Photo: R. Andrew Odum

2013 Annual Report

OUR MISSIONInspiring others to join us in caring for animals and conserving the natural world.

CONTENTS2 Letter from the executive director

3 Wild Walkabout

5 Animals

15 Conservation

17 Education

19 Gatherings

21 Causes

23 Friends

25 Opportunities

31 Gifts

33 Partnerships

35 People

37 Members & visitors

38 Financials

BOARD OF DIRECTORSMary Ellen Pisanelli, presidentLamont Thurston, vice presidentPamela Hershberger, treasurerJohn C. Jones, secretaryMatt AndersonSusan Allan BlockPeter BoyerAnthony Brownie Lawrence BurnsElaine CanningCarol Contrada James HaudanSandra HylantTimothy KoniecznyMarcia Sloan Latta William McDonnellJohn MeierJonathan OrserClarence R. SmithBarbara SteeleOlivia SummonsRobert Vasquez

FOUNDATION BOARDMary C. Fedderke, presidentJoseph H. Zerbey IV, chairMarna Ramnath, vice chairBonnie R. Rankin, secretaryRichard W. Heck, treasurerThomas A. BaitherJudith CondaElizabeth FoleyJeannie HylantGarrick P. JohnsonDouglas E. KearnsNorma KingMegan M. ManahanDavid RisleyLuis SantiagoRobert V. SterlingEric J. StockardMarc StockwellHon. Jack Zouhary

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2013 AT A GLANCEA�endance 926,751*Memberships 58,134Animals 6,823Species 530

*including daytime visitors of 858,954 and after-hours special events visitors of 67,797

WELCOME to our 2013 annual report.

On the pages that follow, you’ll read more about our successes of the year, but I wanted to mention a few achievements in particular.

New exhibitsThe season started in a big way, when Wild Walkabout, presented by Mercy, opened to enthusiastic May crowds of nearly 27,000 visitors over the holiday weekend. Hundreds of thousands of people, over the weeks that followed, enjoyed walkabout discoveries all over the Zoo, bringing Australia’s natural wonders right here to Toledo.

The star of Wild Walkabout is our massive saltwater crocodile, Baru, who came to Toledo through the support of Block Communications, Inc. In his native Australia, he was considered a nuisance animal, so he needed a new home. Here in Toledo, he is an amazing ambassador for his species, and we’re honored to be able to share him with the community.

Community outreachAll through 2013, we worked to enhance partnerships with other Toledo-area attractions, bringing visitors even richer experiences at all these great destinations.

We’re especially proud of our partnership with the Toledo Museum of Art. The Museum’s springtime opening of Crossing Cultures, an exhibit of aboriginal Australian art, was a perfect complement to our Wild Walkabout experience. Museum experts participated in our Opening Weekend festivities, while we took some of our Australian Education animals to their summer camps.

In the fall, we introduced a fun new attraction to the Lights Before Christmas, presented by KeyBank: an outdoor skating rink, sponsored by Taylor Automotive Family, with real ice, nestled in the natural ravine next to our historic Amphitheatre. Who better to “christen” that ice rink than Toledo’s own Walleye hockey team? It was a fun evening for visitors and team mates alike.

Throughout 2013, we worked to develop exciting new programs with Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo. Our resources enable us to provide students with experiential opportunities at the Zoo, complementing their studies with hands-on experiences that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.

Look for many more partnerships like these as our outreach e�orts grow.

Thinking globally, acting locally

The Toledo Zoo is rooted in this community, which is a fascinating natural area. Although you may think of Toledo as urban, wildlife still depends on fragmented habitats throughout the region for survival. Through our Wild Toledo program we are helping wildlife survive and helping reconnect people to the wonders of this natural world.

It’s our mission, and I invite you to join me in making it happen.

Je� Sailer, executive director and CEO

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Wild Walkabout, presented by Mercy, opened on May 24 and ran through Sept. 2, 2013.

The official ribbon-cutting features croc-tastic scissors.Photo: R. Andrew Odum

The Wallaby Walkthru brings visitors up close and personal to gentle Bennett’s wallabies.Photo: Kandace York

A new exhibit in the Museum of Science o�ers a watery glimpse of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.Photo: Derek Keats, Flickr/creative commons license

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The official ribbon-cutting features croc-tastic scissors.Photo: R. Andrew Odum

Go on a virtual Wild Walkabout through this video.

