Thursday, June 11, 2020

6:00 PM Virtual Gala website goes live
1-hour Virtual Table conversations begin at 6 PM, 7 PM, or 8 PM

as WCS Thanks Our Legacy Supporters and Shares 125 Years of Conservation and Hope for the Future

WCS: WE STAND FOR WILDLIFE

WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. We envision a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity and integrity of life on earth.

We stand for wildlife. Join us.

ABOUT THE VIRTUAL EVENT

On Thursday, June 11, 2020 the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) reimagines its annual Gala as a virtual experience. Join us as WCS Thanks Our Legacy Supporters and Shares 125 Years of Conservation and Hope for the Future.

This new virtual format is a safe way to be a part of this year’s Gala from the comfort of your own home. Hear from WCS President and CEO, Dr. Cristián Samper, and WCS Chair of the Board, Alejandro Santo Domingo—meet some of the fascinating animals at WCS’s four zoos and aquarium in New York—and enjoy visually stunning images of the wildlife and wild places that WCS protects in 60 countries around the globe. Round out the evening by joining a conversation with WCS experts at a virtual table.

Join us for a toast!

WCS Virtual Gala Signature Cocktail Recipe

LEGACY SUPPORTERS

Eleanor Briggs
Butler Conservation Fund
Wellington Denahan
Katie and Peter Dolan
Jill and Gordon Dyal
Jon and Sally Green
Antonia and George Grumbach, Jr.
Judith Hamilton
Hearst
John and Jeanet Irwin on behalf of Hillside Capital Incorporated
Tony and Amie James
The Family of Robert Wood Johnson III
Mary and John LaMattina
Terry and Bob Lindsay
Joan Tweedy and the Tortuga Foundation
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.
Ambrose and Lili Monell
Mary and Howdy Phipps
Julian Robertson
Ted and Connie Roosevelt
Roger Sant
Alejandro and Charlotte Santo Domingo
Lisa and David T Schiff
David B "Scott" Schiff
Virginia and Warren Schwerin
Walter and Jeanne Sedgwick
Kitty and Stephen Sherrill
Coty Sidnam
Allison and Leonard Stern
Ann and Andrew Tisch
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Mary H. White
Ward and Priscilla Woods
Don and Barbara Zucker

Leadership

Co-Chairs

Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie
Jill and Gordon Dyal
Tony and Amie James
Mary and Howdy Phipps
Julian Robertson
Ted and Connie Roosevelt
Alejandro and Charlotte Santo Domingo
Lisa and David T Schiff
David B "Scott" Schiff
Kitty and Stephen Sherrill
Allison and Leonard Stern
Andrew and Ann Tisch
Ward and Priscilla Woods

Vice Chairs

Eleanor Briggs
Katie and Peter Dolan
Ingrid and Thomas Edelman
Antonia and George Grumbach, Jr.
Gillian Hearst
John and Jeanet Irwin on behalf of Hillside Capital Incorporated
The Family of Robert Wood Johnson III
Mary and John LaMattina
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
Terry and Bob Lindsay
Makena Capital Management
Virginia and Warren Schwerin
Coty Sidnam
The Starr Foundation
Don and Barbara Zucker

WCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Cristián Samper, PhD

President and CEO

Alejandro Santo Domingo

Chair

Hamilton E. James

Vice Chair

Gordon E. Dyal

Treasurer

Frederick W. Beinecke

Secretary

Elected Trustees

Elizabeth Ainslie
Frederick W. Beinecke
Rosina M. Bierbaum
Duncan A. Chapman
Rudolph F. Crew
Katherine L. Dolan
Gordon E. Dyal
Thomas J. Edelman
Christopher J. Elliman
Paul A. Gould
Jonathan D. Green
Antonia M. Grumbach
Judith H. Hamilton

