Microsoft Appreciation Day on Saturday, May 17, 2008!

Hi! Thanks for being a part of the Woodland Park Zoo family over the years – whether you are a member, donor or volunteer (any or all of the above).

Woodland Park Zoo is pleased to recognize the generous support of Microsoft and Microsoft employees (current and former) with a special Microsoft Appreciation Day on May 17, 2008.

Since 1985, Microsoft and its employees have been tremendous supporters of the zoo, with gifts of cash, matching gifts, in-kind software and volunteer hours totaling well over $15 million!

We cordially invite current and former Microsoft employees** to join us for a fun day with family and friends at the zoo!

You will enjoy:

• 2-for-1 admission (limit four 2-for-1's per family or group)
• Goodie bags for the kids (while supplies last)
• Scavenger hunts for the kids
• Animal encounter presentations with cool critters – see the schedule below
• Drawings for cool prizes including WaMu ZooTunes tickets and the Grand Prize, a tour of the African Savanna including a Giraffe Feeding for 10 people!
• The annual Festival for the Birds event; visit our Events Calendar
  
  Sample of Scheduled Talks and Encounters during Appreciation Day include:
  
• Exclusive animal encounters for Microsoft at the North Picnic Shelter at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30!
• Feed a giraffe! 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (separate fee applies)
• African Savanna Safari: At 11:00 a.m., join a Maasai interpreter for a safari around the African Savanna
• Meet our Raptors: At 12:30 and 3:30, keepers will introduce you to our resident raptors. Learn more about these hunters of other birds, mammals and fish.
• Click here for more activities and talks happening around the zoo
  

For questions about the event, please email paul.balle@zoo.org

Woodland Park Zoo is open from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily from May 1 – September 30. For directions and more information, visit the zoo's Web site.

If possible, please enter at the zoo's North Gate off 59th Street and Evanston and show your Prime Card or Microsoft Alumni Card. The North Picnic Shelter - just inside the North Gate - will be the designated meeting spot where you can pick up your complimentary items and watch our animal presentations.

** Proof of Microsoft employee or alumni status (Microsoft Prime Card for employees or Microsoft Alumni Network membership card for alumni) required for discounted rates and complimentary give-aways.

Visiting the zoo? Please consider taking the bus, biking, walking or carpooling. Conserving resources is one more way of helping the animals and their habitats.