At 17 feet long and weighing 1,500 pounds, Baru is the biggest saltwater croc in North America and the center of attention at Wild Walkabout. He was brought to Toledo from Darwin, Australia, through the support of Block Communications, Inc.Photo: R. Andrew Odum

Face-painting, courtesy of students from Toledo School for the Arts, is a big hit with young visitors.Photo: Kandace York

In August, a Sandsational Sendo� sponsored by Fifth Third Bank brought visitors to the Zoo for a last taste of Wild Walkabout before it ended in early Septem-ber. This massive sand sculpture pays tribute to Australia’s extensive deserts and wildlife.Photo: Kandace York

Cassowaries are among the most unusual birds the Zoo has ever welcomed.Photo: Kandace York

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VETERINARY CARE

The Zoo’s Veterinary Department helps ensure that the Zoo’s animals stay healthy. Top-notch nutrition, quarantine of incoming animals and preventive medicine are all big parts of this program.

Occasionally, though, the team’s talents are needed for more urgent cases. Dr. Yousuf Jafarey, associate veterinar-ian, shares two highlights from 2013.

Moja gets his mojo backWhen a keeper called the veterinary team about Moja, the cheetah’s distinctive “bunny hop” limp indicated a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). This is one of four major ligaments that stabilize the knee joint, and it’s critical to healthy, comfortable movement.

Surgery was the only choice.

“We worked with a veterinary surgeon from the Detroit area to correct the tear,” Dr. Jafarey explains. “The surgery is called a TPLO, or tibial plateau leveling osteotomy. Essentially, what we do is make a little cut into the tibia, move the tibia so its angle to the femur is slightly di�erent, and then we insert a plate to stabilize it.”

Six weeks later, Moja was back on exhibit. “And one year post-op, he’s doing great,” Dr. Jafarey says, “He runs and plays just like his brother. We’re really happy with this outcome.”

Stomach stone

As wide-mouthed little animals that often spend a lot of time near the ground, frogs occasionally ingest foreign ob-jects: a bit of moss, a clump of dirt or maybe a small twig.

But when radiographs showed a stone in one Asian gliding frog’s stomach – a stone so large he could not digest or pass it on his own -- surgery was required.

Amphibian anesthesia for surgery is no simple matter, though. “It can be very tricky,” Dr. Jafarey says. “Usually, an-esthesia is either injected or breathed in, but frogs breathe through their skin, so this doesn’t work with them.”

Instead, the veterinary team mixed anesthetic powder into a saline solution and �ushed it over the animal so he would absorb it through his skin. This dosing method was inexact, so the team watched the little amphibian closely through-out the procedure.

“Because frogs are so small, it’s hard to monitor their blood pressure and respiration during anesthesia,” Dr. Jafarey ex-plains. “We needed a light enough plane of anesthesia that he wasn’t overdosed, yet deep enough that I could do something invasive.”In one year, the Zoo’s Veterinary

department coordinates:1,800+ fecal tests900+ exams and procedures380+ in-house CBCs (complete blood counts) for birds, reptiles, amphibians and �sh330+ anesthesias40+ biopsies

Moja gets his mojo backWhen a keeper called the veterinary team about Moja, the cheetah’s distinctive “bunny hop” limp indicated a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). This is one of four major ligaments that stabilize the knee joint, and it’s critical to healthy, comfortable movement.

The Zoo’s Veterinary Department helps ensure that the Zoo’s animals stay healthy. Top-notch nutrition, quarantine of incoming animals and preventive medicine are all big parts of this program.

The Zoo’s Veterinary Department helps ensure that the Zoo’s animals stay healthy. Top-notch nutrition, quarantine of incoming animals and preventive medicine are all big parts of this program.

asionally, though, the team’s talents are needed for more urgent cases. Dr. Yousuf Jafarey, associate veterinarian, shares two highlights from 2013.

