Interview 8364 – Caption Index: 689
It was an ostrich egg. Read More
It was an ostrich egg. Read More
And what did you do that made it so special?… Read More
We would either carve a scene into the egg or paint the egg with a favorite animal of that person on it, and then have a little testimonial in the back why they received the Good Egg Award. One year we gave away two Good Egg Awards, one to the… Read More
How did you adjust to this role of fundraising?… Read More
Your idea?… Read More
My idea, with the help of our docents, and by the way, the docent chairman always got the Good Egg Award each year, one of the Good Egg Awards, and they worked hard to get it. So, and my board members, the board members who were exemplary in their efforts… Read More
Was it a goose egg?… Read More
Well, not a week would go by without something about the zoo in the newspaper, especially at the week’s end, Friday, getting ready for the Saturday crowd, holidays, prior to the holidays. That was a plan and it worked very well. We had planned that we could reach that million… Read More
They got, I forget now what we gave them, but it was really a fun time. Read More
You didn’t give him the Good Egg Award, did you?… Read More
Oh no, no. The Good Egg Award had to go– Talk about that. It had to go to something very special and even a millionth person wasn’t gonna get the Good Egg Award. Read More
That was your call with the support of the board?… Read More
Right. In 1982, the San Antonio Zoo hit the 1 million mark. Best attendance ever. Read More
Why was the zoo so successful that year and what did you do to draw people that sticks in your mind maybe that it hit that mark?… Read More
Honestly, I can’t remember. It’s been so long ago, but I know it wasn’t anywhere near what it is today. And I’m very pleased that Steve has been able to keep that figure so much higher and get the job done in this time when things are really expensive to… Read More
Were you always able to balance your budget and were you in the black?… Read More
We were pretty much in the black. We didn’t overspend. All of my animals sales when we had animals sales went into replacing the collection needs. And that was very important to me that we didn’t touch that money. And I had many of my board members who felt the… Read More
The money to run the zoo has always come from what we earn. There was probably a single digit percentage coming from the city, which went nowhere but to payroll below the senior staff. All of that money went to the payroll for our keepers. All the rest of the… Read More
How much I had?… Read More
How did the press, because of that relationship, how did the press treat you after the gorilla incident?… Read More