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Ticket Info
Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door
Advance tickets holders will be allowed admittance to the event 30 minutes early.
Buy your ticket before March 29, and be one of the first in line for free beer and crawfish!
Also, be one of the first 200 people through the door and recieve a Crawfish Boil koozie!
Doors will open at 4:00 pm for general admission. Tickets will be $40 at the door.
If your company wants to buy 30+ tickets, you get a discount rate of $30/ticket
Your ticket will get you:
All you can eat crawfish and beer from 4-7 pm and live music all night!
There will be TV's so you can catch the March Madness!
Parking $5. If you park in the back lot, $2 will go to MDA!
Come ready to bid on the live auction!
Some items up for bid include:
George Strait autographed guitar
Triple Play Astros Memorobilla Package
- An autographed bat by Lance Berkman
- Baseball signed by Jeff Bagwell
- Craig Biggio autographed baseball
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Lineup
| Time | Stage | Artist |
| 4:00-7:00 | Outside | Bourbon Street |
| 4:00-5:00 | Main | Bleu Edmondson |
| 5:05-5:55 | Side | Kyle Bennett Band |
| 6:00-7:30 | Main | Micky and the Motorcars (headliner) |
| 8:00-8:50 | Side | Rich O'Toole |
| 8:55-10:00 | Main | Honeybrowne |
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2008 Sponsors
Sponsorship Packages:
To sponsor this event, please call Emily RIckner at 713-522-8995.
Title Sponsor - SOLD OUT $10,000
Sold to Federal Maintenance
- Listed as presenting sponsor of the event.
- Company name to be included in the event title and recognition in all pre- and post- event television, radio and print publicity.
- Company name/logo on event website, tickets and promotional materials.
- Company name/logo on ALL event banners (including main and side stages).
- Check presentation of net proceeds on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on Local 2 KPRC TV on Labor Day of 2008.
- 40 Tickets to the event and 25 passes to the VIP area.
T-Shirt Sponsor - Limit 2 (SOLD OUT) $5,000
Sold to Swift Energy
Sold to Apache
- Company name/logo printed on all t-shirts.
- Generous-sized logo listed on website and event banner (including main and side stages).
- 25 Tickets to the event and 12 passes to the VIP area.
- Check presentation of net proceeds on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on Local 2 KPRC TV on Labor Day of 2008.
Koozie Sponsor - SOLD OUT $5,000
Sold to Boardwalk Pipelines
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Company name/logo printed on all Koozie's.
- Listed as Koozie sponsor on website.
- Substantial-sized logo listed on event banners
- 25 Tickets to the event and 12 passes to the VIP area.
Table Sponsor - SOLD OUT
Sold to BP $5,000
- Company name/logo printed on table tents on each table (Tables brought to you by:____).
- Listed as table sponsor on website.
- Generous-sized logo listed on website and event banners.
- 25 Tickets to the event and 12 passes to the VIP area.
- Check presentation of net proceeds on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon on Local 2 KPRC TV on Labor Day of 2008.
Crawfish Sponsor - Limit 2 (one sold ) $5,000
Sold to CITGO Petroleum
- Company name/logo listed on banner hung behind cook team during the event.
- Listed as food sponsor on website.
- Generous-sized logo listed on website and event banners.
- 25 Tickets to the event and 12 passes to the VIP area.
Live Auction Sponsor - Limit 2 $4,000
Sold to Gullett & Associates
- Company name/logo listed on banner hung by live auction items during the event.
- Listed as Auction Sponsor on website.
- Generous-sized logo listed on website and event banners.
- 25 Tickets to the event and 10 passes to the VIP area.
Main Stage Sponsor - SOLD OUT $3,000
- Company name/logo listed on banner to be hung behind main stage.
- Listing as Main Stage Sponsor on website.
- Significant-sized logo listed on event banner.
- 20 Tickets to the event and 10 passes to the VIP area.
VIP Sponsor - Limit 2 (SOLD OUT) $3,000
Sold to Laminack, Pirtle & Martines
Sold to The Messina Group
- Name on VIP laminates.
