Patterson Foundation Benefit has successful night
7/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
July 19, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU Head Football Coach Gary Patterson has announced that the Third Annual Gary Patterson Foundation Benefit Reception & Auction raised over $85,000. The sold-out event was held at Joe T. Garcia's in Fort Worth and featured a live auction conducted by Brian Estridge of ESPN Radio.
"Kelsey and I are honored by the support we have received from our friends in the Fort Worth community," Patterson said. "It is because of their generosity that we are able to make a difference in the lives of the youth in our community."
All funds raised by the Gary Patterson Foundation support local organizations that provide positive educational, physical fitness and life-skills opportunities for economically disadvantaged youth in the Fort Worth and surrounding communities.
"The Gary Patterson Foundation is committed to helping children," said Kelsey Patterson, Foundation Secretary & Treasurer. "We should provide every child that has a desire to succeed with an outlet to do so. It is also vital that we create that desire in some, by allowing them to dream bigger than they ever thought was possible."
The evening was made possible by major supporters including: Bill and Sue Parrish, Ann and Malcolm Louden, Jean and John Roach, Joe and Cindy Craine, the Leo Potishman Foundation - JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Trustee, J. Luther King, Jr. - Luther King Capital Management, The Fort Worth Spine Center at the Bone and Joint Clinic and The Fort Worth Club. Event sponsors included: Joe T. Garcia's, Republic National Distributing Company, Grassroots Eco Advisors, Courtyard by Marriott and the event's media sponsor - Fort Worth, Texas Magazine.
About the Gary Patterson Foundation
The Gary Patterson Foundation is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization dedicated to the support of economically disadvantaged children as well as other charitable causes. The Foundation will provide funding for programs and scholarships that focus on education, life skills and health and family issues (including violence prevention).
Texas Christian University Head Football Coach Gary Patterson and his wife Kelsey established the Gary Patterson Foundation in 2005. To learn more about the Foundation, please visit www.PattersonFoundation.org.
