GLAZA's Sunset Safari Treats Safari Club Donors to After-Hours at the Zoo April 17, 2010

GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOO ASSOCIATION'S SUNSET SAFARI
TREATS SAFARI CLUB DONORS TO AFTER-HOURS EVENING
WITH ANIMAL VIEWINGS, KEEPER TALKS, SPECIAL FEEDINGS
AND MORE AT THE ZOO
April 17, 2010, 6 pm – 8 pm
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens
The Sunset Safari, a wild night at the LA Zoo for SAFARI CLUB donors hosted by the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA), is set for Saturday, April 17, 2010, 6 pm. Patrons of the SAFARI CLUB, which is GLAZA’s premier annual giving society, support the Zoo at the highest levels and have the opportunity to experience back-of-the-house events that demonstrate wildlife practices, the latest developments in zoo research and conservation efforts and offer up close experiences with wildlife. GLAZA is the non-profit organization that supports the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
The annual Sunset Safari, one of many SAFARI CLUB benefits, is a popular event for families, giving patrons an opportunity to enjoy an after-hours evening of dinner, music and animal viewings at the Zoo. The 2010 Sunset Safari features a variety of keeper talks or feedings with the Zoo's recently acquired Brazilian giant otters as well as the maned wolf, mountain tapirs, white-faced saki, golden lion tamarins, snow leopards, tigers, hippo, Indian rhino and black bears. There will also be strolling "animal walkabouts," which include chats with keepers and the chance to observe small animals up close.
The SAFARI CLUB is open to the public. Tax deductible donations, which begin at $1,500, have an impact on many levels. Locally, they support the Zoo, an oasis of plant and animal life that continues to flourish, educate and enrich the community. Globally, they contribute to the Zoo’s conservation and breeding programs, which offer hope of recovery for many of Earth’s endangered species.
Sunset Safari is among the many offerings presented by the private, non-profit Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, founded in 1963. This year marks more than four decades of GLAZA's success in supporting the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden's work as an educational resource for the citizens of Los Angeles, and as an international center for the conservation of endangered wildlife. GLAZA provides funds and other services for Los Angeles Zoo exhibits, conservation, capital projects, education programs, community outreach, research, and more through fund-raising and an endowment, membership, special events and more. GLAZA currently has 65,000 member households, the second largest membership base of a cultural organization in Los Angeles. Many of its nearly 300,000 individual members have sustained their GLAZA support for more than 20 years. 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.
The Los Angeles Zoo is located in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways. www.lazoo.org. ; For information about the SAFARI CLUB, please contact Nancy Simerly at 323 644-4717 or nsimerly@lazoo.org.

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