Moja gets his mojo backhen a keeper called the veterinary team about Moja,

the cheetah’s distinctive “bunny hop” limp indicated a torn

The Zoo’s Veterinary Department helps ensure that the Zoo’s animals stay healthy. Top-notch nutrition, quarantine of incoming animals and preventive medicine are all big

asionally, though, the team’s talents are needed for more urgent cases. Dr. Yousuf Jafarey, associate veterinar-

“The surgery went really well,” Dr. Yousuf Jafarey, associ-ate veterinarian, says of Moja’s 2013 ACL surgery.Photo: Keely Arnold

In contrast to the delicate surgery, the animal’s re-covery was smooth and uneventful. Today, visitors can see the little frog, and many others, in the Amazing Amphibians exhibit inside the Museum of Science.

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See Louie, our African elephant bull, wrestle a 1-ton log in Tembo Trail.

In 2013, the Animal Behavior team completed a study observing the gira�es’ behavior and use of their habitat. As a result, the gira�es’ enrichment program was modi�ed to encourage greater use of their exhibit space.Photo: Kandace York

ANIMAL BEHAVIORYour Zoo’s Animal Behavior team focuses on two areas of animal care: training and enrichment.

TrainingOne of the highlights of the 2013 training program was training the two young cassowaries to step on a scale, on cue, for regular voluntary weight measurements. These tall, aggressive birds came to the Zoo in late 2012 as part of the Wild Walkabout exhibit, presented by Mercy.

Cassowaries weren’t the only Australian animals that ben-e�ted from training programs. The two young dingoes were trained to wear a leash and harness for daily walks. They also learned how to walk into a crate that was on a wheeled cart so they could be transported to and partici-pate in the daily presentations in Nature’s Neighborhood.

Not all the training involved “new” animals. Ultrasound training continued for apes and small primates. This training is helpful both for pregnancy monitoring and cardiac monitoring.

EnrichmentA well thought out enrichment program bene�ts Zoo animals in many ways.

It provides them with choices and control over certain aspects of their environment. It increases their activity and exercise, and it decreases stereotypical behavior. It even improves breeding success and conservation e�orts. As a result, it enhances visitors’ experiences with, and appreciation for, these animal ambassadors.

In 2013, 158 new enrichment items were approved. This contributes greatly to the “changeability” of the animals’ activities, encouraging them to use their natural skills and intelligence as they interact with new objects.

High-quality training and enrichment at the Zoo demands a year-round team effort. “It takes a village to raise a child, and that’s certainly the case in providing for great animal welfare at the Zoo, too,” Beth Posta, curator of behavioral husbandry and research, says. We have a lot of people with di�erent expertise coming together to help the animals here.”

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MAMMALS

BirthsRing-tailed lemur Lemur cattaSlender-tailed meerkat Suricata suricatta

Species conservation statusAfrican elephant Loxodonta africana T *Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica E *Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus E *Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus E *Francois’ langur Presbytis francoisi francoisi EHunting dog Lycaon pictus E Polar bear Ursus maritimus TRing-tailed lemur Lemur catta *Sloth bear Melursus ursinus inornatus *Snow leopard Panthera uncial E *Southern white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum IWhite-cheeked gibbon Hylobates leucogenys E *Western lowland gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla E *

E / T = listed as endangered (E) or threatened (T) by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)SE / ST = listed as endangered (SE) or threatened (ST) by the state of Ohio* = protected by the Convention on International Trade (CITES) in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

White-cheeked gibbon babyon exhibit

In January, a baby gibbon went on exhibit in Primate Forest.

The little one’s arrival has great news for more than just the Zoo; it’s important for the preservation of this species, which is critically endangered and faces extinction. In southeast Asia -- where gibbons spend all their lives in the trees of tropical rain-forests -- deforestation, hunting and poaching threaten their survival. The species’ population numbers continue to decline.

O�er pups make a splash In April, the Zoo’s twin spotted-necked otter pups – one male and one female -- went on exhibit with their parents in Tembo Trail. Nationwide, only nine zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) exhibit spotted-necked otters; this was one of the only births in the last three to four years at these zoos.

African spotted-necked otters are common or fairly common in ideal habitat, but their populations are declining. Their biggest threat is loss of habitat through increased agricultural activity, as well as contamination of the waterways they depend upon for survival.

Ice to meet you

In early May, the Zoo’s twin polar bear cubs, Suka and Sakara, made their debut in the Arctic Encounter®.

