North Carolina Annual Zoological Society Report 2007

North Carolina Annual Zoological SocIEty Report 2007

Dear members and Donors: A major stride in 2007 was completion of Project: Pachyderms—the Zoo Society’s capital campaign begun in 2005 in support of the Zoo’s Watani Grasslands Reserve expansion. By the end of 2007, you exceeded the project’s $7 million goal and construction was nearly complete on one of the finest African grassland exhibits anywhere. In support of Watani Grasslands Reserve and much more, the Zoo Society transferred $10,649,769 to the Zoo from 2006 through 2007—a two-year record. In 2007 alone, you transferred $5,131,574 through the Society to the Zoo. Strong private sector support highlights the Zoo’s importance to North Carolinians. So the Zoo Society took a new step in 2007— we dedicated the resources necessary for a permanent, energetic presence in Raleigh to educate legislators about the Zoo’s needs and value to North Carolina. Our goal was to encourage lawmakers to share your enthusiasm and emulate your financial support for the state Zoo. Lawmakers responded, and the State provided $3,456,000 in long-absent capital funding. This state appropriation added to traditional transfers means that our combined efforts brought $8,587,854 to the Zoo in 2007. Walking its traditional path of contributions and operations, the Zoo Society netted $3,500,913 for the Zoo in 2007. While this is near of the average for the past 10 years, gift shop sales and Zoo To Do (dinner/dance/auction) both achieved record highs, corporate membership and annual giving increased significantly over 2006, and the Zoo Society ended the year with more members than at the end of any previous year. You stepped up with new facilities and exhibits, animal care and educational programs as well as green initiatives such as the Solar Pointe solar-powered picnic pavilion and planning for a constructed wetland at the Zoo. A long-term Society project—Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park—achieved 501 (c) 3 nonprofit status in 2007, creating a new partner in our efforts to “save a piece of the world for its wildlife.” These accomplishments, along with other vital programs such as elephant tracking in Cameroon and the Valerie H. Schindler Wildlife Rehabilitation Center for the care of injured and orphaned North Carolina animals, were all possible because of you. We are grateful for your support and always take great care to earn the trust you place in us. In 2007 the Zoo Society received a 4-Star ranking (the highest possible) from Charity Navigator, an independent organization that rates the nation’s charities on the way that they manage your funds. Thank you for all you’ve done do help “save a piece of the world for its wildlife.” We will continue to dedicate ourselves to earning your trust every day as we step together toward the new territory ahead of us.

Sincerely,

Russell H. Williams Executive Director

new TErritory In 2007, the Zoo Society entered new territory in support of the Zoo. Not only did we transfer $5,131,574 to the Zoo and set a two-year record for transfers at $10,649,769, the Zoo Society also initiated a new legislative advocacy program that resulted in $3,456,000 in State appropriations for Zoo capital expansion projects—the first significant State appropriations in fifteen years. With traditional transfers and State appropriations combined, Zoo Society efforts brought $8,587,574 to the Zoo in 2007—a record by any measure and more than three times the average of the previous ten years. (See chart p.9) The bulk of 2007 transfers supported capital projects such as the Zoo’s elephant and rhino expansion. Transfers also supported conservation outreach, animals, education, marketing, art and more. Virtually all of these funds came through the generosity of private donors, corporations and foundations. With private donors carrying so much of the weight for Zoo capital expansion for so long, the Zoo Society added a new method to its existing programs in 2007 to raise money for the Zoo. Legislative Action Results in Zoo Funding In 2007, the Zoo Society asked External Affairs Director, Kathy Bull, to expand her community outreach from corporations and community leaders to legislators. This marked the first time that the Zoo Society designated a staff person to lobby the state legislature concerning the Zoo’s capital needs and provide legislators with a knowledgeable and easily accessible authority to explain the rationale and potential benefits of Zoo funding these needs. Kathy, with support from Society members and Zoo and Society staff and volunteers, met regularly with state Senators and Representatives, keeping them abreast of Zoo programs and of the positive impact that these programs have on the state and its citizens. Kathy arrived in Raleigh with the goal of securing $3.456 million in capital funding from the State. This funding would allow the Zoo to build a barn for the animals living on the Zoo’s African Plains and construct a much-needed work and storage area for the Zoo’s horticultural staff. The barns would improve the care the Zoo offers to the 40 antelope already living on the African Plains—particularly those animals sensitive to weather conditions. The barns would also position the Zoo to bring in additional antelope species. With the new barn, the Plains exhibit could support fragile newborns and family groups of antelopes that would live, look and behave much like the antelope herds that teem across Africa’s expansive grasslands and savannas. As part of the effort to secure financial support for the Zoo, Kathy also undertook the important task of educating state legislators about the broad and deep commit- ment North Carolina’s citizens hold for their Zoo. This bond revealed itself when the N.C. Zoo Society asked its members to e-mail or write their legislators in support of the Zoo funding request. The response was amazing. More than 1,200 Society members responded by contacting their legislators within just a few days! The Zoo Society Board and Zoo Council added to this effort by visiting Raleigh and going with Kathy to walk the halls of the legislature to speak with the State’s most important decision makers. These combined efforts built stronger relationships between the Zoo and the legislature by acquainting its members with the profound cultural and economic benefits the Zoo provides its many friends and its State. The results were spectacular. The General Assembly included $3.456 million in the 2007 capital budget for the N.C. Zoo. The Zoo Society’s expanded fund development efforts were successful thanks to its strong leadership, its committed members and a responsive State legislature!

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Greener TErritory Constructed Wetland The Zoo finalized plans in 2007 to construct a wetland area near the North America entrance. The wetland, to be constructed in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, will be located adjacent to an 11-acre lake and associated picnic area. The Zoo Society will fund construction of an observation deck and group catering deck. Educational graphics at the site will explain the water quality benefits of wetlands to both individual visitors and school groups. What’s more, the wetland will improve storm water runoff and water quality at the Zoo. Power of the Sun By the end of 2007, the Zoo completed construction on the largest solar power project in North Carolina—Solar Pointe. Funded through a partnership between the Zoo Society, N.C. Zoo, Car- olina Solar Energy and Randolph Electric Membership Corporation, the Solar Pointe picnic pavilions provide covered catering space for Zoo visitors. The facility will generate the energy used by 11 to 13 average North Carolina homes per year. Educational graphics include a monitor connected to a Web site that shows a live readout of the actual energy being generated. Trees Big and Rare In November 2007, the North Carolina Division of Forest resources certified that a Pignut Hickory tree (Carya glabra) at the N.C. Zoo qualified as a Champion Tree in the North Carolina Big Tree Program. The 106-foot high hickory tree has a circumference of 126 inches and an average crown spread of 77 feet, making it the largest Pignut Hickory in the state. Also in November, N.C. Zoo Horticulturists joined members of Trees Asheboro and Quality Forward (a volunteer organization based in Asheville), to plant six rare American Chestnut trees in Montford Park in downtown Asheville. The Zoo had been cultivating the trees since receiving pure American Chestnut seeds from the American Chest- nut Foundation in 2005. American Chestnuts once thrived in the Eastern United States from Maine to northern Florida and were among the largest trees in the east with diameters of more than 60 inches and heights of more than 100 feet. Early in the 20th century a lethal fungus, known as chestnut blight, was imported into the United States on Asian chestnut trees. By 1950 almost all of the 4 billion American Chestnut trees that once covered more than 9 million acres were dead. N.C. Zoo cultivation is an important part of the effort to save and restore this magnificent species. The Zoo Horticulture Division’s efforts on behalf of the American Chestnut earned first place honors for the 2007 N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Sustain- ability Awards. In 2007, the Zoo Society transferred $70,293 to the Zoo for horticulture.

