VOLUNTEERS
Spring Cleaning
Thank you to Humana; Bahe Cook Cantley & Nefzger, PLC;
Target and Mercy Academy who provided volunteers during
the month of April to help in various areas around the Zoo.
Volunteers assisted with spring cleaning, maintenance and
a horticulture facelift. They worked up a sweat painting, assisting with roofing the Islands exhibit in addition to mulching the near the butterfly garden and public areas near the
parking lot.
This was hard labor, but a labor of love. Thank you for all
that you do!
Youth Board
The Louisville Zoo Youth Board Vice President Caleb
O’Meara presented a check for $6,250 to the Zoo’s Foundation
Board in April. It was the Youth Board’s second installment toward a $25,000 pledge to the Zoo’s current Capital Campaign.
Members of the Youth Board raise money through fundraising activities at the Zoo by offering guests face painting
and an opportunity to create art with colored sand. Over the
years, the Youth Board has contributed funds to the construction of exhibits including Glacier Run, Gorilla Forest, Boma
African Petting Zoo and Lorikeet Landing.
In order to become a Youth Board member, applicants
must go through the Summer Teen Volunteer Program plus
an application process that includes personal interviews. Recruitment for the Youth Board is January 1 – March 1.
Top: Students from Mercy Academy take
a moment to pose while beautifying our
butterfly garden.
Middle: Target employees volunteer with
the Zoo’s maintenance supervisor, Rachel
Butrum, to paint a Zoo fence.
Below: Board Chair Darryl Metzger, Youth
Board Vice President Caleb O’Meara and
Director John Walczak.
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