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2009 Annual Report

FRIENDS

of the ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO

P r ov i d i n g a l e ve l o f e xce l l e n ce t h a t m a ke s t h e Ro s a m o n d G i f f o r d Zo o a n a t i o n a l l e a d e r i n a n i m a l ca r e, co n s e r va t i o n a n d v i s i t o r e x p e r i e n ce.

343,645 visitors 204 animal species

32,595 volunteer hours 180 catered events 9,316 member households 2,021 Facebook fans

10,147 build-your-own animal tubes sold in the gift shop

305 summer zoo camp attendees

11,121 Zoo to You traveling education program participants

516 Roars ‘n’ Snores zoo overnight participants

205 birthday parties 12 wedding receptions

203 Twitter followers 579 free zoo tour participants

568 children and parents attending edZOOcation classes

15,630 hamburgers served in the Jungle Café

16,000 pounds of fish eaten by the penguins

826 photos submitted to the Winter at the Zoo photo contest

379  suggestions for the penguin chick naming contest

A Joint Message from the President of the Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo and the Chairman of the Board

The state of the economy in 2009 presented significant challenges for everyone. Careful planning by Friends of the Zoo leadership and staff, and the continued support of our donors and contributors, ensured that we remained stable despite the economic climate.

Our dedicated volunteers added significantly to our success through their record- breaking contribution of time and their boundless energy.

Friends and supporters often tell us about memories they have of the zoo – memories from their childhood, memories from when their children were growing up and memories from their most recent visit to the zoo – whether it was three days, three months or three years ago. One thing is certain: the Rosamond Gifford Zoo is a place where memories are made every day.

In the coming years, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo will provide more opportunities for new experiences and new memories. Projects undertaken by the county of Onondaga and supported by the Friends of the Zoo will include state-of the-art facilities for our animals and guests, a world-class breeding program and best-practice green initiatives – transforming our nationally accredited zoo into a preeminent, progressive zoo of the twenty-first century.

Thank you for all you’ve done over the past year. We hope you’ll continue supporting us with your memberships, contributions and visits, improving the zoo for generations to come and preserving memories for a lifetime.

Sincerely,

Janet L. Agostini Robert H. Linn President Chairman of the Board

Joanne M. MahoneyOnondaga County Executive

William Lansley Commissioner

Parks & Recreation

Charles Doyle Zoo Director

Sarah Moore, Director of Development and MembershipMaria Simmons, Director of MarketingEllen Vaughn, Volunteer CoordinatorLorrell Walter, Director of Public Relations

2009-2010 Board of DirectorsOfficersRobert H. Linn, ChairmanJohn Luchsinger, Jr., Vice ChairmanJudy Graham, Immediate Past ChairAl Gough, TreasurerPatricia C. Higgins, SecretaryDebra Donlon, Member at Large

Ex OfficioJanet L. Agostini, PresidentCharles Doyle, Zoo DirectorWilliam Lansley, Commissioner, Parks and Recreation

Board MembersJames C. BurnsNalisa ClarkMartin CusterHenry W. FustMichael Hamidi

Kevin HolmquistThomas GiufreJames KeibPamela J. KopielJerry MathewsGlynn Matthews

Staff

Janet L. Agostini, PresidentRose Belanger, Financial ManagerSharon DeGaramo, Gift Shop ManagerNathan Keefe, Director of EducationJames Mahler, Director of Food and Beverage

Ellenrose Galgano, Volunteer Liaison

Kenneth L. PacioniDorothy RizzoJonathan ShawJean SmileyHeather SunserGlen Zinszer

All of us have moments

in our chi ldhood where

we come alive for the

f irst t ime. And we go

back to those moments

and think, This i s when

I became myself .

Rita Dove

RO S A MON D G I F F OR D Z O O AT BU R N ET PA R K

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Study nature,

love nature,

stay close

to nature.

