The Ambassadors

 

The Ambassadors’ purpose is to draw its membership closer to the life of the Zoo, and to have fun, educational experiences that inspire leadership and support for the Zoo.

For more information about the Ambassadors and how you can become one, please contact Lona Leigh, Development Director, at lleigh@houstonzoo.org  / 713-533-6847, or contact Craig and Kirstin Feazel.

     

Ambassadors 2010-2011 Planning Committee

Becoming an Ambassador

$500 Couple / $250 Individual Annual Membership

If you are currently a member of the Zoo and wish to join Ambassadors, you can do so over the phone by calling Lona Leigh, at 713.533.6847, during normal business hours.

 
Ambassadors will receive the following membership benefits:

• Unlimited complimentary regular Zoo admission for 1 household (3 named adults and all dependant children, or any four guests) for one year with exclusive use of the members’ express entrance. 
• Discounted admission to the Zoo’s annual Feast with the Beasts event ($65 per ticket, presale begins September 7, 2010)
• Free admission to the Zoo’s lecture series, Call of the Wild
• Monthly Member Morning presentations
• Free or discounted admission to more than 150 Zoos across the nation
• Priority registration for Camp Zoofari (for children within your household)
• Discounts on family programs and education classes for children, including Natural Beginnings and Wild Wheels
• Kid Keeper privilege – enables you to send your children to the Zoo with an adult caregiver
• 15% discount in the Houston Zoo Gift Shop
• 4 guest passes to Zoobilee, the Zoo’s annual member appreciation event
• Subscription to Wildlife Magazine and Natures Best Magazine for one year
• Eligibility for the Zoo’s international travel program with special zoo fare
• Four single use guest passes 

In addition, Ambassadors will receive special invitations / tickets to the following exclusive events:

• A View From the Top (September 2, 2010) - Invitation to mingle with your fellow Ambassadors, as well as members of Asante and Flock, the Zoo’s other membership clubs, at the brand new Américas restaurant.
• An Evening in the Reptile House (September 23, 2010) - Cocktails and light bites for the adult members to meet the snakes, amphibians, and the Zoo's handsome white alligator, Blanco.
• A Preview of the Forest (December 4, 2010) - Explore the Zoo's new African Forest exhibit "ahead of the pack."  See how this important project will impact our community and mix and mingle with fellow members.
• An Evening in Africa (January 30, 2011) - The Second Annual Ambassadors Gala in the African Forest at the Houston Zoo.
• A Beastly Brunch (March 2011) - Bring your children to enjoy a morning chat with the Zoo's animal keepers.  Enjoy brunch and have the opportunity to meet some of the Zoo's sweetest animal ambassadors.
• A Night Prowl (May 2011) - An after-dark event for adult Ambassadors to meet the Zoo's nocturnal creatures, while enjoying cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. 

Nearly 200 guests found a cure for their cold weather cabin fever when the Houston Zoo hosted the inaugural Ambassadors Winter Gala on Saturday, January 30 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. 

Members of the new Houston Zoo Ambassadors enjoyed a rare opportunity to mix and mingle with Zoo animals and the dedicated keepers who care for them.  Special animal guests for the evening included a wide range of species from the prickly (Ernie the North American porcupine) to the hard shelled (Tuck the three banded armadillo) to those with a heartwarming back story (Liberty, an American bald eagle who has lived at the Zoo since she was rescued by wildlife officials).

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Music by:

J. Wesley Haynes Trio