Gala

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FEF Annual Gala | Saturday, February 28, 2026 | Galveston Island Convention Center

The event sells out quickly so click here to be notified when tables go on sale in September! Please note that the Gala table selection order is set based on sponsorship level, date pledged/paid, and that Annual Giving sponsors have the opportunity to select their Gala table location prior to general table sales.

2025 EVENT recap

TITLE SPONSORS

2025 Gala Sponsors: PBK, Higginbotham, Tannos
$480,000+ NETTED
780 GUESTS
1 MISSION

$5,000+ REFLECTIONS UNDERWRITERS
Frances Moody Buzbee & Tony Buzbee
VLK Architects

$2,500+ SILVER UNDERWRITERS
Friendswood Smiles Orthodontics and General Dentistry
Goodwoods British Market
Yard Works Gulf Coast

$1,500+ SPARKLE UNDERWRITERS
Baywind Village Skilled Nursing Facility
Brinkmann Quality Roofing Services
Memorial Hermann
State Senator Mayes Middleton
The Berkenmeier Family

$1,000+ SHINE UNDERWRITERS
Craig Wiggins Coaching & Consulting, Inc
Gateway Mortgage
Horizon Wealth Advisors
Janke & Co. Properties
Post Oak Municipal Advisors LLC
Rise Association Management Group
The Adair Family
The Furey Family

$500+ SHIMMER UNDERWRITERS
Bay Area Auto & Truck Rental
Cameron & Katy Crouch
Chara Christian Dance Academy
Judy Wiggins: Allstate Agency
Infante Marketing Solutions
Kin Pro Services
Lighthouse Insurance
Peterson CPA Firm PC
Thad & Tina Roher
The Dayton Law Firm, PLLC


IN-KIND UNDERWRITERS
Buffalo Catering
Majestic Linens & Decor

$5,000 EVENT SPONSORS
Galveston-Texas City Pilots
JJ's Car Wash
McGarvey PLLC
The Alba Law Firm
The Maetzold Family

$4,000 PADDLE RAISE SPONSORS
Bandit Motorsports, INC
Brianna Zink, Realtor-Stanfield Properties
H-E-B
Hill Waste Services & Griffon & Griffon
HomeTown Bank of Friendswood 
Larry Taylor
Pride and Recognition/All American Letter Jackets
Standard Constructors, Inc.
Stanfield Properties, Alan & Beth Stanfield
Sydney Moreno-Realtor with REAL Broker
Texas New Mexico Power
The Branson & Hillenburg Families
The Cowan Family
Traylor Mechanical
UTMB Health

TABLE SPONSORS
Aaron and Rachel Chester
Aquamar Group 
Bayway Auto Group 
Blake and Lisa Robertson
Elitecare Emergency Hospital 
Friends of FEF and Baseball
Friendswood Athletic Club
Frost Bank 
George and Jennifer Harpole
Gulf Coast Educators FCU
Hafele Homes Group
Ham Langston & Brezina LLP
Harris, Ellis, & Moon Orthodontics
Home Bank
HomeTown Bank of Friendswood
HVAC Services of Texas
InTents Services 
Jacob White Construction 
Jaime Black, Martin & Black Real Estate
Judy Wiggins: Allstate Agency
Martha Turner Sotheby's International Realty 
Maxwell King Stephens Wiley Vaclavik Party
Mayorga & Freedman Families
McRee Ford 
Meg Crowley & Family 
Monument Chevrolet 
Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott LLP 
Rogers, Morris & Grover, L.L.P.
See B. Seen Eyecare 
Stanfield Properties, Alan & Beth Stanfield
Team Luca
The Adam & Natalie Ring Family 
The Banfield Family
The Cox Family
The Crouch Family
The Gaido Family
The Guzzetta Family 
The Handy Family 
The Hanks & Matranga Families
The Hanson Family 
The Hillenburg Family
The Hopkins Family
The Hornberger Family
The Maetzold Family
The Osborne Family
The Rhame Law Firm PLLC
The Scott and Robyn Huntington Family
The Sims Family
The Stinson Family
The Traina Family 
United Valve 
VARC Solutions

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