It w i l l never

fai l you.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Photo credits: Amelia Beamish, Ahmed Sarwar, Abhinav Shukla, Maria Simmons and Kate Woodle

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Shirley & Craig O'TierMichelle & Michael PaciorekCathy L. PalmJanice & David Panasci Callie Pappastavrou, IIAnn & Mark ParkElfriede & Charles ParsonsKathleen & Rudolf PetersenJoanne & Eric PettitSue & Chris PieczonkaSue & Grant PowellMary & Kevin QuinnSelma RadinPatricia Randall & Stanley MeltzerAva & Irving RaphaelBarbara Raymond & Charles LaPreaseBrenda & Tracey ReichertMary & Robert ReidyPaula & David RelyeaJeanne ReschkeDonnaline RichmanJoy Richmond & Klaus GoetzSheila & Thomas RogersLois & Joan RothDebra & Jack RotondoJudi RozsaKristen & Paul RubackaKalyn & David RutkowskiKaren & Richard RyanKaren & John RyanWendy & G. Chris SachelLois & David SadowskiGloria & Martin SageMs. Adair SalaJoanne Saroney & Janice DyballSusan & Leonard SavedoffCasey SawyerMaureen & David ScharounHelju & Bernie SchneiderHillery & Herbert SchneidermanHolly Schwartz & Dana BattagliaMary Elizabeth & Frank ScibiliaArlene ScrivaniKaren & Joseph SebastianNati & Jonathan ShawBrenda & Gary SheddStacey & James SheldonLisa & David SilvermanJocelyn Smith

The voyage of di s cover y i s not in s eeking new landscapes but in hav ing new eyes . Marcel Proust

In July, the zoo welcomed a herd of eight male guanacos from the Bronx Zoo. Guanacos are wild relatives of llamas and alpacas, their domesticated counterparts. They are also in the same family as camels and vicuñas.

The zoo was pleased to debut a new snake exhibit, home to a green tree python, a non-venomous python species. Although it is native to New Guinea, some Indonesian islands and the Cape York Peninsula of Australia, the green tree python is frequently confused with a South American species of snake, the emerald tree boa.

Inari, a baby red panda, was born to parents Cyril and Rose on June 13. The red panda is an endangered species; in the last 50 years, a 40 percent decrease in the population has been reported in China. They are challenged by habitat loss and unique dietary needs, as well as by low birth rates and high death rates in the wild.

Two fishers, Dodger and Fiona, became residents of the zoo in 2009. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is only one of four AZA accredited zoos in the United States to exhibit these carnivorous mammals. Despite their small size, fishers are skilled hunters, preying on rabbits, squirrels and sometimes domesticated animals. Fishers also share a skill with mountain lions – they are both the only regular predators of porcupines!

Three archer fish joined the zoo’s aquatic collection in the spring. The archer fish sprays a jet of water out of its mouth to shoot down its prey roaming above water. With its large eyes, the archer fish has great binocular vision allowing accurate aim. The archer fish can also capture its prey by leaping out of the water and grabbing it in its mouth.

Members of the zoo staff were surprised one June morning to find more than a dozen scorpion babies – called scorplings – in the emperor scorpion exhibit. Emperors are the largest scorpions in the world and average about eight inches in length.

Lucy, a female fossa, arrived at the zoo in November. With a recommendation from the Species Survival Plan, there are plans to introduce Lucy to the male, Koto, in hopes that they will successfully breed in the future.

Thanks to the generous support

of our friends, we were able to make a

number of important improvements at the

Rosamond Gifford Zoo.

The commitment and generosity of the individuals, groups, corporations and foundations listed here helps make the Rosamond Gifford Zoo a national leader in animal care, conservation and guest experience.

We thank you for your support.

