Sat Sep 18, 2010
6PM - 6PM EDT
The Scales & Tails 2010 was a great success. Thank you all for taking the time to support The Living Planet Aquarium and the construction of the new aquarium. Congratulations to everyone who:
Her Majesty’s Secret Service cordially invites you come as an undercover spy and be a big spender at the Casino Royal (La Caille) on September 18, 2010 at 6pm. Come dressed to the nines as your favorite James Bond Character, Bond Girl or Bond Villain, and enjoy an evening with friends, food and great entertainment.
Since you Only Live Twice, become a sponsor or RSVP now before you Die Another Day, If the World is Not Enough to keep you away! Click here for more details.
The Gala will be "007" themed and guests attend as undercover agents working to thwart the notorious Goldflipper, who has swiped the plans to the new Aquarium. You will enjoy yourself as you search for clues to solve the mystery, they enjoy great cuisine, live and silent auctions, music, casino activities, and wonderful company.
Proceeds go to The Living Planet Aquarium in order to support the building of our new 90,000 square foot facility. At the event, guests will participate in the Casino Royal! Each guest will receive $1,000 in Casino Bucks and enjoy playing roulette, craps, blackjack, and Texas Hold 'em. All casino earnings will be redeemed for raffle tickets.
The Living Planet Aquarium is focused on engaging people to explore, discover and learn about Earth’s diverse ecosystems. TLPA connects its audience to the world’s ecosystems through countless educational opportunities to understand and respect Earth, from the Utah’s rivers and lakes, to rain forest habitats, to the planets’ vast oceans.
The aquarium has been wildly popular over the past few years with over 1.5 million visitors since 2004. In fact since March 26, when we opened our new Gentoo Penguin exhibit, we have seen over 200,000 visitors. We’ve grown so much over the past few years that we are completely out of space, and the people want more! Because we want to provide a world class opportunity to the people in our great state, we have plans to build a new 90,000 square foot facility which will more than double our current size.
The Living Planet Aquarium is unlike most nonprofit organization, in that 100% of our operation expenses are covered by gate receipts, gift shop and café sales, and building rentals. This allows us to allocate all funds we raise directly to growth, expansion and outreach without using any of the funds for overhead. Because of our great success and our effective business plan, and because we want to provide a world class opportunity to the people in our great state, we have plans to build a new 90,000 square foot facility which will more than double our current size. All the proceeds of this event will go toward the new aquarium that is planned to break ground spring 2011.
Even though our auction has ended, our organization and our mission have not. We would greatly appreciate your continued support in terms of time, effort and funding, and will do our best to keep you up to date on future activities.
