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Woodland Park Zoo’s annual spring fundraiser, Thrive, brings together over 700 Puget Sound Region business and community leaders, giving them an “inside glimpse” of what makes our institution a world-class zoo. Thrive also raises over $400,000, critical funds needed to support the zoo’s animal care and naturalistic exhibits, worldwide wildlife conservation efforts and educational programming for all ages.
Thrive 2013 is Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 a.m. at Seattle’s Downtown Sheraton Hotel.
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Business leaders, philanthropists, and community members attend Thrive because it is a wonderful opportunity to support an important community treasure, Woodland Park Zoo.
For 114 years, Woodland Park Zoo has sparked delight, discovery and unforgettable memories while teaching people to understand and protect wildlife. Where else can millions of people go eye-to-eye with magnificent creatures, learn about the critical landscapes that sustain them – and our – existence, and engage with communities around the globe working to protect them? People who experience the wonders of the natural world are inspired to protect it.
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Guests to this breakfast event will learn more about Woodland Park Zoo, the region’s largest provider of conservation education. Playing a leadership role in deepening science education and increasing ecological literacy is at the core of Woodland Park Zoo’s vision of creating the next generation of conservation stewards. Each year more than 80,000 children and adults develop a unique understanding of science and nature through school programs and field trips, classes, camps, overnights, teacher training courses and outdoor activities both on and off zoo grounds. Hundreds of thousands more deepen their understanding of wildlife conservation by visiting the zoo year-round.
We will be joined by Thrive 2013 guest speaker, Ira Flatow. Over the course of his 40 year career, award-winning science correspondent Ira Flatow has been bringing cutting-edge science to millions through a range of programs, including the four-part series PBS special Big Ideas and Emmy-winning Newton’s Apple. Ira is currently the host of NPR’s nationally-broadcasted, Science Friday, which welcomes over a million listeners each week. He will share his passion for hands-on science education and stories from his multi-decade experience in science journalism with Thrive guests in what’s bound to be an entertaining and enriching appearance.
For more information on this speaker, please visit www.apbspeakers.com.
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Special guest speaker, Ira Flatow, NPR's Science Friday
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