Brad James, event
chairman, and Craig M. Johnson, event honoree and president and CEO of Stallion
Oilfield Services, share a laugh as they welcome guests to the fourth annual
Energy Giving Back event.
Guests of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Texas
Gulf Coast Chapter's fourth annual Energy Giving Back event raised
$365,000 to help support the mission of the Foundation.
The event, held
June 27 at the Petroleum Club of Houston, salutes the energy industry for its
benevolence to the community, and brought together 175 guests for an evening of
celebration and philanthropy.
Guests heard an emotional plea from Shannon
Dudman, the adult daughter of Bryan Dudman, who helped found the event. Shannon
has cystic fibrosis and was too ill to attend the gala, but delivered an
emotional Bid for the Cure speech via her cell phone, which was
broadcast to attendees.
Melissa Eades, whose two children have CF,
thanked guests for their steadfast support to the city of Houston, the CF
Foundation and families like hers.
“My children are able to do things
they never before thought possible, thanks to a tiny pill that treats the
underlying cause of CF in a small group of people with the disease,” Eades said.
“But there are many more families who are still waiting for the next lifesaving
breakthrough. That's why your continued support is more important than
ever.”
Standing Ovation
Another highlight of the
evening came during the event's live auction. The last item up for bid was a
large assortment of toys for the CF wing at Texas Children's Hospital, to be
donated in honor of the highest bidder.
“When the auctioneer explained
that children with CF are not allowed to play in the common play room or play
with toys from that room because of potentially deadly bacteria, the bidding
became fierce,” said Sissy Boyd, Executive Director of the Texas Gulf Coast
Chapter. “The toys went to the two highest bidders for a collective total of
$120,000. Guests erupted in an emotional standing ovation in support of the
bidders.”
The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter would like to
thank:
- Bryan Dudman, founder of the event
- Brad
James, event chair
- Jim Looke, committee member
- Pat Bond,
committee member
- Mike Caswell, committee member
- Scott
Sigurdson, committee member
- Craig Johnson, event honoree
And its corporate sponsors:
- 4-D Guest Ranch
- Ainsworth Trucking
- Caskids Operating Company
- Ensco
Incorporated
- Halcon Resources
- Hercules Offshore
- Linn
Energy
- Murphy Exploration & Production Company
- Noble
Drilling
- Orca Assets, G.P., LLc,
- Rathole Drilling, Inc.
- Schulmberger
- Stallion Oilfield Services
- Stellar Oilfield
Rentals
- TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc.
- Walter Oil and Gas
Corporation