Thanks to the support and generosity of our sponsors, auction donors, and awards attendees, AAIM raised close to $140,000 at this year's Hope Awards!
Please join us in thanking our 2010 Hope Awards Sponsors:
Essence of Austin
The Fetzer Institute
Patricia & Robert Ayres
Spirit of AAIM
Lynne Dobson
The Eleanor Crook Foundation
OneSkye Foundation / Ray & Karen Brimble
Life of AAIM
Sandi Aitken,
Liz & Duff Stewart,
David Smith & Skot Tulk,
Jan Soifer & Pat O’Connell,
The University of Texas at Austin - Division of Diversity & Community Engagement,
Melanie & Ben Barnes,
James Avery Craftsman,
Frances & Keith Bennett,
Stephanie & Bill Whitehurst,
Anti-Defamation League (ADL),
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
We also wish to thank:
Neyssan Moshref of GSD&M Idea City for the Hope Awards logo design, Cathy Casey and Texas Monthly for the thank-you ad in their June issue, the UT
Muslim Student Association and St. Stephen's Episcopal School for their
wonderful volunteer efforts, our Emcee and Paddles-Up Auctioneer,
John Morgan,
and our guest musicians: Stephanie Phillips (viola), Jennifer Mulhern (cello),
and Peter Stoltzman (piano). We also want to recognize our 2010 Hope Awards Committee for their tremendous effort and tireless dedication: Sandi Aitken, Committee Chair;
Mike Blair, Marion Cimbala, Lynne Dobson, Joene Grissom, Nahid Khataw,
May Latson, John Morgan, Marianne Rochelle, Vickie Schubert, Jan
Soifer, and Liz Stewart. We are so grateful for the time, energy, and creativity they devoted to this year's event.
Charter for Compassion
Please join AAIM in signing the Charter for Compassion. On December 31, 2009, the
names of all affirmers will be sent along with the
Charter for Compassion to 5 world leaders whose countries are engaged
in conflict. By signing, we affirm that we will dedicate the next decade to building Compassion.