Nearly 800 people in “safari” attire partied while raising $1,074,665.00 at the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association’s (GLAZA) 43rd Annual Beastly Ball, which took place under the stars after hours at the Los Angeles Zoo on Saturday, June 15, 20123, and honored Wells Fargo and actress Pauley Perrette, known to millions around the world as “Abby Sciuto” on CBS’s #1 rated drama, NCIS. As guests celebrated the Zoo’s forthcoming Rainforest of the Americas habitat, they strolled through the grounds observing Zoo inhabitants, watching animal feedings, chatting with keepers, viewing small animals up close, enjoying entertainment by Central and South American music groups, dancing, and dining on bountiful food provided by some of L.A.’s most iconic restaurants. GLAZA President Connie Morgan and Los Angeles Zoo Director John Lewis recognized Wells Fargo for its pivotal community philanthropy, and Kevin
Frazier, co-anchor of OMG! Insider, presented the Tom Mankiewicz Leadership Award to Perrette, a long-time advocate of the Los Angeles Zoo. Among the others celebs on hand were the legendary Betty White, who is GLAZA Board of Trustees co-chairman, Vallerie Bertinelli, Lisa Ling, and comedian Jimmy Pardo.