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Women's Board

Each year, the Chicago Zoological Society’s Women’s Board The Women’s Board also provided support
successfully raises awareness about Society programs, reaches out for the following Society programs:
to the diverse communities that the Society serves, and provides
• Crowdsharing environmental action
direct support for conservation, animal care and welfare, and
• Garter snake research
education efforts.
Since its founding 24 years ago, the Women’s Board has raised • International Giraffid Conference
more than $30 million to support the Society, and we are grate- • NatureStart™ Network
ful for its partnership. In 2016, it secured more than $1.5 million • Pangolin research
through two “not-to-be-missed” events: The Whirl and Wines in • Punta San Juan initiative
the Wild.
• Roving Naturalist internship program
Proceeds from the events were used to host outreach events at
• Zoo Adventure Passport (ZAP!)
Brookfield Zoo for underserved and developmentally challenged
children and their families and to award scholarships for young
women and men to pursue conservation studies in college and
conservation careers.

(Left) Women’s Board members Mary Cappelli
and Dr. Cathie Overmyer and King Conservation
Science Scholar Genevieve “Gigi” Sevilla visiting with
one of Brookfield Zoo’s animal ambassadors.
(Below) CZS Trustee and Women’s Board member
Mrs. James M. Guyette at a Women’s Board
outreach event.

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