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The Selig Legacy Society, established in 2000, was formed to ensure that Los Angeles will have a vibrant zoo for years to come. By including the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association in your estate plan, you support the important work of the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens ensuring that our mission of caring for diverse animal populations and educating the public about wildlife and the need for conservation continues for generations to come.

Planned gifts are directed to GLAZA’s Endowment Fund, a permanent fund that supports numerous wildlife programs and the future growth of the Zoo. While benefiting the Zoo in a lasting way, your planned gift may have great personal benefit by reducing estate taxes, avoiding capital gains, and increasing cash flow. Selig Legacy Society members will receive special recognition in the annual report and on the Donor Wall and enjoy an annual breakfast with the GLAZA President.

How to Get Involved

Click here for a description of various charitable gift planning vehicles, and for further information on how you can become a Selig Legacy Society member, please contact Suzanne Torgeson at storgeson@lazoo.org or at 323/644-4782.

Letter from Selig Legacy Society Member

When I retired from 40 years of teaching in 1995, I cast about for some meaningful way to occupy my time. Becoming a docent at the Los Angeles Zoo was an easy choice because I could continue teaching children about the natural world and the creatures with which we share this planet.

Early on, I became aware of the important role zoos play in preserving and protecting wildlife. The Los Angeles Zoo has played a key role in saving the California condor, the Arabian oryx, the mountain tapir, and many other species from extinction, as well as actively participating in over 40 different worldwide Species Survival Plans.

Because of my strong commitment to the Zoo, I contacted my financial advisor and requested that GLAZA be made beneficiary of several of my investment funds.  I want to be sure that the Zoo continues its important work of caring for wildlife and educating the public for years to come.  Now, as a member of the Selig Legacy Society, I can enjoy being involved with the Zoo today while knowing that I have invested in the future of the Zoo, too.

Thank you, and I look forward to welcoming you into our family of Selig Society members.

Sincerely,

W. William Boede