Rental fees for these areas are a minimum of $325 which includes the first two hours of use and $162.50 per each additional hour. Meetings or social events may be booked in the Education Building, at the Oasis (#1), Eagles Nest (#2), Asian Cafe (#3), or in the front of Small World. Please contact or our Education Department at (956) 548-WILD (9453) to schedule your birthday party. A deposit is required to reserve your party date. Birthday parties are arranged by our Education Department. Our birthday party packages provide all the party basics. We've made it easy to plan a fun birthday party. Kids will have a howling good time at a birthday party at the Zoo. These traditions are alive and apparent in the day-to-day operations of the Zoo and it is with these basic missions in mind that the Gladys Porter Zoo continues plans for the future. The Gladys Porter Zoo is still dedicated to the preservation of nature through education, conservation and research. Income from the permanent endowment fund has ensured that sufficient funds are available each year to maintain and improve the quality of the Zoo's operations.Ī few things have changed over the years, but many things still remain the same. Since the endowment fund's formation, over $10 million has successfully been raised from businesses, corporations, foundations and concerned individuals. The Lightner Sam's Foundation committed to match an additional $1 million on the same dollar-for-dollar basis to the Endowment. Sams Foundation committed to match dollar-for-dollar up to $2 million. The Sams Foundation made their commitments through the establishment of challenge grants totaling $3 million. However, in 1986, due to changing financial conditions, the Board of the Valley Zoological Society voted to establish a permanent endowment fund to help strengthen the financial status of the Zoo. Sams and the Lightner Sams Foundation have provided a major portion of the funds required to operate the Zoo. Porter was closely involved with the planning, construction and stocking of the Zoo.
The idea of a zoo for the Rio Grande Valley developed at this time, and the members of the Sams Foundation decided that this would be their next major project. Sams Foundation.ĭuring the 1960s, Gladys Porter became increasingly interested in the plight of the world's wildlife when she and her husband, Dean, traveled extensively in Africa and other foreign countries. The facility was completely planned, built, stocked, equipped and then given to the City of Brownsville by the Earl C. The Gladys Porter Zoo opened to the public on September 3, 1971.
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