Thank you for making this our most successful Picnic for the Park Gala yet!
An Evening to Remember
Chairs Lainie Gordon & David Mincberg and Honorees Penny & Townes Pressler along with the Gala Host Committee helped create a magical evening for our 800 guests at our Starlight Soiree Gala.
Starlight Soiree was the first Memorial Park Conservancy Gala in Clay Family Eastern Glades and was also the most successful, garnering over $700,000 for day to day operations of and care Memorial Park.
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Announcing our 2023Â gala chairs, Polly and Murry Bowden!
Under their leadership, Clay Family Eastern Glades will once again shine bright in support of the Conservancy.

Thank you again to the Host Committee, all underwriters, donors, and participants for an enchanting evening under the stars.
- Shellye Arnold & Tina Sabuco
- Sue Sue & Don Aron
- Mary & Mike Bass/Friends of Memorial Park
- Susan & Raymond Betz
- Rosanna & Myron Blalock
- Polly & Murry Bowden
- Sarah & Denis Braham
- Patrick Breen
- John Briscoe
- Anne Hamman Brollier & Stephen Brollier
- Katherine & Larry Buck
- Carol & John Burke
- Rogene Gee Calvert & Ken Calvert
- Patricia & Larry Campagna
- Kalinda Campbell
- Claire & John Caudill
- Chapa Gorczynski Family
- Melinda Spaulding Chevalier & Â Felix Chevalier
- Robert Clay
- Mary & John Craddock
- Candice & Philip Croker
- Stacy & Michael U. Ellington, Jr.
- Mimi & Jarrod Foerster
- Ann & J. Kent Friedman
- Farzanah & Lissa Gangjee
- Betsy & John Garibaldi
- Kate & Steve Gibson
- Claire & Joe Greenberg
- Joanie & Don Haley
- Michael Heckman
- Gayle & Richard Hightower
- Laura & Bob Higley
- Mindy & Jeff Hildebrand
- Wendy & Jeff Hines
- Rose Hinz & Irwin BargÂ
- Pam & Ken Huewitt
- Tammy & Steve Jenkins
- Jill & Dunham Jewett
- Sis & Hasty Johnson
- George Johnston
- Mady & Ken Kades
- Clayton Katz
- Carolyn & Matt Khourie
- Nancy & Rich Kinder
- Christine Kirchner & Ken Stanley
- Sabrina & Jordan Kirwin
- Jean & Ronald Ladin
- Deja Land & Joshua Ibarra
- Sandi & Jim Lemming
- Ann Lents & David Heaney
- Rochelle & Max Levit
- Allison & Stephen Lewis
- Susanne & James Maida
- Elizabeth and Ryan Martin
- Merinda & Reginald Martin
- Marilyn & Robert McDowell
- Riva & Ira MitznerÂ
- Denise Monteleone
- Kelly & John Mooz
- Desrye M. Morgan
- Margaret & Ben Morris
- Sally & Jorge Munoz, AIA
- Ginger & John Niemann
- Beverly & Staman Ogilvie
- Tanya & Rick Pal
- Angelika and Paul Pavlou
- Carrie & Al Pepi
- Bain & John Pitts
- Carol & John Porter
- Penny & Townes Pressler
- Mimi & Charlie Prioleau
- J’Anne & Jeffrey Rawson
- Jessica Rawson & Jonathan Epperson
- Amy Rozzell & Adam Newar
- Philip Schneidau
- Anila & Dhiren Shethia
- Anita & Gerald Smith
- Terry & Tommy Smith
- Jill & Charlie Talisman
- Shana & Jay Tatum
- Terri & Raymond Thomas
- Pam & Paul Thompson
- Marlen Trujillo, PhDÂ
- Phoebe & Bobby Tudor
- Jackson Walker LLP
- Joy & Benjamin Warren
- Meg & Dick Weekley
- Barbara Winthrop & Jay SteinfeldÂ
- Jeffrey Chasdon YatesÂ
- Anat and Jay Zeidman
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