There's a New Cat in Town!

TrunklineWINTER 2013

There’s a New Cat in Town! 2 • The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013

The Louisville Zoo, a nonprofit organization and the state zoo of Kentucky, is dedicated to bettering the bond between people and our planet by providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for visitors, and leadership in scientific research and conservation education. The Zoo is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

Mailing Address: Zoo Hours: P.O. Box 37250, Mid-March to Labor Day: Louisville, KY 40233-7250 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (stay until 6 p.m.) Delivery Address: September to mid-March: TABLE OF CONTENTS 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (stay until 5 p.m.) 1100 Trevilian Way June and July, Thurs.–Sat., Holiday Events...... 5 Louisville, KY 40213 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. (stay until 8 p.m.) Telephone: Member News...... 6 Admission Administrative Offices: 502-459-2181 Visit the website for FAX: 502-459-2196 Zoo News...... 8 seasonal admission pricing. Education: 502-238-5358 Children (under 3): Free Snowy Owl...... 10 Membership Office: 502-459-2287 Groups (15 or more): Website with Online Store: Conservation...... 11 Call 502-238-5348 louisvillezoo.org at least 72 hours in advance. School at the Zoo...... 12 Winter & Holiday Education Programs...... 18 The Louisville Zoo is an agency of Louisville Metro, Greg Fischer, Mayor Girl Scouts Program...... 20

Metro Council Kids For Conservation...... 21 Attica Scott, District 1 Cindi Fowler, District 14 Volunteer News...... 22 Barbara Shanklin, District 2 Marianne Butler, District 15 Mary C. Woolridge, District 3 Kelly Downard, District 16 Horticulture...... 23 David Tandy, District 4 Glen Stuckel, District 17 Cheri Bryant Hamilton, District 5 Marilyn Parker, District 18 Zoo Wish List...... 24 David James, District 6 Jerry Miller, District 19 Ken Fleming, District 7 Stuart Benson, District 20 Brew at the Zoo Thanks...... 26 Tom Owen, District 8 Dan Johnson, District 21 Tina Ward-Pugh, District 9 Robin Engel, District 22 Sponsorship Thanks...... 27 Jim King, District 10 James Peden, District 23 Kevin Kramer, District 11 Madonna Flood, District 24 A.D.O.P.T.S...... 28 Rick Blackwell, District 12 David Yates, District 25 Vicki Aubrey Welch, District 13 Brent Ackerson, District 26 Exotic Travel...... 29 Halloween Thanks...... 31 Zoo Foundation Board Of Directors Kevin Anderson Eric Ison Jan West Kathryn Arterberry Debbie King Mark Wheeler Editorial Leea Bridgeman Maria Ladd Lisa Yennes Darlene O’Bryan, Maureen Horrigan, Joanne Luyster, Steve Wing Mark Brown Mike Lorch Ex-Officio Members Christopher Ecken Edgardo Mansilla Design Brent Ackerson Wayne Estopinal Darryl Metzger Robert Kemnitz Mike Ashley Dr. Larry Florman Paula Pottinger Maury Buchart Photographers Shelisa Gautreaux Annette Schnatter Anna Pray Will Bird, Robert Kemnitz, Kyle Shepherd, Cane Run Elementary Rachel Greenberg Sheryl Snyder Sadiqa Reynolds staff and other staff members. Cover photo by Kyle Shepherd Thomas Halbleib, Jr. Kerry Stemler Doug Shaw Steven Higdon Gary Stewart The Trunkline is published four times a year by the John Walczak Patti Hobbs Patricia Swope Louisville Zoological Garden, John T. Walczak, Director. Dr. Heidi Hulon Manning Warren III

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4 • The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 MESSAGE FROM LEADERSHIP

FROM THE onservation and as residents to help make the energy savings over 23 years sustainability are a part of our community one of the will pay for the work performed. MAYOR the Zoo’s mission and a nation’s greenest and most The Louisville Zoo will benefit growing part of its culture environmentally friendly cities. from renovations and upgrades Cfor the last 30 years. In fact, the Sustain Louisville targets three throughout its facilities including Zoo is home to one of four green main objectives: lighting, plumbing, HVAC, solar roofs currently maintained by 1. Protect the environment and thermal technology and building Louisville Metro Government. reduce Louisville’s carbon enclosures. Green roofs, like the one located footprint Achieving our sustainability on the Zoo’s HerpAquarium, 2. Ensure the health, wellness and goals will not only require these enhance the insulating quality of prosperity of all citizens kind of corporate initiatives but the building and improve energy 3. Create a culture of sustainability will also require commitment efficiency. In addition to the While these are the overall from all of us as we strive to green roof, the HerpAquarium is objectives, our focus areas make green choices as part of Greg Fischer Metro Mayor designed in a bioclimatic display include energy, environment, our daily lives. I encourage you format that groups species transportation, economy, to join me and the Louisville Zoo according to their climates which community and engagement. on our journey to become one of improves energy efficiency within The Sustain Louisville plan the nation’s most environmentally the building. outlines specific ways to friendly cities. This past April, I introduced approach each of these areas. To learn more, join the the city’s first comprehensive One initiative that is moving Louisville Zoo and Metro’s sustainability plan with the full force at the Zoo is our Office for Sustainability for our support of Metro’s Office of partnership with Johnson first Sustainability Summit on Sustainability and input from Controls. A global leader in January 18 at the Zoo. For more city government employees building efficiency, Johnson information, see page 11 of this and community stakeholders. Controls is funding energy- issue or visit louisvilleky.gov/ The goal of Sustain Louisville is efficient upgrades and repairs Sustainability/SustainLouisville. to encourage Metro agencies, to government buildings across htm. like the Louisville Zoo, as well the city with a guarantee that

FROM THE hope you have taken the seventh grade curriculum. program has recently been opportunity through your Utilizing the entire Zoo as a honored for its excellence – DIRECTOR membership to enjoy classroom, students spend a full School at the Zoo just received some of the Zoo’s many week being taught the required the Association of Zoos Ieducational programs. Our core curriculum and interacting and Aquariums’ Significant offerings range from interpretive with keepers and our amazing Achievement Award for video presentations and keeper animal ambassadors. Many of Education. It speaks highly for talks to numerous camps and the students have not visited the our education staff that SAZ formal classes. We are proud Zoo nor seen an exotic animal. achieved this level of recognition of them all, but there is one This immersive and personal in a competitive field that program that shines especially experience brings science to life included the Bronx Zoo, which bright. for these children. has one of the nation’s finest zoo Over 13 years ago, our Almost 1,500 students education programs. John Walczak Education Curator, Marcelle experience the program every Congratulations to Marcelle, Louisville Zoo Director Gianelloni, attended an year. Extensive testing shows Assistant Curator Doug McCoy, education workshop at the Bronx us that the students are more Educators Kathleen Johnson, Zoo which included teachers and interested and engaged in Karen Maynard, Diane Moon, administrators from around the learning about science–the Wanda Peck, Mathew Lahm, country. The goal of this forum test scores show this too. We Melissa Schelenburger , was to improve the teaching of are thrilled by the results and Administrative Assistant Danita science in school systems and thankful to the students and Rivers, Keeper Julie Boeckman informal science sites like zoos. their supportive teachers and and all of our wonderful Marcelle came home so inspired principals. Our generous donors volunteer Docent educators that she designed the School at provide scholarships allowing a and animal staff who work the Zoo (SAZ) program which majority of the classes to reach so hard to achieve this stellar focuses on an interdisciplinary underserved students. accomplishment! Great Job! approach to teaching fourth and This now flagship education Holiday Events

