More than 1,500 people headed to Gilley’s Palladium Ballroom earlier this month for the seventh annual Elizabeth Toon Charities Concert, part of a two-day event that also includes a shootout. (Scroll down for photos.) Each year the numbers grow in support for the nonprofit, founded by Jones Lang LaSalle’s Larry Toon in memory of his daughter, Elizabeth, who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident in 2006.
At the concert, a short video showcased the mission of the foundation, after which a live auction raised more than $96,000. The proceeds will help support 15 children’s charities this year. Highland Park High School graduates Charlie Berry and Brett Taylor opened for the headliners, Pat Green and Jack Ingram, with their band, Mockingbird Sun.
The shootout component of the annual fundraiser attracted more than 400, including teams from Jones Lang LaSalle and Trammel Crow, with first place going to Brant Landry’s team and second place to a team from BBVA Compass.
Combined, the two events raised more than $460,000, adding to the total of more than $2.2 million the foundation has raised since its inception in 2007.
Click here for more information on the nonprofit. Scroll down to view photos from both events, taken by photographer Jerry McClure.
