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EVENT: GRAND OPENING
WHERE: MIZU INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CLINIC
+ FLOAT CENTER
MIZU Integrative Medicine Clinic + Float
Center hosted its grand opening soirée benefiting The Brian Cushing Foundation. More than
50 guests met and mingled with Co-Founders
Drs. Hannah and Mahyar Badrei and toured
the state-of-the-art clinic while enjoying wine
and hors d’oeuvres from Tony’s along with live
jazz music by Tianna Hall and the Houston Jazz
Band. A percentage of sales from the evening
and opening weekend benefited the local nonprofit in its mission to serve and honor the men
and women who protect our country by providing resources and experiences to Houston-area
veterans and their families.
Photography by Daniel Ortiz

Co-Founders Drs. Hannah and
Mahyar Badrei

Gala Co-Chairs Truett and Elva
Akin and Monica and Greg Meeks

EVENT: MAD HATTER’S BALL
WHERE: THE CORINTHIAN
The Children’s Museum of Houston’s “Mad
Hatter’s Ball” raised $955,000 at The
Corinthian. Event chairs Elva and Truett
Akin and Monica and Greg Meeks played
host to a whimsical evening benefiting the
Museum’s educational and outreach programs. Underwriting was co-chaired by
Caroline and John Harrell and Lyndsey and
Bret Zorich. More than 500 guests walked
through the looking glass and were hurled
into a wonderland, enthralled by Rebekah
Johnson’s (of Bergner & Johnson) vision of
an outrageous “tea party” complete with
floating playing cards, rampant vines and
dazzling chandeliers. Guests rejoiced in the
likes of Alice, the Mad Hatter and the Queen
of Hearts, while the tunes of Skyrocket sent
everyone onto the chess-inspired dance floor.
Photography by Alexander Rogers
and Gary Maltz

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