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Sponsors & Supporters
Inspiring Change Sponsors:
- The Friends of Becky
- Robin Brown of Victory Fund Houston
Promoting Health Sponsors: - Gonzales Olivieri LLC
- Jenni's Noodle House
- Laurel Douglass, DVM
- Pamela R. Kunkle
- Zone Nine Landscape & Design Inc.
Caring Contributor Sponsors: - Angela Blanchard
- AssistHers
- Bayou City Women's Chorus
- MaryAlice Cowan, M.D., OB/GYN
- Elaine DeCanio
- Friends of LHI
- Liz James
- pack n send
- Tammy Price
- Rev. Lynette Ross
- Dr. Sandra Scurria
- Cherry Wolfarth, Realtor Keller Williams
Wellness Partner Sponsors:
- Law Office of Jessica R. Jones
- Christine Raby
- Xiomara Santos, M.D., OB/GYN
Advocate Sponsors:
- Maria Blassan
- Julie G. Izzo, M.D.
- Kerri Kimler
- Doris A. Taylor, Ph.D.
- Anne Wong
Gala 4 Day Cruise Sponsor :
Special Thanks to:
- David K. Johnson & David Manuel
Gala Graphics: Michelle Gunnett
Gala Photographer: Dalton DeHart |
AUCTION DONORS A. A. Benjamin, Ltd
Abejas Boutique
Aerodrome Ice Skating Complex
Alley Theatre
Athleta -Town & Country
Bayou City Women’s Chorus
Bejay's Photography
Black-eyed Pea
Bubbles Car Wash
Buffalo Grille
Cafe Express
Carmelo’s Ristorante Italiano
Cheddar's
The Cheesecake Factory
Contemporary Arts Museum
Costco Wholesale – Galleria Location
Da Camera of Houston
Do or Dye Texas
DoubleTree By HiltonTM Houston Downtown
E. L. “Scottie” Scott
Ellen and Rachel Naegeli
Eric Gronfor and Joan DerHovsepian
Events
Gulf Greyhound Park
Hilton Houston Post Oak
Hilton Houston Westchase
Holmes Chiropractic Clinic
Hotel Santa Fe
Houmas House Plantations and Gardens
Houston Aeros
Houston Airport Marriott @ IAH
Houston Ballet Foundation
Houston Power Football
Houston Rockets
Houston Symphony
I W Marks Jewelers
Janice Martinez
Kaye Marvins Photography
Kermit Eisenhut | Kiki Neumann
Koomah
Last Wishes In-Home Pet Hospice and Euthanasia
Liz James
Lucky Sustainable Designs
Main Street Theater
Memorial Athletic and Aquatic Club
Michael Martinez Photography
Michael's Cookie Jar
Nancy Phipps
Natural Bridge Caverns
Pamela Kunkle
Pilates Concepts of Houston
Radical Body Jewelry & Hyle
Saks Fifth Avenue
Sam Houston Race Park
San Antonio Children's Museum
Shana Ross Fitness Studio
Silverlight Photography
Skull Rehab
Sorrel Urban Bistro
Swimjim Texas
Texas Animal Wellness Center
Texas Rangers Baseball Club
Texas Renaissance Festival
The Chocolate Bar
The Container Store
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
The Santa Fe Opera
The Waxing Bar
The Women's Institute
The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center
Times Square Entertainment
Town & Country Plastic Surgery
Tracy Clark
Transgender Education Network of Texas
Transgender Foundation of America
Village Plumbing & Home Services
Willie's Restaurants |
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Supporters
Foundations
- Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation
- The Hollyfield Foundation
- John Steven Kellett Foundation
- Kindred Spirits Foundation
- LTR Lewis Cloverdale Foundation
- The Simmons Foundation
Organizations & Corporate - Bunnies on the Bayou
- CVS/Caremark
- E.R.S.I.C.S.S.
- 2013 Cancer Control Mini-Grant
- Miss BRB Aurora Briar, Jeffery Forbes
- TUC - Texas United Charities
- United Way of Greater Houston
Media Sponsor
In-Kind Supporters
- Costco Wholesale
- Kristen Capps, Attorney
- Michelle Gunnett
Healthcare Partners
American Cancer Society - MaryAlice Cowan, M.D., OB/GYN
CVS/Pharmacy Cynthia McNeil, M.D., OB/GYN - Legacy Community Health Services
Montrose Center Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast San Jose Clinic - Xiamor Santos, M.D., OB/GYN
The Center for Women's Heart & Vascular Health, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital The Rose, A Non-Profit Breast Cancer Organization University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston, Inc.
401 Branard St
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 426-3356
info@lhihouston.org To help save a life please provide your tax deductible gift here: Donate online
LHI Accomplishments and Services:
LHI - Eliminating barriers to healthcare and promoting health & wellness since 1992 - Funded and sponsored a Cancer Survivors Group, with professional counselors for lesbian, bi-sexual women and their partners.
- Provide direct Access to
health and wellness services and information. Fund and produce biannualLHI Health Fairs providing no-cost health and wellness screenings,
services and information for uninsured and under-insured LGBT-
identified women and transgender men. Screenings and services provided
include, mammograms, pap/well exams, extensive blood testing
(cholesterol, blood sugar, HIV/STD , blood glucose), heart and vascular
risk assessments, body and skin scan, seasonal flu shots and much, much
more. Provide interim support via referrals to LGBT welcoming
providers.
- Health fairs also served
as a forum for a broad range of health and wellness information and
services. Attendees learn about the services of area LGBT welcoming
providers, benefits information and enrollment as well as information
ona diverse range of important, timely and LGBT relevant health and
wellness topics.
- Provide health and wellness Education by producing, printing and Distributed LGBT health and wellness related newsletters, current and
breaking information via social media, health and wellness education
workshops, and community outreach efforts and events. New in 2012,
LHI/Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and LHI/CVS education programs.
- Advocacy for and on behalf of LGBT-identified women and transgender men. Through collaborative
membership and affiliations LHI works to raise community and provider
awareness, promote and conduct research and promote LGBT equitable
health and wellness public policies. LHI is a proud member of the
National Coalition for LGBT Health, One Voice Texas, Breast Health
Collaborative of Texas, Latinos in a Network for Cancer Control (LINCC),and Women's Health Initiative of Texas (WHIT) as well as other health
and wellness advocacy groups.
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