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new TErritory at the Zoo Exhibits Watani Grasslands Reserve By the end of 2007, the Zoo had nearly completed construction on the new Watani Grasslands Reserve exhibit area — a 37-acre space with a 7-acre elephant habitat, 30-acre African Plains exhibit with rhinos and antelope, a 12,000-square-foot elephant holding barn and other new and improved facilities. For the Zoo, the new facilities contribute signiﬁcantly to pachyderm management. For Zoo visitors, Watani Grasslands Reserve is about as close as they can come to a genuine African grassland without crossing an ocean. The new exhibit provides an educational experience that will inﬂuence conservation awareness for generations to come. Private donors provided virtually all of the funding for the new facility through the Zoo Society’s Project: Pachyderms capital campaign. Thanks to 2007 donations from members and friends of the Zoo Society, Project: Pachyderms topped $7,245,061 raised—exceeding its $7 million goal. In 2007, an anonymous donor gave $150,000 toward the project. Richard Sloan gave $50,000 to name the nursery at the new elephant barn in honor of his late wife, Peggy. Randolph Telephone Membership Corporation provided $30,000 through sponsorship of Zoo To Do 2007. The estate of Helen Brown gave $30,000, and Peter and Ona Pickens gave $26,368. Valerie H. Schindler Wildlife Learning Center By late 2007, the Zoo Society was ready to begin construction of the Valerie H. Schindler Wildlife Learning Center. The Center will provide accommodations for interns, artists and scholars engaged in work that advances the Zoo’s conservation, education, research and recreation missions. Since fundraising for the project began, Zoo Society members, donors and friends provided $627,415 toward the project. Dr. Anton Schindler of Durham continued his generous support of the project. The Center is named in honor of Dr. Schindler’s late wife. Honey Bee Exhibit In December, the Zoo broke ground on a new exhibit featuring the North Carolina state insect, the honey bee. The exhibit, scheduled to open in spring 2009, will feature a working bee hive and other elements that will introduce visitors to the vital role bees play in nature, the economy, and our daily lives. An anonymous donor made a $25,000 challenge grant toward the project in 2007. This gift was fol- lowed by a $25,000 gift from the Farm Bureau and a $10,000 gift from the Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Foundation. Altogether, 39 chapters of North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation contributed more than $42,000, and members of 32 Beekeeper Chap- ters from across the State raised $120,000 in support of the project. “Old Faithful” at the Zoo Zoo Society members Bob and Bonnie Meeker generously donated $200,000 in 2007 to construct a new geyser fountain near the North America Prairie exhibit. The geyser will delight visitors with spectacular eruptions that will last several minutes and occur at regular intervals. The Zoo will select an artist/designer for the project in 2008.

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Animals Rhinos Watani Grasslands Reserve enjoyed a population explosion in 2007 beginning with the arrival in May of six Southern white rhinos from White Oak Plantation, a sanctuary and research facility for endangered and exotic animals in Yulee, Florida. The Zoo Society provided $98,500 to bring three adult females, Linda, Kit and Natalie with their juvenile calves Abby, a female, and males Harris and Lyonnel. These new additions joined the Zoo’s existing group of Stan, Alice and Olivia, bringing the rhino herd to nine animals.

Elephants Zoo Society members and donors provided $564,257 to support the Zoo’s elephant collection in 2007 and the herd began growing in September when Samantha, 19-year old female from the Valley Zoo in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada joined the Zoo’s three long-time residents, male C’sar and females Little Diamond and Rafiki. A month later three others, Artie, a 24-year-old male, Tonga, a 29-year-old female, and Tonga’s five-year-old female calf, Batir, joined the herd. All three traveled to Asheboro from Riddle’s Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary in Arkansas. With these new additions, the N.C. Zoo’s elephant and rhino herds more closely resemble natural family groupings. Not only is the Zoo now home to one of the largest pachyderm collections in American zoos, but the family groupings increase the likelihood that baby elephants and rhinos will one day be born at the N.C. Zoo—a significant contribution to the survival of these magnificent species. Chimpanzees Chimpanzees Lance and Sokoto, six-year-old half-brothers from the Miami Metrozoo in Miami, FL came to North Carolina in 2007 as part of an Association of Zoos and Aquarium plan to balance the number of males and females at the N.C. Zoo. The Zoo’s collection is now up to 14 chimps and includes both males and females ranging in age from the six-year-old newcomers to adults in their late 30s. Lance and Sokoto were also selected as potential mates for some of the Zoo’s younger females. Amphibians Since 1980, more than 100 amphibian species have become extinct and research shows that one-third to one-half of the world’s remaining amphibian species are in danger of extinction. While research points to loss of habitat, pollu- tion, collection for the pet trade and an epidemic fungal infection as culprits in the declines, these factors alone do not appear to account for the magnitude of losses around the globe. In July, the Zoo opened a new frog exhibit in the R.J. Reynolds Forest Aviary featuring three dozen tropical frogs. The frogs, native to the jungles of Central and South America, are each about three inches long and sport some of the most vibrant colors in the animal kingdom. Represented species include Blue, Bumblebee and Dyeing poison dart frogs as well as Panamanian Golden frogs. 4 North Carolina Zoological Society

Snot Otters With amphibians in decline, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums awarded the N.C. Zoo a highly competitive Con- servation Endowment Fund grant to conduct research on the state’s Hellbenders. The Hellbender, North America’s largest salamander, is sometimes affectionately called “Snot Otter," because it secretes a thick coat of mucus when agitated. The $14,190 grant will allow Zoo curators to survey Hellbender populations in western North Carolina. Researchers will also record observations about Hellbender population densities and about water quality. These data will provide baseline information that researchers will use to monitor the health of these populations in the future. This monitoring will help researchers determine if the plight of amphibians extends into Hellbender salamander populations. Reptiles Among reptiles, the Galapagos tortoise has declined from 14 subspecies and more than 250,000 individual animals to 11 subspecies and only about 15,000 animals today. Two Gala- pagos tortoises, named Tort and Retort, were the ﬁrst animals acquired by the Zoo in 1973. The pair was moved to Disney World in Florida in 1983, then to Florida’s St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park in 1999. In 2007, Tort and Retort returned to the N.C. Zoo for a six month stay in the new kidZone exhibit.