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THE POLAR EXPRESS 4-D EXPERIENCE special holiday showing Through January 5, 2014 You are invited on an extraordinary adventure to the North Pole this holiday season on THE POLAR EXPRESS! When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a

THE POLAR EXPRESS and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s09) journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. This 13 minute show includes 3-D and 4-D effects that will make a believer out of just about anyone. THE POLAR EXPRESS 4-D Experience is based on the inspiring and beloved Caldecott Medal children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg. Visit louisvillezoo.org to catch a sneak peek of THE POLAR EXPRESS 4-D presented by Experience.The perfect holiday treat for family, friends and colleagues. Based on the POLAR EXPRESS book and characters TM & © 1985 by Chris Van Allsburg. Used by permission of Houghton Mifflin company. All rights reserved. TM & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s13)

Santa’s Safari December 7–8 & 14–15, 2013 10 a.m., Noon & 2 p.m. Special Ticket Required. Purchase online only at louisvillezoo.org Santa is making a special stop by the Louisville Zoo and he’s bringing some of his North Pole friends along too. Enjoy a visit and photo with Santa plus meet Mrs. Claus and Frosty the Snowman. Includes yummy refreshments, a fun holiday craft, special animal encounter stations, story-telling, festive sing-alongs and more. Bring your cameras! Adding to the holiday magic is the inclusion of a ticket to the special holiday showing of THE POLAR EXPRESS 4-D Experience.

Tickets Louisville Zoo Members Non-Members* Ages 3+ $15.95 Ages 3+ $20.95 Under 3 $8.50 Under 3 $11.00

*Includes all day Zoo admission Member News

6 • The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 MEMBER NEWS

Questions about your Membership. Contact the Membership Department at 502-459-CATS 502-459-2287 Or visit us online for FAQs at louisvillezoo.org/member

Thanks for Your Support! Having holiday shopping Special Holiday Offer! If you The end of the year is the perfect challenges? purchase a new gift membership by time for us to welcome any new It would be hard to find a December 31, you’ll save $5 plus members and thank all our members better gift for families than a Zoo receive a voucher for an adorable who have supported us year after membership. It’s a Frequent Fun plush zebra. Gifts can be sent to you year. Your participation in everything Pass that offers free admission year or directly to your gift recipient. To from events, to classes, to train and round plus tons of other benefits. ensure holiday delivery, please order carousel rides, to purchases in the A Zoo membership makes a great by December 19. Here’s how: gift shop and at concession areas holiday gift for grandchildren, 1. Order online at supports the Zoo’s animal care and grandparents, babysitters, friends and louisvillezoo.org (enter education programs as well as safe family members. Keep in mind too promotional code “zoogift13”) and enjoyable guest experiences. that as a gift giver, memberships are 2. Call 502-459-2287 We are proud to share the news tax deductible to the fullest extent daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. that your Zoo has been honored allowable by law. 3. Purchase at the Zoo again by the Association of Zoos daily 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Aquariums (AZA) for another excellent program: the week-long School at the Zoo educational program. You can learn more about this unique program on page 12 and why it was granted an AZA Significant Achievement Award. Did you know that Zoo members receive a discount on our public educational classes and programs? Don’t forget to take advantage of this benefit for upcoming holiday camps and 2014 class and family programs. See pages 18-20 for program listings. As a reminder, Zoo members also receive discounts on special events, concessions, rides and attractions, gift shop purchases and guest admissions. The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 • 7

Winter Visits! We don’t hibernate. The Zoo is open daily year-round so come on out Norton Walking Club for some fun winter treks. Members Returns This Spring have the advantage of being able Please make a note that to stop by for a short visit to see Norton Get Healthy Walking their favorite animals and enjoy Club resumes on March 1, the magical POLAR EXPRESS 4-D 2014, 8 to 9:15 a.m. Experience (see page 5). You can also You must exit the Zoo via extend your visit by warming up in the office and sign out at the some of the Zoo’s indoor exhibits like receptionist by 9:30 a.m. the HerpAquarium, Islands, Glacier Run and Gorilla Forest. Moving? We want you to stay connected with the latest Zoo news. If you have moved, be sure to call the Membership Office at 502-459-CATS (2287) to update your information. Special Be in the Know! Member Please let us know if you would Discount like to receive our Enews with special From now announcements, promotional offers until February 28, and updated details on events and receive an extra exhibits. Sign up at louisvillezoo.org 10% off in the – visit the Member section and look Zoo’s main gift for “email updates.” Time Warner shop. (formerly Insight) customers, be sure to send us your new email address.

ZOOBUCKS

The Louisville Zoo is pleased to offer members quarterly coupons for various Zoo offers like guest admission and activities. We hope you enjoy the following limited-time promotional offers. Please check the expiration dates and restrictions on the coupons.

BUY ONE 4-D, BUY ONE CHILD FREE 16 OZ. GET ONE 4-D FREE ADMISSION, GET ONE CUP OF COFFEE Valid Louisville Zoo membership card and CHILD ADMISSION FREE with any purchase at african photo ID required. Not valid with other Valid Louisville Zoo membership card and outpost cafe. offers or for school groups. photo ID required. Not valid with other Valid Louisville Zoo membership card and Not valid during Santa’s Safari on offers or for school groups. photo ID required. Not valid with other December 7, 8, 14 and 15. offers or for school groups.