$325 - $499 William Anderson Tracy & Tim Blumer Mara & Mark Charlamb Margaret & Robert Cunningham Colleen & Eric Dahlin Sandra Gewinner & Susan Gewinner Kathleen & Nathan HoakCarolyn & Karl HofmannHana & Lee HolmanRoberta Johnson & W. SilverDorothy & Juan KassabSusan & Robert KilfoyleDonna L. LewisElizabeth & Steven MalloryMaria ManiscalcoKaren MarzynskiSis Merrell & Rick KorycinskiMarlene & Melvin O'DonnellCynthia Parsons & Colette ParsonsValerie & Samuel PataneSuzanne PellizzariNicholas & Patti PirroLisa & Robert StelmackMary & Milton StevensonJoan & Charles SwansonJane & Scott TaylorSuzanne & James TompkinsJeanne WalewskiAnn & Richard WasiewiczVira Zownirenko & Hal Mevec

$225 - $324Anonymous (1)Harriet & Jeffrey AverillJen & Norton BergPatricia CallahanPaul CaseyDr. & Mrs. William R. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Coe Barbara & Gennaro Concolino

Peter & Elizabeth CostelloNoreen & Michael FalconeMr. Henry FustEllenrose GalganoKaren GavendaConstance & Albert GetmanMelissa & Thomas GiufreJudith & Gary Graham Jean & Joseph GussRoger HarrodAnne & Robert HickmanDonna & Joseph HipiusMarjory Baruch & Wu-Teh HsiangElizabeth Jensen & Robert TurnerMarjorie KaneLinda & Ralph LamsonCarol S. LebiedzinskiLinda & Jim LeMessurierTeresa and Steven LindemannMerikay & Richard LisMildred LongChristine & James LongoKathleen & Gary MacLachlanRobert MacMurrayTammy Maloney & Brandy SasnettGwyn & Patrick MannionWallace McDonaldNancy & Michael McHughMarilyn & J. Thomas McKnightDale MosherMartha Mulroy & David ManfrediDavid and Sharon NorthrupTed & Mary-Pat NorthrupVirginia O'Brien & Lorinda O'BrienAlexandra & Joseph OttavianoNancy & Ted PalmerMona & John ParadisAnn & Robert PellegrinoCaroline & William PennCynthia Phillips & Cassandra PhillipsSandy & Bill PodulkaHeidi & Mihael PucDonna & Stephen RauschAnne & Stephen RobisonJeremy & Phillippe SchwimmerCatie & Mike SmithPatricia & William SouthernTracy Stauffer & Mary Jane YoungDebra Tiballi

Patricia TobinRosemary & Richard Wilson

$125 - $224 Anonymous (5)Fran Abriola & Jay StarkAnne & Russell AcevedoAnita & S. Thomas AistonFatme Allam & Mustafa AwaydaAmy & David AllynJanet & Trent AmondAlice & Robert AndrewsLeslie & Craig ArcherAlexis & John ArgiroKaren & Dean ArpajianSara & Kevin AshmanCarl & Barbara AustinSylvia A. AzoyanDori & Daniel BaileyAnita & William BaldwinJoan & Edward BangelJennifer Belge & John BlatcheBeth & John BellardiniAndrea & John BeltonJulie Benzo-Barber & Mark BarberBarbara BergeronLouise & Guthrie BirkheadPaula Bishop & Christine GeorgeKevin & Silvia BlissMary Ellen & Randy BlumeLinda & Walter BokMartha BonneyVirginia & Herbert BoothDebbie & John BowenLynn & Sean BranaganPamela Brandes & Ravi DharwadkarGeri & Dave BrownJonna & Eric BrownLaurie BrownMonica & Norman BrownDebra & William BuckleyKathleen & Michael BudaDavid BurchBurdick Toyota ScionGail & Robert BurnsJean & Paul CapponMarilyn & Howard CarrPaula & Raymond CassadyCase Management Dept of St. Joseph's HospitalAnnette & Nick CerroneMichele & Jonathan Chai