new TERRITORy for North Carolina Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park, a world class eco-tourism facility that opened in 2006 in Scotland Neck, North Carolina after $1.5 million in donations through the N.C. Zoo Society, took the next step toward fulfilling its potential as a true center for avian conservation, education, research and recreation in 2007 when it achieved 501 (c) 3 nonprofit status. Sylvan Heights can now do even more to complement Zoo Society efforts to construct Phase II of the Park including an ADA-accessible tree house, amphitheater and more exhibits. Phase II will bring visitors even closer to the work already accomplished at Sylvan Heights. The Park is home to more than 2,500 birds representing 170 species, and offers six aviaries representing birds and plants from different continents. While many of these birds are endangered, Sylvan Heights dedicates another aviary specifically to endangered species. The Park also offers aviaries featuring kook- aburras, brush turkeys, macaws, parrots, cockatoos, flamingos and other exotic birds. A walkway brings visitors close to a fragile ecosystem and a playground for younger visitors. In addition, the Park includes a gift shop, offices, library and multi-purpose room for educational programs. The Park has developed 15 educational programs and continues to expand its relationship with schools and other groups to tailor meaningful conservation education opportunities. The adjoining Sylvan Heights breeding center has become the world’s leading breeder of endangered waterfowl. The breeding center conducts breeding programs for 17 of the 44 waterfowl species listed as globally threatened by Birdlife International, and has achieved 17 world and 14 North American first-breeding awards—an unsurpassed accomplishment. In 2007, the Department of Justice through the Attorney General’s Office gave Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park a $170,000 Environmental Enhancement Grant toward the Wetlands Restoration and Eco-Education Project portion of Phase II. The Town of Scotland Neck through the North Carolina Department of Commerce gave $150,000, and an anonymous donor gave $69,200.

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Paths wEll Traveled Animal Care In 2007, Zoo Society donors and Board Directors designated $300,000 specifically for the care of animals. Through- out the year, these funds helped provide animals with food, enrichment activities, veterinary services and training, and more. Funds were designated for diagnostic veterinary equipment, elephant tracking, nutrition consulting and other direct support that makes life better for animals at the Zoo, in North Carolina and around the world. Valerie H. Schindler Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Donors through the Zoo Society provided $36,216 in 2007 to support the Valerie H. Schindler Wildlife Rehabilita- tion Center’s work to care for injured and orphaned North Carolina Animals. The Center is staffed by volunteers 365 days a year. In 2007 the Center treated 806 animals including 508 birds, 24 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 263 mammals—and two insects. Veterinary Residency The Zoo Society gave $35,000 for continued support of the Zoo Veterinary Residency Program in 2007. The joint program between the N.C. Zoo and N.C. State University provides participants with three years of in-depth training in clinical zoological medicine, and includes non-clinical periods for literature review, basic science training, case report preparation, preparation for board examination and research. Elephants of Cameroon African elephants have been on the endangered species list since 1988 and the N.C. Zoo continued an 11-year program in 2007 to protect them. Spearheaded by Dr. Mike Loomis, N.C. Zoo Chief Veterinarian, and the World Wildlife Fund Central Africa Regional Programme Office, one of the program’s goals involves fitting wild elephants with tracking collars. By tracking herds, researchers hope to reduce conflicts between the animals and expanding human populations. In 2007, Zoo Society members and donors provided over $74,000 in support of the elephants of Cameroon. The International Elephant Foundation provided $13,500 and the Morris Animal Foundation gave $26,890.

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Education The Zoo Society transferred $136,189 to the Zoo for education purposes in 2007. Keepers in the Classroom Research Triangle Park-based GlaxoSmithKline awarded a $10,000 grant in 2007 to support the innovative “Keepers in the Classroom” conservation education program. The program sends N.C. Zoo zookeepers into schools to explore environmental issues with students and provides grants of up to $500 for classroom conservation projects. During “Keepers in the Classroom” presentations, Zookeepers conduct lessons that link the Zoo’s extensive plant and animal collections to worldwide conservation issues to help students understand how environmental stewardship or harm impacts the students’ lives. Each presentation focuses on specific teacher-driven learning outcomes which correspond to the N.C. mandated course of study. Even more, “Keepers in the Classroom” educates and inspires students to become involved in conservation and encourages students to commit to environmentally friendly classroom projects. ConnectKids Building upon an innovative program begun in 2006, the Zoo Society received a $25,000 Dell Connected Communi- ties grant in 2007 to support a Zoo Society initiative that joins the Zoo Society, local libraries and local youth organ- izations to provide access to Field Trip Earth for underserved youth. Project activities include staff training on resources and approaches to technology education services, student workshops, technology projects, and follow-up activities at the Zoo. The project’s use of the World Wide Web to forge direct relationships with underserved youth will provide skills and access to technology, broaden minds, provide exposure to places students may never visit, allow them to work alongside scientists, and provide the knowledge and motivation needed to make informed decisions that will affect the ecosystems and communities in which they live. Field Trip Earth The award-winning Field Trip Earth interactive website brings children into the world of conservation education by using the internet to connect them to researchers performing real world studies of animals in the wild. VF Cor- poration provided $15,000 to support Field Trip Earth in 2007. KidsActive! A $4,000 grant from the Randolph County Partnership for Children through the N.C. Zoo Society funded a 2007 program to battle childhood obesity by promoting healthy outdoor activities among preschool children. KidsActive! joined the North Carolina Zoo and the Franklinville Parents as Teachers (PAT), and provided opportunities for preschool children to use the unique outdoor setting of the Zoo for physical activity. Every other week for 12 weeks, the children visited the kidZone exhibit area. Each child wore a pedometer to track how much he or she moved around the area. The program connected kids to nature, involved them in active outdoor experiences and promoted literacy skills through journaling and reflection. Smithsonian Training In 2007, staff from the Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Policy and Analysis conducted four two-day seminars to help staff from museums across North Carolina learn to probe their audiences’ needs and interests in order to craft exhibits and programs that reach out to visitors, meet their expectations and entice them to embark on journeys of life-long learning. The seminars were funded by a grant the N.C. Zoo Society received from the prestigious Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2006. The statewide training program resulted in the development of a Museum Collaborative that meets periodically to address common issues, shares information and identifies opportunities for further collaboration. U.N.I.T.E Donors through the Zoo Society provided $30,711 in 2007 to support Uganda and North Carolina International Teaching for the Environment (U.N.I.T.E.). The project brings Ugandan and North Carolina schools together to advance conservation education through teacher exchanges. In 2007, a team of two North Carolina teachers and three Zoo staff worked with schools in and around Uganda’s Kibale National Park.

