19th Annual Flo Berkman “Spirit of Giving” Awards Luncheon

Featuring Christopher Meyer, Keynote Speaker

October 10, 2023 Sugar Creek Country Club 11:30AM - 1PM

Christopher Meyer, a Texas native, served our country for seven years during the Global War on Terror. He is a former Texas CPS child himself and now fights for kids in the CPS system as a family law attorney. At the luncheon, Chris Meyer will praise CPS case workers, volunteers and donors for keeping our little Texans safe from abuse and neglect.

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The Flo Berkman Award

The prestigious Flo Berkman Award was established in honor of tireless community volunteer, Flo Berkman.  It is awarded annually to a community group or individual that has assisted the Rainbow Room in its mission of providing for the urgent needs of families in crisis, has acted as an ambassador for the Rainbow Room to the general community and/or has assisted in raising community awareness of child abuse and neglect. Previous award recipients     include:

Flo Berkman

Rita Drabek

Ashly Nance

Fort Bend Junior Service League

Texas Genco / W.A. Parish Plant

Christ United Methodist Church

Marvin Marcell, Group 1 Automotive

Sugar Creek Association of Tennis

RBC Wealth Management

Fluor / Golf for Fort Bend

NRG Texas W.A. Parish Plant

Sterling McCall Lexus

Andy Stewart/Finish Line Sports

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

About Flo Berkman

Flo Berkman, a native of Marshall, Texas, attended East Texas Baptist University and graduated from the University of Texas.  She was the first female reporter ever hired by the venerable Victoria Advocate to cover stories other than “ladies news”.  In the early 1960’s, Mrs. Berkman received an appointment to serve on the County Community Action Council and in 1972, she was appointed to the  CPS Board and eventually became Chairman.  She worked with a group of ladies in her community of Simonton to organize the first project to purchase Christmas gifts for the children under CPS supervision.  The program is now called “The Christmas Project” and currently serves over 750 Fort Bend children and seniors annually.  Mrs. Berkman also served on the Fort Bend County Mental Health Association Board and was a founding member of the Fort Bend County Child Advocates (CASA) Advisory Board.