They are two of just three cubs born in 2012 at North American zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and they were the only cubs in the country being raised by their mother.

Meet Suka and Sakari!

Suka and Sakari have an important future as ambassadors for a species, pro-tected under the Endangered Species Act, which faces grave threats in their native habitat. Human activities have a direct e�ect on polar bears, and their plight should encourage all of us to decrease our carbon footprint. Photo: Andi Norman

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Rescued seal joins Arctic Encounter In November, a young grey seal went on exhibit at the Arctic Encounter®, coming from the National Ma-rine Fisheries Service after he was caught o� the East Coast and transferred to a “stranding center.”

Although many of the animals at stranding centers are rehabilitated and subsequently released, this seal was not able to be released. He was habituated to humans and had been taking �sh o� �shing lines, which could have put him at risk as he matured.

Farewell, Bubbles In May, the Zoo’s beloved 58-year-old female hippo, Bubbles, was euthanized due to complications of advanced age. She was estimated to be the oldest fe-male Nile hippopotamus in any zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The AZA estimates a hippo’s mean life expectancy at 36 years.

“Bubbles was an iconic animal who had been a part of the Toledo Zoo longer than any person currently on sta�,” Je� Sailer, the Zoo’s executive director, said. “Dur-ing her 57 years here, three generations of families included her in their trips to the Zoo -- more than 20 million people just in the last 20 years.”

In the wild, grey seals live in the North Atlantic Ocean, predominantly around North America and Europe. Males can grow to more than 600 pounds and measure 10 feet or longer; females are smaller. Currently, wild grey seal populations are stable. Photo: Abigail Shirley

Bubbles was one of the �rst hippos at the Zoo’s world-famous Hippoquarium® which opened in 1986. She made headlines with the birth of her calf, Puddles, who was born in the Hippoquarium® (during regular Zoo hours, no less). This was the �rst time anyone in the world had seen or �lmed an underwater hippo birth. Photo: R. Andrew Odum

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BIRDS

New speciesAfrican Silverbill Euodice cantansBlack-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytesDowny Woodpecker Picoides pubescensLavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescensNorth Island Kiwi Apteryx mantelliOrange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpodaPin-tailed Whydah Vidua macrouraPurple Finch Carpodacus purpureus purpureusRed-billed Fire-finch Lagonisticta senegalaRed-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalusRed-collared Widow Bird Euplectes ardensTawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoidesTemminck’s Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyrea

HatchingsBali Mynah Leucopsar rothschildiBeautiful Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pulchellusBlack Crake Amaurornis �avirostraBleeding-heart Dove Gallicolumba luzonicaBlue Ground Pigeon Claravis pretiosaBlue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalaBlue-crowned Parrot Loriculus galgulusBlue-faced Parrot Finch Erythrura trichroaChestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustusCinereous Vulture Aegypius monachusCommon Shama Thrush Copsychus malabaricusCrested Coua Coua cristata cristataCut-throat Finch Amadina fasciataDiamond Firetail Finch Stagonopleura guttataDouble-barred Finch Poephila bichenoviiGolden-backed Woodpecker Dinopium javanenseGoldie’s Lorikeet Psitteuteles goldieiGouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiaeHelmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagrisHooded Merganser Mergus cucullatusKenya Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucheraniLong-tailed Finch Poephila acuticaudaMadagascar Button Quail Turnix nigricollisMasked Lapwing Vanellus milesNorth Island Kiwi Apteryx mantelliOriole Warbler Hypergerus atricepsPalawan Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonisPheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilisPlum-headed Finch Aidemosyne modesta

Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronataRed-crested Finch Coryphospingus cucullatusRinged Turtle Dove Streptopelia risoriaRuddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensisSaipan White-eye Zosterops conspicillatus saypaniSilver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carboSmew Duck Mergus albellusStar Finch Neochmia ru�caudaTemminck’s Fruit Dove Ptilonopus porphyreaTurquoise Tanager Tangara mexicanaWhite-breasted Wood Swallow Artamus leucorhynchus amydrus