Expires 1/5/2014 Expires 2/28/2014 Expires 2/28/2014 Zoo News

8 • The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 ZOO NEWS

Here’s Your Chance to Work at the Zoo

Are you interested in working in a fun environment surrounded by the sights and sounds of exotic animals? Here is your chance. The Louisville Zoo is holding a job fair for seasonal workers interested in working during the Zoo’s peak season starting in March. Seasonal Job Fair Date: Saturday, January 25 Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Zoo’s Gheens Room Minimum job requirements: • Applicants must be a minimum of 16 years of age. Some jobs require you to be at least age 18 with a valid driver’s license. • Must be able to work a variable schedule, Monday through Friday and weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Work schedules start in March and run through October. Job openings exist in the following areas: • Zoo Service Clerk (Admissions, Receptionist, Membership, Gift Shop, Horticulture, Zoo Aide) • Zoo Service Worker (Guest Services, Special Events, Education, Education Instructor) • Rides and Attractions (Rides and Attraction Operator, Splash Park Attendant)

Tis the Season to Care The Louisville Zoo is proud to partner again with Dare to Care Food Bank and Kroger for a winter food drive. With just one non-perishable canned food donation per person, Zoo visitors will receive $5 off regular adult or child admission to the Zoo. This great opportunity to help struggling families in Kentuckiana and enjoy a winter outing at the Zoo will run through February 28, 2014. For an added bonus, show your Kroger Plus Card and receive a free carousel ride ticket good for Spring 2014. One ticket per card. Please note the Zoo carousel is closed for the season and will reopen around March 20, 2014, weather permitting. Over the past four years, the Zoo has collected more than 19,000 lbs. of food with the help of our guests. (Offer not valid with any other admission discounts.) The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 • 9

New Animal Debuts

New Cat In Town Lebron, a beautiful male jaguar, made his debut at the Zoo this fall and is on exhibit daily. Born in Akron, Ohio, this four-year-old jaguar is named after NBA star LeBron James who also hails from Akron. Before arriving at the Louisville Zoo as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival program, LeBron was most recently a resident of the Brevard Zoo located in Florida. Listed as near threatened, the population of jaguars continues to decline due to habitat destruction, poaching of prey and fragmented population. Unlike many species that pack together, outside of breeding season, jaguars are loners preferring not to associate with one another. It is estimated that there are less than 15,000 jaguars living in the wild.

Two Addax Calves Make Fall Arrival The Zoo welcomed not one but two addax calves over the past few months. The female calf was born in August with a male calf making his arrival in late September. Addax antelopes are found in waterless isolated pockets within the Sahara desert. Addaxes are a critically endangered species which puts them at a high risk of extinction due to threats of hunting and loss of habitat. While in the wild they graze on grasses and desert shrub, in managed populations like the Louisville Zoo, they enjoy a diet of hay, grain and carrot surprise which is a mixture of carrots, onions and sweet potatoes. Zookeepers will have the honor of naming the newest additions, so stay tuned to louisvillezoo.org and like us on Facebook to find out which names will be selected. Snowy Owl

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Snowy Owl Exhibit Makes Winter Debut RAISE THE ROOF Taking conservation to the Known for their beautiful white plumage, the snowy owls have moved into their new home signaling the completion of the highest level – the roof! Zoo’s award-winning Glacier Run exhibit. When you want to conserve Native to the Arctic region, the snowy owl is a stunning and energy and especially keep a mysterious looking animal. That could explain why it was chosen as a chilly interior cold, what goes on iconic character in the Harry Potter novels. Its signature plumage, which ranges from pure white for males to white with some darker specks top of the structure can make a for females, serves as very effective camouflage in their frigid habitat. huge difference. With a focus The new exhibit was designed to on conserving resemble a rustic outbuilding sitting on the outskirts of an Arctic town resources, the – in this case, Glacier Run. The Zoo selected inside is equally themed having an a specialized industrial feel with trusses running down the center which serve as Shasta White perches for the birds. Owens Corning™ The Zoo’s snowy owl exhibit will Oakridge® showcase both a male that came from the Netherlands and a female Roofing Shingle from the Minnesota Zoo. Because for the snowy owl snowy owl populations are on exhibit that has the decline, the Zoo’s exhibit was designed deliberately to support a breeding program and help contribute earned an Energy Star rating. to North America’s snowy owl population. According to Gary Michael, The shingles reflect solar energy curator of birds at the Zoo, Europe has had more luck breeding these which decreases the amount of beautiful birds; researchers believe this is due to the region’s cooler climate and better air quality. The interior temperature of our exhibit will heat transferred to the interior reside at a cool 55 degrees with a climate-controlled system and a high therefore reducing the amount quality air filtration system that will help keep the air purified. The hope of air conditioning required to is that these special accommodations will encourage breeding. maintain the target 55 degree temperature. This effort also Learn some fun facts about snowy owls at reduces the energy bill for the louisvillezoo.org/glacierrun and be sure to stop TAKE ACTION by and meet our newest plumaged friends. exhibit by 30 percent. Conservation

The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 • 11 CONSERVATION

Commuting for the Bears by Hunter Veeneman, Glacier Run Keeper Bicycle commuters are some of calories being the the unsung heroes in the conserva- only thing burned tion community. Taking the initiative in the process. to ride rather than drive for many Your Louisville day-to-day activities such as biking Zoo team only had to work or running errands adds up five participants, in a big way. Illustrating this impact but they logged Patrick Gage and Hunter Veeneman, two members of the Louisville Zoo Bike on the environment was the goal of 899.7 miles com- Commute Challenge, posed with Tundra, the Zoo’s Polar Bear mascot. the Bike Commute Challenge in the muting to and month of September. Nine nationwide from work in the zoo teams and more than 90 other month of September alone. Along Join in the effort. Dust off your bike participants decided to drop their keys with myself, team members included and plan to ride to work or to run and pick up their bikes in a nationwide Patrick Gage, Tracy Parke, Matt Lahm errands. Bike racks on TARC buses, effort to reduce carbon emissions. In and Dan Cole. It is not always easy to dedicated bicycle one month, these individuals logged get up just a little earlier and brave lanes and scenic TAKE ACTION more than 7,600 miles, or to put it in the elements to make a difference, so paths all around the perspective, more miles than riding bicycle commuters around the country city are just some of from the state of Washington to the deserve praise. They not only spear- the resources that can make your ride southern most point of Florida and head campaigns to make cities more safer and more enjoyable. Together back. The challenge alone eliminated bike-friendly but “bike” the talk by us- We Can Make a World of Difference… especially for our beloved bears. over 6,000 lbs. of CO2 emissions on ing resources like biking trails to make behalf of Polar Bear Conservation, with their communities a better place.