Janice & Joseph CharlesMary CivitelloDiane & Daniel ClarkMargaret & Donald ClarkPhyllis H. ClarkCyndy Colavita, Katie O'Connor, Nancy O'Connor Patricia & James ColwellEverett CombesShannon ConreyChristine Conroy Theresa & Gerald ContentoMary Jo & Donald CookMargaret & Timothy CreamerKathy & Thomas CretaroJohn CrossPatricia & Richard CzerniakLinda & James D'AloisioSusan & Frank DaviesMelinda and Chris DeColaLois DelaneyDiana & John DeSimoneJaclyn & Kevin DietzLynne & Douglas DiGennaroMary & Anthony DiRubboPeter Dittrich & Susan McKinneyLauri & Robert DoaneNancy Dock & Donald BlairDeanna DodgeCynthia Dorsey & Tami DodgeDenise DowdallDr. & Mrs. Allen DrewElaine & Lewis DubroffSally DulcichPeggy & Jeff DunnewoldHelen & Thomas DurrDeborah & Jeffrey EadesLauren & Kevin EldredJoe-Knee Elice & Jim SeamansBeverly B. & C. Ashley EllefsonCrystal & Nathan ErwinKim & Chris EverhartAnita & Scott EvertsFabius-Pompey High School National Honor SocietyNancy & Fred FagelmanJulie & Adam FeckJane FieldJoanne & John Finn

Barb & Mark FitzgibbonsTracie & Erik FolleyLaurie & Edward GallagerKatherine & Gregory GarciaPatricia & Jeffrey GehmSandra Gilbert & Angela RandallMichele & Carl GildemeyerPatti & Gary GilfusPhillip Gioia, MD, MPHMartha & William GloverKaren & Robert GoldmanWendy & Michael GordonJudy & William GrabauYana & Jack GraverMerlinda & Todd GrazierMarcy & Charles GrundnerRichelle & Frank HaganTheresa & John HallinanJennifer & Geoffrey NaviasJoan M. HanlinCindy & Mike HayesCherl & William HearyMs. Margaret HermannCelaine & Victor HershdorferMary & James HettlerPatricia Higgins & Fred GardnerDenise & Ken HildrethBarbara Hill & David GordonCara Holohan & Stephen TheinerCharlotte & Alexander HolsteinSally & David HootnickBeth Houck & Mitch VanNordstrandKay Howard & David GreenFrances & Joseph HradilRonald Humphrey & Kathy HeneseySandra Hurd & Joel PotashLaurie & Peter IndickHope & Bruce IrvineDaina & Darrell JakubowskiBarbara & Harold JonesMs. Frances H. JosephLinda & Robert JuttonMary Pat KeeganNorma KelleyAnne KemperJanet & Donald Kerfien Jr.Sally KlemensOlga & David KolvaAndrea Kooritzky

Swimming and diving became a lot more fun for the North American river otters with the addition of a “log” slide and waterfall. Their original exhibit, built for the zoo’s grand reopening in 1986, was underwritten by the Rotary Club of Syracuse. This summer the club made a donation to refurbish the exhibit which now includes a sandbox, waterslide, waterfall, new plantings and shade areas.

New interactive displays in the social building were installed to provide more learning opportunities for children and their families.

The point-of-sale system in the Jungle Café was upgraded to allow for improved accuracy and increased efficiency to better serve our visitors.

The zoo’s Web site (rosamondgiffordzoo.org) was redesigned to improve navigation and aesthetics and better inform visitors as they plan their visit.

A Catering at the Zoo Web site (cateringatthezoo.org) was launched to expand awareness and enhance marketing efforts for corporate and social events.

Several benches along the half-mile Wildlife Trail were installed to provide additional places for guests to rest and contemplate the beauty of nature.

A new door was installed in the Eurasian lynx exhibit to improve animal and keeper safety.

Necessary renovations were funded for the opening of the guanaco exhibit.

Radiant heaters were purchased for the reef and frog exhibits.

The first phase of replacing off-exhibit animal holding areas was completed.

The beauty of the park was enhanced with several landscaping and horticulture projects.

