THE WOODLANDS, TX – (Monday, April 27, 2009) – The Woodlands Development Company (TWDC) recently contributed $2,500 to the Montgomery County Women’s Center (MCWC) for the eighth annual WineFest event, according to Debra Staley, director of public affairs for TWDC. The WineFest 2009: Take a Walk on the Wine Side fundraiser was held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Macy’s Furniture Gallery on The Woodlands Mall Ring Road.
“The Woodlands Development Company is proud to support the many great works of the Montgomery County Women’s Center through our Good Neighbors Community Partnership Program,” Staley said. “Our company has supported the Women’s Center for over 20 years and has sponsored WineFest since its inception. The array of family services delivered by the staff and volunteers of the Women’s Center help to build and maintain a healthy and productive community.”
The MCWC is a United Way agency funded in part by the Community Block Grant Program of Montgomery County and serves victims and survivors of domestic
violence and sexual assault through crisis intervention, counseling, emergency shelter, support services and legal advocacy. All services are offered free of charge. For more information, contact Donna Wick, Ph.D. at 281-292-4155, ext. 228.
The Woodlands is a 28,000-acre master-planned community, located 27 miles north of downtown Houston. It is a project of The Woodlands Development Company, a limited partnership of Morgan Stanley and General Growth Properties, Inc.
PHOTO CAPTION: Debra Staley (left), director of public affairs for The Woodlands Development Company (TWDC), and Lorrie Parise (second from the right), marketing manager for TWDC, recently presented a $2,500 contribution on behalf of the company to the Montgomery County Women’s Center (MCWC) WineFest 2009: Take a Walk on the Wine Side. Accepting the donation are from left to right: Donna Wick, director of outreach and communications for the MCWC; Sarah Raleigh, executive director for the MCWC; Gwen Sullivan, board member for the MCWC; and Bob Browning, sales associate for Macy’s Furniture Gallery on The Woodlands Mall Ring Road, location host of WineFest. |
