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Left: Mary Stockard, left, holding the gloved-trained education bird, Legacy, and Libby and Lucky Cloyd. Photo special to the Journal Right: Richard Esposito and Dana Pigford.
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Guests Go Wild for Chocolate-Themed Gala
he Alabama Wildlife Center held its eighth annual fundraising gala, Wild About Chocolate, Feb. 11 at the Harbert Center. Decorations included pink and red Japanese lanterns suspended by long ribbons in the atrium, bird scene umbrellas and chocolate organza threaded with white lights. Guests enjoyed savory appetizers, chocolate desserts and complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks donated by Avo, Dram, Jackson’s Bar and Bistro, Five Star Event Catering, Gourmet Pantry, Ashley Mac’s Café and Catering, Royal Cup Coffee, Cabot Cheese, Ocean and 26, Gigi’s Cupcakes, Edgar’s Bakery, Nino’s Italian Restaurant, Southern Foodservice Management, Rusty’s Bar-B-Q, Good People Brewing Company, Savoie Catering, A Social Affair, Louise’s Cakes N’ Things, Fish Market Restaurant, Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Lakeside Package and Catering by LaNetta. Emcees Kalee Dionne and Jim Dunaway from CBS 42 premiered a new video that will be used as a welcome message for Alabama Wildlife Center visitors. The video was produced by AWC board member Scott Mauldin and Vulcan Media. Members of the newly established Junior Board, Raptor Force, were introduced. Those at the event included Anna Morris, John Griffin, Kerry Smith, Sean Palmer, Kaitlin McCulley, Devin and Helen Dolive, Josh Carter and Tom Sheffer. A silent auction offered jewelry, original artwork, vacation packages, gift certificates to restaurants and shops, spa packages and electronics. The highlight of the evening was the live auction conducted by Ken Jackson, who was assisted by Junior Board members. A golf outing for three with Al Del Greco as the fourth player and Terry Henley as caddy was in high demand, as was a flight in a Chinese military trainer owned
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by Richard Hess with International Jets. Jay Jerman, former owner, was on hand to share his stories about the plane’s acrobatic abilities. Event sponsors Southern Company and Merrill Lynch as well as other corporate sponsors were offered photo opportunities with the Alabama Wildlife Center’s newest glovetrained education more photos at bird, an American Kestrel. Proceeds from the event will be immediately put to work to support efforts to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned and injured native birds. Gala guests included Bill Foster and Jean Cecil, Dick and Dana Pigford, Glen and Sandra Allinson, Michael and Laura Player, Bryan Banta and Dustyn Schachter, Chris and Elizabeth Imms, Thomas and Nadis Walker, Lucky and Libby Cloyd, Stan and Rebecca Huner, Sandra Jean and Ed Murray, David and Sherrie Pitre, Ken and D.J. Boyd, Terry Henley
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