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Tropical Safari Gala,
Palm Beach’s Wildest Night Raised a
Record-Breaking $1.6 Million for the
Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society
Palm Beach, FL-(February 3, 2017) Close
to 500 guests attended the Palm Beach Zoo &
Conservation Society’s annual gala on January 27,
2017 in Palm Beach. Themed, “Tropical Safari,” Palm
Beach’s wildest night included a poolside cocktail
reception where guests came face-to-face with some
of the Zoo’s most fascinating animals, dinner in the
magically transformed Ballroom by Tom Mathieu, and
dancing to the electrifying party-band, the Sultans
of Swing. Whitney Bylin, Lillian Fernandez and
Michele Kessler served as Chairwomen of the Tropical
Safari Gala that raised a record-breaking $1.6
million for the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation
Society. Candy Hamm was Honorary Chairwoman.
Guests of the black-tie gala bid on
exclusive auction items that included a stunning
photograph by David Yarrow, the best-selling
wildlife photographer in the world, Super Bowl
tickets and center courtside seats at Wimbledon.
Guests were also treated to an exclusive debut of On
the Brink: How a Small Zoo is Saving Species on the
Edge of Extinction, a short film created by
Board Member and Event Co-Chair Whitney Bylin, an
accomplished documentary film writer, producer and
director, who secured best-selling author James
Patterson as narrator, and Brian Bayerl as
cinematographer.
This special evening honored Kim K.
Campbell with the 2017 Stewardship Award for her
passion and generosity. Kim's steadfast support
continues to further the Zoo's mission of
conservation and promote its many programs.
Friends of the Zoo- Dragana
Connaghton, Ozzie Medeiros, Eddie Schmidt, and
Samantha Fairchild Storkerson were also honored this
evening for their ongoing support, and dedication
to the Zoo.
Benefactors included: Wild
Thing- Candy and William Hamm III, Michele and
Howard Kessler. King
of the Jungle-Eileen and Jack Connors, Lillian
and Luis Fernandez, Florida Crystals and the Fanjul
Family, and Claire M. Levine. Presenting
Sponsor- JP Morgan Chase Bank. Gold
Sponsors-Vanessa and Anthony Beyer, Julie and
Mike Connors, John and Cyndy Fish, GRAFF, Ann and
Charles Johnson, Martha and Kenneth Kessler,
Gretchen and Howard Leach, Carole and John Moran,
Sandy and Pat Rooney, Sr., and Noreen Zanft. Silver
Sponsors: AMG, Whitney and Eric Bylin and
Atlantic Creek Real Estate Partners, Bank of
America, Kim Campbell, Mary and Marvin Davidson,
Diana and Llwyd Ecclestone, The Florida House
Experience, Florida Power & Light Company, Mei Sze
and Jeff Greene, Gunster, Charlotte Henessey, Vicky
and Sam Hunt, Darlene and Jerry Jordan, Jorie Butler
Kent, The Leonard and Judy Lauder Fund, Nicola and
Jeffrey Marcus, Kochman & Ziska, PLC and Nievera
Williams Design, Nicola and Jeffrey Marcus, JoAnna
and Stephen Myers, Betsy and Gary Nabel, Nivera
Williams and Kochman & Ziska, PLC, Mary and Mandell
Ourisman, The William H. Pitt Foundation, Moninka
and John Preston, Ann and Christopher Quick, Wendy
and Paul Raether, Katharine and William Rayner, Rich
and Suzanne Van Nostrand, Sharma and Paul Schacknow,
Leezy Sculley and Margaretta Taylor, Kitty and
Stephen Sherrill, and Findlay Galleries. Bronze
Sponsors-Jessie and Rand Araskog, Janet and
Stephen Barr, Ruth and Ted Baum, Cynthia and
Theodore Berenson, Whitney and Eric Bylin, Brenda
and David Callaway, Kie and Haigh Cundey, Mrs. John
R. Donnell, William Flaherty, Kate Ford and Frank
Chopin, Paul B. Edgerley, Rosemary and Carlos Ferrer,
Lori and Bruce Gendelman, Diana and Peter Gonzalez,
Ellen and Ian Graham, Nancy and Holcombe Green,
Audrey and Martin Gruss, Ellen and Bob Jaffe, Sandra
and Jeremiah Lambert, Frayda and George Lindemann,
Jocelyn and Robin Martin, Katherine and William
McKnight, Peggy and Dudley Moore, Nederlander
Organization, Sallie Phillips, Katharine and William
Rayner, Hilary and Wilbur Ross, Ammanda and Jeffrey
Salzman, Frances G. Scaife, Amanda and Charles
Schumacher, Heidi and Scott Schuster, Elizabeth and
Paul Shiverick Lois and Ronald Snyder, Joyce
Sterling, U.S. Trust and Jane and Dean Woodman.
Underwriting Sponsors included:
Exclusive Jewelry Sponsor- GRAFF. Décor Sponsor-Ann
and Charles Johnson, and Thomas C. Quick. Cocktail
Hour Sponsors-Jo Carole and Ronald Lauder. Program
Sponsor-Shannon Fairbanks. Video Sponsors- Jessie
and Rand Araskog, Audrey and James Foster, Sandra
and David Mack, Samantha and Christopher Storkerson
and Maureen and Wayne Squibb. Gift Bag
Sponsors-Florida Crystals, Lori Jayne Monogramming,
and Tammy Fender.
Environmentalists-Andrew
Aiken, Sharada
and Donald Alducin, William L. Bernhard, Nancy
Brinker, Eileen and Brian Burns, The Conners
Foundation, Howard Cox, Emilia and J. Pepe Fanjul,
Stephanie and Lawrence Flinn, Diana and Bill Gray,
Katharine Pillsbury Jose, Mariana and George
Kaufman, Antoinette Guerrini-Maraldi and Hans
Kertess, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Foundation,
Kitson & Partners, Anna and William Mann, Melissa
and Christopher Morley, Lucia Musso, Lynn and John
Pohanka, Daniel Ponton, Renee and Donald Scott, Jr.,
Jane and John Shalam, Eleanor and John Sullivan, and
Roberta and Stephen Weiner.
Proceeds from Tropical Safari Gala
will help the Zoo to advance its mission of
inspiring people to act on behalf of wildlife and
the natural world.
About the Palm Beach Zoo &
Conservation Society
The Zoological Society of the Palm
Beaches exists to inspire people to act on behalf of
wildlife and the natural world. We advance our
conservation mission through endangered species
propagation, education and support of conservation
initiatives in the field. Our commitment to
sustainable business practices elevates our capacity
to inspire others. The Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation
Society is located at 1301 Summit Boulevard in West
Palm Beach, Florida. The Zoo is open from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. every day, except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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