Tucson Audubon Society

Gala Soars Again!
Sandy Elers, Development Chair

Tucson Audubon’s second annual Gala, Making a Splash for Wildlife, took Tucson by storm on Tuesday, February 2, at the Arizona Inn. The lively cocktail hour saw guests bidding on silent auction items including an African Safari and bee habitat sculptures. Our Master of Ceremonies, Chuck George from KOLD 13, guided us through the program, kicked off by Jim Dawson of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Jim flew his Harris’s Hawk around the dining room to the delight of the audience. Our speaker for the evening, Dr. Robert Glennon, entertained and enlightened us on the water crisis in America today.

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Our Honorary Chairmen were Julia Gordon and Mich Coker, and we were joined by some of our partners in conservation Bob Hernbrode, Jennifer Martin, Carolyn Campbell, and David Yetman. Officials present included Rodney Glassman, Richard Elias, Ray Carroll, and Chuck Huckelberry.

Tucson Audubon President Herb Trossman, presented the first Wally and Marion Paton Award for Outstanding Contributions to Birding to the Paton Family. For many years, Marion and Wally graciously opened their Patagonia backyard to birders from all over the world. Son Wally Paton and daughter Jackie Covey accepted the award for the family. Herb also presented a President’s Award to Eng-Li Green for her many outstanding contributions in the graphic arts to Tucson Audubon. She has changed the face of the organization through her skilled revamping of our newsletter, pamphlets, brochures, letters, and the newly launched website.

We thank all who attended and donated, for their generosity and devotion to conservation and Tucson Audubon. We extend special thanks to our major gala supporters:

Rillito River Tables: Tucson Electric Power; Southern Arizona Paving and Construction; Salt River Project; Farhang & Medcoff, PLLC; Bureau of Land Management

Madera Creek Tables: Sandy and Karl Elers; Chris and Doug McVie; Cynthia Pruett; Bill and Alice Roe

SAVE THE DATE! - Third Annual Gala!
Return to Wild America
Celebrating Places for Wildlife

Guest speaker: Scott Weidensaul

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Loews Ventana Canyon

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