By Katlean de Monchy–

The Sagaponack Sculpture Field was a wonderful location for the Evelyn Alexander 15th Annual Get Wild Benefit fundraiser. Generous and caring supporters faced the bad weather to continue the legacy of the Wildlife Rescue Center.

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Jane Gill, an owl named Meep, and the photographer Bruce Weber (photo credit: © Lisa Tamburini Photography)

I was surprised that this location has not been used that often, as the space is ample and the parking is easy. So party planners take note, this is a GREAT outdoor space.

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Assemblyman Fred Thiele and his wife, NancyLynn (photo credit: © Lisa Tamburini Photography)

New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele was honored for his legacy of environmental stewardship along with the late James Hunter, who cofounded the rescue center with Ginnie Frati 23 years ago.

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Katlean de Monchy, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Bonnie Pfeiffer Evans (photo credit: © Lisa Tamburini Photography)

“It is our biggest fund raiser of the year,†said Chris Strub. “We don’t have final figures on it, but I think we did pretty well.â€

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Chris Strub, executive director of the society, with Noelle Dunlop, director of development (photo credit: © Lisa Tamburini Photography)

 

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Jean Safiroff and Julie Ratner (photo credit: © Lisa Tamburini Photography)

 

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Elton Ilirjani, an Albanian LGBT activist, in case you were wondering (photo credit: © Lisa Tamburini Photography)

 

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(photo credit: R Cole for Rob Rich / Society Allure)