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Zoo Camp                                                                            Wildlife on Wheels                                  connect

               Zoo Camp                          Family Play Programs             Wildlife on Wheels

               Our summer Zoo Camp sold out      Family Play Programs are hosted    For the first time, the Zoo’s Programs
               120 seconds after online registration   at the Hamill Family Play Zoo for   and Impact team brought the Zoo
               opened in spring 2024, even after   children ages 1 to 3, accompanied    to local students through our Wildlife
               increasing the size of camp for the   by an adult. Four Seedlings sessions   on Wheels (WOW) program, made
               year! In total, 586 reservations were   in the winter 2024 received    possible by our new, custom designed,
               made for campers from ages 4 to 14,   42 registrations. Three Winter    climate-controlled RV specifically fit
               who had the opportunity to get up   Play Days sessions in fall 2024   for our animal ambassadors. The team
               close to nature with our Education   received 36 registrations.    brought turtles, snakes, and a sloth
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               and Community Engagement team                                      to 7  and 8  grade students at Holy
               and other Zoo staff.                                               Family Catholic Academy, offering
                                                                                  a unique opportunity to see wildlife
               To help ensure the accessibility
                                                                                  from their classroom and instill a
               of our camp experience, we offered
                                                                                  conservation mindset in future
               income-based scholarships
                                                                                  generations. We look forward to
               to 15 families and welcomed
                                                                                  continuing the development of our
               48 campers with various disabilities.
                                                                                  WOW program in the following year!
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