Volunteer Spotlight Debra and Matt Dozier joined The Pavilion Partners, the official volunteer organization of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, after moving to The Woodlands from Austin in 2002. Debra heard about Partners from a coworker and decided to get involved because of the music aspect of the organization. She soon found out there was much more to it. The Doziers’ have since learned exactly what Partners is all about. As residents of The Woodlands, Matt enjoys being able to give back to the community. “The Pavilion is our backyard venue,” Matt said. “Music education is so important and we need to support it.” Debra enjoys working Musical Scores each year. Musical Scores is a rewards-based program for Houston area at-risk students. It gives them the opportunity to attend a performance at The Pavilion and receive a free lunch and T-shirt. “It’s great to see these kids so happy and attending something at The Pavilion,” Debra said. “It reminds you why you’re involved in the first place.” The Doziers’ favorite part of being involved with Partners is making friends. The couple helped to implement the Partners social committee and enjoys attending the socials each month to get to know the other volunteers. “Partners New Member Party is my favorite event,” Debra said. “Everyone has such a great time and you really get to know the people that you’re volunteering with. It makes it so much more rewarding.” The Doziers’ also are involved with Interfaith’s Veggie Village, a community donation garden. Debra works for Nexio Solutions and Matt works for Aon Hewitt, both in The Woodlands. They were married in 2004 and have one pet, a yellow lab named Xena.
Join The Pavilion Partners as They Light the Night The Pavilion Partners and The Pavilion are asking you to join them at at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. The team is honoring Cindy DuBois, former marketing and education director of The Pavilion and David Schlauch, operations manager of The Pavilion. “It is important to The Pavilion and Partners to honor our Pavilion family members who have been affected by cancer,” said Leslie Williams, special events and volunteer coordinator for The Pavilion. “We also want to be able to give back to other charities in our community.” A Remembrance Ceremony, held at 4:30 p.m., honors friends and family whose lives were lost battling cancer. All events for the Walk take place at Market Street - The Woodlands.
Make a Date for Prom Night
Ready for a do over? Now’s your chance to relive your prom or make new memories at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion’s Prom Night “Feels Like the First Time” gala. The event is Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at The Edge on Rayford Road. Go back in time with music by the legendary BritishAmerican rock band, Foreigner.
Guests are encouraged to dress from their favorite prom era. Whether it’s “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Pretty in Pink” or “Grease,” break out the hair gel and rollers, and show us your best prom attire. Need inspirations for costume ideas? On the web check out worst prom photos, vintage prom dress or search The Pavilion’s Pinterest page at pinterest.com/ thepaviliontx. The Pavilion’s site has a list of places to shop for your attire as well. Pop in a DVD or go to your Netflix account to watch movies of the past for inspiration like “Back to the Future,” “Footloose,” “Never Been Kissed,” “Mean Girls” or “Napolean Dynamite.”
board for six years and has given to The Pavilion in numerous ways. He was the first to purchase a $100,000 “Juke Box Hero” table. Tables of 10 at Prom Night are priced from $5,000 for “Starrider” table to $100,000 for a “Juke Box Hero” table. Other table levels include “Hot Blooded” for $50,000, “Double Vision” for $25,000, “Head Games” for $15,000 and “Urgent” for $10,000. Individual tickets are $500. Other sponsorships are available.
Money raised from the gala benefits The Pavilion’s performing arts events, educational outreach programs and The Pavilion Partners Fine Arts Scholarship Fund. The Pavilion is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization. Don’t miss the chance to relive one of your favorite high school memories, or to get it right the second time. Grab your sweetheart and dancing shoes because opportunities like this “Can’t Wait!” For more information or to purchase a table or tickets for Prom Night, visit www.woodlandscenter.org/promnight.html or call Christine Scully at 281-210-1102. Or mail in the reservation form below to The Pavilion.
“What’s so great about each gala is the overall energy and enthusiasm that not only goes into the planning, but the actual event,” said Christine Scully, development director for The Pavilion. “With so many new and exciting changes and additions, the 2014 gala is going to be able to give so much back to The Pavilion. At the end of the day that’s what the gala is all about.” For the first time The Pavilion is honoring one couple, George and Dianne Lindahl III. George and Dianne are being honored as the “King and Queen” of the prom. George is a former board member having served on the
Partners is hosting a fundraising event Oct. 16 from 4:30-8:30 p.m. at Jerry Built Homegrown Burgers. Jerry Built is donating 20% of the total sales on Oct. 16 plus an additional 10%. Money raised goes towards the team fundraising efforts. The event not only features fundraising for the team, but you can sign up to walk with the team, register-to-win a Pavilion gift basket, tickets to a concert and more. Light the Night is a fun, family-friendly event with music, refreshments and entertainment and through our team’s fundraising efforts, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is able to fund treatments that are saving the lives of blood cancer patients. To join Team Pavilion Partners or make a contribution to our team, please contact Leslie Williams, volunteer and special events coordinator at 281-210-1125 or lwilliams@woodlandscenter.org. 7 • www.woodlandscenter.org
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