Thank you for making memories with us at the

HONORING MOTHERS 2010 Luncheon

special thanks to our treasured Orchid, Lily and Rose Table Sponsors:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Barker & Associates, Inc.

Nelda and Ed Benninger

Ruth McLean Bowers

CPS Energy

Anna Brelsford Coiner

Joyce H. and Jack Coleman

Corporate Travel Planners, Inc.

H-E-B

Peggy Anawaty Karam

Madalene Cain Charitable Foundation

Charles and Linda Miles

Palmer Todd, Inc.

Palo Alto College

Parchman Family

Patricia J. Smothers

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.

Teleradiology Global Services

Texas Capital Bank

Valero Energy Corporation

Wade-Crouse Grantwriting

Honorees at the May 5, 2010 Luncheon:

Nelda Benninger and Rosie Castro

Nelda Benninger is recognized for her service and contributions

to Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. At an early age, Mrs. Benninger's mother

taught her the rewards of generosity. And today, she acts on her early lessons of holding one's

possessions with open hands, for one is able to receive more blessings from God

when one's hands are open.

Rosie Castro is not only a political activist who sought change for civil rights and women,

she is also a tireless advocate for education for those minorities who are less likely to have

access to a college degree. As a single mother, she instilled these values in her twin sons, San

Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and Texas State Representative Joaquin Castro, who now lead our

community with the same passion and determination they learned from their mother.

SPECIAL TRIBUTES TO:

Ruth Bowers Family and Bonnie Ellison Family

Featured Speaker:

Denise Brown, renowned speaker and advocate

for ending domestic violence, founded the Nicole Brown Foundation

in honor of her sister, Nicole Brown Simpson.

Honoring Mothers 2010 Luncheon was

presented by Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.,

and the Battered Women and Children's Shelter of San Antonio.

Two-thirds of all residents in shelter are children. Your generosity helps

provide emergency services, including protective shelter, transportation, meals,

counseling and more.

To make a contribution, contact Shannon Coopman, 210-930-3669 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it