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Annual Report Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc 2014 Annual Report Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc. Inspire Mission To inspire an appreciation of the natural world through conservation, education and recreation. Vision To be respected internationally and treasured locally for leadership in animal exhibition, conservation practices and education opportunities. Table of Contents 3 Honors & Awards 4 Letter from CEO 6 New Species & Births 7 By the Numbers 8 Significant Happenings 10 Conservation 12 Education 14 Events 16 Volunteers On the cover: 18 You Can Make a Difference From left to right: 20 Thank You Anika, Nikko, and Jubei Jo 27 Financials Japanese Macaques 2 | 2014 Annual Report | Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc. 2014 Awards & Honors Blank Park Zoo receives “ROAR” (Remarkable Outstanding Encore Award Achievement Recognition) Award Blank Park Zoo was Blank Park Zoo unveiled a new Volunteer Award to recognize presented at the 9th community partners for their volunteering efforts. This award Annual Bravo Awards was given to volunteer groups who contribute through strength Gala. The Encore Award in numbers and dedication of time and energy to our mission. honors a Bravo Greater Recipients of this year’s inaugural ROAR award in the small Des Moines funded arts, organization category went to Shear Madness and for the large cultural or heritage orga- organization category to VOYA. nization offering sustain- able, entrepreneurial and innovative programming in the region. The Zoo demonstrated these qualities through our new programming education outreach and the Jamaa Kwa African expansion. Blank Park Zoo – AZA Accreditation Accreditation by the Association ROAR Award Winner: ROAR Award Winner: VOYA Shear Madness of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) ensures the highest level of excel- lence in animal care, exceeding Blank Park Zoo was presented professional standards for animal the Small Business Environmental welfare and management, veterinary care, behavioral enrich- ment, nutrition and staff training. AZA accreditation standards Impact Award! exceed currently established local, state and federal guide- The Environmental Impact lines. AZA continually monitors accredited organizations and Awards were established every accredited zoo and aquarium must go through the entire in 2011 to recognize orga- process every five years. nizations and leaders who exemplify environmentally sustainable practices. Governor Volunteer Awards Awards are presented by The Governor’s Volunteer the Center on Sustainable Awards is a program that Communities, Des Moines provides all Iowa nonprofit, Water Works, Greater charitable, and govern- DSM Partnership, Metro Waste Authority, and Mid American ment organizations with Energy. Outstanding small business awarded to Blank Park Zoo. a non-competitive way to honor local volunteers with a prestigious state-level recognition award. Laurie Strackeljahn, Pat Henson, and Jerilou Leeman were selected by the Governor’s office and presented their award in June. 2014 Annual Report | Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc. | 3 Letter from CEO Dear Zoo Friends, elephant and black rhinoceros to pollinators like the monarch Blank Park Zoo, in 2014, continued to grow as a statewide asset butterfly are being driven toward extinction by poaching, habitat in conservation, education and recreation. This year, we again loss, climate change and pollution. Blank Park Zoo’s ongoing set an all-time audience record of 463,093 and had attendance mission is to help reverse this through education, volunteerism records for Zoo Brew and Night Eyes. and involvement. The Zoo’s goal is to be a nationally known resource for restoring the natural world. This year, we completed the fourth African exhibit yard with covered viewing, a learning deck and kids feeding area. The In response to the rapid decline of pollinators like the iconic Principal Pavilion opened that overlooks our current giraffe monarch butterfly, Blank Park Zoo designed our premier local yard with heated restrooms. New animals include the addax conservation initiative: Plant.Grow.Fly. (PGF). PGF is restoring antelope, ground hornbills, Stanley crane, and a group of pollinator habitat throughout the region by engaging individuals weavers (birds). Other projects completed include replacing and and organizations to plant specialized butterfly gardens in their upgrading the reef support system for the large aquarium and yards, at their schools or places of work. In this first year, PGF new rooftop heating and air units on the Discovery Center. The attracted local, regional and national partners including Iowa Discovery Center also had all new siding, insulation and major State University’s Reiman Gardens, the Iowa DNR and Monarch window repairs. In Kids Kingdom, we replaced the last building Joint Venture. Over 100 gardens were registered with the project left from the original Children’s Zoo in 1966 with a state-of-the- in its first year. We are also working to partner with other art barn. Births at the Zoo included a Bactrian camel, eland, midwestern zoos on this critical