Thank you to our donors, our sponsors, and all of our supporters for making Seneca Park Zoo Society's 34th annual Zoobilation Gala a resounding success.

The ripple effect: small actions create lasting change for the future of wildlife and wild places.
Your support for Seneca Park Zoo ripples out to produce far-reaching impact.
Join us for a night of celebration and giving that empowers your Zoo to be a leader in conservation, driving us forward on behalf of wildlife and wild places right here in Rochester, throughout our region, nationally, and around the globe.

Step-and-Repeat photos from the evening

Thank you to all our amazing sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor

Dinner Sponsors

Live Auction Sponsor

Tasting Trail Sponsor

Dream Big Sponsor

Silent Auction Sponsor

Registration Sponsor

Evening Program Sponsor

Valet Sponsor

Silent Auction Sponsor

Custom Cocktail Sponsor

Premium Table Sponsor

Premium Table Sponsor

Leonard & Lorraine
Bayer

Premium Table Sponsor

Leonard & Lorraine
Bayer

Premium Table Sponsor

Agency Creative Sponsor

Zoobilation Signage Provider

Zoobilation Support Sponsor

Zoobilation Support Sponsor

Zoobilation Support Sponsor

Zoobilation Support Sponsor

Empire Merchants North

Bar Sponsor

Bar Sponsor

Bar Sponsor

Bar Sponsor

Christine Klos & Don White

Live Music Sponsor

Live Music Sponsor

Bar Sponsor

Bar Sponsor

Bar Sponsor

Live Music Sponsor

Additional Sponsors

Dessert & Coffee Sponsor

Dessert & Coffee Sponsor

Signature Drink Sponsor

Table Sponsors

B&L Wholesale Supply

Admar Supply Company

Christine Klos & Don White

 

Angels in your Home

GRB

Chamberlain Septic and Sewer

Alstom Signaling Foundation

Gavin and Danelle Brownlie

Barbara Kelley & Tom Riley

J.P. Morgan Chase

Tom and Carolyn Argust

Maureen and Bob Dobies

THANK YOU

Thank you to our ticket purchasers, our Partners In Conservation, and Leadership Council Members.

Eric Allen
Leonard Bayer
Stephen Brown
Luis Burgos
Katrina Busch
Trisha Butera
Tyler Cassidy-Heacock
Tim DeGrave
Maureen Dobies
Tarek Eldaher
Angela Giuseppetti
Peter Hin
Suzanne Hunt
Barbara Kelley
Jozef Kuzmkowski

Katie Lally
Todd Liebert
Dan Matteo
James Myers
Kevin Nowack
Pamela O’Connor-Chapman
Christine Osborne, M.D.
Pamela Reed Sanchez
W. Jack Plants II
Chris Stern
Rose Mary Villarubia-Izzo
Jay Weaver
David Wilks
Debby Wilson
Iris Zimmermann

Evening Hosts and Entertainment

Nikki Rudd, Live Auction Host

Joe Lomonaco, Live Auction Host

FourCor Quintet,

Anthony LaLena

Cammy Enaharo & Jared Tinkham

Matching Gifts

Glover-Crask Charitable Trust

Staff

Seneca Park Zoo Society, Seneca Park Zoo, The SSA Group, Seneca Park Zoo Volunteers

Tasting Trail Partners

Tito’s Vodka

Swiftwater Brewing

Heroes Brewing

Genesee Brewery

Blue Barn Cidery

OSB Ciderworks

Farmhouse Table Catering

Ten to One Rum

PM Spirits

Empire Merchants

Ravines

Taste of Kay Catering

Montezuma Winery

Cut-It-Out! Cookies 

Thank you to our fabulous tasting partners for supporting our strolling cocktail hour!

Event Details

Step into Zoobilation ready to stroll the Zoo in bold cocktail attire as you connect with programs and people creating change. Grab a drink and meet an animal ambassador as you sip and savor your way through the Tasting Trail featuring local beverages, sustainably produced spirits and wine, and small bites from local restaurants. Experience animal encounters and live music as you bid on amazing silent auction items. Take a seat next to animal habitats and enjoy a delicious dinner and open bar among friends old and new. Remember, Zoobilation is only for guests 21+. 

Schedule for the Evening 

5:30p – Welcome and registration 

5:45p – 7:30p – Tasting Trail 

6:30p – Dinner next to animal habitats 

7:30p – 8:30p – Evening Program begins with coffee and dessert 

8:30p – Live Auction hosted by hosted by Nikki Rudd and Joe Lomonaco.  

Online Silent Auction Now Open!

2024 Online Silent Auction now open! It is through the generosity of our community that our silent and live auctions remain important mainstays of our fundraising efforts.

We accept a wide range of donations including items, gift baskets, gift certificates, tickets and memberships, and experiences or activities.

Silent Auction begins online Friday, May 24th and closes June 1st.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Take your support further by becoming a sponsor! Zoobilation remains our largest single-day fundraiser, raising funds to support a variety of on-site and international programming such as ZooCamp, Urban Ecologists, and our reforestation efforts in Madagascar.

To Learn more about Zoobilation, contact Special Events Manager Angela Giuseppetti at [email protected] or 585.295.7388.

Zoobilation 2023

We had so much fun and so grateful for all the support of our community.
Here are a few shots of the night’s fun – make sure to join us in 2024!

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