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| April 20th 2008 |
The 11th Annual Racing for Sight
Lone Star Park - Sun, April 20, 2008 |
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Mark your calendar now for the 11th Annual Racing for Sight on Sunday, April 20th at Lone Star Park. This year's event promises to be better than ever with several incredible live auction items including:
Flight in a Restored Russian Fighter Jet, Dallas Cowboys Suite for 12 for a pre-season home game, Legendary Alaska Fishing Trip, Chance for a child to be a
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| Caroline Rose Hunt, Charles Simmons, Boone Pickens |
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super star on Radio Disney for a month, A condo for a week in Beaver Creek, Colorado, A luxury suite for a Texas Ranger Baseball game, and much more.
Gates open at 12 noon and the festivities will begin at 1:00 p.m. with cocktails and canapés. There will be a luncheon buffet from 1-4pm and the races begin promptly at 1:35 p.m. sharp. We will have a wonderful selection of silent auction and Big Board items that will make everyone happy. |
| Faye C. Briggs will serve as our Honorary Chair. Our event sponsors to date include: Trifecta: Dorothy and Tom Anderson, Faye C. Briggs; Place your Bet: Bridget and Mark Russell, Win: ORIX USA, Corp, Place: Hunt Consolidated-, Inc., Nancy and Steve Rodgers, Sharif &Munir Luxury Custom Homes, The Rosewood Corporation, Show: Alcon Foundation, Amegy Bank |
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| Elvis, Sally and Ralph C. "Red Dog" Jones |
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of Texas, Canada-Withrow, LLP, John T. Evans Co., Inc., Bobbi and Richard Massman, Andy McCarthy & Samara Kline Sprint Creek Barbeque, Winners Circle: Comerica Bank, Dawson Murray Teague, Mixon Investment Co., Inc, Jockey Club: Eileen and David Birch, Dallas Fan Fares, Inc., Faye and Oliver Gould, Grand Bank, Therese and Chris Rourk.
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| If you are interested in being a sponsor for Racing for Sight please contact Jean Buys at: 214 363 3911 ext.109 – jbuys@retinafoundation.org |
| We hope to see you at the Races! |
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| Faye Briggs - the Honorary Chair, Rand Spencer - President of the Retina Foundation, Therese Rourk - the Race Chair |
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| David R. Stager, Sr.
Lectureship |
A new endowed lecture series, The
David R. Stager, Sr. Lecture in Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus,
has been established at the Retina
Foundation.
"We are very pleased to have
received a gift from Dr. and Mrs. David R.
Stager, Jr. in honor of Dr. David R. Stager,
Sr. to endow the series," stated President
Rand Spencer.
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| Dr. David R. Stager, Jr., David R. Stager, Sr. |
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| "The David R. Stager, Sr.
Lecture will bring leading researchers in
the field of pediatric ophthalmology and
adult strabismus to Dallas to share their
accomplishments in advancing our understanding
of extraocular muscle diseases."
The first lecture was be given by Dr.
John Porter on January 29, 2008. Dr.
Porter is Program Director for Neuromuscular
Disease at the National Institute
for Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
His research focuses on inherited and
acquired neuromuscular disorders of the
eye and skeletal muscles. |
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