American Gateways Annual Gala
The 2009 Gala with Live and Silent Auctions was held June 2nd at the Long Center for the Performing Arts
View a selection of photographs from our June 2nd Gala online here.
American Gateways thanks generous gala sponsors and donors for making our June 2rd gala our most successful to date! We extend our appreciation to the following key supporters.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Baker Botts, L.L.P.
The Fowler Law Firm
Nelly Herrera and Paul Parsons
Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas
Andrews Kurth, L.L.P., and Meghan Griffiths and Caren Pinzur
Arturo M. Aviles and Segal, McCambridge, Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
Oliver Bernstein
Chris Jimmerson and Wayne Bockman, M.D.
Law Firm of Nina J. Fantl
Law Office of Sam Haddad
Gina Hinojosa and John Dinisi
Tara and Philip Menchaca
Maura Powers and Judge F. Scott McCown (Ret.)
David Sheppard
Madison Sloan
York, Shah, M. Wood & R. Wood
and dozens of additional friends, volunteers and donors.
Special Thanks to Sterling Affairs Catering for making the Long Center available to us.
American Gateways offers our very deepest thanks to our client Ghulam Farid Nizami, whose performance was profoundly moving.
Auction and In Kind Donors
Steve Aubin & Sharon Mims
Austin Country Club, Michael Schaefer
Ellen Bartolucci
Bradford Renaissance Portraits
Cap City Comedy Club, Martha & Richard Coons
Chris David
Clayways, John Vela
Martha & Richard Coons
Designer Clearing House
Thomas Fallon Photography
Green Day Landscaping
Sam Haddad
Nelly Herrera and Paul Parsons
Hotel Havana by Bunkhouse Management
Lafitteʹs Landing Guest Cottages, Randi and Sam Canup
The Long Center for the Performing Arts
Council Member Mike Martinez
Tara & Phillip Menchaca
Olive Branch Therapy
Ann M. Patterson, Independent Style Consultant, J. Hilburn Menʹs Clothier
Council Member Chris Riley
Greg Stephens
Subliminal Phoenix, Jason Parker
The Texas Observer, Carlton Carl
Stephanie & Bill Whitehurst
The American Gateways Annual Gala 2010
Our Annual Gala -- including the presentation of our Leading Voices Awards -- is Austin's signature event celebrating leaders who strengthen our community's legal safety net and make a difference in the lives of immigrants.
This year's celebration and gala fund-raiser was Wednesday, June 2nd at Austin's magnificent Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Applaud our Leading Voice Award winners.
The board of directors presented the Leading Voice Awards in recognition of outstanding leadership in the legal and refugee communities - one award for an individual Leading Voice who makes a difference each day in the lives of the people served by American Gateways, and an organizational Leading Voice award for outstanding leadership for a business or organization.
This year's Leading Voices Award winners are:
- Jeannie Rollo. Jeannie Rollo has been an advocate for access to legal services for the poor, and an advocate for immigrants, for years. She has led the American Gateways board of directors in years past, and has served as Executive Director of the Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas since 1998.
- AILA. The Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Attorneys and law firms who serve immigrants bring honor to their profession. AILA provides services to immigration lawyers and coordinates joint efforts among attorneys. AILA has always been active protecting and promoting the human rights of immigrants.
