2008 Sponsors

The Texas Irish are proud to announce its sponsors for 2008. These companies and individuals are critical to our mission of growing and supporting both local and national charities. We thank them for their support.

Team Level Sponsor:

Pat Lobb Toyota has been the Texas Irish team sponsor since 2006.

Platinum Level Sponsors:

Fortis is an international provider of banking and insurance services to personal, business and institutional customers. They deliver a total package of financial products and services through their own high-performance channels and via intermediaries and other partners. Fortis ranks among Europe’s top 20 financial institutions, with a market capitalization of EUR 40 billion at year-end 2007. Together with ABN AMRO, they have a presence in over 50 countries and a dedicated, professional workforce of more than 85,000. All this makes Fortis a leader in financial services in Europe, a top 3 private banker and a top tier asset manager.

Vandiver & Castleman Land Title Company are the innovator among Independent Title Insurance Agencies. They strive to deliver outstanding title insurance, escrow and closing services, distinguished by professionalism and integrity, to all parties in a Texas real estate transaction.

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Gold Level Sponsors:

Berkshire Property Advisors, LLC is one of the nation’s most experienced investors and managers of multifamily real estate assets. They have built a reputation as trusted sponsor by implementing innovative, value-added strategies that significantly outperform benchmark risk-adjusted returns. Berkshire Property Advisors are guided by research, operate with a highly skilled team of over 750 professionals and rely on more than 40 years of multifamily real estate experience to respond with agility to changing market conditions.

The company was founded in 1991 by Leon J. Backes to capitalize on attractive real estate investment fundamentals identified by his expert team across a broad range of product types. Provident’s investment strategy is based upon expert market timing, supported by extensive market research and disciplined financial underwriting. Following this strategy, Provident has successfully created value from real estate through both insightful development as well as investment opportunities.

As one of the largest and most successful commercial real estate capital intermediaries in the country, HFF incorporates capital markets knowledge with local real estate knowledge to successfully complete any type of real estate transaction, regardless of size or complexity. In closing $220.4 billion in transactions since 1998 through more than 260 different investors each year, HFF consistently maintains the capital markets relationships critical to successfully accomplish your specific capital needs in today's highly complex and rapidly shifting capital markets environment.

Established in 2003, Kelly's Eastside blew the dust off the nearby antique shops and helped revitalize Plano's historic Eastside. Adding live music to what has been called "hands down the best menu in Dallas," and the good-times traffic flows North from the "Big D!"

Silver Level Sponsors:

Providing real estate and environmental law in the great state of Texas.

Our vision is to create value simultaneously for our client companies and our candidates by not only filling positions but also providing insight into culture, personalities, beliefs and goals that will enhance both the organization and its people.

Accurate, Reliable, Travel Arrangements (ARTA), is your agency for: Leisure Travel, Corporate Travel, Group Incentives and Meetings, and Special Interest Tours. Since 1980 they have been making peoples vacation dreams come true.

Richardson Bike Mart now has three locations in the Dallas area. The main store is in Richardson and they have another store in Dallas near White Rock Lake. Their newest store is in Frisco. Whether you are a novice rider, a recreational rider, or a serious racer, they have what you need to get more enjoyment out of cycling. Visit any one of their locations and their expert sales and service staff can help you with your bike related needs.