Species conservation statusAfrican Penguin Spheniscus demersus E Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri EBali/Rothschild’s Mynah Leucopsar rothschildi E *Chinese Merganser Mergus squamatus ECuban Amazon Parrot Amazona leucocephala leucocephala E East African Grey-crowned Crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps EGolden Conure Aratinga guarouba *Golden White-eye Cleptornis marchei EKagu Rhynochetos jubatus E *Mauritius Pink Pigeon Columba mayeri E *North Island Kiwi Apteryx mantelli EOstrich Struthio camelus *Palawan Peacock Pheasant Polyplectron emphanum E *Pink-crowned Fruit Dove Cleptornis marchei ERed Siskin Carduelis cucullata E *Red-breasted Goose Branta ru�collis ESaipan White-eye Zosterops conspicillatus saypani ESwinhoe’s Pheasant Lophura swinhoii E *Waldrapp Ibis Geronticus eremita E *White-naped Crane Grus vipio *

E / T = listed as endangered (E) or threatened (T) by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)SE / ST = listed as endangered (SE) or threatened (ST) by the state of Ohio* = protected by the Convention on International Trade (CITES) in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Refuge for rare species

Learn more about penguins, including the all-new Penguin Beach exhibit that the Zoo team worked on throughout 2013.

Photo: Abigail Shirley

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In late November, a Pink-necked Fruit Dove hatched at the Zoo. Fruit doves are native to southeast Asia and scattered South Paci�c islands, with the genus including many groups.

But fruit doves are a di�cult species to study in the wild. Many of this species are shy, and relatively few people have observed them in their natural habitat. Although not endangered, their populations in the wild are declining.

Nationwide, only about 16 of these birds live at zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

The Toledo Zoo already had an outstanding reputation for avian reproduction success, and as a result, the Columbiformes Taxon Advisory Group has decided to bring as many of the remaining birds to the Toledo Zoo to try to help this species.

Cinereous Vulture chick hatchesIn May, the hatching of a Cinereous Vulture chick was cause for excitement, particularly because it was the �rst successful hatching for the chick’s parents, a bonded pair that has lived at the Zoo together since 1995.

Cinereous vultures are a near-threatened species origi-nating in Europe and Asia, where their wild populations are decreasing. Cinereous is a word referring to some-thing that is the color of ashes (cinereous vultures are a smoky black color). This is one of the world’s biggest birds of prey, weighing up to 30 pounds with a wingspan of 8 to 10 feet.

Zoos work together to help animalsOn February 6, three Australian Magpie chicks hatched at the Zoo.

Australian Magpies are common in Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. But the species has rarely numbered more than ten individuals in North American zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquari-ums (AZA).

This makes cooperation among zoos more important than ever, and it’s a key feature of AZA-accredited organi-zations; Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo supplied the Toledo Zoo with the eggs from which these chicks hatched.

Their species populations in the wild are declining, they’re rare among zoos and most people have never even seen one. This makes the hatching of a Pink-necked Fruit Dove – our first of this species since 1998 -- all the more reason to celebrate. Photo: Ellen Gorrell

“Quardle oodle ardle wardle doodle,” is one of the most famous attempts, from Denis Glover’s beloved poem, The Magpies, to describe the Australian magpie’s song. Listen to a recording of an Australian magpie song here (recorded by freesound/digi�shmusic and o�ered through creative commons license). Photo: LipKee, Flickr/creative commons license

Keepers removed an egg from this Cinereous Vulture’s parents so that they could incubate it safely at the off-exhibit Avian Breeding Center, while giving the parents a wooden replica egg so that their natural incubation activities were not interrupted. After the chick hatched successfully, keepers returned him to his parents’ nest -- inside an empty egg that was big enough to �t him – where he “hatched” again in his parents’ care. Photo: Ellen Gorrell

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REPTILES

New speciesChinese mountain pitviper Zhaoermia mangshanensisFlying snake Chrysopelea ornataSaltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus

Births and hatchingsAllison’s anole Anolis allisoniAruba Island rattlesnake Crotalus unicolorBlue spiny lizard Sceloporus serrifer cyanogenysDesert grassland whiptail Aspidoscelis uniparensEastern box turtle Terrapene carolina carolinaGliding gecko PtychozoonGreen crested basilisk Basiliscus plumifronsKing cobra Ophiophagus hannahMidland painted turtle Chrysemys picta marginata

