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GLAZA president Connie Morgan, Los Angeles Zoo director
John Lewis, and bird keeper Kari Scaletta with Scooter
(a Mulaccan cockatoo).
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The
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) raised
$1,208,474 at the 37th Annual Beastly Ball on June
16 under the stars at the zoo, chaired by Emmy-award
winning actress Betty White. The
event, one of Los Angeles's most popular and consistently
sold out fundraisers, honored Nickelodeon and Chris
Gifford and Valerie Walsh,
the creators of its top-rated preschool show Go, Diego,
Go!, in which Diego and friends encourage kids to use
scientific thinking and investigative strategies to
help animals in trouble. On hand for the evening
were Gifford, Walsh, and Brown Johnson,
who is executive VP and executive creative cirector
of Nickelodeon's Pre-School Division, plus Nickelodeon
characters "Diego" and "Dora the Explorer," also
created by the Gifford/Walsh team. More than
1,000 guests attended the party, which featured "Animal
Walkabouts" and animal feedings, fare from top
restaurants, live and silent auctions, and entertainment.
The Beastly Ball is GLAZA's major annual fundraising event with proceeds
going toward the development of exhibits, conservation, programming, education
and volunteer programs, research and other programs for the city-owned Los Angeles
Zoo and Botanical Gardens. The Los Angeles Zoo is an international leader
in the conservation of endangered species and one of the city's major cultural
and entertainment resources.
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Co-honoree Chris Gifford with event Chairman Betty White, "Dora" and "Diego".
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Albert Brooks, his wife, Kimberly Brooks, and GLAZA chairman Tom Mankiewicz.
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Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek (left) with LAPD chief William J.
Bratton and his wife, Rikki Klieman.
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Dominic Purcell and his wife, Rebecca.
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GLAZA Trustee Laura Wasserman, her husband, Casey, and their daughter,
Stella.
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Neil Papiano and Sharon Thralls.
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Sisters Carly and Shelby Segal.
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AUG 05,
2008
CRI Young Philanthropists' Summer Social |
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AUG 02,
2008
Southampton Hospital Summer Party |
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AUG 01,
2008
Rita Hayworth Gala Kickoff |
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AUG 01,
2008
Aspen Art Museum artCRUSH |
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JUL 31,
2008
Black Ties & Baseball Caps Gala |
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JUL 31,
2008
Aspen Art Museum previewCRUSH |
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JUL 29,
2008
Mostly Mozart Festival Gala |
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JUL 25,
2008
HOFI Hamptons Benefit |
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JUL 25,
2008
NY Stem Cell Foundation Reception |
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JUL 22,
2008
Museum at FIT Cocktail |
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JUL 19,
2008
HDS Gala Preview |
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