2019 AAZK End of the Year Report
On behalf of the NYC AAZK Exec Team, thank you to everyone that helped make this a very successful year for the chapter! This year we raised over $11,000, the best fundraising year for the chapter to date! We had a calendar that was chock full of a wide array of varied events and we had a lot of great participation from across the five WCS parks. Below is the calendar of events for 2019, followed by a fundraising breakdown and information about the upcoming year. As always we are looking for new ideas and people to spearhead events, so keep up the enthusiasm in 2020! Looking ahead to 2020... The 2020 NYC AAZK Exec Team was officially voted in by members in December. A special vote was taken to allow two secretaries to be part of the team for the duration of 2020. 2020 AAZK Exec Team: President: John Scott (NY Aquarium - Sea Cliffs) Vice President: Lauren Del Grosso (Bronx Zoo - Mammals) Secretaries: Stephanie Graehling (NY Aquarium - Behavioral Husbandry) Maya Stay (Bronx Zoo - Special Animal Exhibits) Treasurer: Caroline Walsh (Bronx Zoo - Special Animal Exhibits) 2019 Calendar of Events: January: Pints for Penguins . Public House NYC - Manhattan . 100+ people in attendance . $1149 raised and donated to SANCCOB (South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds) February: Queens Zoo Keeper Presentation Night . 16 people in attendance March: Spotlight on NY Aquarium Social Media Week . Aquarium staff profiles and pictures on AAZK Facebook page April: The Science Behind Training Workshop . Central Park Zoo . 38 people in attendance . PPZ, CPZ, BZ & NYA, Long Island Aquarium in attendance Honeybee Conservancy Lecture at Bronx Zoo . Guillermo Fernandez, founder and director of the Honeybee Conservancy May: AAZK Bee Garden Planting . 150 native plants donated by WCS Horticulture . Located behind Tiger Mountain at the Bronx Zoo Elephantstay Lecture at Bronx Zoo . Thailand based elephant care center lecture . Elephantstay Operations Director Michelle Reedy & Communication Director Ewa Narkiewicz Axing for Axolotyls . Bury the Hatchet - Brooklyn . 15 people in attendance . $500 raised for the Foundation for the Conservation of Salamanders DIG Farm Pumpkin Planting & BBQ . 16 people in attendance . Tour of farm grounds/pumpkin planting . North Salem, NY June: AAZK Pride Night . Barrage Bar - Manhattan . 50+ people in attendance . $432 raised, split between Maliasili African Conservation NGO and the National Organization of Gay & Lesbian Scientists & Technicians July: National Zoo Keeper Week . Bronx Zoo members night AAZK table . 'Keepers Perspective' videos/picture posts on WCS social media . Meet a Keeper pictures and profiles on AAZK social media . WCS Wild View Blog keeper posts AAZK Silent Auction . $2010 raised . Two $1000 travel grants awarded for the first time - Summer Gawish (PPZ) to attend 2019 IMATA conference - Juliet Elkins (BZ) to attend biodiversity study course in Bhutan Alamo Drafthouse Lion King private screening - Sold out, 26 people in attendance August: Bowling for Rhinos . New Rochelle Fun Fuzion . 40 people in attendance . $3511.83 raised Aquarium Night . 34 people in attendance, 12 from Staten Island Zoo AAZK Chapter . Sea lion & penguin training demos . Behind the scenes tour of Ocean Wonders . Coney Island fireworks September: Bronx Zoo Treetop Adventure Night . 10 people in attendance . $250 raised for Trees for You and Me tree restoration fund October: 4th Annual Croctoberfest . Gun Hill Brewery - Bronx . 100+ people in attendance . $2046 raised for WCS Herpetology Conservation Fund DIG Farm Pumpkin Carving Night . 11 people in attendance . North Salem, NY November: Camelot for Camels . Medieval Times - Lyndhurst, NJ . 31 people in attendance . $360 raised for the Wild Camel Protection Fund December: AAZK Enrichment Night . Bronx Zoo . Presentation on Juliet's travel grant trip to Bhutan . 14 people in attendance AAZK Craft Fair . Bronx Zoo Staff Dining Room . $800 raised for the chapter $11,059 Fundraising Total: $3511.83 Bowling for Rhinos $2046.53 WCS Herpetology Conservation Fund $2010.11 Silent Auction $1149 SANCCOB $800 AAZK Craft Fair $500 Foundation for the Conservation of Salamanders $360 Wild Camel Protection Fund $250 Trees for You and Me tree restoration fund $216 Maliasili African Conservation NGO $216 National Organization of Gay & Lesbian Scientists & Technicians Coming January 2020: 2nd Annual Pints for Penguins - Public House NYC (Manhattan) - Date TBD Plastic Mat Weaving Night: - We want your grocery bags! Elizabeth Mills of the BZ Mammal Dept will be teaching us how to weave together plastic bags to make mats for the homeless. These mats will be donated to local shelters. Look for more information about this event soon. The chapter is only as strong as its members and participants! Have an idea for a future event? Want to help organize a volunteer clean-up, guest speaker, fundraiser, or social outing? Let the exec team know and we will help make your ideas happen! Thank you again to everyone who made 2019 such a successful year! See you all in 2020!
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