A YEAR OF FUN-RAISING
Providing support to the Zoo means providing support to wildlife — and providing fun and excitement to families.
With tremendous support from our program sponsors — and to Ford Motor Company for sponsoring our entire
BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE
FOR WILDLIFE, BRICK BY BRICK.
2018 season — we were able to offer our guests a range of unique exhibits and activities. Isn’t it great to know that the The larger-than-life wildlife sculptures of artist Sean Kenney
dollars spent on all this fun and wonder will go toward caring for animals and helping to save species? descended on the Zoo in May of 2018. Kenney and his talented
team of builders spent over 6,500 hours and used over 770,000
MERRY. NOT SCARY. LEGO ® bricks to create 13 works of art meant to inspire
The Zoo’s legendary “World’s Largest Halloween Party,” Nature Connects ® Art with LEGO ® Bricks was presented by Ford
presented by Meijer, drew 71,938 excited guests. With a magical Motor Company.
realm of storybook characters, hundreds of lit jack-o-lanterns,
Mumpkin the Giant Talking Pumpkin, and so much more, the
event was, as always, a true community celebration bringing
together generations of families and children for hours of delight
— not fright!
guests to learn more about the plight of endangered wildlife.
PARTY ON, EARTH.
Because one day just isn’t enough to celebrate the wonder of
Mother Earth — and the need to protect her — the Zoo threw a
month-long Party for the Planet, presented by LG&E and KU. The
month featured an array of activities and displays, sales of mulch
and compost, and much more to get guests living greener.
ALL AFLUTTER.
Spring’s magically colorful Butterflies n’ Bloom exhibit and Flutter
Fest provided an opportunity for guests to get involved in
conservation as they learned about ways to support monarch
butterfly migration and set up pollinator zones. Come October,
the butterfly house was transformed into a creepy-crawly — but
not so itsy-bitsy — spider environment, just in time for our huge
Halloween celebration.
BREWING UP FUN — AND FUNDS.
Nearly 4,200 community members gathered for Zoofari, presented
by Brown-Forman, and Brew at the Zoo and Wine Too, presented
by Rhinegeist Brewing and Liquor Barn. Most importantly, these
popular annual events raised funds to benefit exhibit habitat
developments, animal care, species conservation, education, and
to help execute special capital projects like replacing the doors in
COMING THROO FOR THE ZOO
the HerpAquarium.
The Zoo celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Throo the Zoo event, presented by Norton Audubon Hospital,
with a record 2,600 walkers and runners in the wildest 5K in town — and a record amount of funds raised.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wyman
Ms. Janet R. Yates
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Mr. and Mrs. William W. Young
Mrs. Dana D. Yurkanin
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Mr. Dennis Adams
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Ms. Anne M. Austin
Ms. Julie K. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Jeno Balassa
Sarah Banks
Ms. Laurie Banta and
Mr. James Turner
Ms. Jennifer M. Barnes and
Mr. Matthew Abner
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Ms. Jo S. Barrett
Ms. Laura J. Bartlett
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Ms. Kimberly A. Kennell
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Mrs. June Brewer
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