Texas-sized support for kids

Frances Moody Buzbee, Laura Ward, and Tony Buzbee (pictured, from left) celebrated a record-setting fundraising evening for Houston Children’s Charity. The 28th annual gala, If You’re Gonna Play in Texas, featuring a performance by Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Alabama, raised $9.4 million including 98 wheelchair-accessible vans donated to support mobility for Houston’s disabled children. More than 820 guests dressed in Texas black-tie glam gathered at The Post Oak Hotel for an evening honoring Frances Moody Buzbee and Tony Buzbee. Supporters heard from Houston Children’s Charity chairman of the board Tilman Fertitta, vice chairman of the board Gary Becker, and president and CEO Laura Ward, along with Houston Mayor John Whitmire. 

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