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Outdoor Fun Zoo To Do Zoo To Do 2007 raised over $202,000 with the bulk of these funds going to support the Zoo’s elephant and rhinoc- eros expansion project—Project: Pachyderms. Randolph Telephone pledged $30,000 as signature sponsor for the eighth straight year. More than 1,000 people attended the event that featured live entertainment, ﬁne cuisine and live and silent auctions. The live auction generated $67,150, the most in the event’s 25-year history. Examples of live auction items and bids include $9,000 for an adventure trip to Manitoba, Canada; $6,750 for a wooden turquoise vase by Joel Hunnicutt; and $4,750 for a St. Thomas getaway donated by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lackey. Randolph Friends of the Zoo, a group of volunteers who organize the event along with the Zoo Society, have pledged $2 million generated by Zoo To Dos through 2008 to help fund Project: Pachyderms. The Barbara Hobson Memorial Scholarship Zoo Open The Zoo Society’s annual Zoo Open Golf Tournament raised more than $6,800 in 2007 to support the Barbara Hobson Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship serves as a living memorial to former N.C. Zoo Society employee, Barbara Hobson. Hobson served as the Zoo Society’s retail director for more than 20 years and was known and respected for her indomitable spirit and concern for people. Through the support of the Hobson family and with future endowments, the scholarship will help students participate in Zoo programs while pursuing careers that beneﬁt wildlife. Festivals and Holiday Happenings ZooFest 2007, the Zoo’s month-long fall festival, ran through October with activities in the North America and Junction plazas and in the new kidZone. HOWL-O-Ween celebrated Wolf Awareness Week with red-wolf information stations, games, face painting, wolf tattoos, wolf story telling, wolf masks and puppets and a wolf-howling contest. ZooFest concluded with the annual Boo at the Zoo with game booths, entertainers, music, story telling, costume contests and parades.

UnchaRted TErritory…the FuturE N.C. Zoo Society members, donors, staff and directors did things in 2007 they had never done before. They con- tacted legislators on behalf of the Zoo and helped create a new conservation-based nonprofit organization. They also did things they’ve been doing well for years—helped provide resources for the care of animals and wild places, brought new exhibits to the Zoo, provided meaningful educational experiences for a broad range of learners. They also had fun. As a result, 2007 can be remembered for unprecedented contributions, financially and otherwise, to the Zoo and to conservation around the world. With 2007 as an example, we should feel quite comfortable about stepping boldly into the future. There is much to look forward to as Watani Grasslands Reserve and its expanded facilities and herds offer the very real hope that baby elephants and rhinos will one day call the N.C. Zoo home. The Society will pursue more State funding—for improved polar bear, visitor and African animal exhibits in the short term. Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park will continue to grow and contribute to conservation of waterfowl and wetland habitats. And young people will find the Zoo a great place to connect to nature, and to the nature within themselves.

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IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 0 123456789 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

ឣ Zoo Society Transfers to N.C. Zoo: $5,131,574 ឣ State Appropriations After Zoo Society Legislative Program: $3,456,000

The Zoo Society closes 2007 deeply grateful for the strong support from members, donors and friends who have done so much for the Zoo and conservation. Now and into the future, each member of the Zoo Society’s Board and professional staff remains committed to service and uncom- promising stewardship of the funds entrusted to us. With such dedication and support, we can face the uncharted territory ahead conﬁdent that the N.C. Zoo Society with its members, friends and leadership will continue to aggressively and innovatively “save a piece of the world for its wildlife.”

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4 5 Annual Report 2007 2 2 Statement of Financial Position 2007 2006 ASSETS 3 Cash and Investments $ 10,254,936 $ 11,906,761 Pledges and Other Receivables 1,334,098 1,752,049 Inventories and Property/Equipment 908,613 554,919 Other 71,669 63,016 7 2 Total Assets $ 12,569,316 $ 14,276,745

9 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Deposits $ 569,453 $ 636,997 9 Liability Under Unitrust Agreement 802,132 811,356 2 3 Total Liabilities $ 1,371,585 $ 1,448,353 4 Net Assets: 3 Unrestricted* $ 8,622,471* $ 8,509,785 Temporarily Restricted 2,130,689 3,906,875 ﬁ Permanently Restricted 444,571 411,732 Total Net Assets $ 11,197,731 $ 12,828,392

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 12,569,316 $ 14,276,745

5 * Includes $7,689,343 Board-designated for speciﬁc Zoo Purposes 2 9 2 Statement of Activities 8 REVENUES 3 Contributions and Special Projects $ 2,406,113 $ 2,769,734 7) Membership Dues 1,681,565 1,676,865 2 Gift Shop Revenue, Net of Direct Costs of $873,844 and $840,466 381,592 381,117 Investment Income 383,386 363,776 Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Long Term Investments 234,731 445,006 3 Change in Value of Unitrust 7,092 13,059 1 Loss on Disposal of Property and Equipment (683) 0 4 Total Revenues $ 5,093,796 $ 5,649,557

EXPENSES 9 Transfers to the N.C. Zoological Park • $ 5,131,574 $ 5,518,195 2 Membership and Special Project Services 899,952 888,265 0 Total Transfers and Services $ 6,031,526 $ 6,406,460

5 Operating Expenses Fundraising $ 427,855 $ 388,070 7 Management and General 96,139 77,060 7 Special Projects - Direct Expense 168,397 113,379 4 Total Expenses $ 6,724,457 $ 6,984,969 3 ᔢ 7 Increase in Net Assets (1,630,661) (1,335,412) 0 Net Assets at Beginning of Year $ 12,828,392 $ 14,163,804 Net Assets at End of Year $ 11,197,731 $ 12,828,392 ﬂ

• Transfers to the N.C. Zoological Park $ 5,131,574 $ 5,518,195 ᔢ Increase in Net Assets (1,630,661) (1,335,412) Net Income (Available for the N.C. Zoo) $ 3,500,913 $ 4,182,783

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Use of Funds

ឣ 2.6% Fundraising $427,855* ឣ .6% Management & General $96,139* ឣ 1% Special Projects & Events $168,936*

ឣ 5.7% Serving Members $899,952

96% Program Services ɍNORTH CAROLINA ZOO $15,851,558 Transferred to the Zoo (1/1/07 – 12/31/07) 94.3% $5,131,574 ɍ Temporarily Restricted By Donors N.C. Zoo (as of 12/31/07) $14,951,606 $2,130,689

Board Designated to Zoo Priorities (as of 12/31/07) $7,689,343

* $596,791 = Line 15 of IRS Form 990 Society Net Operating Income Net of Membership, Gift Shops, Contributions, Investments and Special Projects revenues/pledges after all N.C. Zoo Society expenses; available for Zoo purposes.