Help Us Sustain Louisville

Join the Louisville Zoo and the Louisville Metro Office of Sustainability for the first Sustainability Summit on Saturday, January 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Zoo’s Gheens Room. This day- long forum includes roundtable discussions focusing on how Louisville businesses, residents and neighborhood groups can help make our community more “green.” The time is now to take action on Ring in the Sustain Louisville, our community’s first comprehensive New Year sustainability plan. We want to hear Recycle your cell phone from you. at the Louisville Zoo and help save the gorillas. For more information visit to learn more visit: www.eco-cell.com louisvilleky.gov/sustainability. School at the Zoo

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When Students, School and the Zoo Converge... Great Things Happen

he students gather in the bus aisle and retrieve their backpacks, but today they are a little more excited than usual. Instead of hearing the school T bell ring, they hear the roar of lions and the whistle of a train. This isn’t an average school day. These students have just entered the Louisville Zoo to participate in its award-winning School at the Zoo (SAZ) program.

The week-long SAZ program has talked to students and teachers at just like Areon, to investigate, provided more than 10,000 students participating schools and here is a hypothesize, observe, interpret and with hands-on learning in what we look at SAZ through their eyes. question what they see and how it call a “living classroom” – the Zoo. Cane Run Elementary fourth relates to daily life. Many of these students are amongst grader, Areon Nobles, participated Marcelle Gianelloni, the the underserved in our region. The this year and was quick to say, “I Zoo’s curator of education who Association of Zoos and Aquariums never knew a sea eagle existed until spearheaded the SAZ program said, saw so much merit in the program I went to School at the Zoo. The nest “I find it rewarding to look around that they awarded our SAZ program was huge.” He added, “The mothers a class and see the expressions on a 2013 Significant Achievement are bigger than the fathers and the faces of the students. I notice Award for outstanding education usually men are bigger than women they are engaged and connected programming. in human life. But the mothers are to what is going on. Of course, Winning an award of this nature bigger so they can keep the babies this is especially true when they is always a wonderful nod to hard warm.” are observing an animal up close, work, creative thinking, perseverance It is exactly this type of conclusion whether it is an orangutan or a and teamwork. But the real Cinderella that SAZ strives for. SAZ is a weeklong snake. Zoos are able to provide that story with this award is the difference program that focuses on inquiry real life application to what they are SAZ is making in students’ lives. We based activities encouraging students, learning and provide the opportunity The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 • 13

for them to experience a sense of wonderment. It Advancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math makes my day when for Thousands of Kentucky Students I see engagement, exploration and discovery going on with our SAZ students. I know that students are making connections that are fostering feelings of caring that inspire conservation action.” Darleen Horton, environmental coordinator and resource teacher at the environmental magnet school Cane Run Elementary, has brought students to participate in SAZ for the past five years. Darleen described SAZ as a unique and amazing program with Louisville Zoo MetaZoo staff (left to right); Marcelle Gianelloni, Julie Baker-Boeckman, Melissa Schellenberger, Diane fourth grade being the Moon, Danita Robbins, Doug McCoy, Karen Maynard, Kathleen Johnson, Matt Lahm, Wanda Peck perfect time to start. “SAZ covers everything an educator wants to goes beyond this focus and engages an animal survive in its environment, cover but it also goes deeper into students in real life learning.” helped them understand a variety of the curriculum. Its goal is to help For Cane Run fourth graders, species. Ahmera put her learning of students do better on their science Ahmera Jackson and Lindsay Priddy, adaptations to use in the classroom test and align with the Kentucky learning about animal classifications when creating a frog from a gourd. Core Standands, but the program and adaptations, features that help She knew it needed four feet, a tail and sticky things on the bottom of its feet to help it survive. Learning is a two-way street with SAZ, and the educators find they learn

SAZ embraces the “no child left inside” philosophy that young people benefit greatly from being immersed in the natural world around them. For many of these young minds, it is their first opportunity to visit a zoo. 14 • The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013

she did anything differently When it came to Portland students, since attending SAZ, Ahmera Chase Logan, Marquaz Walker and said she no longer killed Kyron Coviello, what they learned spiders because she now at SAZ was not left at the Zoo. They knew they too had a place in took the information and made our ecosystem. changes! Chase picked up trash in Lindsay said she liked the his backyard so the birds wouldn’t scavenger hunt to identify eat it and get sick. Kyron discovered different species, and talked a the fun of being outside. He now lot about animal classification, goes outside a lot more than he did which according to her before and was amazed at how many teacher, will be on their test. interesting things there were to do. She has an insightful and Marquaz shared what he learned clever description of an with his family. “Since SAZ I have my invertebrate – “It’s like nature’s family recycling at home. We even M&M–crunchy on the outside have a recycling bin.” and gooey on the inside.” But the students at Portland were Because SAZ is an not the only ones who learned interdisciplinary experience, it something new. Their teacher, incorporates everything from Brenda also found a unique tidbit of science to math to logic to information. “I learned the gorilla even writing. Each student forest was being destroyed to find is given a science notebook minerals that are needed in cell and see so much through the eyes to chart their experiences phones, and if we recycle them the of the students. For Karen Maynard, and must complete a daily writing minerals can be reused and less of the SAZ educator, it is amazing to see assignment. Brenda Stokes, forest will be destroyed.” But she also the difference in the students from environmental coordinator at Portland did not just leave that information at Monday to Friday. “Many of them Elementary Environmental Magnet the Zoo. “Because of this information, are apprehensive about animals and saw a big difference in her students’ Portland began recycling cell phones. nature, but throughout the week are science vocabulary. “Through the On family nights, we offer a CFL light eager for more hands-on learning. daily interactions, we were able to bulb for anyone that brings in a cell I sometimes take for granted how access student misconceptions and phone to be recycled.” much I know and have experienced in build their structures for pursuing my life and forget that these students knowledge about the world may have never even touched a around them.” She added, “The SCHOOL AT THE snake or seen these exotic animals up environmental connections made a ZOO FACTS close.” big impact because students were • School at the Zoo started While the close animal encounters connecting with the organisms while create memories, the program also learning about environmental issues in 1998 and served 381 encourages change. When asked if affecting them.” students

• The program runs 22-weeks from August through March

• Last school year, it served 1,434 students from 11 Title 1 schools

• This year, 1,485 students representing 12 Title 1 schools are enrolled

• It costs approximately $90 per student per week to run School at the Zoo The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 • 15

SAZ would not exist without the versus exploring the entire zoo to SAZ was created to help support of school administrators and maximize experience only.” principals. Success of the program As Darleen Horton from Cane Run with the region’s need has encouraged JCPS to continue its explained, “I didn’t get to go to the to improve student support. Currently, SAZ has a waiting zoo as a child. So I love to see the list of schools wanting to participate. excitement of watching students test scores, reduce the Portland Elementary School go through SAZ and experience Principal Angela Hosch’s vision is to the animals. It’s great to see the achievement gap, and help students come to appreciate ‘aha’ moment when they get the make science literacy their role and responsibility in the connection that what we do affects grand web of life. “Our responsibility other living organisms throughout the a reality for all citizens within the web is to recognize, world. SAZ is changing the way our appreciate and act on supporting and students think.” of Kentucky. With sustaining our planet. This experience But for students like Cane Run is not possible through a single trip to student Areon Nobles, it was the recent mandates on low the zoo, trips spread through the year, realization that his opinion and performing schools, SAZ or trips spread across several years. thoughts mattered. “They listened The impact is due to the immersion to us,” said Areon. “We were asking has become even more during the course of the whole questions about the armadillo and week.” our teacher actually went and got the valuable in helping to For her, the difference is in the armadillo out for us to see. I couldn’t meet the challenges balance of the curriculum. “The believe it. I felt happy.” program offers the balance of time that Kentucky faces. exploring a few habitats in depth with the time in the classroom to explore the findings and draw conclusions