Species conservation statusAfrican slender-snouted crocodile Crocodylus cataphractus E *Aruba Island rattlesnake Crotalus unicolor T *Asian brown tortoise Manouria emys *Black-breasted leaf turtle Geoemyda spengleri *Blanding’s turtle Emydoidea blandingii STChinese mountain pitviper Zhaoermia mangshanensis *Cuban crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer E *Dumeril’s ground boa Acrantophis dumerili *Eastern indigo snake Drymarchon corais couperi TEastern massasauga Sistrurus catenatus SEFiji Island banded iguana Brachylophus fasciatus E *Madagascar ground boa Acrantophis madagasariensis *Madagascar tree boa Sanzinia madagascariensis *McCord’s snake-necked turtle Chelodina mccordi *Mona Island boa Epicrates monensis monensis T *Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus T *Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata STTimber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus horridus SETuatara Sphenodon punctatus E *Virgin Islands boa Epicrates monensis granti E *

AMPHIBIANS

New speciesGolden mantalla Mantella aurantiacaSalvin’s mushroom tongue salamander Bolitoglossa salviniiSplendid mantilla Mantella pulchra

Births and hatchingsBlack Mountain dusky salamander Desmognathus welteriConant’s mushroom tongue salamander Bolitoglossa conantiEastern hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensisFour-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatumGreen salamander Aneides aeneusKihansi spray toad Nectophrynoides asperginisLemur tree frog Hylomantis lemurMud salamander Pseudotriton montanusRain frog Eleutherodactylus gaigeaeRed-spotted newt Notophthalmus v. viridescensTwo-lined salamander Eurycea bislineata

Species conservation statusCave salamander Eurycea lucifuga SEEastern hellbender Cryptocranchus a. alleganiensis STGolden mantella Mantella aurantiaca EGolden poison dart frog Phyllobates terribilis EGolfodulcean poison dart frog Phyllobates vittatus EGreen salamander Aneides aeneus SEJapanese giant salamander Andrias japonicas E *Kaiser’s spotted newt Neurergus kaiseri E *Kihansi spray toad Nectophrynoides asperginis E *Lemur tree frog Hylomantis lemur EPanamanian golden frog Atelopus varius zeteki E *Puerto Rican crested toad Peltophryne lemur E Wyoming toad Bufo baxteri E

E / T = listed as endangered (E) or threatened (T) by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)SE / ST = listed as endangered (SE) or threatened (ST) by the state of Ohio* = protected by the Convention on International Trade (CITES) in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

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Baru arrivesThe arrival of any new animal at the Zoo is exciting. But when it’s a 17-foot saltwater crocodile weighing about 1,500 pounds, and he’s traveling from Australia, the excitement hits a whole di�erent level.

Baru’s arrival in April marked a milestone in months of hard work and community partnerships that resulted in this amazing animal ambassador coming to Toledo.

Kihansi spray toads, one year laterIn 2012, the Zoo made headlines worldwide with the successful reintroduction of Kihansi spray toads in their native Tanzania.

In 2013, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) recognized the Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo for exceptional e�orts in habitat preservation, species restoration and support of biodiversity in the wild.

Big news, small animals

The home range of Conant’s salamanders (Bolitoglossa conanti) is limited to just a few habitats worldwide, and even within those areas they’re losing critical habitat. Today, though, their future is a little brighter, with the 2013 hatching of 11 juveniles at the Zoo.

“It’s de�nitely a �rst for this endangered species,” Tim Her-man, one of the Zoo’s herpetologists, explains. He adds that little is known about the salamanders, and this hatch-ing marks a huge step toward learning more about how to help them.

The successful hatching of 11 Bolitoglossa conanti sala-manders is good news for the species, and it’s especially meaningful to Toledo Zoo sta�. This salamander species was originally named in honor of Roger Conant, the Zoo’s �rst curator, who oversaw the design and construction of the Zoo’s historic Reptile House in 1934. Conant was a highly respected herpetologist who made extensive con-tributions to reptiles and amphibians worldwide.Photo by Tim Herman

In 2009, when Kihansi spray toads were declared extinct in the wild, several zoos in the U.S. tried to maintain assurance populations of the toads. But it was the Toledo Zoo’s breakthrough in husbandry – recreating the exact lighting, temperature and moisture conditions these animals experi-enced in the wild – that made their survival possible.