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3 $4,288,743 $4,182,783 $3,913,700 .5 $3,906,682 $3,630,573 $3,500,913

2 $3,259,995 $3,200,761

.5 $2,885,666 MILLIONS 1 $2,448,898

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Donors in 2007 $5,000 – $24,999 Thank you for your generosity in taking Alcoa Foundation the Zoo Society into new territory. American Scale Company American Zoo & Aquarium Association Mable Anderson & A. P.Anderson, Jr. $100,000 – $249,999 BB&T John W. Becton & Nancy B. Tannenbaum BB&T Mr. Ross Bulla & Mr. Shad Spencer Bob & Bonnie Meeker Ron & Cathy Butler Cherry, Bekaert & Holland Randolph Friends of the Zoo Classic Escapes,Inc. Talmadge & Ian Silversides Connectivity The Donald & Elizabeth Cooke Foundation Slick Family Foundation The Courier-Tribune Crumley & Associates Town of Scotland Neck Dominion Foundation North Carolina Department of Justice Parks & Jane Freeze GlaxoSmithKline William H. & Vonna K. Graves William Victor and Frances Claire Groder Memorial $50,000 – $99,999 Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation Emily Millis-Hiatt Foundation Fund Mrs. Rose Guthrie Bill & Ann Hoover Leonard & Rose Herring International Elephant Foundation Leonard G. Herring Family Foundation David & Cynthia King Klaussner Furniture Industries Inc. Randolph Telephone Membership Corporation Kulynych Family Foundation Mr. Richard C. Sloan Mr. & Mrs. Dan Lackey Ms. Susan Lindsay Lunsford Richardson Preyer Charitable Lead Unitrust $25,000 – $49,999 MindWorks Multimedia, Inc. The Estate of Mr. & Mrs. James H. Austin Mrs. Thetis J. Moore Ms. Emma Neal Morrison The Estate of Helen A. Brown N.C. State Beekeepers Association Dell Foundation North Carolina Bar Association Construction F.M.Kirby Foundation, Inc. Law Section Mary Norris Preyer Oglesby & Patrick Oglesby Microsoft Corporation Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC Morris Animal Foundation Phil Morgan Pottery Piedmont Printing NC Farm Bureau Federation Inc. Estate of Nina B. Redditt Nigerian Conservation Foundation John & Ginger Sall The Estate of Dr. & Mrs. Erwin C. Nolte Dr. Anton Schindler State Employees Combined Campaign Mr. Walter R. Petree Walter & Gay Sturgeon Mr. & Mrs. Peter Pickens Subaru of America, Inc Mrs. James M. Ross Joyce B. & Leonard Tufts United Way of Greater Greensboro VF Corp.

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$1,000 – $4,999 Energizer McDowell Lumber Co. Fanwood Foundation/West The McMichael Family Foundation Adobe Systems Inc. Mr. Mike Ferree Mecklenburg County Beekeepers Mrs. Elizabeth H. Aldridge First Bank – Asheboro MECO, INC Ambleside Gallery Forsyth County Beekeepers Association Ms. Elizabeth Meyer Amish Trading Post Mr. Mike Freeland Mr. Nick J. Miller Art by Laurie J. Grove Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Gaither Mrs. Jesse Millis Asheboro Elastics Corporation Garco, Inc. Walker & Joanne Moffitt Asheboro Nissan Honda George Foundation Tom & Sally Moore Asheboro Paper & Packaging Mrs. Jody Gilmore Maurice & Sharon Moran Asheboro Recycling Center Mr. Bernard Glassman Jr. Ms. Barbara R. Morgenstern B. B. Walker Foundation Ms. Barbara J. Gotherman Nationwide Timothy & Sheila Baird Don & Pam Gower NC Zoological Park -- Animal Division Bank of the Carolinas Kent & Lynne Graham Mr. A. E. Nivison Mrs. Pegge N. Baughcum Greensboro Day School Mr. & Mrs. John F.Nuccitelli Ed & Vivien Bauman Hack Foundation, Inc. John & Alicia Nunnally Beane Signs Hampton Inn Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Nutt, Jr. Ben Owen Pottery Hanesbrands Inc. Mrs. Janice Pearsall Ms. Emily Bergl Wayne & Lisa Hansen Mr. Kevin Phillips & Ms. Debbie Patrick Biltmore Estate Wine Company Dr. James Harper & Dr. Patricia O’Leary Richard & Sara Jo Phillips Mark & Carol Boles Highland Elementary School Chuck & Diana Pickering Mrs. Mary Martin B. Borden III Page & Fred Hill Pinehurst, Inc. Bossong Hosiery Mr. Andy Hobson The Plant Shoppe Braxton Culler, Inc. Linda & J. A. Hodges Mr. David J. Pollock Dr. Robert L. Brown Ms. Margaret J. Holding Ms. Pamela E. Potter Pat & Howard Burkart Howard & Cookie Holt Progress Energy – Aberdeen Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Burns, Jr. Ms. Lois Holt Pugh Funeral Home Fred E. & Jeanette D. Byerly Mr. & Mrs. Ralph M. Holt, Jr. Elizabeth & Robert Pungello Ms. Mary G. Bynum Mr. W. Jack Holt Pyramid Services Inc. Capel Incorporated Marbry & Judith Hopkins Mr. Charles W. Rakow Carolina Bank Mrs. Frances L. Huffman The Estate of Richard C. Ramsey Carolina International School HumanCentric Technologies Inc Randolph Arts Guild Carolina Ornamental Bird Society Mr. Joel Huneycutt Randolph Bank & Trust Co. Steve & Patti Carson Mr. & Mrs. Joel Hunnicutt Randolph Hospital Fletcher & Jean Carter Greg & Ginny Hunter Randolph Medical Associates The Carter Foundation Kathe & Grady Ingle Jim & Sally Rayburn Central Carolina Women’s Center, P.A. Ink ‘N Stitches Mr. Don Redding Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. Insurance Associates of the Triad John & Joyce Reedy Chick-fil-A of Randolph Mall It’s Leather, Inc. Joan Reid & John Montgomery Clapp’s Convalescent Nursing Home, Inc. J. D. Wilkins Co., LLC David & Tamara Robb Clear Channel Mr. & Mrs. Earl Johnson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William A. Roberts Coldwell Banker-The Real Estate Shoppe Mr. Daniel Johnston Mr. Dalton D. Ruffin Mrs. Martha W. Coleman Mr. & Mrs. David G. Johnston Greg & Cheryl Russell Vinny & Kathy Colucci Mrs. Linda M. Jones Mr. Karl Schaefer & Ms. Nancy Krasno CommunityOne W. Reid & Lois Kearns Schneider Stone, Inc. Penny & David Conners Hurshell & Gerrie Keener Jason & Janet Schwarz Consolidated Theatres Mr. Thomas S. Kenan III Robert A. Sebrosky Jerry & Val Cooper Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf & Michael Stoskop Security Savings Bank Courts Foundation, Inc. Richard & Elizabeth Kent Ronald & Alice Shackelford Cox’s Harley Davidson Buell, Inc. Mr. Herbert S. Kerr Mr. & Mrs. Sherrill Shaw Teri & Jeffrey Craven Mrs. Thelma Kirk Short Stop/Randolph Oil J. Keith & Jane Crisco Dr. Tommie F.Lauer FASAM Silver Eagle LLC Frederic Dalldorf Laura Kelly Designs Sir Pizza of Asheboro James P. & Joyce H. Dickerson Dennis & Ella Layne Mrs. Nancy R. Sizemore Ms. Hilda Cameron Dill Scott & Marilyn Lea Dr. Kurt Sladky & Ms. Deborah Neff Dr. David Dorman & Dr. Jan Dye Paul & Caroline Lindsay Mr. & Mrs. C. Hamilton Sloan Durham Academy Mrs. Cynthia H. Little Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood H. Smith, Jr. Edgecombe County Farm Bureau Dr. & Mrs. John A. Lusk Smith College Ms. Jeffrie Ann H. Edgell Chris & Lisa Luther Sodexho Mr. Irvin G Edwards III Eddie & Ginger Lynch Mr. Paul D. Speaks Elastic Therapy, Inc. Scott & Michelle Macaleer Ms. Gaye Spears Brian & Teresa Elmore Gus & Geary Mandrapilias Fred & Alice Stanback EMBARQ Karyl J. McClusky State of the Art ANNUAL REPORT 2007 13

