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Contact: Gina Stiles 904-757-4463, ext. 210

SEE THE ZOO AFTER DARK

 AT SUMMER DAY CAMP!

May 3, 2007, Jacksonville, FL – The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens’ Summer Day Camp just got WILDER!  Every Thursday night during their full-week day camps, campers may elect to SPEND THE NIGHT and experience the Zoo after dark.  Go on a Zookeeper-led flashlight tour of the Zoo for behind the scenes and up-close encounters with some of the Zoo’s most exotic creatures.  The experience also includes dinner, evening snacks, animal activities, and continental breakfast in the morning. Parents will delight in a surprise, middle-of-the-week night off from the kids!

Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has featured summer programming for over 20 years.  Nowhere along the First Coast can Kindergarten through Eighth Graders spend a week getting up-close and personal with exotic animals from six continents.  The cost for this one-of-a-kind experience is: Members: $150 per student per week; Non-members: $175 per student per week; Add the sleepover for $30 per student.  Before and After Care is also available for an additional fee to accommodate working parents’ schedules.  Information and registration forms are available at our Web site at jacksonvillezoo.org.

For over 90 years, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has been dedicated to inspiring the discovery and appreciation of wildlife through innovative experience in a caring environment. Starting in 1914 with an animal collection that consisted of one red deer fawn, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens has grown to house more than 1,400 rare and exotic animals and over 1,000 unique plant species. The Jacksonville Zoo is a non-profit organization and is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).  It is open year-round, seven days a week, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and is located on Jacksonville’s north side at 370 Zoo Parkway, one-half mile east from I-95.  The Zoo is open until 6:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays from March to Labor Day. For more information on the Zoo, log on to jacksonvillezoo.org.

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