TAKE ACTION

SAZ has a waiting list and we need your help to be able to extend this award-winning program to more students. Individual donations or corporate gifts can help support this amazing program that molds young minds who will soon be our future leaders. To support SAZ, contact the Zoo’s Development office at 502-238-5315. Great Holidays Finds at the Louisville Zoo!

Molly wants a giraffe to cuddle like the one she fed this summer. Johnny wants a glow-in- the-dark alligator to hide in the bathroom. Mommy wants a free trade tote bag to take to the farmer’s market. Grandma wants a new owl ornament for her tree, and grandpa’s list includes a new hat to wear golfing. Why go to three or four stores when you can save time and gas and get all of your gifts on your next visit to the Louisville Zoo?

Admission is not required to enter the Zoo’s main gift shop located on its front plaza. Guests can stop by anytime during business hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day) and peruse the aisles and find creative gift giving ideas for family, friends, co-workers and maybe even something small for you.

The Zoo is guaranteed to offer the widest selection of plush animals in town. Find peacocks, sea otters, frogs, owls, snakes and other adorable plush for the animal lover in your life.

Engage the reader in your home with books on big cats, jungle inhabitants and creepy crawlies. Find the perfect addition for the avid collector with Safari collectibles, or give your turtle-loving hairdresser a unique bracelet adorned with her favorite animal. A Gift to Our Animals Come help the animals celebrate the holidays with the Enrichment Tree! The local chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) proudly presents the Enrichment Tree. It is just like the Angel Trees you see at the mall, but you get to help the animals at the zoo get fun and exciting new toys! Starting December 1, there will be a tree on the Zoo’s front plaza decorated with paw print tags. Each tag lists an animal, and a toy they would enjoy. Simply purchase the item, and return it to the Zoo’s receptionist desk by December 31. Items are large and small and can fit anyone’s budget.

For the Person Who Has Everything We all have that one person who is really hard to buy for or who has everything. Treat them to a Behind-the-Scenes VIP Tour which starts at $250 per exhibit area, valid for a year and scheduled at a time convenient for the recipient. Zoo members even enjoy a $50 discount. Honor a friend, family member or a special customer or client with one of the following engraved gift ideas: Add a name to the Zoo’s Tree of Life located in the Islands exhibit. Choose from a Louisville Stoneware leaf, butterfly or bird. Have a bench or brick engraved and added to the beautiful Etscorn Garden, located near the giraffes and rhinos. To learn more about these personalized options, contact the Development Office at 502- 238-5615 or visit LouisvilleZoo. org/support.

Fast, Easy and Fun Visit LouisvilleZoo.org and purchase gift memberships (order any NEW gift membership online by Dec. 31 and receive $5 off and a plush zebra using promo code: zoogift13).

Let Them Shop – With a Zoo Gift Card Can’t decide what to buy? Everyone enjoys a gift card that allows them to pick something they would enjoy. Gift cards are available at the Zoo cashier windows in amounts from $5 to $150 and are valid for 24 months after activation. Use them for admission, rides and attractions , memberships and gift shop purchases. Winter & Holiday Education Programs

EDUCATION

We Don’t Hibernate 2013–2014

hy let winter get you down! The Louisville Zoo is open year- round. Come and discover the many things going on at the ZooW during the winter months. Education programs will give you the opportunity to visit exotic places around the world without having to pack your suitcases or get on an airplane. These programs take advantage of the Zoo’s vast resources as a “living classroom.” Classes operate rain, snow or sunshine. Please dress for cold or damp weather since most programs will include a short tour outside.