Mary P.Stephenson James D. Croom, Jr. Molly Millis-Hedgecock Robert & Ruth Stolting Mr. John Crosland III Mrs. Marjorie Moser Ms. Jo Ann Sumlin Mr. Edward M. Davis George & Etta Mullikin Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Summers James P.& Joyce H. Dickerson Ms. Martha H. Noyes Surgical Associates of Asheboro Mr. Robert R. Dobo Perry & Betty Nystrom Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. Bill & Barbara Dobo Jayne Owen Parker, Ph.D. Technimark, Inc. Dan & Pamela Dugan Ms. Donna Parnell Ms. Barbara Thode Mr. Benny L Eanes Mr. Mark Parrish Dick & Millie Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Eaton John H. Payne Harriet & Dan Thompson Dr. & Mrs. Larry Francis Ms. Jennie L. Peacock The Timken Company Harriette & Larry Frank Jeff & Ginger Penley Tom’s Creek Farm & Nursery Mrs. Dewey A. Frick Jan & Michael Penny U.S. Trust Company of North Carolina Lt. Col. & Mrs. Robert L. Fry USMC (Ret.) Richard Keith & Kathy Lane Perry United Country, Rogers Auctions, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Noel E. Garvin Mr. William T. Peters United Water Kevin Scott and Eileen Gibbs Mr. Richard Pietro Juan M. Villa Gardner & Margaret Gidley Mrs. Jane Hanes Poindexter Wachovia Bank Florence W. Gilkeson Ken & Anne Pojman Wal-Mart Super Center J. Dent & Clarice Cato Goodyear Norwood & Linda Pope Westbend Vineyards Don & Pam Gower Diane & Kenneth Powell Henry & Joan Wheeler Mr. & Mrs. Kent Graham Mrs. Sandra F.Privatte-Robinson Bonnie & Billy Whitehurst Mr. Andrew Grant J. M. Ramsay, Jr. Mr. Jonathan E. Wilfong & Ms. B. W. Baker Dr. William H. & Mrs. Vonna K. Graves John & Barbara M. Reavis Russ Williams & Ann Lynch Mrs. Lynette Green Pam & Scott Reed Mrs. Nancy H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Gulledge John & Joyce Reedy Wren Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Rose Guthrie Joan Reid & John Montgomery Wyeth Biotech Mr. Bill H. Haggard Mr. W.V. Roessler Ms. Malia Young Frank Borden Hanes & Jane Craig Hanes Mr. & Mrs. James W. Rogers Tom & Fran Young Mrs. Catherine B. Harley Mr. & Mrs. Newell E. Rollins Ms. Judy Younts Gil & Dana Hartis Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Rorie Mr. A. Cary Hawthorne, Jr. Harriet Sato Lion’s Pride Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Hedgpeth Robert G. Scruggs Ms. Barbara Brandeis Alotis Mrs. William M. Hendricks Robert A. Sebrosky Oliver W. Alphin Ms. Barbara Kay Hilburn The Honorable A. Lincoln Sherk Mable Anderson & A. P.Anderson, Jr. Geraldine M. Hilton Mrs. Mary Ann Sikes Mrs. Warner L. Atkins Gene & Pat Holder Mr. & Mrs. Albert F.Sloan Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Atwell Ms. Lois Holt Mr. Richard C. Sloan Sandor A. Balogh Mr. W. Jack Holt Mrs. Tommie Lou Smith Mr. & Mrs. William M. Barnhardt Marbry & Judith Hopkins Ms. Mona C. Stadler Pegge Newsome Baughcum Rick & Betsy Huber Sally Steele Ed & Vivien Bauman Mr. & Mrs. Sam Hupman, Jr. John H. E. Stelling Brian H. & Sally Benﬁeld Mr. & Mrs. David G. Johnston Mary P.Stephenson Mr. Carlos Black Mr. K. G. Johnston Horst & Judy Stierand Ms. Katherine Bond William McKay Johnston Robert & Ruth Stolting J. M. & Ethel A. Boozer Mrs. Linda M. Jones Ann Cutler Stringﬁeld & Robert John Darby David & Roxanna Bottjen William & Nancy Jones Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Summers Ms. Barbara Branson Mr. Carl E. Jordan Mr. & Mrs. James E. Swofford Debby Hallyburton & Mike Brewer Sean & Laura Jordan Tim & Charlotte Thomas Ross D. Bulla Dr. Michael Stoskopf & Dr. Suzanne Kennedy- Joyce B. & Leonard Tufts Scott Burkhead Stoskopf Col. & Mrs. E. J. Vaughn Dorothy D. Burns Ms. Jeannie Kincaid Mr. John R. Walker Jacob Burton Lisa Kirby Mr. Melvyn Wallace Fred E. & Jeanette D. Byerly Charisse A & Phillip Krauth Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Wallenhaupt Mr. & Mrs. Clayton L. Cammack, Jr. Ms. Kathy Kueider & Mr. Wayne Morrissette Ms. Laura Warren Hodges & Joe Carroll Mr. John E. Kuras Mrs. Charlotte Watkins Ms. Beth S. Carter Mr. Lewis Lampert Terry & MariLee Weaver Mr. Ken Carter Bonnie & Joe Landreth Dr. J. Courtland White E. Jeanine Chadwell Jean B. Lange Mrs. Nancy Hanes White Richard C. Chambers Carolyn W. LeBauer Russ Williams Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Clark Mr. Charles E. Mann Mrs. Peggy B. Williamson Rick & Marcia Cole Mrs. Millicent S. Marsden Mrs. Nancy H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Herman Cone, Jr. John M. Matthews, Jr. & Karan P.Matthews William J. & Sarah B. Wood Mr. Ray P.Covington Mr. E. W. Maxson Lee & Casey Younts Mr. & Mrs. Steven Criscione Karyl J. McClusky Dr. Susan E. Zarutskie Mr. Walter R. Miller 14 North Carolina Zoological Society

