What a Night! Thank You for Making Our Halloween Party a Success! 🎃🐍

Nardos, one of our education volunteer and Sophia, the red-footed tortoise.

What a night! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate Halloween with us! It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces in incredible costumes, meet new friends, and spend an evening bringing our community together.

One of our favorite moments came at the end of the night, when one of the bar’s regular customers summed it up perfectly:

“What a night! The Valkyries won and, even cooler, I got to hold a real snake!”

We couldn't have said it better ourselves! Between the fantastic costumes, great company, and some unforgettable animal encounters, it was certainly a Halloween to remember.

A Community Effort Worth Celebrating

Events like this don't happen without a lot of behind-the-scenes love and dedication. A HUGE thank you to our amazing volunteers: Kat, Courtney, Nathalie, Audra, Megan, RC, Valen, Sterling, Lantern, and Nardos!

Our staff volunteered their time and energy, meeting monthly since the summer to plan, organize, and bring this community event to life. We are so grateful for the care and commitment everyone put into making the evening special.

A special shout-out to Kat for hand-printing our upcycled rattlesnake skeleton merchandise! Each piece was made with creativity and care.

Thank You to Our Generous Partners

We are incredibly grateful to Oakland United Beerworks for hosting us and donating a portion of the evening's proceeds to our fundraiser. Thank you for helping us turn a fun night out into an opportunity to support local education!

And a big thank you to Lotus Delight Cuisine for providing an excellent dinner for all of our volunteers. Your generosity helped fuel the people who made the evening possible!

Chabot Space and Science Center, Lawrence Hall of Science, the Golden State Valkyries, Bicycle Coffee, It’s Your Move and Oakland United Beerworks all donated wonderful raffle prizes to support our fundraiser.

We Reached Our Fundraising Goal!

Here's the best news of all: Thanks to YOU, we met our fundraising goal! 🎉

Every dollar raised from the evening is going directly toward bringing our hands-on animal science programs to 3rd grade classrooms across Oakland Unified School District (OUSD).

Your support helps us connect students with the wonders of the natural world through hands-on learning, animal encounters, and opportunities to explore science in an exciting and memorable way.

Whether you attended the party, volunteered your time, donated, or supported us through our community partners, you helped make this possible.

From all of us, thank you for showing up, celebrating with us, and investing in the next generation of curious scientists and animal lovers.

We couldn't do this without our community, and we're so lucky to have you!

Until next time! 🐍🧡