You blew us out of the water!
With Hawaiian monk seals on the way to the Zoo, we asked for your help to sponsor a seal’s journey to Minnesota.
We needed to raise $20,000 to stock up on delicious seafood, fun and engaging toys, training supplies, and medical equipment. We needed to be ready to provide the seals with the highest quality of care when they arrived.
Then, your response blew us out of the water! Many of you called to ask about the seals, to share a story about the Zoo in your lives, or just to tell us how excited you were for the monk seal exhibit.
By the end of the month, you donated over $50,000 for monk seals!
Thank you, Minnesota Zoo members, for helping us prepare to welcome these special seals, and for helping us take care of all of the animals at the Zoo.
We gratefully acknowledge the following members, who made gifts to sponsor a Hawaiian monk seal’s journey to the Minnesota Zoo.
Contributing Members
Anonymous (5) |
Abere Family |
Jeffrey A. Albrecht |
Andrea and Geoffrey Anderson |
Kim and Russell Anderson |
Tim, Rachel, Megan, Hannah, and Caleb Anderson |
Maxwell and Calvin Andresen |
David, Sarah, Grace and Emma Arndtsen |
Jennie and Chris Arnett |
Gail Astleford and Elizabeth Schlee |
Kevin and Susan Bachmann |
Sandeep Bahadur and Shruti Joshi |
Jeremy, Kate, Mackenzie, and Miles Bartelt |
Tracey Bartlett and Thomas Smith |
Pattie Betz |
Laura and Daniel Black |
Jan and Robert Blaszkiewicz |
Russell and Suzanne Bockstedt |
Nick Bohanon |
Rachel and Kyle Bohman |
Carolyn and Thomas Borgen |
Marie Bouley and Alan Ciesielczyk in memory of Craig Seaburg |
Jennifer Bowe and Hailey Kerr |
Thomas and Dawnette Boyd |
Stacie and John Boyer |
Will and Judy Branning |
Julie Anne and Larry Branscomb |
The Brennan Family – Steve, Laura, JC, and Lorraine |
Phyllis Brevig |
Magnus and Astrid Hendee Larsson |
Nancy and Gary Brown |
Elizabeth and Kent Bruinsma |
Susan and Thomas Brust |
Blythe Burrow |
Jan Burry and Richard Garcia |
Jane L. and Jeffrey F. Carlson |
Susan Carlson, in memory of Ernie Sinkfield |
Chris, Kris, Amelie, and Sophia Carpenter |
Aaron, Jennifer, Lyla, and Brielle Carrell |
Andy Centauri |
Tereza Cervenka and Jim Risser, in honor of Luna |
Mundahl-Chandler Familiy |
Lili and Sheldon Chester |
Pamela and Michael Chmiel |
Wyatt and Anna-Rose Clear |
The Zarembski Family |
Cynthia and Michael Collins |
Dana Collova |
Melinda and Patrick Conness |
Todd and Martha Constant |
Marie Cooper |
The Copes – Laura, Richard, and Ashley |
Ashley and Douglas Cornforth |
Kate and Stephen Courchane |
Jocelyn Cox and Scott Vittum |
Lydia Crepps |
Robert and Sherry Cyza |
Jessica and Matthew D’Antonio |
Allison, Hazel, Oliver, and Betty |
Mylin and Harris deNeui |
Finke Family |
Eleanor Dolan |
The Dolan Family |
Lowell Doocy and Kathy Kelly |
Cameron Dressler |
Leah and Kyle Duffin |
William R. and Teresa Egan |
Candace and Beatrice Ehler |
Leon, Marian, and Ciara Eichten |
Laura and Shane Ellenburg |
Dillon and Kyna Engelhart |
Blake Boelter, Natalie Boelter, and Logan Erbes |
Vicky Ernst |
John Faughnan and Emily Lagace |
Janet Feeney |
Claire and Truman Fillbrandt |
Denise Finstad and Children |
Kathleen Fox |
Judy Frandson and Michael Bonine |
Lori Frank |
Greg and Valerie Fredrickson |
James and Elizabeth Fulford |
Tony, Jodi, Abby and Calvin Gallup |
Kimberly and Aaron Gelperin |
Jane Gergen |
Dan Carlsen and Susan Gerstner |
Dr. Gary and Nancy Grammens |
Terrel Green |
Raymond and Marian Gritche |
Alex Guenther |
Kyle, Betty, Jack, and Lucien Gustafson |
Matt Haar |
Charlotte Hanley-Jacobson and Paul Jacobson |
Dennis Hansen and Kathleen Caldwell |
Johanna Hanssen |
Chris and Ashleigh Harder |
Kelly Harris |
Joe Hart and Family |
Ruth L. Hass |
Emma Hathaway |
Kristine Haugsland |
Kate and Ryan Haus |
Kathleen Hauser |
Adeline Head |
Roberta W. Hedge |
Josh Heinrich |
Shannon and Steve Heinzelman |
Higgins Family – Brainerd, MN |
Dick Hjelseth and Sarah Schumacher, in memory of Mike Schumacher |
Bella and Braelyn Hohenstein |
The Holm Family |
Marvin and Ruth Hoshaw |
Benjamin J. Findley and Sarah Houle |
Natalie Hudson |
Tom and Regina Hudson |
Lucy Janssen |
Jennifer and Keith Jensen |
Bradley and Amanda Jewell |
Julie and Dan Johnson |
Kyle, Amanda, Jaiden, and Kendall Johnson |
Sheryl Johnson |
