Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Public Hearing
January 22, 2009 Commission Meeting
Donations of $500.00 or More
Not Previously Acknowledged by the Commission
| # | Donor | Description | Detail & Purpose of Donation | *Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends of Garner State Park | Capital Property | Timber Form 2 playscape with three slides, activity sections, bridge and climbers for visitor use at Garner State Park | $27,000.00 |
| 2 | SmartShield Sunscreen | Other Goods | Six gallons of sunscreen for visitors and staff for Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $1,491.00 |
| 3 | Fairway Golf Carts | In-Kind Services | Use of golf carts during Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $966.00 |
| 4 | Georgetown Farm Supply | In-Kind Services | Use of six (6) John Deere Gators during Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $1,866.00 |
| 5 | Lanford Equipment Co. | In-Kind Services | Use of farm equipment for Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $966.00 |
| 6 | McCoy's Building Supply | In-Kind Services | Store credit for needed items for Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $966.00 |
| 7 | Cabela's | Cash | Sponsorship Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $10,000.00 |
| 8 | US Sportsmens Alliance Foundation | Cash | Sponsorship Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $1,500.00 |
| 9 | Texas Hunter Education Instructor's Assn. (THEIA) | Cash | Sponsorship Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $1,500.00 |
| 10 | Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (Toyota) | Cash | Sponsorship Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $75,000.00 |
| 11 | Merit Energy Company | Cash | Artificial Reef Program Rigs-to-Reefs | $147,800.00 |
| 12 | Merit Energy Company | Cash | Artificial Reef Program Rigs-to-Reefs | $151,200.00 |
| 13 | Friends of the Community | Other Goods | One (1) used Master-Bilt model FAJ55F 13' x 8' Walk-in Storage Cooler | $800.00 |
| 14 | Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation | Cash | For fire research at Chapparal WMA | $100,000.00 |
| 15 | R & J Ranch Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Lily | Other Goods | One bred black and white longhorn cow and one bred red and white longhorn cow to assist with cattle program and interpretive programming at Barrington Living History Farm | $3,000.00 |
| 16 | HEB | Cash | Sponsorship Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $2,500.00 |
| 17 | 100.7 KASE 101 | In-Kind Services | Media support — KASE website, Clear Channel radio stations for Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $28,067.20 |
| 18 | Austin Coca-Cola Bottling Co. | In-Kind Services | Media tags (radio spot tags) and discounted water | $8,500.00 |
| 19 | Univision 62 | In-Kind Services | Media and promotional support for Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $27,660.00 |
| 20 | Recuerdo | In-Kind Services | Spanish language radio promotion of Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $28,148.00 |
| 21 | Careco Multimedia, Inc. | In-Kind Services | TV promotion for Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo | $15,256.00 |
| 22 | Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation | Cash | To offset expenses incurred in the recovering of green sea turtles that were cold stunned | $5,000.00 |
| 23 | Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation | Cash | Flounder spawning efforts | $1,200.00 |
| 24 | Hill Country Fly Fishers | Cash | Guadalupe Bass Restoration | $1,000.00 |
| 25 | Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County | Cash | Materials to be used for fish attractor installation at Canyon Lake | $5,000.00 |
| 26 | Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County | Cash | Materials for Canyon Lake underwater light attractor study | $6,089.00 |
| 27 | Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County | Cash | Materials to be used in rainbow trout movement study on the Guadalupe River | $1,240.00 |
| 28 | TreeSearch Farms | Other Goods | 78 3-gallon containerized shrubs/trees. Forty (40) Mexican persimmon, Six (6) Southern sugar maple, One () Walter's viburnum, Thirty-one (3) Dwarf wax myrtle | $1,046.00 |
| 29 | Brazos River Authority | Cash | To provide funding for a statewide water communications initiative | $5,000.00 |
| 30 | Mills Caraway | Cash | General Donation | $500.00 |
| 31 | Harris County District Attorney | Cash | Digital in-car video dashboard cameras/Tact Vests to be purchased for Region IV District III | $53,440.00 |
| 32 | San Antonio River Authority | Cash | To provide funding for a statewide water communications initiative | $10,000.00 |
| 33 | Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation | Cash | Shrimp License Buyback Programs | $1,147,671.65 |
| Total | $1,871,372.85 | |||
*Estimated value used for goods and services