Photo by R. Andrew Odum

Watch Baru’s trip from Australia to Toledo!

Baru’s arrival in Toledo was made possible through Block Communications, Inc. Photo: R. Andrew Odum

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FISHES

New speciesArapaima Arapaima gigasBlackstripe killi�sh Fundulus notatusBronze cat�sh Corydoras aeneusFoxface rabbit�sh Siganus vulpinusFreckled porcupine�sh Diodon holocanthusHarlequin tusk�sh Choerodon fasciatusOrnate tetra Hyphessobrycon bentosiPaci�c black trigger�sh Odonus nigerPennant butter�y�sh Heniochus acuminatusRed lion�sh Pterois volitansRummynose tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomusSnow�ake moray Echidna nebulosaTetra Hyphessobrycon columbianus

Births and hatchingsLake Victoria cichlid Haplochromis piceatus

INVERTEBRATES

New speciesBanded coral shrimp Stenopus hispidusBluegreen giant clam Tridacna derasaBlue-tipped staghorn coral Acropora abrolhosensisBranching frog spawn Euphyllia paradivisaCabbage leather coral Sinularia duraColonial anemone ProtopalythoaCoral Montipora capricornis

Desert cockroach Therea petiverianaDwarf giant clam Tridacna croceaElephant beetle Xylotrupes gideonGolden silk spider Nephila inaurataJoker’s cap coral Euphyllia glabrescensJulia butter�y Dryas juliaLeather coral LobophytumLeathery soft coral SinulariaLong-bodied cellar spider PholcusPore coral Montipora setosaPulse coral Anthelia glaucaRhinoceros katydid Copiphora rhinocerosSnakehead cowrie CypraeaSpiny candelabrum Muriceopsis �avidaStriped hermit crab ClibanariusTurban snail Tectus fenestratusWhite peacock butter�y Anartia jatrophaeWolf spider HognaZebrawing butter�y Heliconius charithonia

Births and hatchingsGiant spiny insect Extatosoma tiaratumJungle nymph Heteropteryx dilatataLeaf insect Phyllium giganteusQueensland titan Acrophylla wuel�ngi

Species conservation statusAsian arowana Scleropages formosus E *Giant tusk�sh Cheilinus undulatus E

E / T = listed as endangered (E) or threatened (T) by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)SE / ST = listed as endangered (SE) or threatened (ST) by the state of Ohio* = protected by the Convention on International Trade (CITES) in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

The lion�sh is an invasive species that threatens the biodiversity of the tropical western Atlantic region (on some reefs, lion�sh have consumed 90 percent of the available prey). It is one of several Australian �sh now on exhibit in the Museum of Science.Photo: Ty Photography

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New exhibit highlights Australian fishesAs part of Wild Walkabout, a Great Barrier Reef exhibit opened in the Zoo’s Museum of Science.

The Great Barrier Reef, a World Heritage site, stretches for more than 1,200 miles along Australia’s coast. While few people will ever see the Great Barrier Reef in person, they can explore some of its wonders at this new exhibit.

Sticky subjectsNear the new Great Barrier Reef exhibit, the Zoo introduced feature exhibits of two Australian insects.

Wül�ng’s stick insect, sometimes called the Queensland titan, looks remarkably like a twig or branch. It even sways back and forth, or moves side-to-side, like the wind-tousled leaves that surround it. Photo: Debbie Simenski

The giant prickly stick insect, by contrast, looks like a cross between a scorpion and a spider. A juvenile insect even mimics venomous scorpions, by curling its tail over its body. This is just a blu�, though; it has no stinger.

Golden orb weaversIn December, a group of Madagascar orb weaver spiders (Nephila inaurata) arrived from the Mauritius islands, o� the coast of Madagascar. These spiders are a visitor favorite in the Crawlspace exhibit and in Nature’s Neighborhood.Safely transporting these spiders from more than 9,000 miles away was a signi�cant project and a successful one. The spiders have begun to reproduce, which helps ensure that visitors will be able to enjoy these charismatic animals for years to come.

