Students collected more than two "giraffe-fulls" of plastic bags to be recycled – over 30,000 to be exact!
The Winter Wildland community initiative program allowed Cheyenne Mountain Zoo the opportunity to give back to the community last week. For every 5,000 guests that attended our Winter WildLand event, the Zoo sponsored a visit for 50 families from Community Partnership for Child Development. With over 20,000 visits to Winter WildLand we were able to offer a night at the Zoo to 300 families – a total of 700 people in all.
We serve kids every day at the Zoo but Tuesday night was special because we got to invite not only the kids, but their families too. Zoo President, Bob Chastain said, “We got to live our statement that says, We believe in the value of families spending time together.”
One of the most treasured moments of the evening was the kids’ participation in lion enrichment - helping our Lion Keeper fill boxes with elephant dung which the lions enthusiastically tore open! Another special moment: seeing the amazement on Zoo staff faces as over 30,000 plastic bags were collected and delivered by students for recycling!
Thank you to the families and staff who made the evening so memorable!
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