The foundation hosted seven Be First parties in 2016 to kick off our capital campaign, the Be Project, and we are proud to report that as of 12/31 we have received $2 million in Be First Donations! The parties took place in Austin, TX, Houston, TX, Little Rock, AR, Baton Rouge, LA, New Orleans, LA, and Dallas, TX. Below is a list of all of our generous BE FIRST donors. We thank you for all of your support and are grateful for your generosity.
A Cure in the Nick of Time
Erin and Richard Abraham
Rachel and Lee Alcock
Amy and Tom Ryan Family Fund
Tish and Robert Anderson
Shana and Brady Anderson
Pamela and Jeffrey Anderson
Mary Beth and Keith Armstrong
Clary and Mark Auler
Stacy and Chad Auler
Aileen and Mike Aviles
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Kelli and Brent Bankston
Dadie and Princeton Bardwell
Barker Foundation
Dana and David Bauer
BBB Fishing Tournament – Neal Meinzer
Lonna and John Beamesderfer
Cynthia Beardall
Laura and Kyndel Bennett
Charlotte and Craig Benson
Elaine and Britt Benton
Pamela and Thomas Bergeson
Heidi and Todd Binet
Lauren and Beau Blair
Erika Boehm
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bovard
Elise and Craig Boyan
Eszter and Lance Bozman
Sandra and Bob Bozman
Tara and Blake Bozman – Barnabas Faith Foundation
Susan and Christopher Bradley
Kristen and Brady Barndon
Sharon and Calvin Brasseaux
Anne and Bill Brewer
Beth and Neal Bronzo
Sabrina and Jay Brown
Mary Kay and Terrell Brown
Josephine and Norman Brown
Bruce Butler
Camp Waldemar Family
Heather and Andrew Campbell
Robin and Keith Carmichael
Wendy and Ralph Carter
Sidney and Larry Carter
Tracy Cheatham
Carly and Clayton Christopher
Christopher J. Campana Attorney at Law
Cigna Foundation
Christy and Brian Clark
Michelle Cooksley
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Coon
Kristin and Allen Cowden
Catherine and Christian Creed
Ashley Crider
Beth and Kelly Cunningham
Susan and Randell Curington
Barbara and John Curran
Roseanna Curtale
Anita Vangelisti and John Daly
Kelley and Tom Daniel
Lori and John Daves
Lynne and Scott Daves
Dixie and Raymond Daves
Darby Denison
Denison & Denison
Lee Desadier
Kit and Steven Didion
Laura Dunworth
Lahna and Gary Durham
Helen and Jim Dyke
Dustin and Hunter East
David Easterling
Mary Ann and Johnny Edson
Melissa and Dominic Eisinger
George Anne and Teak Elmore
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Jimmy Field Campaign
Kelly and Mark Field
Marilyn and Alan Fine
Bill Fletcher
John R. and Judy W. Fletcher Family Foundation
Cherie and Jim Flores
Claire and Chris Flynn
Julie and Scott Folse
For Kid’s Sake
Lynn and Bill Fowler
Melanie and Jeff Fox
Marie French
Pam and Keith Fullenweider
Pam and Jay Gadberry
Nan and Britt Galloway
Elizabeth and Will Galtney
Paula and Tom Gandy
Anne Mcllheney Gardiner
GE Foundation
Andrew Gieselmann
Katherine and Tony Gelderman
Heather and Christopher Gilker
Pamela Gladney
GlaxoSmithKline
Sandra Glover
Caroline and Sam Goodner
Nancy Gordon
Laura and Morris Gottesman
Susie and Ira Green
Andrea and Christopher Greiner
Robert Griffith
Tobin Grove
Stacy and Dave Grundfest
Raphael De La Gueronnierre
Emily Gullory
Kerry and Steve Hall
Mary Halverson
Anna and Reg Hargrove
Allison and Spencer Hayes
Heartland Foundation
Catherine and Clark Heidrick
Maury Herman and Cristina Wysocki
Herrin Hickingbotham
Hillcrest Foundation
Charles Hirsch
Hojel Schumacher Foundation
Ann and Richard Hojel
Melissa Holloway
Lindsay and Rand Holstead
Margaret and Gilbert Hooder
Diane Lee Humphreys
Anne and Jeff Hunt
Paul B. and Constance D. Hunter Charitable Foundation
Mimi and Joe Hurst, Jr.