issue. macaque and kudu. This has all been possible because of the dedication and support The Zoo’s educational programs grew again this year. Off-site of our donors, volunteers, corporate partners and staff programs served 44,196 participants and on-site programs served 34,276. We drove over 62,000 miles across the state and Thank you for supporting Iowa’s only Zoo! concluded 11 Teacher Workshops with 264 participants. We also visited 161 libraries for Learn to Read programs. The National Geographic shared, “As the wild shrink, zoos are looked at as modern–day arks, the last refuge against the rising tide of extinction” is more relevant than ever. Wildlife from the 4 | 2014 Annual Report | Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc. 2014 Board of Directors Directors Emeritus EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE David Allen Mary Jean Paschen Cathy Lacy, Chairperson Judy Blank John Peterson Ray Hansen, 1st Vice Chair Gloria Burnett Kevin Prust Toby Joseph, 2nd Vice Chair Robert Burnett Billie Ray Jolene Veach, Secy/Treas Suzy Burns Terry Rich Jonathan Wilson, Past Chair Kaye Condon Loretta Sieman Paul Easter Tim Urban MEMBERS AT LARGE Jo Ghrist David Wallace James Fleming Matt Fryar Michael C. Hubbell In Memoriam Amanda Rinehart Dean Whitaker Helen Hubbell Elizabeth Kruidenier BOARD MEMBERS David Brick Lisa Kruidenier Chris Coleman Daniel McCabe Russell Cross Lisa Nolan Rusty Goode Ben Page James Hagenbucher Dustin Petersen Pat Henson Brian Rickert Richard W. Hoffmann Chris Seiberling James Hourigan David Stark Scott Ivers Jamie Stephens Jacob Jaacks Julie Stewart Aaron Kennedy Dotty Thurston Mark Vukovich, President and Chief Executive Officer Chimpanese Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust in Uganda Cathy Lacy, Board Chairperson 2014 Annual Report | Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc. | 5 New Species & Births New Species Two Addax One Red Panda Two Southern Twenty-Five Ground Hornbills Taveta Golden Weavers Welcome to Blank Park Zoo 2 Addax 6 Rainbow Lories 1 White-Bellied Go-Away Bird 4 Mexican Tree Frogs 2 Bactrian Camels 5 Chilean Flamingos 13 Green-Wing Doves 1 Boa Constrictor 1 California Sea Lion 1 Barn Owl 4 Superb Starlings 6 Chilean Flamingo Chicks 1 Eland 6 Peafowls 15 Green-and-Black Poison 1 Ostrich 2 Ferretts 8 Crested Doves Dart Frogs 6 Emerald Doves 1 Hedgehog 2 Eclectus Parrots 3 Yellow-and-Blue Poison 1 Hooded Pitta 6 Bennetts Wallabies 1 Hooded Pitta Dart Frogs 3 Mauritius Pink Pigeons 3 Japanese Macaques 1 Magellan Penguin 7 Yellow-banded Poison Dart 8 Speckled Pigeons 1 Lesser Kudu 5 Naked Neck Chickens Frogs 1 Sun Bittern 1 Red Panda 2 Nicobar Pigeons 1 Tiger Salamander 4 Superb Starlings 1 Amur Tiger 2 Southern Ground Hornbills 20 Marine Fish 10 Guinea Fowls 1 Skunk 1 Stanley Crane 1 Chilean Rose Tarantula 6 Nigerian Dwarf Goats 2 Nigerian Dwarf goats 25 Taveta Golden Weavers 4 Emperor Scorpion 1 Opossum 1 Western Rosella 4 Burrowing Frogs We are deeply saddened over the passing of a few of our dear friends… Shani - Giraffe (21 years old) - pictured at left Kavacha - Tiger (15 years old) - pictured at left 1 Trumpter Swan (21 years old) 1 male and 1 female Japanese Macaques (23 and 27 years old) 1 red panda - Kitar (14 years old) 6 | 2014 Annual Report | Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc. By the Numbers 2014 was another big year for Blank Park Zoo, with new records across every department. 463,093 lives touched 24,552 Zoo Brew attendees 96,659 train riders Created Plant.Grow.Fly. Pollinator Project 5,360 people fed the ostriches 113,376 children and adults reached through education programs and keeper chats 1,119 volunteers helped at Night Eyes 29,073 hours served by Blank Park Zoo volunteers 27 weddings took place at the Zoo 249 teachers educated through 10 454,955 minutes of Blank Park Zoo videos teacher workshops held across Iowa, directly watched on YouTube impacting 73,945 Iowa students 47,196 guests learned a little extra through 1,131 total programs completed by keeper chats, training and demonstration education department shows and the Critter Corner 29,926 people participated in field trips 1 first annual Homeschool Day held to the zoo 83% Full time Zoo employees participated River otter, Red Panda and Snow Leopard are in Above & Beyond Employee Giving Annual the most popular ‘adopt an animals’ Campagin Replaced the barn in Kids Kingdom with The Kids Kingdom Feed Shack sold57,887 a larger visitor friendly facility, created cups and buckets of feed educational viewing deck in Africa and added indoor heated underwater viewing of the seal and sea lion exhibit Did you know 25 cents for every admission ticket sold and $1.00 for every membership sold benefits Conservation 2014 Annual Report | Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc. | 7 Significant Happenings The Zoo has over 2,400 animals in its collection, representing over 211 different species. 8 | 2014 Annual Report | Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc. A Zoo For All Seasons they have been hand raised is because the female macaques It’s been an exciting year at Blank Park Zoo with the opening of a have never observed infant care.
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