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WINTER CLASSES FAMILY CLASSES Two by Two Two by Three Experience the Zoo as a family and learn (Age 2 and an adult) (Age 3 and an adult) about the world around you. This program This Program is designed with the This program is designed specifi- is for families with children four-years-old two-year-old in mind. This playful cally to meet the developmental and up. Meet your instructor at the Front class includes circle time, learn- needs of the three-year-old child. Gate and learn with us! ing stations and a special animal This class includes circle time, Cost: Regular $30 per person; guest before heading out on a learning stations and a special ani- Members $15 per person guided walking tour of part of the mal guest before heading out on a Family of 4: Regular $100; Members $50 Zoo. Time is spent exploring the guided walking tour of part of the Additional family participants $10 each world around them where they Zoo. Time is spent exploring the are encouraged to touch, taste, world around them and “play” Breakfast with the scribble or do whatever satisfies time to let their imaginations run Orangutans their curiosity! wild. Saturday, February 8, 8:30–10 a.m. Cost per session: Regular: $35; Cost per session: Regular: $35; Escape the winter blues with this delightful Members: $20, one adult and Members: $20, one adult and program. Families will explore the world of one child; Additional adult: $10 one child; Additional adult: $10 orangutans. A simple continental breakfast Warm Fuzzies Winter Homes will be served while the orangutans eat Saturday, January 11 Saturday, January 11 their breakfast too. A zookeeper will share or Thursday, January 23 or Thursday, January 23 information about orangutan behavior and 9–10:30 a.m. 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. what it is like to work with these intelligent animals! Children must be accompanied by ZOOper Kids an adult. (Ages 4 and 5) Breakfast with the Bears This program includes a guided Zoo walk, “hands-on” activities, Saturday, March 1, 8:30–10 a.m. closely supervised contact with education program animals and lots Bring your own teddy bear for this class. of information about how animals survive the winter. Activities will Learn about polar bears and grizzly bears. satisfy the curiosity of young minds. Hands-on activities will take place along Cost : Regular, $30; Members, $15 with a simple continental breakfast served Wild Winter Animals in the Glacier Run classroom. Children must Saturday, January 11, 1–2:30 p.m. and be accompanied by an adult. Thursday, January 23, 11–12:30 p.m. HOLIDAY CAMPS Family Holiday Camp 2014 SPRING BREAK Around the World! PROGRAMS ZOOper Kids Holiday Camp Monday, December 30 This ZOOper kids program is designed Spring Break Camp 9 a.m. – Noon for children ages 4-5. Campers will Spend your holiday as a family on a (Ages 6 – 12) enjoy a Zoo walk, craft and a “hands- Zoo safari experience. You don’t have Register for individual days or all on” visit with education animals. A to pack your bags and take a long five days. Every day brings a fun and healthy snack will be provided. flight to an exotic location. Explore educational program with a different Monday, December 23 Africa, the Pacific Ocean islands and theme. Each theme will include Zoo 9 a.m.–Noon the Arctic all in one morning. walks, close-up contact with educa- Cost: Regular $40; Members $25 Cost: Regular $40 per person; tional animals, crafts and activities. Bring a sack lunch with a drink. Holiday Camp Members $25 per person Family of 4: Regular $120; 9 a.m.–4 p.m. This all day program for ages 6 – 12 Cost: Regular: $55 per day or $275 will be packed with activities includ- Members $85 Additional family for all five days; Member: $40 per ing animal study, crafts, a “hands-on” day or $200 for all five days visit with education animals and a participants $15 each Let’s Work Together snack. Children should bring a sack HOMESCHOOL PRIDE lunch with a drink. Children will be Monday, March 31 grouped according to age. PROGRAMS Enjoy team building activities as you The Louisville Zoo is offering educa- learn about unlikely partners in the Session 1 tion programs designed to meet the animal kingdom. Monday, December 23 needs of local families that are edu- Animal Disguises 9 a.m.–4 p.m. cating their children at home by using Tuesday, April 1 resources in the home and commu- Session 2 On April Fool’s Day, learn about how nity. A series of science-based classes Monday, December 30 animals often “fool” each other with are being offered once a month from 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. camouflage and other deceiving 2 – 4 p.m. for children in grades K – Session 3 tactics. 5. The curriculum is based on the new Tuesday, December 31 Next Generation Science Standards. Animal Puzzles 9 a.m.– 4 p.m. Students will be encouraged to look Wednesday, April 2 Cost per day: Regular $55; at patterns and formulate answers Animals have amazing ears, tails, Members $40 to questions about the world around noses, feet and eyes. They all play an Teen Holiday Camp them. The “Animal Puzzles” series important part of their survival. This all day program for ages 13 – will make connections to different Enrichment Day 15 will provide teens with a unique body parts and how these physical Thursday, April 3 experience. Teens will learn about features help them survive. Come be a part of the Zoo’s animal conservationn projects in the wild as 2–4 p.m. enrichment program! Help us enrich well as explore how our Zoo cares for Cost: Regular $20; Member $15 the lives of our animals by making the many endangered animals that (one child and one adult) special “treats” for them. Learn how live here. Teens need to bring a lunch Animal Puzzles: Feet the Zoo’s enrichment and training and drink, and dress for the weather. Tuesday, January 28 programs make a difference. Monday, December 23 Animal Puzzles: Antlers & Horns Feeding Frenzy 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesday, February 25 Friday, April 4 Cost: Regular $55; Members $40 Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, oh Animals Puzzles: Claws & Nails my! Explore the Zoo and learn about Tuesday, March 25 the different ways animals eat. Animal Puzzles: Teeth & Beaks Tuesday, April 29 REGISTER ONLINE AT LOUISVILLEZOO.ORG Girl Scouts Program

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REGISTER ONLINE AT ADULT PROGRAMS discussed. Join a Louisville Zoo educa- LOUISVILLEZOO.ORG (18 and over) tor on an informative tour of the Zoo Are you interested in finding out which may include a brief behind the more about what’s going on at the scenes experience. Louisville Zoo? One way to find out Cost: Regular: $25 per person; the answers to your many questions, Member: $20 per person Award Winning Exhibits Tour is by attending one of our Adult Edu- Saturday, January 18 Join a Louisville Zoo Educator for a cation programs which focus on infor- or Saturday, February 15 walk and an informative look at the mation related to animal husbandry, 9 a.m.–Noon award-winning Islands, Gorilla Forest Zoo conservation efforts, and why we and Glacier Run exhibits at the Zoo. do things the way we do? Winter Wetlands Walk Find out about the history behind Come take a leisurely walk along the these exhibits and what makes them The Louisville Zoo’s Role in Louisville Zoo’s wetlands trail with an unique in the zoo world. Conservation educator. Get a chance to see this less Cost: Regular: $25 per person; This program will look at the efforts frequently visited area of the Zoo and Member: $20 per person and role that the Louisville Zoo plays learn more about how it came to be Saturday, February 22 in a variety of conservation programs. in the first place. 9 a.m.–Noon Association of Zoos & Aquariums Cost: Regular: $20 per person; (AZA) accreditation, participation Member: $15 per person in Species Survival Programs (SSP) Saturday, February 15 programs and unique exhibits will be 12:30–2:30 p.m.

GIRL SCOUTS WINTER DAYS AT THE LOUISVILLE ZOO Despite the cold, the Lou- isville Zoo remains open throughout the winter. Many of the animals are quite active especially the snow leopard and polar bears. During our Girl Scout Winter Days program, troops can not only discover what winter days at the Zoo are like, but will also learn about animals’ winter habits and habitats. Girl Scouts will Zoo Careers and Animal Conservation receive a participation patch. No tag-alongs, please. (Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors) Daisies (K/1st) Saturday February 8 or Saturday, March 1 Saturday, January 18, 12:30–2:30 p.m. 9 a.m. – Noon Cost: $10/girl, $8/adult Have you ever thought about working at a zoo? Zoos play very important roles in our modern world, and many Brownies (2nd/3rd) careers are required to operate an accredited zoo like our Saturday, January 25, 12:30–2:30 p.m. Louisville Zoo. Join us as we explore how zoos are leaders Cost: $10/girl, $8/adult in conservation, and the professions that our employees are so passionate about! You will get an inside look at Juniors (4th/5th) what we do, meet employees, and learn how you can be Saturday, February 1, 12:30–3:30 p.m. a leader in conservation as well! You will also receive a Cost: $12/girl, $8/adult participation patch. To register or check availability for Daisies, Brownies or Cost: $12/Girl and $8/Adult Juniors, contact Karen Maynard at 502-238-5382 or To register or check availiability for Zoo Carrers and Animal [email protected]. Conservation, contact Kathleen Johnson at 502- 238-5342 or [email protected]. Kids For Conservation