Holly Huseth
Brett Ironside – Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic
Shannon and Kyle Janek
Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana
Joan Johnson
Susan and Doug Johnson
Charlotte and John Kean
Willa Kempf
Soozi Graf and Andy Kershner
Genny and Jim Kirby
Mary Beth and Don Kiser
Albert Koehler
Jaxon Kronenberg
Knox Kronenberg
Susie and Mark Kuhlman
Katara and Sam LeBrie
Diane and Dave Laner
Sally and Sam Lavergne
Hania Szrodt Lawrence
Jeanann and Burton LeBlanc
Andrew Leicht
Jet Leonard
Karen and Eric Loeffel
Luke and Rachel Batten Foundation
Lumos Pharma, Inc.
Chad Lunsford
Cindy and Henry Luu
Mariner Foundation
Market Sense, Inc. – Karl Scheible
Julie and Lynn Marshall
Renata Marsilla and Jeff Lipshutz
Kim and Scott Martin
Tatiana and Craig Massey
Suzanne and Mark Massey
Garland and Flemming Mattox
Gary McDaniel
Ashley McDonald
Carol and Paul McHorse
Susan and Andrew Meadors
Meinig Family Foundation
Mary Helen and Mike Miller
Elizabeth Miller
Marshall Mills
Kelli and Chris Mize
Mary Ann and Wayne Moore
Sara and Bill Morgan
Virginia and Madison Moseley
Amy and Hardy Murchison
Nicole and Will Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Nash
Kristen and John Nelson
Deb Nelson
Network for Good
Susan and John Nicklos
Debby Oatman
Amy Packard
Wendy and Ray Parker
Randa and Henry Patrick
Yasmine Michel and Steve Patterson
PCS Software, Inc.
Peter Perino
Mary Therese and Ricardo Peruquia
Tess and Greg Peters
Sonja Phillips
Jennifer and Tom Pickens
Suzanne and Pat Pierson
Piper Jaffrey
Pamela and Jarvis Porter
Terry and Walter Quinn
Barbara Rader
Hans Ravensbergen
RE Smith Foundation
Brandy and Todd Reimers
Suzanne and Pierre Reinhardt
Dean and Hiam Reinschmidt
Cheryl and Mike Renna
Barbara and Winston Rice
Shannon and Steve Richie
Ann and Pryor Robertson
Rocky Duron and Associates – Marcus Duron
Nancy Roesler
Daryl Rogers
Michael Ross
Jinous Rouhani
Courtney-Anne Sarpy
Eric Sawall
Howard Schchat
Linda and Karl Scheible
Richard Schmidt
Schwab Charitable Fund
Sylvia and Dan Sharplin
Laura and Ward Sheffield
Nicole Shoberg
Lori and Joe Sikorra
Ann and Rich Smalling
Joanna and Paul Smith
Terri and David Snowden
Carol and Witt Stephens
Lisa and David Stone
Aleta Streett-Leavy
Lynda and Larry Strickland
Royce Stroud
Sue Sue Charitable Foundation
TARCO, Inc.
Margaret Tarone
The Trammell Foundation
The Waterproof Foundation
Barbara and Elmer Thomas
Janet Reeves and Mac Thompson
Luke Thompson
Stacy and Mike Toomey
Muriel and James Trimble
Sharon and Mark Turek
The Vaughn Foundation
Elizabeth Waring
Warren Charitable Foundation
Waterstone Foundation
Helen and Sandy Watkins
Weaver Tidwell Foundation
Paul Weidenbach
Judi Welch
Whelan Brothers Construction – Kevin Whelan
Julie and James Whittenburg
Ginny and Keith Wilcox
Mary and Mark Williamson
Shannon and Jimmy Windham
Robin and John Wombwell
Rochelle and James Woodard
Kaitlyn and Cory Workman
Ashley and Jim Worley
Suzie and Eric Wright
Anne-Elizabeth Wynne
Christina and Wes Yonge
Amy and Scott Young
Deborah and Stephen Yruco