Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

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First Tee participants

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Game Changer Honoree Pat Booker, First Tee Executive Director Brian Ladet, Game Changer Honoree Mike Booker

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Honoree Pat Booker; HGA President and CEO Steve Timms

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Houston Golf Association Director of Fund Development Claire Bey, Johnny Johnson

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Luncheon silent auction co-chair Caroline Vérot Moore; Houston Golf Association Director of Fund Development Claire Bey; Luncheon silent auction co-chair Ann Huynh

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Linda Walsh, Whitney Ambrus

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Luncheon chair Robert Chisolm and speaker Nikita Patel

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Sarahbeth Pipkin, Nancy Winn, Hannah and Paul Wolfert

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Shae and Mark Jacobs

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

The Honorable Vanessa Gilmore, emcee Deborah Duncan

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Tori and Sean Fitzpatrick

Houston Golf Association and First Tee – Greater Houston Host 4th Annual Core Values Luncheon

Bruce Peterson, Walt Parmer, Jeff Miers

Over 150 guests gathered at River Oaks Country Club to raise more than $200,000 for First Tee – Greater Houston youth. Annually, First Tee – Greater Houston provides opportunities for more than 350,000 local youth in the Greater Houston region who participate in elementary, after-school, and traditional golf programs. Founded in 2004, The First Tee of Greater Houston’s mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

The lunch was emceed by host and senior producer of Great Day Houston, Deborah Duncan. During the lunch, guests heard from alumni FTGH participant, Nikita Patel and watched a video featuring headliner honorees Pat & Mike Booker who were recognized for being Game Changers for the organization. Nikita and the Bookers embody the First Tee’s nine core values.

Special guests included Giles Kibbe (President of the Astros Golf Foundation); Pat & Mike Booker (Game Changer Honorees); Johnny Johnson (past Chairman of Permian and Champion Technologies and past Integrity honoree); Anita & Gerald Smith (Houston Philanthropists; Chairman & CEO of Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors); Kathy Walton (President at Pyramid Tubular Products, Inc.); Jessica & Robert Chisholm (Event Chairs); Tom Forestier (Partner at Winstead PC); Titus & Sylvia Harris; David Hedges; Dick Vermillion; Jim McBride (HGA Board Member); Jeff Miers (Amazon); Shae and Mark Jacobs (Houston Capital Corporation); Rob Hungate (Bluebell); Henry Noey (Willis Towers Watson); Irene Flores (Chevron); and Charles Stein (AT&T).