- Exclusive signage in the VIP area.
- Listing as VIP Sponsor on website.
- Significant-sized logo listed on event banners
- 20 Tickets to the event and 10 passes to the VIP area.
Sold to Microsoft
Sold to the Balagia Family
- Company name/logo listed on banner to be hung behind side stage.
- Listing as Side Stage Sponsor on website.
- Significant-sized logo listed on event banners.
- 12 Tickets to the event and 6 passes to the VIP area.
Event Sponsor - Unlimited $1,500
Sold to Innova Electronics
- Listing as sponsor on website.
- Prominent-Sized logo listed on event banner.
- 10 tickets to the event.
- Can’t find the right one for you, give us a call!
| For more info contact: Emily Rickner 713.522.8995 ERickner@mdausa.org |
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Event Background & History
The event was started to get up and coming professionals more involved in their community. MDA wanted to reach out to a new audience and spread the word about its program services. The event was also an easy, affordable and entertaining way for the community to help people living with neuromuscular diseases.
- Past Location: The Firehouse Saloon and Blanco’s
- Past Bands: Local Texas Country bands including FCo, Anytown, Jimmy & David Lee Kaiser, Wade Bowen & Gary P. Nunn
- Past Attendance: 252 people in 2004, 291 people in 2005, 563 people in 2006 and 750 people in 2007.
- The location was near capacity. The new venue will provide more space.
- Past Top Sponsors Include: The Coors Brewing Company, Apache Corporation, Miller Lite, Shell, Continental Airlines, Bracewell & Giuliani, Lufkin Industries, Swift Energy, Nell McCallum & Associates, Houston Inc.,Wedge Group, National Oilwell, Ocean Harvest Wholesale and Cooper Industries.
MDA would like to thank the 2007 Sponsors:
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MDA
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency — a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and community services, and far-reaching professional and public health education.
For more info: www.mdausa.org
What Your Dollars Will Buy for MDA
Contribution Services
$25 Flu Shot
$85 One minute of research
$100 One support group session
$150 One physical, occupational or respiratory therapy consultation
$200 Professional fees related to initial diagnostic work-up at an MDA clinic
$500 Assists one person for one year with the repair of a wheelchair or leg braces
$816 Sends one child to MDA summer camp
$2000 Assists one person with the purchase of a wheelchair, leg braces or communication device
- 76.4% of every dollar MDA spends goes directly to research, health care services and education.
- In 2007, the MDA Houston Gulf Coast Chapter will be spending more than $2.2 million on research conducted in the Texas Medical Center and Texas A & M University.
- MDA maintains hospital-affiliated clinics at the Texas Children’s Hospital and Methodist Hospital – our MDA/ALS center.
- MDA clinics are staffed by teams of top health professionals skilled in the diagnosis and medical management of neuromuscular diseases. Services provided at MDA clinics may include occupational therapy, selected diagnostic tests, genetic counseling, respiratory therapy and more.
- Every summer more than 100 children with a neuromuscular disease attend a weeklong barrier-free summer camp in Burton, Texas. The camp is free for families served by MDA. The kids call it the “best week of their life.” Over 150 volunteers give a week of their time to serve as MDA camp counselors.
- MDA provides services for 43 different neuromuscular diseases including Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Charcot-Marie Tooth, Myotonic Dystrophy & Mysathenia Gravis.
Join Committee
The committee meets on the second Monday of every month at 6PM. If you would like to join our committee please contact Emily Rickner at ERickner@mdausa.org
2008 Committee Chairs:
- John Decharinte, Apache Corp
- Robin Rae, Texas Children’s Hosptial
2008 Committee Members:
- Deanna Kenisall
- Chris Northcutt
- Kris Paschal
- Kahne O'Banion
- Jennifer Meyer
- Mindy Gerber
- Sally Schwartzel
- Sara Jackson
- Megan Beynon
- Elaine Balagia
- Katie Lowe
- Willis Braden
- Gina Rotolo
- Angie Greak