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about the luncheon
Since 1998, the Angels of Hope Luncheon and Fashion Presentation by Neiman Marcus has grown to be one of Houston’s premier events. It kicks off the holiday season and benefits Houston’s most severely abused and neglected children. The Luncheon was created to honor the countless angels who have guided Child Advocates in infinitely different ways and to raise funds to continue Child Advocates’ vital work.
Your support and generosity will help ensure that more of Houston’s foster children have hope for a brighter future.
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2025 Benefactors
Angels of Hope
Brandi Maxwell
Whalley Foundation
Angels of Kindness
Traci and Derrick Jensen
Cynthia and Carl Stutts
Angels of Compassion
Terri and Terrence Gee
Group 1 Automotive
Angels of Innocence
Sally Burkett
Kimberly David
Judy Farrell / Joy Posoli
First Community Cares Foundation
Gulf States Toyota
Cherie Hassenflu
Houston Kappa Delta Alumnae
Patty Kallmeyer
Alice and Ron Orsini
Theta Friends of Child Advocates
Dolly and Jeff Thomas
Angels of Purity
Americana Partners
Wendy Wilkins Burks / Jane Johnson
Misti Day / Spark Energy
Lesha Elsenbrook / Ellie Francisco / Lynda Transier
Mary Frappier
Bridgett Matthes
Jan Mendenhall and Friends
Nancy Neikirk
Suzie Thomas
Thank you to Wendy Wilkins Burks and Jane Johnson for sponsoring a table for teens served by Child Advocates.
Anne Kinder
Cynthia Lange
Vicki Lange
Teri Lee
Jeff Lee
Nolan Lehmann
Steph Magers
Susan Martin
Diana Mattingly
Dinah McClymonds
Jan Mendenhall
Alice Orsini
Ron Orsini
Christi Parker
Christine Petrov
Liz Rigney
Peggy Roe
Maidie Ryan
Laura Ryan
Anne Sears
Cynthia Stutts
Carl Stutts
Dolly Dawson Thomas
Jessica Trammell
Lynda Transier
Kim Tutcher
Jude Vaghjiani
Shelley Washburn
Mary Whaling
Jessica Alberico
Allison Allison
David Baird
Rhonda Barclay
Katy Bate
Danya Bogart
Jane Brownlee
Wendy Burks
Monisa Cline
Nancy Craig
Katie Cullen
Deborah Dunkum
Lesha Elsenbrook
Judy Farrell
Caroline Finkelstein
Cheri Fossler
Ellie Francisco
Mary Frappier
Elizabeth Garcia
Terri Gee
Terrence Gee
Ruth Hawk
Janis Henry
Faith Hindman
Tara Hinton
Jane Humphreys
Lindsey James-West
Jane Johnson
Melissa Jones
Patty Kallmeyer
2027 host committee
about child advocates
Every 8 minutes, a child in Texas experiences abuse or neglect. On any given day, there are approximately 2,000 children in the Houston area who have experienced such life-threatening abuse or neglect that they had to be removed from their homes and placed in foster care. Child Advocates trains everyday people to advocate for the best interests of these children in court so they can find safe, permanent homes as quickly as possible. While the advocates, who give their time and voices to our children, are at the heart of our mission - none of this critical work can be done without our donors who give so generously to our mission.