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May 17, 2008 is the night of our Annual EARS Fundraiser Gala and do we have a surprise for you this year!

A Masquerade Ball

If you’ve never been to one of these events, you’re missing out. For an invitation, call (800) 228-7382 or email us. But hurry, we sell out fast...

Spend an enchanting evening on the Wild Side while benefiting the elephants of EARS.

5pm - 10pm. . Includes, No Host Bar, Martini Bar, dinner, live music, entertainment, live and silent auctions, casino gaming, and much much more. Ticket Prices: $135/person  table of 8 - $1,040.00  table of 10 - $1250.00  This is an adults only event. Attire for this evening is Semi Formal ~ Black tie optional. Gift Masks will be provided Guaranteed to be unlike any other fundraising event you’ve ever attended!!!

Special thanks to some of our 2008 event sponsors for helping make this year’s event our best yet:

Be sure to scroll down to see photos from past years...

ALL NEW IN 2007/08 AND A FIRST FOR EARS

we are extremely proud to introduce two new fundraising ideas we know you’ll enjoy!!!

 Couple this fact with the added animal ingredient and the guests that evening enjoyed a first of it's kind performance by this Southern California based group. The boys perform all over the world for dignitaries from all countries. This was their first visit to Monterey and it was truly memorable one for all.

Almost EVERY GUEST asked us to guarantee their return next year and we are hoping to just that. Thank-you to all who attended and especially to the boys.

Our LISA MEMORIAL BRICK program is designed and dedicated to funding Lisa’s legacy - the adoption of Paula & Kristi. The bricks can be purchased in memory of anyone or anything that meant as much to you as our beloved Lisa meant to us. They can be purchased to show your support of EARS or the support of your business or organization. We need to raise $180,000 to assure that Paula and Kristi will remain with Butch and Buffy at EARS. The sale of all the bricks in the path will do just that.

Space is limited and our goal is tremendous but we hope all will participate in the very worthwhile program. To down load a flyer on purchaing a brick, please click on the link below. For more information on Lisa and her memorial, please click here.

As always, there’s one key reason the EARS Annual Gala is as successful as it is every year, the volunteers! The EARS board of Directors and the elephants can’t thank them enough!

Of course, an award winning Martini Bar donated by our very special friends and donors at Hullabaloos Restaurant contributes to the fun also!

Chef Todd Fisher and his partner Will Reynolds from Hullaballoos  were both on hand this evening to oversee the incredible meal they donated to our guests.

Left to right: Monterey’s Chef  Tene Shake with EARS director Charlie Sammut and Chef Todd. With friends like this, staying thin is not an option!

The Shake family has always been a very close and personal relationship with EARS director Charlie Sammut. Their love and respect for animals has always prompted them to embrace and support the efforts of EARS. We hope all will show Chris, Tene, and JR how much we appreciate that support by visiting their spectacular restaurants in Monterey and telling them that you know what they do for our elephants. Check our our “Friends” page for links to those restaurants.

And what’s a party without music ~ this year provided by the very talented Ho’omana Hawaian Band. They were a PERFECT fit. The calls are still coming in from guests who want to know how to get ahold of this folks!

Special guests included Peter Gros from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom seen left with Buffy and EARS Director, Charlie Sammut.

This makes seven years that Monterey’s renown artist, Lynn Lupetti (left) has donated her special gifts to our elephants. Part of this year’s gift was a special print of our beloved, Lisa, purchased by EARS Director, Suzi Greenberg. 

Are you interested in one of these extremely limited and special prints? Go to our EARS Gift Shop to learn about how you can have one before they are completely sold out.

He’s always there but he never gets credit for he’s always the one taking the photos so he’s never in any of them. Well, this year we correct that. Special thanks to Pep Jimenez of Pep Jimenez Photography and his lovely bride for being there every year to help us raise funds for our elephants.

And nothing goes to waste ~ as demonstrated by EARS volunteer, Paul Waford , making sure the last of the incredible martini mix is put to good use.

Worry not, it’s along about 1am when this photo was taken and the EARS volunteers are all celebrating another very successful event. After that, they all “WALK” down to the ranch where we sleep until clean-up time in a few hours.