Fort Bend Charities, Inc. Vehicle Raffle Ford F150 Truck Winner

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It is Commissioner Andy Meyers’ favorite time of the year – the time to present the much needed funds to charities that benefit from Fort Bend Charities, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that the Commissioner began many years ago. After 10 years of hosting a Charity Golf Tournament, in 2015, Meyers launched the Fort Bend Ranchers’ Ball, which has proven to be a huge success. In 2015, the Fort Bend Ranchers’ Inaugural Ball raised $252,000, and this year, the donations increased to nearly $290,000 through the hard work of the dedicated committee led by Katy residents Jon and Sue Strange. Meyers and his hardworking committee members have now raised over $1 million for very worthwhile charity causes.

Meyers is grateful for the Strange’s faithful support by chairing the Charity Committee for the last 12 years. He is also grateful to Host Committee Co-Chairs Tricia and Ed Krenek and Cheryl and Kenneth Stalinsky for helping make the 2016 Fort Bend Ranchers’ Ball one of the most exciting and rewarding social events this year. “We could not do any of this without the faithful support of our community and the committee members who generously give of their time, talents and treasure to help the less fortunate among us. This is what it is all about,” said Meyers.

One of the biggest draws of the evening was the vehicle raffle. The grand prize was the choice of one of three vehicles: a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro 1LT Coupe donated by Johnnie Smith of Lone Star Chevrolet, a 2016 BMW X1 donated by Maria Moncada Alaoui of BMW of West Houston or a 2016 Ford F150 XLT Truck donated by Steven Humphrey of Lone Star Ford. All of the dealerships are part of the Sonic Automotive family of dealers.

With such excitement around this event, the committee has already scheduled this year’s Fort Bend Ranchers’ Ball for October 21st at Safari Texas Ranch. For more information, visit fortbendranchersball.com.