BETH OSTROSKY STERN TO HOST 'GET WILD'

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The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center Of The Hamptons

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 Beth Ostrosky Stern

Cheers, animal lovers! The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons will bring untamed excitement to the island this season with its GET WILD Summer Gala, chaired by Beth Ostrosky Stern, Christopher Obetz and Ellen Scarborough. On Saturday, August 11, 2012, the gala will celebrate the rehabilitation and successful release of Long Island's native wildlife.

Guests are encouraged to kick off their shoes and enjoy the evening barefoot on Southampton’s Dune Beach. The night’s events will include a clambake, musical entertainment by Jetty Four, dancing and a special appearance from some furry and feathered friends. The event will also include a silent auction, featuring exclusive items such as a men’s bomber jacket by Nautica, a ladies packable zip jacket by The Laundry, a masterpiece oil painting portrait session, a one night stay at Hyatt East End with tickets to the Long Island Aquarium, a snowy owl sculpture, original lithography by June Kluglein, heavy cast bronze Chinese bell and a two-hour photo session with Howard Stern.

This year’s GET WILD sponsors include Birds Nest Foundation; Tara Allmen, M.D.; Cunningham Insurance; Hamptons Magazine; Equinoxe Graphiques; Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Linda and Benjamin Lambert, Jan Linhart, D.D.S.; Suzanne Murphy and Robert Albertson; and Andy Sabin Family Foundation.

ABOUT THE EVELYN ALEXANDER WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER OF THE HAMPTONS: 

The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons is a nonprofit wildlife hospital dedicated to the rehabilitation of injured, sick and orphaned wild animals in order to return them to their natural habitat. The Center is a full-time professional wildlife hospital staffed by veterinarians, licensed rehabilitators, biologists, animal behaviorists and volunteers. The Center also provides educational programs to local elementary and secondary schools, and invites students from local colleges participate in cooperative education programs and internships. A grassroots organization, the Center has grown from a few concerned friends to a group of more than 1,000 members and supporters, and receives more than 10,000 requests for information or assistance each year. Located in a unique and irreplaceable ecosystem, the facility consists of salt and fresh water wetlands, pine barrens, deciduous forest and meadowland. The hospital at the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center is designed exclusively for wild animals. Unlike veterinary hospitals, the space is free of any ambient noises or smells to stress the animals that are recovering within. The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 corporation. A financial report is on file with the NYS Attorney General’s Office, Charities Bureau at www.charitiesnys.org.

For further information about the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center, please visit www.wildliferescuecenter.org.