Jeff, Suzanne, and Conner Jones |
Kirstin and Jacob Jones |
Michael and Abby Jones |
Catharine Joyce |
Melissa and Charlie Judge |
Kim Kaliszewski |
Stuart Kane |
Debra Karger |
Lori and Terry Karlstad |
Marc and Jennifer Karos |
Janice Kelly |
Matt Williams |
Jan and Paul Kemper |
Ryan and Katherine King |
Peggy Kipp |
Jennifer and Sandor Kiss |
Cynthia and Greg Klaus |
Brad and Catherine Kline |
Josh and Jackie Kline |
Anne and Warren Knapp |
James and Carole Knudsen |
David and Ann Koppe |
Danielle and Demetrios Kouzoukas |
Gina Kovach and Mike Marso |
Dale, Sherri, and Holly Kowalski |
Kerstin and Kallie Krautbauer |
Nathan and Elizabeth Kro Family |
Dan Kroyer |
Aleksandra Kupp |
Carla Kurth |
Pertti and Kim Laine |
Iyla and Piper Langenfeld |
The Attridge Family |
Deborah Wold Lewis |
Rob, Liz, Tony, and Gabe Lichner |
Johnny and Danie Lillie, Owen and Ella Gray |
MaryAnn and Drew Lippay, in honor of Xavier’s Godfather, Stephen |
Stella and Henry London-Nyhus |
Riley and Kellen Mingo |
Valerie and Zachary Magnuson |
Benjamin Marg |
Jeffrey and Margo Marko |
Mike Markovich – Enjoy the show |
Brian and Debra McBride |
Monica McGuire |
Roy McIntyre |
Michael and Linda Merchant |
Melissa Meyer |
Teresa L. Michels |
James Mingus |
Michael and Stephanie Mischnick |
Elizabeth and Josh Mitchell |
Seth Schardt |
Ryan and Lindsey Moe |
Wardwell and Beverly Montgomery |
Evangeline Rose Montpetit |
Munkberg Family |
The Muñoz Family |
Meadow Muska and Bridget Doak |
Kimberly and Matthew Naruko-Stewart |
Montian and Mara Natrakul |
Seth, Elizabeth, Aurora, and Dean Nelsen |
Bonnie Nelson |
Eric and Jennifer Newman |
Dan Nicol, Paisley, Liam, and Gannon Andrews |
John Oakes |
Katrina, Brian, Ellen, and Oliver Ohs |
Paula Ann O’Keefe |
Kathryn and David Olson |
Mike Olson and Angela Faulkner |
John “Oly” Olufson |
Ben and Wendy Osborn |
Brian and Michelle Oss, for our little girl, Elle Oss (2) |
Robbie and Kimberly Ostlund |
Sherry Overholser |
Heidi and Dan Paltzer |
Betty Pankuch |
Joe, Kim, and Austin Pap |
Mitchell R. Parker |
Brenda and Dan Peick |
Anthony and Lois Pesola |
Ronald Peterson |
Tom Phillips |
Alicia and Louis Plevell |
Vanessa and Marc Post |
Angela and Cynthia Prange |
Martina Priadka |
Charlotte Pulk |
Jeanne Raymond |
Donna Reay |
Dustin Reed and Heather Dodds |
Matthew Rench and Charmaine Lee |
Will and Ava Rengo |
Gary and Marcia Richter |
Will Robbins and Melissa Holm |
Laila Torres |
Brie and Holly Rose in honor of Papa, Grama, and DevRo |
Janet Rose |
Cory and Jennifer Rubin, in honor of our wedding in Discovery Bay in June 1999 |
Patricia Ryan |
Sadlo-Mikesh Family for Everett and Wyatt, remembering when one of you fell into Discovery Bay |
The Sahnow Family |
Bonnie and Wayne Sandbulte |
Becki Sanford |
Sophia and Rowyn Rice |
Cyndi S, John H, and Audra M |
Andrew and Daisy |
Kirby and Juanita Schueler |
Schwartz Family |
Lynelle R. Scullard and Tom R. Scullard |
Jo Ann Stacy |
Cathy Segal |
James and Jean Sharer |
Michelle Sharp and Raphael Jones |
Elizabeth and Joshua Sheppard |
Ryan Shirk and Sara Buechmann |
Dmitriy Shtern and Svetlana Altmark |
Janet and David Simpson |
Jim Slattery and Mary Powers |
Mary Beth and Rexford Smith |
Michele and Tom Smith |
Kathy and Steve Soucy |
Ryan Spangler |
Grandma G and Bumpa Senden |
Norman and Barbara K. Steinberg |
Natalie Stephens |
Steve Steuber and Lou Ann Arenz |
Judi Straquadine |
Robert and Judith Straub |
Linda and John Tantzen |
Velma Teichroew |
Scott and Christine Tesmer |
Ken Theis Family |
Shawn and Brooke Toews in memory of Mary Sue Pulles |
Sara and Cole Turnbow |
Marietta and Jay Turner |
Megan and Andrew Ulland, Winifred and Jackson |
Allan Valgemae and Robert Harding |
Erin VanBurkleo |
Jason and Brenda Vaughn |
Helen S. Waldron |
Margaret and JD Walker |
Natalie and Chris Walker |
Kenneth and Jennifer Walls |
Terrae and Jack Weatherman |
Cole and Dylan Weber |
McKenna Weber |
Terry and Jodie Wehling |
Pete and Sara Wenstad |
Jaxson Wheeler |
Richard and Tamara Whiteis |
Wigley Family |
Kil Choe and Erik Wikstrom |
Nathan and Linnea Wilhelm |
Christopher Wilson |
Wingnut Tattoo and Piercing Studio |
Paul and Nancy Wood |
Natalie and Jason Ysker |
Zani Family |
Kirsten Zerhusen |
Joseph and Louise Zoght |
Aggie “Nana” Unze |