Our Trivia Night 2017 was a fun and successful fundraiser for the Endangered Wolf Center.
Thanks to all who took part, and to those who sponsored the event – especially Event Sponsor Jay Smith – or donated prizes. Trivia Night 2017 was held Friday Feb. 10 at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road.
More than 300 players competed, with the winning team – table #31 – getting 96 of 100 answers correct. The second and third teams had 93 and 92 correct.
This year, we added a VIP table level, where guests got to meet and be photographed with ambassador animals before the Trivia contest, including our fennec fox Daisy and McGwire the World Bird Sanctuary bald eagle. Our western hognose snake Clay was on hand (literally) as were a pair of parrots. VIPs enjoyed table service – no waiting in line for beer, soda, water or snacks – plus preferred seating. If you weren’t a VIP this year, you’ll probably want to enjoy its advantages next year.
All guests over age 21 enjoyed free Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra, thanks to the generosity of Grey Eagle Distributors. And all guests were welcome to soda, water and snacks.
We’d like to thank and acknowledge these sponsors and donors:
Trivia Night 2017 Sponsors
Event Sponsors:
Jay Smith
Gift Shop Sponsor:
Virgil and Sandra VanTrease
Harvest Plaza Animal Hospital
Beverage Sponsors:
Connor, Penny & Fiona Anderson and Stella Amsinger
St. Charles Animal Hospital and Clinic
Round Sponsors:
Round 1:
William Meyer and Christine Meyer
Linda Reifschneider, President, Asian Elephants Support – www.asianelephantssupport.org
Round 2:
George and Lee Weber
Paul and Karen Kipp and Friends
Round 3:
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic
Dedicated to Dora, Mommy’s Baby – The Kriegh Family
Round 4:
Carolyn and Terry Ryan
Wayne Norwood
Round 5:
Cheryl Morrow
Caroline Saunders
Round 6:
Gerry Hufker and Celeste Ruwwe
Round 7:
The Broom Family
Tre, Maxine, Bradley, and Dorothy May in memory of Maverick and Bob
Round 8:
The Kostman Family
And thanks to these donors for providing gift cards, gift certificates and items for our raffles, silent auctions, door prizes and table prizes, or other services that made the night possible:
Alpine Shop
AMC Theaters
Anonymous
Applebee’s
Are We There Yet? LLC
Auto Zone
Bandana’s
Chandler Hill Vineyards
Cheesecake Factory
Cracker Barrel
Chris’ Pancake House
Chuck Boots
Citizen Kane’s Steak House
Clayton Pilates Studio
Columbia Golf Club
CQ Express Car Wash
Dickerson Park Zoo
Drury Hotels
Fairmount Park
Funny Bone West Port Plaza
Gateway Grizzles
Grant’s Farm
Grey Eagle Distributors
Ices Plain and Fancy
Imo’s Pizza
Kaldi’s Coffee
Kennelwood
Lazy River Grill
Maritz
Old Spaghetti Factory
Pietro’s
Pi’s Pizza
PRP Wines
Rock n Brews
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Saint Louis Zoo
Soulard Coffee Garden
Sugarfire
Three Sixty
Tower Tee Golf Complex
Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.
Urban Feed and Supply
Weber Grill
The Wine Merchant
The Wolf Café
Melissa Stagnaro
Lee Streett
Mr. C. Stephen Kriegh and Dr. Pamella S. Gronemeyer
Rachel Broom
Julie Tasch
Jen Backer
Glen Boggs
Jack Hagedorn
Jim Kuchar
Sandy and Tim O’Shaughnessy
Michelle Steinmeyer
Chris Weber
As always, our volunteers are essential to making this night successful. We greatly appreciate them. Special thanks to Jack Hagedorn for asking the trivia questions and entertaining the audience and to Chris Weber for providing the sound and visual systems.