2013 CASA Classic Golf Tournament Contributes More Than $1.3 Million to Help Abused Children in Dallas
Pioneer Natural Resources, Goldman Sachs and AT&T joined forces Monday,
April 22, to host the Dallas CASA Classic, one of the highest grossing
charity golf tournaments in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The event
benefits Dallas CASA which provides advocates in court for abused
children. A contribution of $1,343,000 was presented to Beverly Levy,
Executive Director and President of Dallas CASA, during the luncheon
portion of the golf tournament.
Scott Sheffield, Chairman and CEO of Pioneer, said, 'We are proud to
co-host this golf event for such a worthy cause. Pioneer has been a
champion of Dallas CASA for many years. By teaming with Goldman Sachs
and AT&T, we have been able to expand the base of tournament sponsors
and to increase awareness of CASA′s mission on behalf of abused and
neglected children. We are very grateful to our business partners and
our employee volunteers who made the tournament a great success, thus
changing the lives of children who need our help.?
Levy commented, 'Every day we see firsthand the terrible impact of abuse
and neglect on children. Each one of these children needs an advocate to
make sure they find a safe home where they can thrive. Our friends at
Pioneer, Goldman Sachs and AT&T remind us once again that there are good
people willing to do whatever it takes to help these children. Through
their remarkable efforts, we are well on our way to making sure that
every child who needs a CASA advocate will have one.?
'We are pleased to co-host the tournament with Pioneer Natural Resources
and AT&T and extend our support to CASA in their mission of helping
Dallas′ most at-risk children,? said Brian Ainsworth, Goldman Sachs
managing director and co-head of the Irving office. 'Through our
employees and business partners, we have helped provide abused children
with a powerful voice in court to enable them to find safe and healthy
home environments for the last 16 years.?
Bill Smith, President of AT&T Network Operations, said, 'It is a great
pleasure to partner with Pioneer Natural Resources and Goldman Sachs for
this worthy cause. The funds donated by our generous sponsors and the
volunteer efforts of those who organized and supported this successful
tournament will enable Dallas CASA to help many children replace hurt
and uncertainty with hope and stability. We look forward to
participating next year so we can help even more children.?
The Dallas CASA Classic was held at the Tournament Players Course and
the Cottonwood Valley Course at the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Las
Colinas.
Platinum Sponsors:
AT&T; CBRE; Flotek Industries, Inc.; Goldman Sachs; Greystar Real Estate
Partners and Pioneer Natural Resources.
Gold Sponsors:
Arent Fox LLP; Baker Hughes Incorporated; Bank of America Merrill Lynch;
CARBO Ceramics; Core Laboratories LP; DCP Midstream Partners LP; Energy
Transfer; Enterprise Products Operating, LLC; FB Industries Inc.; Globe
Energy Services, LLC; Greenberg Traurig LLP; Haynes and Boone, LLP;
Hunton & Williams LLP; Jones Lang LaSalle; Kel-Tech, Inc.; Key Energy
Services; KPMG LLP; LEAM Drilling Systems, Inc.; McClatchy Bros., Inc.;
Mycom North America, Inc.; Nabors Drilling USA, LP; National Oilwell
Varco, Inc.; Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC; Petro Amigos Supply,
Inc.; PFP Technology, LLC; Plains Marketing, L.P.;
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Seitel Data, Ltd.; Smith Industries Inc.;
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Sutton Family Foundation; Targa Resources
Corp.; Tenaris and Vinson & Elkins LLP.
Silver Sponsors:
Alvarez & Marsal; Apartment Realty Advisors (ARA); Austin Commercial;
Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Inc.; Balon Corporation; Basic Energy
Services; Black & Veatch Corporation; Bracewell & Giuliani LLP; Cadre
Proppants; Dawson Geophysical, Inc.; Deloitte LLP; Eckert Seamans Cherin
& Mellott, LLC; Ericsson, Inc.; Ernst & Young; Goodman Networks, Inc.;
Halliburton Energy Services; Harrell Feldt; Helmerich & Payne, Inc.;
Infor Global Solutions, Inc.; JP Morgan Chase; Lufkin Industries, Inc.;
MBC Consultants, Inc.; McCollam Law Firm, PC; McElroy, Sullivan, Ryan &
Miller, L.L.P.; Multi-Chem; Nixon Peabody LLP; Norris Production
Solutions; NOV Wilson; Quorum Business Solutions, Inc.; RealPage, Inc.;
Rush Peterbilt, Ryan; Seismic Exchange, Inc.; Thomas Petroleum, LLC;
Weatherford U.S., L.P.; Wells Fargo Real Estate Capital Markets; WL
Plastics and United States Infrastructure Corporation (USIC).
About Pioneer
Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD)is a large independent
oil and gas exploration and production company, headquartered in Irving,
Texas, with operations in the United States. For more information, visit
Pioneer′s website at www.pxd.com.
About Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking,
securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of
financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that
includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and
high-net-worth individuals.The Realty Management Division (RMD),
formerly Archon Group, became a division of Goldman Sachs in 2012. The
business comprises a global family of companies in real estate asset
management services. RMD services include real estate asset management,
sourcing, acquisition, disposition, portfolio management, underwriting
and due diligence of distressed and performing real estate and loan
assets.
About AT&T
AT&T is a leading worldwide provider of IP-based communications
services, revolutionary smartphones, next-generation TV services and
sophisticated solutions for multi-national businesses. With a mission to
connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, it
provides the largest international wireless coverage as well as the
largest national 4G and Wi-Fi networks.
About CASA
Dallas CASA is an organization of volunteers who are voices for
abused and neglected children in court.Today, just in Dallas
County, more than 2,000 children who have been removed from their homes
are waiting for the courts to decide where they can safely and
permanently live.CASA volunteers--Court Appointed Special
Advocates--are trained and supervised to make recommendations that help
judges decide what is best for each child.For many children,
CASA is the only constant during a scary, uncertain time, and a CASA
advocate can make an immediate and critical impact on the life of a
child.
AT&T
Jeff Kobs, 214-782-6726
or
Goldman
Sachs
Cris Zertuche Wong, 972-368-2845
or
Pioneer
Natural Resources
Susan Spratlen, 972-969-4018
or
Suzanne
Hicks, 972-969-4020