The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 • 21 KIDS FOR CONSERVATION Growing For the Future... Plant a Garden! by Kathleen Johnson, Educator

here they stood in the heat travelled down the road to of the summer with gloves, see our friends at Frank Otte shovels, trowels, rakes and Nursery. The staff helped us hoses. These Teen Safari kids to make final choices on the Twere ready to plant their gardens! plants with considerations Some of the teens had planted for amount of sunlight, gardens before, and some had not. spacing, and water needs. With a few instructions, we set them They made suggestions that loose to beautify a couple of barren would really highlight plant areas as part of the Louisville Zoo’s textures, colors, and sizes “Adopt–a–Garden” project. While the for an array of plants that teens gently wiggled the plants loose would be attractive to both from the plastic pots and placed them people and pollinators alike. into the holes they dug, I thought They recommended plants back to how it all began. that would come back each The camp counselors who were year, called “perennials.” At working with the Teen Safari campers the last moment, I grabbed a this summer wanted the teens to tiny, lone fern that caught my service. The gardens are filling out, have a project that they could create eye, hidden among a huge number and they are pretty reminders of a themselves and call their own – of plants on display. The nursery staff really fun summer. something that would benefit the even gave us a wonderful discount teens, the Zoo, and the environment. that allowed us to get many more That’s when the idea was hatched. plants than we had hoped for. We They could plant some gardens! loaded up our beautiful botanicals You can easily Of course with any creative effort, and drove back to the Zoo where plant a garden! it’s helpful to ask the experts for we couldn’t wait to show everybody their knowledge and assistance. So what we had for our gardens. It does not require I first sought out the advice of our When the teens began their huge spaces, expen- volunteer coordinator who explained planting, you could just see the sive plants, or even a lot the Adopt–a–Garden program to me. excitement (and sweat and dirt) on of time. Make planning Individuals or groups can volunteer their faces! One group planted a to design, plant and maintain small sun garden and one group a shade it and planting it a family or sites around the Zoo for the growing garden. The kids carefully packed soil school adventure! Be cre- season (spring, summer and early around the plant roots and watered ative. First think about what fall.) A special recognition sign is even and mulched the areas for a good you like. Butterfly gardens, created to mark each adopted site. start to the plants’ new homes. This sounded perfect for our Teen Then we all stepped back to admire herb gardens and vegetable Safari camps! So I asked her for the their effort. What a transformation! gardens are all popular necessary forms to fill out for the These areas went from drab, empty choices. You can get infor- project, and I was on my way. spaces, to gorgeous spaces that mation on the internet, or I then visited our wonderful staff brought instant beauty to the Zoo in the Zoo’s Horticulture Department and pride to the teens. Many of visit a local plant nursery to who helped us choose a couple of the plants attract butterflies and get seeds and plants. Watch good plots close to the Metazoo hummingbirds, and my little “love your garden grow, and enjoy Education Center. They also gave us fern” even got a place of honor in a space that provides a fun some suggestions for plot designs the shade garden! The teens have and plants and offered us the use of great memories of a job well done, experience as well as beauty, their tools, watering cans and mulch recognition on the plaques, and food for butterflies, or even deliveries. they also received a couple hours food for your family! The camp counselors and I next of volunteer credit for community Volunteer News

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his year’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held Sunday, August 11, to thank those who selflessly give of their time and talent to the Zoo. From June 2012 to June 2013, our Tvolunteers contributed 62,801 hours to the Zoo from greeting guests to supporting animal areas. More than 600 people turned out at this year’s event to thank all volunteers and celebrate the following two special award winners. Presenting the award to Rebekah was Mike Tucker, Jonathon’s Jonathon Michael Heaton brother and Jonathon Henry Tucker, Jonathon’s nephew. Outstanding Youth Award This award is given in memory of an outstanding youth volunteer named Jonathon Michael Heaton who gave over 3,000 volunteer hours to our Zoo. In 1999, Jonathon died of a heart attack from a congenital heart condition. His dedication and memory are kept alive through this award. This year’s recipient was Rebekah L. Carson. A volunteer in the giraffe area, Rebekah started volunteering three years ago at age 13. She travels over an hour from Richmond, Ky to volunteer at the Zoo and is a tenth grader at Madison Southern High School in Berea. According to the giraffe staff, Rebekah is not only a great volunteer but a great person. Diane Taylor and Michael S. Mathis Diane Taylor Spirit Award Photos taken by Jerren Watson-Ward for Outstanding Adult Volunteer Michael S. Mathis was this year’s recipient of the Diane Taylor Spirit Award. The award is named after Coordinator of Volunteers Diane Taylor, and recognizes an adult volunteer who exemplifies the spirit of volunteerism through service and dedication. Michael volunteers every Sunday in Gorilla Forest taking on a variety of tasks. He has a genuine interest in the animals and how we manage them. According to Gorilla Forest staff, Michael will use his own money to bring in enrichment items for the gorillas. Volunteers Were Boorific! A total of 1,367 volunteers contributed 8,136 hours at “The World’s Largest Halloween Party!” presented by Meijer. Their efforts saved the Zoo $58,986 making it possible to entertain 62,538 guests during this great event. Thanks Louisville Zoo Volunteers for your continued support!

Future Farmers of America Help Out Over 140 FFA students from schools across the U.S. assisted the Zoo – cleaning and taking down Halloween decorations, raking leaves, cleaning buildings and other odd jobs. Thank you FFA! Horticulture

The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 • 23 HORTICULTURE Winter Colors Spring and fall usually get all the attention for seasonal color, but even during the shortest winter days, there are plenty of plants that brighten up the Zoo—or your garden. Here are just a few to look for as you enjoy a peaceful (or brisk) walk through the Zoo this winter.

Deciduous Holly (Ilex decidua) Perhaps the most classic and easily identified wintertime shrub, holly is an easy plant to grow and a hard one to kill. Plants can range from three to 15 feet tall, and the orange or red berries provide a stunning splash of color throughout the wintertime. This hearty plant is found in wetlands, sand dunes and grasslands, and is an important food source for numerous species of birds and small mammals. You can find deciduous holly along the path at the Zoo leading up from Glacier Run to the elephant exhibit. (pictured at top)

Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica) Despite its nickname, Heavenly bamboo is actually a semi-evergreen shrub not unlike the holly in appearance. The plant blooms in midsummer with small white flowers, but it’s the bright red berries that typically persist through the winter that make this an attractive year-long choice for any landscape. Heavenly bamboo is another relatively care-free shrub that grows best in well-drained soil and full to partial sun. Be aware, however, that it is toxic to dogs, cats and horses. At the Zoo, look for this dramatic shrub just behind the Splash Park and across from the guanacos. (pictured at middle)

Keteleeri Juniper (Juniperus chinesis ‘Keteleeri’) Also known as Chinese juniper, this small, dense evergreen tree tolerates a wide variety of soils and some drought and benefits from full sunlight. It grows slowly in a pyramidal shape, reaching a height of fifteen to twenty feet, and the female produces profuse, grayish-green, berry-like cones. In fall and winter, the Keteleeri displays small bluish fruits that are highly attractive to many birds. The scale-like foliage of this low-maintenance tree stays emerald green throughout the winter. Look for Keteleeri juniper near the Stellar sea eagle exhibit in Glacier Run. (pictured at bottom) Zoo Wish List

