New York Aquarium: 8/24/2018
National Zoo Keeper Week: - Thank you to all who gave keeper chats throughout the week - Several keepers also wrote Wild View Blogs, and zoo keeper related blogs for the WCS blog site - We made $1300 from our silent auction, which helps to cover chapter expenses, and can be utilized for future travel grants Queens Bat Walk: - Special thanks to Colleen McCann, Mike Wrubel and Craig Gibbs for taking us around the Queens Zoo for a bat survey - 12 AAZK members attended the bat walk - There was a ton of great bat activity, and a special bat detector app allowed us to identity each species, see the sound waves for each call, and hear the calls as well Bowling for Rhinos: - We made over $3500 and had 85 people were in attendance! - The variety of events was a big hit, especially laser tag - Thank you to Lauren Del Grosso organizing the event! - Next year we will strive to have optional timed events so that there are group laser tag, ping pong, bowling sessions, etc - Any other suggestions on how we can improve the event for next year would be greatly appreciated. New York Aquarium Night: - Special thanks to the New York Aquarium staff, especially our tour guide Cris Silva for providing us with a behind the scenes tour of Ocean Wonders! - 15 AAZK members attended the event, including representatives from the Bronx, Central Park and Queens Zoos. Bee Garden; - Lauren Del Grosso would like to propose setting up a bee garden near the dump at the Bronx Zoo to attract bees, and help them as they continue to suffer from continued colony collapses Upcoming AAZK Events: Prospect Park Zoo Presentation Night - Tuesday September 4, 2018 - PPZ keepers will be presenting about training, enrichment and will give us the latest updates from PPZ - Pizza will be served Women's Leadership Group Meeting - Date TBD in September - The WCS Women's Leadership Group is partnering with NYC AAZK and would like to hear from WCS female keepers about their views of working for WCS 3rd Annual Croctoberfest - Date TBD in October - Come out to to Gunhill Brewery to support WCS's crocodilian conservation efforts! 3rd Annual Alamo Drafthouse Night - November, after the switch over to winter hours - We will be renting out a private 25 seat theater at the Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers to watch a newly released film As always, and thoughts, or suggestions for future events would be greatly appreciated! Want to host a fundraiser, organize a volunteer outing or simply get more involved in AAZK? We will help facilitate any events and ideas that are brought forward!
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