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A Night at Nemours

John Gander — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:31:02 +0000

Left to right: John & Catherine Gander and Charlotte & Larry Whaley

Haynes Whaley Associates and Affiliated Engineers, Inc. (AEI) participated as Gold Sponsors for the fifth annual Night at Nemours gala to benefit Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children. Proceeds from this year’s event will support specialized care for children with traumatic injury, ensuring that the hospital’s trauma team has the resources it needs. Gala proceeds will also help to continue safety education and injury prevention programs for parents and children. Larry and Charlotte Whaley and Catherine and I were pleased to be part of this outstanding event. In addition, our Reston and Houston offices are proud to be partnering with Nemours (www.nemours.org), FKP Architects (www.fkp.com), and AEI (www.aei.com) on the Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children – Delaware Expansion.

2009 HWA Houston Sports in Review

Charles Eggert — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:01:58 +0000

For several years now, Haynes Whaley has participated in the Houston Architect and Engineer’s sporting events, including basketball, softball and bowling. Everyone involved has a great time and a chance to relax and unwind after a day at the office. Employees and significant others fill the rosters and compete against other firms in Houston. Game results are posted in the lunch room and team members banter as they look ahead to next week’s game. Sometimes there’s an opportunity to play for stakes like ”sky hooks” versus “real columns.”

Basketball
Here is a recap of this year’s final basketball game between HWA and Morris Architects as described by the team’s coach, Brian Lawrence: ”With HWA leading the entire game, Morris mounts a comeback. With 10 seconds to go in regulation and HWA leading with the score 46-45, Jessica Albert (HWA) gets fouled and makes both free throws in a high pressure (one-on-one free throw situation) which makes the score 48-45. Anthony Ferguson of Morris Architects then hits a 3 pointer from the top of the key to tie the game at 48-48, sending the game into overtime.” HWA players were steady and skilled and would go on to win the final game, 61-57. As a team, HWA was 10-13 at the free throw line.

Softball
The coach was available for comment and offered the following information. In the Spring of 2009, HWA was 10 wins and 4 losses and, in the Fall of 2009, the team went to 8 and 6. If the weather continues to improve, the championship playoffs for the Fall League will be held Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Houston Sportsplex on South Main. Games will be played under single elimination until one team is left to claim bragging rights for the 2009 Fall season.

Bowling
Two HWA teams fought long and hard for their position this year. Out of 33 teams, HWA Kingpins came in 14th and HWA Pinheads came in 18th. Twelve weeks of grueling competition flew by as both teams tried to reach the top and lay claim to the 1st place trophy. Maybe next year. Congratulations to Brian L., Jack H., Oscar V., James D., and Briana Lawrence of the Kingpins and to Charles E., Quyen T., Paul R., Stuart B., and Angel Trieu of the Pinheads.

Haynes Whaley has a Great Day Houston!

Derick Thompson — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:27:54 +0000

A small piece of Galveston was in Houston this past Wednesday morning as local television station KHOU’s Great Day Houston transformed their front driveway into a mini-beach. Everything from beach balls to sand castles were on display as the annual AIA Sandcastle Competition was featured on KHOU’s programming. On this beach, members of PDG Architects and Haynes Whaley Associates were seen practicing their winning techniques live on television and showing the audience why Haynes Whaley won top honors at last year’s completion. Despite minor settlement issues on the mini-beach, the HWA carving crew produced a small scale version of what can be seen at the competition this Saturday. Expectations are high as this year’s theme “Sandcastle Unplugged: Off the Grid”, comes to life in less than 24 hours. Head down tomorrow to Galveston’s East Beach and support the Houston Chapter of AIA and the City of Galveston. Also, stop by site #2 to see the Haynes Whaley team in action.

Click on the link below to view the playback from KHOU’s broadcast.
http://www.khou.com/greatday/video/?nvid=367835

AIA Sandcastle Chairman Rudy Del Bosque talks about the competition with Great Day Houston Host Deborah Duncan.

2009 Memorial Hermann Circle of Life Gala

Larry Whaley — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:48:38 +0000

Haynes Whaley participates as an annual sponsor for this important event. This year’s gala raised over $2 million for Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. After dinner, Charlotte and I joined hundreds of professionals in enjoying the performance by Wayne Foster Entertainment of Beverly Hills, California.