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MEDIA
RELEASE
November 3, 2011
CONTACT: Kyle Shepherd
502-238-5331 (Media Cell 502-744-5639)
kyle.shepherd@louisvilleky.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Louisville Zoo partners with Dare to Care
again for half-price admission and food drive
The Louisville Zoo is teaming up with Dare to
Care Food Bank for the third year offering a special half-price Zoo
admission now through February 29, 2012 if guests participate in a
canned food drive. Zoo patrons have collected 8000 lbs of food in the
past two years, enough for 6000 meals.
To receive the discount on regular Zoo
admission, visitors must bring one canned good per person and present it
at the Zoo’s ticket window. The offer is valid for regular adult or
child admission and not for Santa’s Safari, other special fee-based
programs, for pre-paid groups or with other discounts.
Some of Dare to Care Food Bank’s most needed
items are canned meats, which includes tuna, pork and beans, hearty
canned soups, chicken and dumplings, ham, beef stew, chili with meat
sauce, ravioli with meat sauce, spaghetti with meatballs, as well as
canned vegetables and fruits, which includes corn, green beans, peas,
carrots, peaches, oranges, pineapple and fruit juices. Peanut Butter,
Saltines, Rice, Spaghetti, canned Spaghetti Sauce and cold and hot boxed
cereal are also needed. Please avoid glass containers.
This half-price discount offers a chance to see
Qannik, the polar bear cub that was found orphaned in Alaska and who now
calls Glacier Run home. She is currently a healthy 154 pounds and is
swimming in the large 80,000 gallon pool at Glacier Run. The best times
to see her are from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m.
The Zoo is open daily year round. Fall/winter
hours continue through February, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (exit by 5 p.m.). The
Zoo is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
For more information about the Louisville Zoo,
visit
www.louisvillezoo.org. For more information on Dare to Care, visit
www.daretocare.org.
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Dare to Care Food Bank is a local non-profit
organization with a mission to lead our community to feed the hungry and
conquer the cycle of need. Dare to Care annually distributes more than
15 million pounds of food, including 4 million pounds of fresh produce,
through its 300 partner food pantries, emergency kitchens and shelters
as well as its Kids Cafe and award-winning Backpack Buddy program. Dare
to Care provided food assistance to 192,000 people in Kentuckiana in the
past twelve months.
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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
Zoo by becoming a fan on
Facebook and
Twitter.
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