Houstonians saddled up in type for the twenty fifth annual Trailblazer Awards Luncheon and Style Present, the place greater than 2,100 attendees elevated the Hilton Americas-Houston right into a glowing canvas of shade with a contact of Western appeal. From boldly hued ensembles to traditional cowboy hats atop sharp fits, company took to coronary heart the Paint the City Trailblazer theme with panache, filling the fourth-floor ballroom to the brim on February 7.
The luncheon, a stalwart custom of the Houston Livestock Present and Rodeo, honored six girls whose dedication to the rodeo spans a collective 159 years. Cheers and applause echoed by the room as honorees Beth Briscoe, Christy Stern, Lisa Schutzenhofer, Michelle Verbois, Rainey Janke, and Teresa Jordan have been lauded for his or her volunteerism and giving spirit.
The runway lit up with eye-catching designs through the Saks Fifth Avenue style present produced by Lenny Matuszewski and Tamara Klosz Bonar. Overhead LED screens and multicolored mild tubes, courtesy of Stage Instructions, amplified the spectacle, whereas décor by Let It Fly, Spherical Prime Assortment, and RL Designs supplied a vibrant mise en scène.
The affair didn’t finish with the ultimate runway stroll — the after-party stored the vitality alive as greater than 1,000 company danced into the late afternoon, due to beats by DJ Johnny Bravo.
The occasion additionally highlighted the committee’s influence on training and literacy by applications like Rodeo ROPES (Studying Opens the Path to Schooling Success) and SPURS (College students Pursuing Limitless Studying and Writing Success). Over the previous 11 years, ROPES has collected 620,000 kids’s books from greater than 65 Rodeo committees, distributing them to underserved faculties through Books Between Youngsters. SPURS, in the meantime, fosters younger writers by competitions and weekend storytime periods on Rodeo grounds.
This system, hosted by KHOU’s Mia Gradney and Len Cannon, featured remarks from Rodeo Board Chairman Pat Mann Phillips, Trailblazer Officer in Cost Wendy Lewis Armstrong, and Trailblazer Chairman Ann Massey, with an invocation by president and CEO Chris Boleman. The committee acknowledged Armstrong warmly as she wrapped up her last 12 months as officer in cost.
Among the many many cowboys and cowgirls have been Kirby Lodholz, Katie Clapp, Lisa Blackwood, Amy White, Courtney Adame, Susannah Causey, Tabbetha Lopez, Ellie and Michael Francisco, Julie and Alan Kent, Isela and Juan Garcia, Cinthya Reade, Gretchen Gilliam, Kelly Larkin, Linda and Jim Winne, Jennifer Van Matre, Jamie Grissom, Jill Watson, Kristen Cannon, Diedra and Terrance Fontaine, Cyndy Garza Roberts, Sharleen Walkoviak, Preston Corridor, Michelle Maresh, Bridgette and John Grimes, Gigi Mayorga-Wark, Debi Gan, Sandra Cook dinner, Cindy Seligman, Lesha Elsenbrook, Angela Hernandez, Vicki Luna, Crystal Maxwell, Cookie Michael, Shelley Boyer, Heather Kolos, Sally Flores, Debbie Festari, Brigitte Kalai, Poujol, Kathleen and Tom Mach, and Robin Younger-Ellis.
