Today’s Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Today’s Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Save the Date
Saturday, February 28, 2026
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Join us for a night of passion and purpose featuring cocktails, a live auction, dinner, and dancing.
5:30pm | Cocktail Reception and Animal Encounters
7:00pm | Dinner, Live Auction, and Program
8:30pm | Entertainment
Attire: Wildly Elegant Cocktail
Emcee: Mary Strong, NBC Palm Springs
Auction Host: Brian Harnik, Esq.
Charity Auctioneer: Dale Johannes
Entertainment: UPTOWN
The Zoobilee Gala is our largest fundraising event of the season. Your support will bring the wonders of the desert to life and help us tell the stories of some of the world’s most endangered species.
This year’s Zoobilee Gala will be an intimate affair with limited seating. Join us for a night of passion and purpose featuring cocktails, a live auction, dinner and dancing.
If space allows, individual tickets will be available starting December 1, 2025.
Sponsorship and Underwriting Opportunities are now available. Click here to learn more.
For more information, please call 760-340-4954 or email [email protected].
Presenting Sponsor – $100,000
Rita Stec and Lance Eldred
Platinum Sponsors – $50,000
Baltzell Family
Schlinger Family Foundation
Gold Sponsors – $25,000 plus
Argyros Family Foundation
Suz Hunt
Debbie and Art Jacobson
McGrath Family
Ritz Family Foundation
Sally Simonds – Cocktail Reception Patron
Steve Tobin and Johnny Krupa, Grace Helen Spearman Foundation
Marcy Tonkin – Cocktail Entertainment Patron
Table Captain Sponsors – $15,000 plus
Suzan and Bill Appel
City of Rancho Mirage
Cathy and Bill Dickson
Stan and Ros Hack
Brooke Koehler
Edie McCarthy
Event Sponsors – $10,000 plus
Thomas Patrick and Stephen Rulo – Wine Patron
Event Sponsors – $5,000 plus
Gala Co-Chairs Nancy Stegehuis & Sandy Woodson – Invitation Patron
Susie and Wayne Harvey – Raise the Paw Paddle Patron
Squire and Angie Junger – Photo Patron
Pat and Dave Lamb – Hotel Patron
Jneil Ludwick Nelson – Table Centerpiece Patron
Bonnie and Paul Racano – Swag Bag Patron
Lynne Rudnick – Animal Encounters Patron
Judy Sanders – Specialty Cocktail Drink Patron
Lori and Aubrey Serfling
Pam and Bill Simpkins – Safety & Security Patron
Visit Greater Palm Springs
Live Auction Donors
The Armstrong Collective, Canyon Spirit Railway
Cypress Inn – Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Dahl Restaurant Group
Save the Date
Saturday, February 28, 2026
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Join us for a night of passion and purpose featuring cocktails, a live auction, dinner, and dancing.
5:30pm | Cocktail Reception and Animal Encounters
7:00pm | Dinner, Live Auction, and Program
8:30pm | Entertainment
Attire: Wildly Elegant Cocktail
Emcee: Mary Strong, NBC Palm Springs
Auction Host: Brian Harnik, Esq.
Charity Auctioneer: Dale Johannes
Entertainment: UPTOWN
The Zoobilee Gala is our largest fundraising event of the season. Your support will bring the wonders of the desert to life and help us tell the stories of some of the world’s most endangered species.
This year’s Zoobilee Gala will be an intimate affair with limited seating. Join us for a night of passion and purpose featuring cocktails, a live auction, dinner and dancing.
If space allows, individual tickets will be available starting December 1, 2025.
Sponsorship and Underwriting Opportunities are now available. Click here to learn more.
For more information, please call 760-340-4954 or email [email protected].
Presenting Sponsor – $100,000
Rita Stec and Lance Eldred
Platinum Sponsors – $50,000
Baltzell Family
Schlinger Family Foundation
Gold Sponsors – $25,000 plus
Argyros Family Foundation
Suz Hunt
Debbie and Art Jacobson
McGrath Family
Ritz Family Foundation
Sally Simonds – Cocktail Reception Patron
Steve Tobin and Johnny Krupa, Grace Helen Spearman Foundation
Marcy Tonkin – Cocktail Entertainment Patron
Table Captain Sponsors – $15,000 plus
Suzan and Bill Appel
City of Rancho Mirage
Cathy and Bill Dickson
Stan and Ros Hack
Brooke Koehler
Edie McCarthy
Event Sponsors – $10,000 plus
Thomas Patrick and Stephen Rulo – Wine Patron
Event Sponsors – $5,000 plus
Gala Co-Chairs Nancy Stegehuis & Sandy Woodson – Invitation Patron
Susie and Wayne Harvey – Raise the Paw Paddle Patron
Squire and Angie Junger – Photo Patron
Pat and Dave Lamb – Hotel Patron
Jneil Ludwick Nelson – Table Centerpiece Patron
Bonnie and Paul Racano – Swag Bag Patron
Lynne Rudnick – Animal Encounters Patron
Judy Sanders – Specialty Cocktail Drink Patron
Lori and Aubrey Serfling
Pam and Bill Simpkins – Safety & Security Patron
Visit Greater Palm Springs
Live Auction Donors
The Armstrong Collective, Canyon Spirit Railway
Cypress Inn – Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Dahl Restaurant Group
