’s Home
Chairs
Lisa & Rudy Beeching
Anita & the late Tom Richards
Honoring
Judy & Ron Girotto
Diane & Ellis Tudzin
Nora’s Home at the Kentucky Derby
Chairs
Brigitte & Bashar Kalai
Honoring
The Bono & Boudwin Families
Giving Back to the Future
Chairs
Dr. Sippi & Ajay Khurana
Honorary Chair
Margaret Alkek Williams
Honoring
Lynda & the late David Underwood
The Best is Yet to Come
Chairs
Paige & Todd Johnson
Ashley & Curt Langley
Ann & John Smither
Honoring
Linda & the late Jerry Strickland
We Are Family
Chairs
Nick & Vicki Massad
Honoring
Carole & Jim Looke
Paula & Rusty Walter
The Sky’s the Limit
Chairs
Susie Cunningham
Chelsea Cunningham McDermott
Honoring
Million Air
Nora’s Home: Homecoming
Honoring
10 Years of Gala Alumni
Heroes Among Us
Chairs
Carole & Jim Looke
Lindsey & Steven Looke
Honoring
Dr. Eric Boerwinkle & UTHealth School of Public Health
Dr. Marc Boom & Houston Methodist Hospital
Dr. Paul Klotman & Baylor College of Medicine
