Beastly Ball chairman Kimberly Marteau Emerson, and her husband, John
Emerson, are undaunted by "Casper" (a leucistic rat snake).
Close
to 1,000 guests attended the Greater
Los Angeles Zoo Association's (GLAZA) Beastly Ball, one
of Los Angeles's most popular and consistently sold out fund-raisers,
on Saturday, June 14 under the stars at the Zoo. The 38th annual
Ball, chaired by Los Angeles Zoo Commissioner Kimberly
Marteau Emerson, celebrated the California Condor Recovery
Project and the Zoo's extraordinary role in saving the California
condor from the brink of extinction. This event also marked more
than 40 years 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.
Betty White, a long-time GLAZA Trustee and host of the event's program,
with Jackie, Hayley and Taylor Emerson.
"Grippy" (a gray horned owl held by zookeeper Jennifer Gruenwald) is the
center of attention for GLAZA president Connie Morgan (second from right),
her husband, Matt Golombek (left) and their twin youngsters Sydney (second
from left) and Ben.
Los Angeles Zoo director John Lewis with his wife, Debbie (left), and actress Stefanie Powers.
Screenwriter/director and GLAZA chairman Tom Mankiewicz with KNBC TV weathercaster Fritz Coleman.
Bob Wolfe and Beverly Pink Wolfe with Gloria and Richard Pink, co-owners
of Pink's Famous Hot Dogs, one of the 17 popular L.A. restaurants which
donated fare for guests at the event.
GLAZA trustee Nick Franklin and his wife, Kathy.
Neil Papiano and Sharon Thralls.
Margot Ambruster and her husband, Mark.
Actors Bodhi and Jenna Elfman.
Actress Holly Robinson Peete and GLAZA trustee Richard Sneider.
