Bonna Kol, Grace Cavnar, Claudia Contreras
MANY HOUSTON ORGANIZATIONS have had to rethink their in-person fundraisers over the past year, including Asia Society, which moved its annual glam gala to June.
A more intimate cocktail kickoff last week, channeling the main event's Incredible India theme, eased supporters back into the idea of group gatherings and celebrated a timely mission of strengthening relationships and encouraging engagement among the people of Asia, AustralAsia and America.
Dozens of patrons gathered at Steak 48 in River Oaks District, greeted by event chairs Gracie and Bob Cavnar, Claudia and Roberto Contreras, and Eileen and Kase Lawal in an upstairs private-event space. Trays of delicious bites — truffled-topped New York strip, crispy shrimp deviled eggs — were passed around as guests enjoyed catching up face-to-face, chatting about June's Tiger Ball and also about how Asia Society plans to support Covid-relief efforts in India, the beautiful country and culture that inspired this year's gala.
Ann and Jay Cuclis
Brenda and Marc Watts
David Leebron, Y Ping Sun
David Webster, Rose Chen
Moez and Sultana Magalij
Mustafa Tameez, Eileen Lawal
Steve Alvis, Cecilia Brown
Sultana, Mimi Levine, Kathy Goosen
Sylvia Quan, Lily Foster
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