In-Sync Exotics founder and president, Vicky Keahey, gifts a photo of a male cougar to the evening’s featured speaker and former WFAA reporter, Steve Stoler, at the gala held at Boyd Farm in Lavon.
A sold-out crowd gathered Saturday, June 28, for a night that proved as powerful as it was poignant—celebrating 25 years of In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center with help from Emmy-winning journalists, longtime supporters and volunteers and the woman who started it all.
The “Whisker Wishes” gala, held at The Venue at Boyd Farm in Lavon, brought together local media figures with deep ties to the nonprofit, longtime sponsors and big cat enthusiasts who have helped the sanctuary grow from a backyard dream into one of the nation’s most respected exotic animal rescues.
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