John N. Irwin III
Hamilton E. James
Julia Marton-Lefèvre
David J. Millstone
Ambrose K. Monell
Adebayo O. Ogunlesi
Alejandro Santo Domingo
Juan Manuel Santos
David B "Scott" Schiff
Walter C. Sedgwick
Katherine Sherrill
Caroline N. Sidnam
Andrew H. Tisch
Roselinde Torres

Life Trustees

C. Diane Christensen
Howard Phipps, Jr., Chair Emeritus
Julian Robertson
David T Schiff, Chair Emeritus
Mrs. Leonard N. Stern
Ward W. Woods, Chair Emeritus
Barbara Hrbek Zucker

Trustees Emeriti

Eleanor Briggs
Jonathan L. Cohen
Bradley L. Goldberg
Brian J. Heidtke

DONATE

All gifts made to WCS in support of Virtual Gala 2020 are 100% tax-deductible.

Levels of Support

$100,000 Conservator
$50,000 Partner
$25,000 Benefactor
$15,000 Protector
$10,000 Advocate

$5,000 Supporter
$2,500 Supporter
$1,500 Supporter
$1,000 Supporter
$500 Young Sustainer (ages 21-40)

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION

As the first zoological organization in the world to promote wildlife conservation, WCS’s Bronx Zoo helped save bison from extinction more than a century ago. Today, we are working to restore free-ranging bison populations across their historic North American range through partnerships with Indigenous Peoples, accredited zoos, and others.
Defending nature’s strongholds—the world’s remaining areas of protected wilderness on land and sea—is our best hope for ensuring the survival of wildlife and ecosystems. WCS has helped create more than 265 protected areas over the last century, and we are scaling up efforts to make sure Earth’s most important strongholds for biodiversity are equipped to withstand escalating pressures.
As the world’s premier wildlife conservation organization, WCS has 125 years of experience in successfully saving endangered species. Stable and recovering animal populations, reductions in poaching, and stronger international wildlife protections all prove that our efforts are working.
The ocean provides half of our atmosphere’s oxygen, feeds over a billion people, and facilitates 90 percent of global trade. But today, overfishing and the loss of top ocean predators threaten local communities, global economies, and human survival. WCS’s marine program covers the waters of 23 countries, and is designed to safeguard global coral species, reverse the decline of sharks and rays, and steward the recovery of marine mammals.
Preserving our planet’s last unbroken swaths of intact forest is crucial to protecting biodiversity, sustaining human communities, and regulating climate. Intact forests are disappearing at twice the rate of forests overall and need urgent protection. WCS has a bold new plan to end all loss of intact forest by 2030.
WCS’s New York City wildlife parks promote lifelong connections between people and nature while advancing conservation of species in the wild. Our four zoos—the Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, Queens Zoo, and Prospect Park Zoo—and our New York Aquarium comprise the world’s largest network of urban wildlife parks and welcome more than 4 million guests a year.

past event photos

Gala 2019: We Stand for Wildlife

Gala 2018: We Stand for Wildlife

Gala 2017: Big Cats

Gala 2016: We Stand for Wildlife

Gala 2015: Turning Tides

Gala 2014: An Elephant’s Tale

Gala 2013: The Wonders of Southeast Asia

Gala 2012: The Coasts of Patagonia

Gala 2011: Elephants and Ivory

Gala 2010: Flights of Fancy

WCS GALA: WE STAND FOR WILDLIFE

Contact

For more information, please contact:
Elizabeth Benham
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10460
Phone: 718 741 1616
gala@wcs.org

Learn more about the Wildlife Conservation Society

Mission
WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.

Vision
WCS envisions a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity and integrity of life on earth.

Photo Credits: Bison photo by Jillian Cooper; © WCS Mozambique; Julie Larsen Maher © WCS; © Kalyan Varma; © Andre Baertschi/WCS; © BFA; © InFocusNYC; © Patrick McMullan/PatrickMcMullan.com; © Owen Hoffman/PatrickMcMullan.com; © Cutty McGill

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