Estate Gifts Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Summers Hedgecock Builders Supply Co. Porter & Betty Thompson Mr. William R. Henderson The Estate of Mr. & Mrs. James H Austin Joyce B. & Leonard Tufts Mr. & Mrs. E. A. Horrigan, Jr. The Estate of Helen A. Brown Dr. & Mrs. Hugh J. Wallace John & Donna Howard The Estate of Laura Lee Lane Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Wallenhaupt Mrs. Gwendolyn P.Hunter The Estate of Dr. & Mrs. Erwin C. Nolte John & Shirley Ward Mr. & Mrs. Earl Johnson, Jr. The Estate of Richard C. Ramsey Russ Williams & Ann Lynch Mr. F.Ross Johnson Estate of Nina B. Redditt Mr. & Mrs. J. Tylee Wilson Jim & Kathy Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David G. Johnston Zoo Society Members President’s Club Dr. & Mrs. George B. Johnston in 2007 Mrs. Warner L. Atkins William McKay Johnston Conservator’s Circle Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Austin Tom & Janet Kean Ralph & Silver Abernethy Robert & Elaine Baillie Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Ketner Oliver W. Alphin Mrs. Pegge N. Baughcum Michael & Joanna Lee Mable Anderson & A. P.Anderson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William C. Beck, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Clifford Long Ms. Louise B. Bahnson Irwin & Carol Belk Gus & Geary Mandrapilias Ed & Vivien Bauman Mr. Carlos Black Mr. E. W. Maxson John W. Becton & Nancy B. Tannenbaum Mr. & Mrs. James D. Blount, Jr. Donald McClusky Mr. & Mrs. E. S. Bessette, Jr. Mrs. Mary Martin B. Borden III Ms. Karyl J. McClusky Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Boozer Jeff & Toni Bulla Doug & Becky McDowell Ed & Claudia Bost Mr. Ross Bulla & Mr. Shad Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Barry McGinnis David & Roxanna Bottjen Carol & Jerry Bullins Mr. & Mrs. John P.McLean Mr. Joseph M. Bryan, Jr. Pat & Howard Burkart Joan & Guy McMurray Mrs. Shirley R. Burns Scott Burkhead Mrs. Jesse Millis Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Burns, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James M. Campbell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Mix Mr. & Mrs. Ray Burrow Mr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Clark Mrs. Thetis J. Moore Ron & Cathy Butler Mr. & Mrs. William G. Clark III Keith & Ellen Morgan Fred E. & Jeanette D. Byerly Mrs. Elizabeth J. Coltrane Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Clayton L. Cammack, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Herman Cone, Jr. Mrs. Hugh Morton Dennis Clements & Martha Ann Keels Jerry & Val Cooper Mrs. Marjorie Moser Mr. & Mrs. David Cromartie John Crosland III Charles D. Owen Manufacturing Co., Inc. Angela & Starke Dillard Ms. Sue M. Daughtridge John & Tricia Payne Dr. David Dorman & Dr. Jan Dye Ms. Barbara R. Deans Mrs. Janice Pearsall Mrs. Genie Frick Jane DeCoursey Lisa & Billy Pennington Mrs. Dewey A. Frick Ms. Janet Dellosa & Mr. Gerald Smith Mr. & Mrs. S. Dave Phillips Russell & Geordana Gantman James P. & Joyce H. Dickerson Mrs. Jane Hanes Poindexter Mr. & Mrs. Joseph L. Gulledge Richard & Esther Dickerson Ken & Anne Pojman Mrs. Rose Guthrie Dr. Roy C. Dixon Nancy S. Porter Mr. Bill H. Haggard Christopher & Martha Eaker Elizabeth & Robert Pungello Audrey S. Harris David A. Eastwood Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Ramsay, Jr. Nelson L. Hendrix Elliott Ofﬁce Equipment Co. Mr. & Mrs. Julian W. Rawl Leonard & Rose Herring Mrs. Clarita F.Emory Mr. Don Redding Page & Fred Hill Shirley Erath Dr. & Mrs. James M. Rich, Jr. Rick & Betsy Huber Mr. & Mrs. James T. Fain III William & Dillon Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Sam Hupman, Jr. Mr. James F.Fletcher Mr. & Mrs. Gray Robinson Marv & Burke Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Martin B. Foil, Jr. Mrs. James M. Ross Mrs. Laren S. Jones Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Gaither Mr. Dalton D. Rufﬁn Mr. Thomas S. Kenan III Mr. & Mrs. Noel E. Garvin William & Martha Scarborough Mr. Herbert S. Kerr Mrs. Voit Gilmore Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Scarlette Lisa Kirby & Margaret Moore Mr. Albert L. Goldhammer Mr. Thomas C. Short Bruce D. Langdon Ms. Barbara J. Gotherman Talmadge and Ian Silversides Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Love, Jr. Kent & Lynne Graham Mr. & Mrs. John C. Slane Millicent & Lawrence Marsden Murray & Joan Greason Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Sloan Bob & Bonnie Meeker Charlie & Chris Greene Ms. Linda M. Smith Tom & Sally Moore Mrs. Mary Grover Mrs. Mary C. Smith Ms. Martha H. Noyes Frank Borden Hanes & Jane Craig Hanes David & Sarah Stedman Richard & Sara Jo Phillips Jim Hanes Bess & Paul Stephanz Kevin Phillips Mr. Peter B. Harkins & Dr. Judith Stanton William A. Stokes & Constance D. Stokes Brad I. Procton & Cathy P. Procton Mrs. Catherine B. Harley Rick & Cheryl Stroupe Alan, Nancy & Alice Proia Mrs. Sara Larson Harper Surtman Foundation Jim & Sally Rayburn Nat & Sheila Harris Jim & Jodi Swofford Mr. & Mrs. Earl F.Slick Jim & Karen Hastings James B. & Mary Ann Taylor John H. E. Stelling & Victoria Herring Mr. Paul Haughton Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Teer ANNUAL REPORT 2007 15

