Born to be Wild
Dinner and auction to support Tucson Wildlife Center
Sunday, March 8, 2026
4:30pm – 9:00pm
at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Thanks to our wonderful supporters the 2026 Benefit Gala is SOLD OUT! To add your name to the waitlist please contact the Tucson Wildlife Center at 520-290-9453. Thank you
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Silent Auction is NOW OPEN!
This Incredible Silent Auction Helps Support Tucson Wildlife Center
The auction has items valued up to $5,000.
You do not need to be present at the Benefit to bid on silent auction items. Click the link below to start bidding!
The auction ends Sunday, 3/8/26, with tables closing at 5:55 and 6:15.
Please check your closing times. If you are not attending the Benefit and win an auction item, you can pick the item up Monday, 3/9/26 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, or after Tuesday, at Tucson Wildlife Center.
Raffle Ticket Sales have closed. For those who purchased tickets. be sure to keep your ticket stubs safe to claim your prize in the event that you win!
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Hughes Federal Credit Union
Wildcat Sponsor
Logemann Balers Co.
Eagle Sponsor
Kaimas Foundation
Larry “Buzz” Peterson and Roberta “Robbie” Willingham
Great Horned Owl
Friend of Wilma
Jennifer and Barton Tretheway
Maxwell Aesthetics
Javelina Sponsor
Katarina Bader Aesthetics
Sam Garrison CFP, Edward Jones
Sylvia Pozarnsky and Tom Riley
Tucson Electric Power
Raccoon Sponsor
Affinity Wealth Management
Jay and Ann Eklund
Lisa Bates and Peter Lininger
Nikki Halle
R&A CPAs
Rodney and Betsy Boorse
Yvette Villamana and Joe Coon
Special Donation: Carolyn and Mike Friedl
Donors
Jim and Vicki Click and Family
Buffalo Exchange
Reuben Merideth, DVM
“We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.”
Steve Irwin
If you have any questions about the Benefit or about being a Sponsor, please call Hubert Parker, 520-290-9453