Woodland Park Zoo- PRESS RELEASE

March 21, 2005

Calendar Advisory
Woodland Park Zoo seeks Family Farm volunteers

Contact:
Gigi Allianic, Wendy Hochnadel
206.684.4838; c:206.349.3533
gigi.allianic@zoo.org

What:
Woodland Park Zoo is recruiting enthusiastic volunteers to work in one of its most popular exhibits, the Family Farm Contact Area. If you like farm animals and interaction with people, this is a wonderful opportunity for late spring, summer and fall.

You will teach people about common domestic farm animals as well as unusual breeds, including miniature Ossabaw Island pigs, Nigerian dwarf goats and Sicilian donkeys, while providing hands-on encounters for zoo visitors

Volunteers must be at least 14, be available to work a regular shift of four hours per week throughout the summer, and successfully complete a training program.

When:
Anyone interested is required to attend an orientation on Sunday, April 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Where:
The orientation will be held at Woodland Park Zoo's ARC, located near the West Gate at N. 55th St. & Phinney Ave. N.

Info:
For more information about volunteering at the family farm, visit www.zoo.org or call 206.684.4021.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.

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