Mr. & Mrs. Dillard Teer Corporate Lions CommScope Inc. Ms. Nancy Teer-Sims The Courier-Tribune BB&T Mr. & Mrs. Russell W.Terry Davis Furniture Industries, Inc. CommunityOne Mrs. Werner Thiele Delta Controls Inc. GlaxoSmithKline Leroy B. & Linda G. Townsend DeNAMUR Chiropractic RBC Centura Mr. & Mrs. William Underwood III Durham Academy Wachovia Corporation Mrs. Nan Davis Van Every Edward Jones webslingerZ Mrs. Juliana D. West Elastic Therapy, Inc. Nancy & Monty White Energizer Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Womble Corporate Bears First Bank William J. & Sarah B. Wood CARQUEST Auto Parts First Citizens Bank Dr. William V.Wright Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. FirstPoint, Inc. East Coast Metal Distributors The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Directors Guild EMBARQ The Growing Place at First Baptist Church Kerr Drug, Inc. Joining in 2007 Häfele America Company Our State Magazine Hanesbrands Inc Mr. Ross O. Allen Paul Thomas Tire High Point Bank & Trust Company Ashley & Donald Barnes Progress Energy Foundation Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. Ms. Sharon Belle & Mr. Mike Taulbert Southern Industrial Constructors Hunsucker Printing Co., Inc. Ms. Betty Burns & Ms. Cherie Green Weaver Foundation J. D. Wilkins Co., LLC Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cavalluzzi James River Equipment Matthew & Jennifer Charlesworth John Deere Company Crayton & Louise Garrell Corporate Foxes Asheboro Elastics Corporation John Deere Turf Care Brad & Stephanie Gee Blue Rhino Corporation JustUs Productions Charles & Mary Hall Excalibur Direct Mail/Marketing Service Kindred Hospital Greensboro Mr. Mike Hanville Food Lion Lincoln Financial Group Joan & William Hemphill Glen Raven, Inc. Maiden Small Animal Hospital Mr. J. Henry Hogan Locust Lumber Co. of Locust and Monroe Martin Marietta Aggregates James & Melanie Johnson Lowe’s Home Center of Asheboro McDonald’s Walter & Catherine Jones Radiator Specialty Co. McDowell Lumber Co. Hurshell & Gerrie Keener Randolph Telephone Membership Corporation Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. Mrs. Suzanne Kobalka Rheem Heating & Cooling NCSH Mr. Jeremy Luck & Ms. Janet Isaacson Rock-Ola Cafe NC Touchstone Energy cooperatives Art & Rhonda Lusk Sodexho NewBridge Bank Randall & Wanda Massey Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. North Carolina Troopers Association Dr. Steven K. McCombs Technimark, Inc. Oliver Rubber Company Mr. Scott McLellan & Ms. Beth Graff Trophy Shop Gifts & Engraving PM Ventures, Inc. Mr. Tim Mengel Truliant Federal Credit Union Piedmont Natural Gas Company Ms. Linda Myers USTA North Carolina Platinum Corral, LLC Ms. Ingrid Neilson & Mr. John Torrico Pyramid Services Inc. James & Amanda Owens Randolph Bank & Trust Co. O. Tracy & Flossie Parks Corporate Seals Randolph Electric Membership Corporation Jettie & Bill Payne Acme-McCrary & Sapona Foundation Randolph Hospital Robert & Melinda Pierce AIG United Guaranty Corporation Russell Terry Investments, LLC Ms. Christian R. Reza American Express San Felipe Authentic Mexican Cuisine R.W. & Michelle Schoolﬁeld Archdale Oil Company SAS Bob & Teresa Shackleford Arrow International, Inc. SCYNEXIS, Inc. Jeffrey & Kathy Shoaf Asheboro Nissan Honda SouthCorr Packaging, L.L.C. John & Tina Slankas Asheboro Paper & Packaging StarPet, Inc. Jeffery & Kellie Smith AXA Equitable Staton Financial Advisors LLC Wendy & Kirk Smith Bank of Granite SunTrust Bank Marjorie Surrett & Meri Nettell Bank of North Carolina Therapeutic Alternatives John Henry & Lynda Williamson Biltmore Estate The Timken Company James & Jean Winfrey Biscuitville, Inc. The Borden Fund, Inc. Timothy’s Triad Corrugated Metal, Inc. Corporate Members Broyhill Family Foundation, Inc. Caraway Conference Center & Camp U & L Contractors, LLC in 2007 Carolina Bank Unilever Bestfoods Corporate Elephants Carolina Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Uwharrie Capital Corporation MindWorks Multimedia, Inc. The Cato Corporation VISITASHEBORONC.COM Time Warner Cable Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company Wyeth Biotech Ciba The Coggin Agency

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N.C. Zoo Society Board of Directors 2007 2008

David K. Robb Earl Johnson, Jr. David K. Robb Mark K. Metz Chair Raleigh Chair Charlotte Charlotte Charlotte Addie Luther Molly Millis-Hedgecock Mary F. Flanagan Asheboro Mary F. Flanagan High Point Vice Chair Vice Chair Mark K. Metz Mary Norris Preyer Chapel Hill Chapel Hill Charlotte Oglesby George McCanless R. Sean Trauschke Chapel Hill Molly Millis-Hedgecock Treasurer Treasurer High Point Therence O. Pickett Raleigh Charlotte Greensboro Hugh “Crae” Morton III Diana C. Pickering Hugh “Crae” Morton III Linville Nancy Proia Secretary Secretary Durham Asheville Mary Norris Preyer Linville Oglesby Mehran Ravanpay Charles M. Ambrose, Albert L. Butler III Chapel Hill Winston-Salem Ed.D. Winston-Salem Misenheimer Nancy Proia Scott E. Reed Emerson F. Gower, Jr. Durham Winston-Salem Albert L. Butler III Florence, SC Winston-Salem Scott E. Reed Liz D. Taft, Ph.D. Lynne Yates Graham Winston-Salem Greenville Jeffery B. Davis Advance Asheboro R. Sean Trauschke Laura Horton Virkler Earl Johnson, Jr. Charlotte Hillsborough Emerson F. Gower Raleigh Florence, S.C . Laura Horton Virkler Sydnor M. “Monty” Addie Luther Hillsborough White, Jr. Lynne Yates Graham Asheboro Raleigh Advance

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