Dr. & Mrs. Richard T. KopeckySusan & Joseph KozlowskiShelly & Ricky KraetzNancy KratzJane KyleRenee LaBow & Virginia DoolingJames LaddLinda & David LambJeanne LawlerMary Ellen & Raymond LettermanCarla & Robert LloydLena G. LobelloJudith & Paul LonerganSue & Marty LositoLinda & Nick LotitoVirginia & Mark LovejoyLinda & Daniel LowengardJack & Pamela LuchsingerCynthia & Keith MacBainMargaret & Charles MajorPatti & Wade MarvinBarbara & Terence McInerneyKimberly & David McNeilDeborah & Bradley MeechTerry & Dan MillerLinda MindeTheresa & Charles MitchellHelen & Phillip MooreMarci & James MorrisonCynthia Morrow & John EplingDonna MoserCarol & Mardean MoyerBrenda & Todd MulhernJoanne Murphy & Laura NardellaMary C. MurphyJoellyn & Derrick MurryLisa & Joseph NavoneVirginia & David BoyleAmy & David NeumanBarbara NewhouseMindy & Troy NolteKristin & Eben NorfleetMonica & Steve NovelloLynn & Neil O'BrienJ.J. O'CallaghanDeborah & Kent OgdenPeggy Ogden & Timothy AtseffPeter & Anne O'NeillCarol & David Orbino

Smith Road Elementary SchoolGrace SnookSRCTec, Inc.Christine Steenwerth & Stephen BouletKathleen & Richard SteinmannGaylord & John StopenNan Strickland & Joy StricklandMargaret & Anthony StuhlreyerHeather Sunser Schremp & Jeff SchrempMartha Sutter & David RossGary Sutton & Marc MauzyAnne & John SveenAnne & Mike SwanLinda & Mark SwanJennifer & Robert SzkotakJudy & Dean TannerBarfoot/Taylor Suzanne & Neil ThorntonDeborah & James TifftPaul TremontMargaret Turk & Robert WeberMary & John TygartDr. & Mrs. Spiro TzetzisAnastasia Urtz & Louis OrbachFrances VolanskyJean & Daniel WaldronMichael WalkerKathleen Ward & Robert TisoSally & Robert WardLinda WarmingtonMary Jane Warner & Bethany Warner

Fran ParthemoreAnne SchofieldBette TaylorTuscarora Golf Club, Inc.Upstate Medical Anesthesiology Group, Inc.Susan Wilder & Wilburetta WilderJanet & Tony WisneskiKatherine Woodle

In Memory of Sue Moses Eastwood Rotary Foundation

In Memory of Paul OdesskyAudibel Hearing Care Center

In Memory of Nancy Thier WilliamsMartha & Anthony BarnettCynthia BlumePatricia DaceySusan and Robert DeeganLois & Richard ExnerKathleen KellyValerie LawtonDorothy NunnekerSuzanne PellizzariJeannette RudyLinda SnowMarjorie & Gary TylerElizabeth WalkerAnn & Richard WasiewiczLynn & David WentworthSusan & Richard Williams

Sara Warner & Laurence VolanAnita & Howard WeinbergerEllen & Howard WeinsteinRoxine & Vincent WeisbrodNancy Whaley & Becky WahlTherese & Rickey WhittBetty & Richard WieseMary Anne & Donald WinfieldKatherine WitzSusan & Neil WoodworthSusan & Timothy WrightMelissa Yorks & Joe Bangiolo

In Memory of Bess BuserAngela AttiliJoanne BlakeJune & Richard BrickweddeLaurie & William ClarkElizabeth CostelloDiane & Paul FinochioEllenrose GalganoSuzanne GladysKristin & Alex GreenbergMaria Kane & Marjorie KanePat & Dick KaneMarilyn & J. Thomas McKnightIrene McQueeneyDonna MoserDarlene & Jeffrey NeilGlenda & Larry NobleDonald Owens

* Circle of Friends MemberTHIS DONOR ROSTER RECOGNIZES CUMULATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2009. EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO LIST DONORS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ACCURATELY. IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY CORRECTIONS OR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT DEBBIE MESSINA IN OUR DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT 315 435-8511 EXT. 132.

