Page 42 - Bookfield Zoo Chicago Annual Report 2024

HOWL
The Brookfield Zoo Chicago Associ-
ates hosted 120 young professionals
rd
at its 3 annual Helping Our WildLife
event on August 19. Attendees en-
joyed a cocktail hour, outdoor games,
opportunities to meet Brookfield Zoo
Chicago’s Animal Ambassadors,
a silent auction, and a chance to
mingle with one another at the Zoo’s
Great Bear Wilderness underwater
viewing gallery.
The successful fundraiser grossed
more than $46,000 that benefits
WINES IN THE WILD animal care and welfare initiatives
as well as the Zoo’s conservation
Hosted by the Zoo’s Women’s Board, and education programs. The
the 2023 Wines in the Wild grossed Associates share a passion for
over $172,000. Attended by animals and conservation and
185 guests, the tropical-themed support the Zoo through fundraising
event took place in the Zoo’s newly events and by sharing their knowl-
renovated Discovery Center on edge about Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s
November 4. During the evening, animals, research, fieldwork, and
attendees sampled an array of wines education programs.
and liquors provided by the evening’s
purveyor, Prestige Countryside
Liquors, and sampled hors d’oeuvres MEXICAN WOLVES
prepared by SSA Group, the Zoo’s Regenstein Wolf Woods
catering team. Proceeds from the
evening support the education,
conservation, and scholarship
programming needs that are funded
by the Women’s Board.

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