Join us for Microsoft Appreciation Day on June 6

Woodland Park Zoo is pleased to once again recognize the generous support of Microsoft and Microsoft employees/alum's with a special Microsoft Appreciation Day on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

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 $15-$20 million!

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

You will enjoy:

• 2-for-1 admission (limit two 2-for-1's per family or group) at your Microsoft Prime Card or Microsoft AlumNet rate!
• Fun freebies for the kids (while supplies last)
• "Zoolympics" games, animal encounter and scavenger hunt for the kids
• Drawings for great prizes including BECU ZooTunes tickets and the Grand Prize, a tour of the brand new Humboldt Penguin Exhibit for 10 people with Penguin feeding!
• Bear Affair & Big Howl for Wolves Day - see our Events Calendar for complete schedule.

Sample of Scheduled Talks and Encounters during Appreciation Day include:

• Exclusive critter encounter for Microsoft at the North Picnic Shelter at 10:30 a.m. and Zoolympics games for kids at 1:00 p.m.
• Bear Affair & Big Howl for Wolves Day activities: include a demonstration in our Grizzly Bear exhibit of a non-safe campsite (11:00 a.m.). See our Events Calendar for complete schedule.
• Feed a giraffe! Between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (separate fee applies)
• See our new Humboldt Penguin Exhibit and hear a Penguin Keeper Talk at 1:00 p.m.
• Meet our Raptors: at 12:30 and 3:30, keepers will introduce you to our resident birds of prey. Learn more about these hunters of other birds, mammals and fish.
• African Savanna Safari: join a Maasai interpreter for a safari around the African Savanna at 11:00 a.m.
• Click here for more activities and talks happening around the zoo

Thank you so very much for being a part of the Woodland Park Zoo family over the years – whether you are a member, donor, volunteer, or all of the above! We look forward to seeing you on June 6th!

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 website. New this year: please note that parking is now paid via parking meters in zoo parking lots, instead of paying at entry gates.

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.