Previous Events from BAFTX

BAFTX Gala 2024

Saturday November 2nd 2024 at the Post Oak Hotel

Wow! BAFTX celebrated and fundraised with Gala Co-Chairs Terri and Greg Ebel and 550 of our closest friends, supporting education in Texas.

Among silent and live auctions, champagne (with some legendary diamonds), pipers, puppies and pledges, we broke a record and raised over $1,060,000.

Grateful thanks to sponsors, benefactors, guests, volunteers and friends who made it happen!

Photography credit: Wilson Parish and Jacob Power

Sincere thanks to our event sponsors - together we are making a difference and creating a brighter future through education:

Hanwha Ocean

Hess Corporation

Kevin Howard MBE

Inoapps

JLH Advisory

JLL

Kristina Kazarian & Daniel Dunay

Kean Miller

King & Spalding

Kpler

KPMG

Lockton Companies

Merrimac International

Noble Corp

Plains

Precision Flamecutting and Steel, Inc.

PwC

Aileen & Jim Reilly

Riyad Bank Houston Agency

Scout Surface Solutions

Carole & Owen Serjeant

TD Securities

Apache Corporation

Baker Botts

bp

British International School of Houston

Emily & Allen Capps

Janet & John Carrig

Fiona & Chris Chandler

ConocoPhillips

Delmoro Family

Julie Dill

Terri & Greg Ebel

Enbridge

Energy Realty

Energy Transfer

Enterprise Products Partners LP

eserv

ExxonMobil

EY

Friends of Terri & Greg Ebel

GHD Foundation

The Gregs

Claire & Joe Greenberg

BAFTX Awards Ceremony 2024

Thursday April 25th 2024 at the Junior League of Houston

More than 250 guests celebrated the accomplishments of 123 college-bound Texas students benefiting from $600,000 in scholarships from BAFTX on a mission to provide educational support to gifted, financially-challenged Texas students to achieve their dreams of a U.S. college education.

Photos are available here.

Wine Women and Song 2024

Saturday March 2nd 2024 at the Junior League of Houston

What fun we had! The Future certainly is Bright with support from these ladies as we continue to invest in education for young Texan students. We raised $50,000, drank champagne, danced the afternoon away and all wished to win a weekend drive in a Porsche. Another fabulous event.

Photos are available here and a video here.

BAFTX GALA 2023

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD, 2023, 6:30PM - 1AM AT THE POST OAK HOTEL AT UPTOWN IN HOUSTON

Another glittering evening of fun and fundraising in aid of education in Texas.

We had a fabulous evening with our 2023 Gala Co-Chairs, Nancy and Lamar McKay, benefactors, board, supporters, scholars and friends, raising funds to keep our next generation of leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs and professionals in education, ensuring that they can graduate and start to build careers.

We raised an incredible $1,000,000, a record for the British American Foundation of Texas.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and supported as we invest in live-changing educational opportunities across Texas.

Our 2023 Gala Sponsors:

Apache Corporation

Baker Botts LLP

Brett and Jill Haugh, Lockton Companies

British International School of Houston

Carole & Owen Serjeant

Castaneda, Guajardo, Lambright, Marandi & Murray

CBRE

ConocoPhillips

CYIENT Inc

Dr William Cohn

Emily & Allen Capps

Enbridge

Energy Transfer

Enterprise Product Partners

Evelyn MacLean and Steve Quick

ExxonMobil

EY

Fiona & Chris Chandler

GHD Foundation

Hess Corporation

Janet & John Carrig

Jennifer & Benjamin Fink

Jennifer & James McLennan

Julie Dill

Kevin Howard MBE

King & Spalding

Kristina Kazarian & Daniel Dunay

McKeon Family – in Memory of Marilyn Hodge

Merrimac International LLC

Nancy & Lamar McKay

Noble Corporation

Phillips 66

Plains All American

PwC

Scout Surface Solutions

Summit Midstream Partners LP

TD Securities

Validere

Vantage Drilling

VIEW THE GALA PHOTOS

Coronation Brunch and watch party

Saturday May 6th, 2023, 9:30am - 12:30PM

Photos available here

With grateful thanks to our sponsors and donors:

Jennifer McLennan Pat & Kevin Mitchell

Awards Ceremony 2023

Thursday April 27th 2023 at the Junior League of Houston

BAFTX and benefactors presented 60 scholarships at the Awards Ceremony - congratulations and thank you to all!

Photos available here

BAFTX Gala 2022

Saturday November 12, 2022, 6:30pm - 1am at The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown in Houston

Thank you to all our sponsors, guests, donors, supporters, volunteers, committee members and friends who made this event our most successful to date, with a net fundraising total of $590,000.

photos available here

video available here

Our Sponsors

Very grateful thanks to our 2022 Gala Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors

TD Securities

Sapphire sponsors

Kristina Kazarian & Daniel Dunay

Phillips 66

Plains All American

Ruby Sponsors

Crestwood Equity Partners LP

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Janet & John Carrig

ConocoPhillips

Terri & Greg Ebel

Energy Transfer

Enterprise Products Partners LP

EY

Inoapps

Merrimac International

Pat & Kevin Mitchell

S&P Global

Emerald Sponsors

British International School of Houston

Caryn & Dylan Bramhall

Emily & Allen Capps

Fiona & Chris Chandler

Julie Dill

Guajardo, Lambright, Marandi, Mott & Murray

Hess Corporation

Holden to Holden Real Estate

Kevin Howard MBE

King & Spalding

KPMG

Lamar & Nancy McKay

PwC

Pearl Sponsors

CBRE

ExxonMobil

Greenberg Traurig

Hakluyt

Brett and Jill Haugh, Lockton Companies

JAB

Sian & Jan Mikkelsen

Aileen & Jim Reilly

Carole & Owen Serjeant

Scout Surface Solutions

Junior Achiever Recognition Event 2022

Saturday May 7th 2022 at the British International School of Houston

This summer, BAFTX is sending 22 young people from Texas to the UK for 2 weeks to participate in the British Studies Summer Program. BAFTX held an event to pass on information about this program, answer questions and of course celebrate the achievements of these outstanding young people who have won a spot on this very selective program.

photos available here

Awards Ceremony 2022

Thursday April 28th 2022 at the Junior League of Houston

BAFTX and benefactors presented 36 scholarships at the Awards Ceremony - congratulations and thank you to all!

photos available here

Wine Women and Song 2022

Saturday March 26th, 2022 at the Junior League of Houston

A huge thank you to our sponsors and donors: TD Securities (USA) LLC, Crestwood Equity Partners LP, Linda Chiang, Fiona & Chris Chandler, Amanda Duhon, Jennifer Fink, Maureen Fox, IHS Markit, Innoapps, Nancy McKay and Jennifer McLennan. Thanks to you, we raised $60,000 net for educational equity in Texas.

photos available here