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The Evelyn
Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons celebrated
their 16th Annual GET WILD! Gala raising
funds to contribute to their mission to rehabilitate and
successfully release animals back into the wild across
Eastern Long Island.
Michael Hayes was
honored at this year's Gala, held at the Southampton Arts
Center and the event chairs for this year’s benefit
were Ingrid Edelman, Jane Gill, Missy Hargraves, Jonathan
McCann and Lisa Baron Schenker. The emcee for the
event was Award-winning animal advocate Jill Rappaport.
Guests were treated to live music from special musical
guests Taylor Barton and G.E. Smith,
cocktails, light fare, and a silent auction.
All guests were welcomed to the cocktail party, which
featured appearances by some of the non-releasable hawks and
owls that the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center has
rehabilitated and now reside at the Center. All proceeds
benefited the native wildlife treated at their hospital.
The highlight of the evening was board member Jeffrey
Colle’s gift to the silent auction of a safari in Africa, at
Buffalo Kloof in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province -
which ended up selling multiple times to the great benefit
of the Wildlife Rescue Center. |