STO RY O F G I V I N G
SARASOTA JUNGLE GARDENS GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, OUR YOUTH AND OUR PLANET IS SARASOTA JUNGLE GARDENS’ FOCUS. Our programs are designed to inspire appreciation for nature through education. We offer hands-on learning to well over 140,000 local, international and student visitors every year. And 95% of our profit is reinvested into our mission. We sponsor elementary schools; we donate hundreds of admission tickets and allow other non-profits use of our facility for their events at no charge. We have supported Muscular Dystrophy, Lighthouse for The Blind, The American Cancer Society, Autism Speaks, Make a Wish, YMCA, The Sarasota County Library, and others for years. Every August we hold our Back to School Bash where purchasing one adult admission allows 3 kids in for free. We also participate in Sarasota County’s Ed/Explore program giving school age children hands-on opportunities to fulfill state education standards at reduced admission rates. We feel that reading about an alligator and holding one are vastly different things. Face to face with a beautiful, yet peculiar, flamingo hand feeding and walking among them make for lasting memories. While founded in 1939, Sarasota Jungle Gardens has been family owned and operated since 1971. We are hopeful that through the generosity of others we may further support migratory bird conservation programs, including flamingos and water fowl, offer Zoo Camp (summer camp) scholarships and invest more into enriching the lives of our over 300 animals, most rescued and some endangered species. We are proud to be beloved by generations of families.
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CREATIVE MARKETING SECTION :: SRQ MAGAZINE DEC 2020 IN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING
