Auction Closed! Thank you for your participation!
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The Zoofari ‘08 online auction was a great success. Thank you all for taking the time to support the Gladys Porter Zoo. Your donation will help the zoo add another exhibit that will both entertain and educate. Congratulations to everyone who:
- placed a winning bid
- generously donated an item for auction
- invited family, friends and community to make their bid to support construction of the new Russell Aquatic Ecology Exhibit
The bidding will continue at our live event on October 3rd and 4th. To those of you who placed a bid online, a notification email to confirm your bid status will be sent on October 6th.
Top Referrers
Top 10 Items
- Zoo Vet for a Day
- Gift Certificate for Casa de Siesta Bed & Breakfast
- $200 U.S. Savings Bond
- Camille Lightner Playhouse Season Tickets
- Vermillion Restaurant Gift Card
- Dinner for 4 at Blackbeard's
- Abalone Bracelet & Earrings
- Americana Quilted Wall Hanging
- "Do it Yourself" Birthday Party
- 10 lbs. Gulf Shrimp
Top 10 Bidders
Auction Stats
About the Russell Aquatic Ecology Exhibit
The exhibit will measure 6,535 square feet and occupy the current Aquatic Wing site as well as a section of the large adjacent Bongo display yard. It will feature: a shark encounter, a ray “touch pool,” native Texas salt and freshwater sport fish displays, a mangrove tank, a grassbed habitat, and a jetties exhibit. Colorful, suspended educational banners and graphics will communicate key concepts concerning ecosystems and the need to preserve them.
We Still Need Your Support
The Zoo wants to constuct a permanent exhibit that will educate the public about marine creatures. You can support our worthy endeavor by attending one or both nights of our live event, or make a donation to our cause. Download a ticket order form at http://www.gpz.org/zoofari.html. Each contribution helps the Zoo get one step closer to bringing a stingray touch tank, sharks, sea turtles, and other aquatic creatures to the Rio Grande Valley.
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