{"id":60044,"date":"2016-03-03T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=60044"},"modified":"2020-12-25T19:42:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T00:42:27","slug":"zoo-seeks-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/03\/03\/zoo-seeks-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoo seeks volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Zoo_logo1-480x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo logo\" width=\"480\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-34846\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from the Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Zoo Seeks Volunteers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(March 2, 2016) &#8211; Adults age 18 and older who want to connect kids and animals, support family fun, and inspire concern for nature are invited to volunteer at the Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers work in multiple areas of the zoo and support guest service, education programming, and provide operational support.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone age 18 or older can apply to the adult volunteer program.<\/p>\n<p>New volunteers are required to take five hours of training, which begins on April 14, 2016.  Class schedules, an online volunteer application, and a recommendation form are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/kidszoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kidszoo.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Volunteers play an important role in connecting our 550,000 annual guests to our animals,&#8221; explains Kathy Terlizzi, the zoo&#8217;s volunteer manager, &#8220;Last year, 426 zoo volunteers donated nearly 38,000 hours.  That represents an eleven percent increase over the year before!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Interested people may contact Kathy Terlizzi at 260-427-6828 or e-mail volunteer@kidszoo.org.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo opens for the 2016 season on Saturday, April 23.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo&#8217;s mission is to connect kids and animals, strengthen families, and inspire people to care.  The zoo is northeast Indiana&#8217;s largest tourist attraction, hosting more than 600,000 guests in 2105.  The zoo received the 2015 TripAdvisor Travelers&#8217; Choice Award, was voted Indiana&#8217;s #1 &#8220;Gotta-Do Summer Attraction,&#8221; and was named the #7 Zoo in the United States and #20 in the World by TripAdvisor in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo is a conservation leader, contributing more than $90,000 annually to local, regional, and international efforts to protect wild animals and habitats, and participating in cooperative management programs for 91 endangered species and taxa.  The zoo was named Northeast Indiana&#8217;s Sustainable Business of the Year in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>As a self-supporting facility, the Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo receives no tax dollars for operations.  The zoo&#8217;s operations are funded entirely by earned revenue and donations.<\/p>\n<p>The zoo will open for the 2016 season on April 23.  Zoo hours are 9:00am-5:00pm, open until 7:00pm Memorial Day through Labor Day.  The zoo will close for one day on Friday, August 19 for an annual fundraising event. <a href=\"https:\/\/kidszoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fort Wayne Children&#8217;s Zoo website<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Our four sea lions frolic in the waters of Sea Lion Beach at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo  Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f81e2e2df15a756152991eb7b9fb50e6' data-image-id=\"5379\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\" data-title=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\" data-description=\"Our four sea lions frolic in the waters of Sea Lion Beach at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo  Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Four Sea Lions frolic\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5379\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_four-sea-lions_frolic.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/tiny_cassandra.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f81e2e2df15a756152991eb7b9fb50e6' data-image-id=\"5380\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/tiny_cassandra.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_tiny_cassandra.jpg\" data-title=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\" data-description=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo Photo Courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tiny Cassandra follows Fishbone everywhere.jpg (1.07 MB)\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5380\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_tiny_cassandra.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/three_weeks_old.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"At three weeks old, Tuck quadrupled its weight since hatching.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f81e2e2df15a756152991eb7b9fb50e6' data-image-id=\"6001\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/three_weeks_old.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_three_weeks_old.jpg\" data-title=\"Tuck at three weeks old\" data-description=\"At three weeks old, Tuck quadrupled its weight since hatching.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tuck at three weeks old\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tuck at three weeks old\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6001\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_three_weeks_old.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/colobus_monkey1.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Colobus Monkey baby born at the Zoo with her mother. 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Photos by Sheri Hemrick and courtesy of the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='f81e2e2df15a756152991eb7b9fb50e6' data-image-id=\"6820\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/indah_bugara1.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/zoo\/thumbs\/thumbs_indah_bugara1.jpg\" data-title=\"Indah and Bugara\" data-description=\"Indah (left) and Bugara will come to Fort Wayne later this month as part of an effort to boost the population of endangered Sumatran tigers. 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