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The Louisville Zoo is seeking the following items for donation. New or gently used items are accepted. All donations can be delivered to the Zoo Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; arrangements can also be made for delivery on the weekend. Please contact Janet at (502) 238-5386 or email [email protected] if you wish to make a tax deductible donation. Items of most need include:

1. Box fans 9. Aquarium thermometers 15. Other items regularly needed on 2. Digital AM/FM radios 10. Chain saw with protective chaps an ongoing basis: boomer balls 3. Lightweight, portable plastic tables and ear muff (various sizes); Kong toys; 5-gallon (6’x30”) 11. Backpack leaf blowers buckets (new); poly-tarps (various sizes); cardboard boxes (no toxic 4. Heavy duty ShopVac (various sizes) 12. 42” flat screen TV with swivel wall glue or staples); and burlap bags. 5. Fiberglass ladders (4’, 6’ and 8’) mount 6. Wheelbarrows 13. Pop-up canopy tents (10’x10’ and 7. Cordless drills 12’x12’) 8. Small, electric space heater (new 14. Commercial, 4-drawer, 36” metal only; 1500w) filing cabinet

*The Zoo reserves the right to evaluate the condition of an item before accepting a donation. To view the Zoo’s full wish list, please visit louisvillezoo.org/support/wishlist.htm

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July1 through September 30, 2013 Save the Date (All gifts of $100 or more are listed on our website.) Saturday , June 7 A Benefit For the Louisville Zoo $100,000+ Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Kanipe Betty & David Jones Mr. Thomas P. O'Brien, III Mr. N'Namdi O. Paskins $50,000–$99,999 Mr. & Mrs. John H. Schnatter For Event Details visit: louisvillezoo.org/events/zoofari.htm Commonwealth of Kentucky Robert W. Smith To order tickets visit: zoofari.eventbrite.com $10,000–$24,999 Mr. Samuel J. Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Steven R. Taylor River City Distributing, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Gary D. Wall The John H. Schnatter Family Whittenberg Construction Company Ms. Peggy Sawyer Framing Express Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Seim Miss Cindy K. Froman White Clay Consulting $200–$499 Mr. Fithian M. Shaw, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Don Fulford $5,000–$9,999 Mr. Robert E. Bast & Ms. Gwen V. Ms. Linda M. Shircliff Mr. & Mrs. Allan Harvey Anderson Freedom Metals Mr. & Mrs. Don E. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Kanipe Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Ball Greater Louisville United Labor Picnic, Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Stewart King Southern Bank Cynthia Beckham Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Norman Stiefler Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Lehman Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Biggs Ms. Teresa Bailey Hall Mr. John Tederstrom & Mr. Mark Mr. & Mrs. Laurence R. Letson Ms. Shannon Clark The Humana Foundation Cannon Ms. Nancy Barrett Loucks Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Leonard M. Spalding, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald Teiser M.M. St. Matthews Ms. Theresa A. Fischer Thorntons Mr. Tony Thompson Ms. Molly A. Miller & Ms. Rebecca A. Dave Fox Ms. Lesa L. Towe Miller $1,000–$4,999 Gannett Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James C. Ward Ms. Gail Moloney Alltech Mr. & Mrs. Matthew A. Gillies Ms. Ashley R. Wittig Dr. & Mrs. Steven Nakajima Mr. C. Gregory Henes Nick Gondzur David & Ann Worland Sandy Nixon Dr. & Mrs. S. Lyle Graham Mr. & Mrs. K. Gregory Haynes Dr. Janice W. Yusk Ms. Kathleen Nuss Industrial Services of America, Inc. Rachael Hicks Physician's Center for Beauty Ms. Nancy Barrett Loucks Mr. Joseph Hood & Ms. Courtney Hood In-kind Donors Proof on Main Mr. & Mrs. Edmund L. Meekins Ms. Tabitha Jennings Aesthetics in Jewelry Mr. Jerry R. Randolph & Mrs. Anne M. Paradis Foundation Mr. Arne Judd & Mrs. Virginia Kelly- Summer Auerbach Ramsey Republic Bancorp Inc. Judd Bandy, Carroll, Hellige Advertising Ms. Gina D. Schack Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Saunders Ted King Baxter Avenue Morgue Mr. & Mrs. George C. Street Dr. Ann M. Swank King Southern Bank Bob Scott The Fun Farm Valassis Communication, Inc. Kevin Kirchgessner Mr. & Mrs. Richard Callaway Vines & Canines Sue Kriegel Calospa Mr. George R. Bailey & Ms. Porter $500–$999 Ms. Maria A. Ladd CBS Outdoor Watkins Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Mr. & Mrs. Lee Luvisi Ms. Maureen Chambers David & Ann Worland Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Boram Mr. & Mrs. Jerry T. Miller Comfort Inn Shepherdsville Mr. & Mrs. James P. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. David M. Nash Constellation Wine ExxonMobil Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin R. Ogburn Cox Radio New Country Q103.1 / Mr. & Mrs. Sean P. Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Allan Parnell Cox Media Group Louisville GE United Way Campaign Mr. & Mrs. Jim Profitt Mr. & Mrs. Paul Downs Mr. & Ms. Craig Greenberg Pamela Randow Mr. & Mrs. Lester R. Dugan Mr. & Mrs. W. Thomas Halbleib, Jr. Kyle Samuels Etcetera SAVE on Mr. William S. Heinz Ford Motor Company

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26 • The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 Sponsorship Thanks

The Louisville Zoo Trunkline • Winter 2013 • 27 SPONSORSHIP

Every day, the Louisville Zoo welcomes visitors, supports conservation projects, creates once in a lifetime memories and saves wildlife. Just like our animals, corporate partnerships with the Zoo come in many shapes and sizes. Your business or organization can partner with the Zoo through many different opportunities including event or program sponsorships, group events and more! With a record attendance of nearly 947,000 this past year, your brand has the potential to reach a significant number of families in the region. Special thanks to our generous sponsors for these programs:

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Education Official Soft Programs Mhorr Gazelle Drink of the Get Screened, Go Presented by and Habitat Louisville Zoo Night Safaris Wild at the Zoo! Presented by Sponsored by Presented by

Captain Current at Santa’s Safari Special Thanks to the Louisville Zoo Supported by Kosair Charities powered by for supporting the Kosair Kid’s Halloween Party for the past eight years!

Additional Support by

Louisville Metro “The World’s Largest Council President Kentucky State Fair Board Jim King & District Halloween Party!” 10 Residents Presented by

Pumpkinville Spnosors