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MEDIA
RELEASE
March 29, 2010
CONTACT:
Kara Bussabarger
kara.bussabarger@louisvilleky.gov
502-238-5331 (502-744-5639 Media Cell)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Party for the Planet: A Month-Long Celebration
of the Earth
E.ON U.S. presents variety of special
events throughout the month of April at the Louisville Zoo
E.ON U.S. presents Party for the Planet: A
Month-long Celebration of the Earth at the Louisville Zoo in April.
We are so excited about our planet and doing
things to help the environment that we’re celebrating Earth Day — all
month long!
Each weekday visitors can enjoy the many keeper
presentations and animal encounters that we offer, and every weekend
will be filled with scavenger hunts and special activities like:
Saturday, April 3 – Special Party for the Planet
Event (1-4 p.m.)
Visit with folks from the Louisville Nature
Center from 1-4 p.m. to learn about all their camps, classes and
programs. They will also be offering their popular rain barrels for sale
for $60 — that’s a $10 dollar discount on the regular price.
Sunday, April 4 - Eggstravaganza featuring the
Easter Bunny (11a.m.-4 p.m.)
Visit the Zoo to celebrate Easter with some of
our EGGstraordinary egg-laying animals. Be sure to pick up your
scavenger hunt sheet as you enter the Zoo. The Easter Bunny will be here
to meet and greet visitors in Zoo Vision, so bring your cameras to take
some great family photos!
Saturday, April 10 – Climate Change Activities
(11a.m.-4 p.m.)
The Louisville Science Center will host
activities that explore the environmental implications of climate change
for the Ohio River Valley.
Saturday, April 10 – Zoo Poopy Doo Sale (8
a.m.-12 p.m.)
You can purchase quality hardwood bark mulch
and Zoo Poopy Doo, a rich compost mixture comprised of Zoo hoof stock
manure (like elephant, rhino, camel and giraffe), hay, straw and wood
shavings. For more information on this sale and how to purchase, visit
www.louisvillezoo.org/collection/horticulture/events.htm.
Sunday, April 11 –Bat Awareness Day featuring
Stellaluna (11a.m.-4 p.m.)
Guests will have a chance to meet and greet bat
character Stellaluna during this event day which also features keeper
talks and animal enrichment activities all centered around bats.
Saturday, April 17 – E-cycling with Bluegrass
E-cycle (11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Bluegrass E-cycle will be on hand accepting
consumer electronic products for recycling. This recycling program will
take place in the Zoo’s bus parking lot. They will also be doing onsite
hard-drive destruction.
Saturday, April 17 – Zoo Poopy Doo Sale (8
a.m.-12 p.m.)
You can purchase quality hardwood bark mulch
and Zoo Poopy Doo, a rich compost mixture comprised of Zoo hoof stock
manure (like elephant, rhino, camel and giraffe), hay, straw and wood
shavings. For more information on this sale and how to purchase, visit
www.louisvillezoo.org/collection/horticulture/events.htm.
Sunday, April 18 – Primate Awareness Day
featuring Curious George (11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Guests will have a chance to meet and greet
Curious George during this event day which also features keeper talks
and animal enrichment activities all centered around primates.
Saturday, April 24 – Paper Shredding Day with DDC
of Kentucky (11a.m.-4 p.m.)
DDC of Kentucky will
be shredding papers, folders, IDs, credit cards, discs and more. All of
the shredded paper or materials will be then be recycled to reduce the
amount of raw materials needed to make new products as well as reduce
the amount of products in landfills. This recycling program will take
place in the Zoo’s bus parking lot.
Saturday, April 24 – Zoo Poopy Doo Sale (8
a.m.-12 p.m.)
You can purchase quality hardwood bark mulch
and Zoo Poopy Doo, a rich compost mixture comprised of Zoo hoof stock
manure (like elephant, rhino, camel and giraffe), hay, straw and wood
shavings. For more information on this sale and how to purchase, visit
www.louisvillezoo.org/collection/horticulture/events.htm.
Sunday, April 25– Earth Day Festival (Eco-partner
displays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
Special discount admission is just $2 per
person all day, courtesy of E.ON U.S.
This event is the conclusion of E.ON U.S.’s
Party for the Planet: A Month-long Celebration of the Earth. Special
discount admission is just $2 per person all day, courtesy of E.ON U.S.!
You can learn about the Zoo’s conservation
efforts and visit environmental displays by some of our eco- partners at
four stations setup throughout the Zoo from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The first
1,000 guests to bring in an old cell phone to donate to the Zoo’s cell
phone recycling program will receive a FREE “I Helped Save Gorillas”
cloth tote bag from E.ON U.S. and ECO-CELL, the Zoo’s partner in cell
phone recycling. A limited number of the tote bags will also be
available for sale for $5 each with proceeds benefiting the Zoo’s
conservation fund.
Then be sure to pick up your free copy of the
Toyota Backyard Action Hero Magazine. Come join the fun and learn what
you can do to help save our planet!
Additional support for Party for the Planet: A
Month-long Celebration of the Earth by Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Kentucky and Yellowbook.
For a printable calendar for the month’s
activities, visit
http://louisvillezoo.org/events/earthday_calendar.pdf. For more
information on other Zoo events throughout the year, visit
www.louisvillezoo.org/events.
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The
Louisville Zoo, a non-profit organization and 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 Association of
Museums (AAM) and by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
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Get
up-to-date information about the Zoo’s upcoming Glacier Run exhibit
by checking out our new
Glacier Run blog. You can also show your love for the Louisville
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