Capital ImprovementsAnimal Updates

2009 Donor Roster

Zephyr, a white-crested laughing thrush, hatched on March 7. The tiny chick received national attention as one of only three

white-crested laughing thrushes hatched in captivity worldwide. Although fairly common in Southeast Asia, South China

and East India, the species is becoming increasingly rare in North American zoos since concerns about

avian influenza have stopped importation. For the past several years zoos have

had to rely on captive breeding programs to maintain the

North American population.

$25,000+ Nancy Rifken*Fred J. Harder Foundation; John E. Morrissey, JR., Trustee

$10,000 - $24,999 Empower Federal Credit Union CNY Community Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 BNY Mellon Burns Bros. Contractors, Inc. The Fuller Family Key Bank of New York M&T Charitable Foundation National Grid Owens-Illinois Inc. The Pepsi Bottling Group SCHC Total Care $2,500 - $4,999 Allyn Foundation Bob & Janet Agostini*C & S Companies James & Kathy Burns*Community Bank System Maria Kane Candace & John D. Marsellus*Melanie Mulroy-Robinson*Rotary Club of Syracuse, Inc. Penguin Bay Winery, Hector NY Maria & Edward Street*

$1,000 - $2,499 Helena & Glenn Axelrod*American Food & Vending Corp. Anoplate Corporation*Jim & Cathy Breuer Cooper Crouse-Hinds*Bill & Carol Dugan*CXtec

Penny Eger & Mary Jane Osborne*Eagle Claim Services Feldmeier Equipment Inc. Michael & Doreen Figler Frank & Frances Revoir Foundation*Joyce D. Homan Harold H. Husovsky, M.D. & Susan E. Stred, M.D.*Robert & Zalie Linn*James E. Mackin Menter, Rudin, & Trivelpiece, P.C. Phyllis & Chuck Olmsted*Elsa & Peter Soderberg*Tipperary Hill Neighborhood AssociationElizabeth Tumbridge Welch Allyn, Inc. Janet & Larry Wolf*

$500 - $999 Katherine and Stephen Barry June & Richard Brickwedde Janet & George Burman Eric & Leanne Burrell Charles & Mary Jo Doyle*Ernst & Young, LLP*Barbara & Philip Ferro Lauri & Thomas Gerhardt Elizabeth & David Hakanson Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.*Michael & Gail Hamidi INFICON*J.C. Ehrlich Pest Control*Jean Iannone & Laura Hahn James & Michelle Keib*Pioneer Management Group, LLC Gerald & Mary Mathews *Sally & Bob Neumann*Ms. Betty Overacker Ms. Julie Overacker Faye Panasci Dorothy Rizzo & Ken Schmitt*Phyllis & Edward Shostack The Wladis Companies, Inc.*

A full set of financial statements, including a report of independent auditors, is available during normal business hours at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.

Statement of Operating Finances 2009 2008 Support AND Revenue $ % $ %

Membership 483,336 22 480,357 21 Retail operations 682,320 32 694,351 30 Education program fees 235,335 11 244,315 10 Contributions and grants 347,770 16 406,411 18 Fundraising and events 81,707 4 117,204 5 Rental and catering income 243,537 11 258,151 11 Interest income 94,880 4 126,717 5Total support and revenue $2,168,885 100% $2,327,506 100%

Expenses $ % $ %

Program Services Zoo support 711,664 38 906,725 44 Gift shop 168,127 9 162,465 8 Educational programs 173,528 9 236,849 11 Facility rentals/catering 217,606 12 223,881 11Total program services $1,270,925 68% $1,529,920 74%

Supporting Services Administration 317,111 17 265,392 13 Fundraising & Events 285,271 15 259,304 13Total supporting services $602,382 32% $524,696 26%

Total expenses $1,873,307 100% $2,054,616 100% Income from Operations $295,578 $272,890 Net change in market value of investments 444,950 -771,175 Increase in Net Assets 740,528 -498,285 Net assets at beginning of year 2,518,549 3,016,834 Net assets at end of year $3,259,077 $2,518,549

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