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Wines in the Wild BROOKFIELD ZOO CHICAGO

On November 9, 2024, guests joined
the Women’s Board of Brookfield Zoo
Chicago for its signature fundraising 26
event, Wines in the Wild. Held in the
Zoo’s Discovery Center, the evening
ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE
offered guests a chance to explore
five regions of the world through RESEARCH PROJECTS
wines, specialty cocktails, and
culinary delights.
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The event featured unique opportuni-
ties for attendees to connect with the
NEW HABITATS
Zoo’s beloved animal ambassadors
while supporting its mission. Guests 166
also participated in an exclusive births and
auction with exciting items, including hatchings
animal encounters, the chance
3,524
to name one of the Zoo’s newest
residents, travel experiences, tickets
veterinary lab samples processed
to upcoming United Center events,
for 747 individual animals
and a guitar autographed by
Taylor Swift.
Holly Jolly 6,413
prescriptions
Gingerbread Party
filled for
On December 7, 2024, Brookfield 734
20,546 clinical notes
Zoo Chicago’s Discovery Center was individual
into medical records per
filled with holiday spirit during the 1,750 individual animals animals
annual Holly Jolly Gingerbread Party.
Families enjoyed a festive afternoon
31,497
complete with a visit from Santa, a
TESTS AND RESULTS PROCESSED
brunch and dessert buffet, and a hot
IN THE ZOO’S VETERINARY LAB FOR
cocoa bar. Guests decorated ginger-
378 INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS
bread houses and met some of the
Zoo’s animal ambassadors. Hosted
by the Women’s Board, the fundraiser 291 494 353
supported education, scholarship, Top: Members of the Women’s Board at Wines in the Wild digital ultrasound
CT studies
radiograph
and conservation programs at Bottom (left): Holly Jolly Gingerbread Party co-chair Melissa Canning and guests studies
studies
Brookfield Zoo Chicago. Bottom (right): Wines in the Wild event chair Michele Needham and co-chair Michaelene Roark
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