The Madagascar orb weaver makes one of the strongest webs of any spider. The webs are also huge, stretching more than three feet wide.Photo: Jay Hemdal

AquariumThe historic Aquarium is scheduled to reopen in March, 2015, after closing in late 2012 for extensive renovations. These renovations will preserve the building’s historic exterior while focusing on dynamic new visitor experiences inside. Photo: Ty photography

Take a virtual step inside the new space, through this 2013 video that shows the progress made during the year.

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Thinking globally, ACTING LOCALLYIn 2013, the Zoo started a new conservation initiative: Wild Toledo, focusing on the natural plant and animal communities in the Toledo area.

Conservation is not the only reason we’re doing this. It makes good economic and civic sense. The prairie plants along the Anthony Wayne Trail’s median in front of the Zoo, for example, decrease stormwater runo� on the roadway. They also save time and money by requiring fewer resources to maintain.

Our work with the local raccoons and opossums on and around Zoo grounds, made possible by the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust, a KeyBank Trust is keeping these animals healthier. As a result, this helps protect our own animal collection as we learn more about the local wild-life’s activities and movement patterns in an urban envi-ronment. And beyond the Zoo’s perimeters, we’re studying Ohio’s turtles, along with other reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.

We’re doing this because we all belong to, and bene�t from, this community.

Conservation Today

Conservation Today provides funding for the Zoo’s conservation-focused projects.

The Zoo welcomes Conservation Today gifts of every denomination and acknowledges individuals and organizations for their gifts of $100 or more in 2013.

$1,000 and aboveFranklin Park MallDr. George RabbMr. and Mrs. Joseph Spallina

$500 to $999Ms. Susan CondaMr. and Mrs. Allan LibbeMs. Patricia L. Neuhart

$250 to $499Ms. Robin L. PrettymanMr. and Mrs. Thomas SheehanToft Dairy, Inc.

$100 to $249Mr. Ronald AdolphMr. and Mrs. Scott AmstutzDrs. John A. and Sallie G. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Arthur BauerMrs. Linda C. Bischo�Mrs. Shirley D. BoyerMr. Larry J. Elliott and Ms. Brenda JohnsonRick FanslerMs. Suzanne M. GartzMr. Erich J. HunkerJohn and Faye JaegerDrs. Mary Z. and Kent J. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas KaiserMrs. Jacqueline D. KeimMr. and Mrs. David J. KowalskiMr. and Mrs. Joseph KranzLee and Bette KreuzMr. and Mrs. Larry LojeMr. and Mrs. Robert J. LundRalph and Dawn MullingerMr. Frank NagyOrlando Baking CompanyKenneth R. and Anne RiceMr. and Mrs. Ronald RintoDr. and Mrs. Thomas SmallwoodMr. Robert L. StorerMrs. Joanne VickRandall G. and Linda WanglerMr. and Mrs. Richard WeisfelderMr. and Mrs. Henry G. Werner

Mesopredators -- mid-level predators that would normally have a larger predator species preying upon them and maintaining their numbers -- are a concern to the Zoo’s animal collection, because they can carry diseases. However, these animals play a vital role in our local food web, and are great examples of the adaptability of some wildlife species.

The Zoo’s Wild Toledo team is humanely live trapping these animals; assess-ing their health, surgically sterilizing them and microchipping them; then releasing the animals at the site of capture. Some animals are also getting radiotelemetry and GPS collars, which Zoo sta� use to learn more about the animals’ behavior. Photo: Kent Bekker

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African PenguinsClimate change appears to be changing �sh move-ments during African Pen-guins’ breeding season. This results in both emaciated adults and starving young. Photo: Dick Daniels, Wikipedia/creative commons license

KiwiThese beloved nocturnal birds -- the national symbol of New Zealand -- are in trouble. Wild kiwi popu-lations have declined 90 percent or more over the last century. Photo: Maungatautari Ecological Is-land Trust, creative commons license

HellbendersHellbenders depend on clean water to survive, pre-ferring the large, swift-flow-ing streams of southeastern Ohio. Unfortunately, these sites are becoming rarer, and hellbenders are now state-endangered. Your Zoo is head-starting hellbenders for release.

Photo: Kelly Jones

Native pollinatorsAs bumble bee populations all around the world decline, we’re helping to raise awareness and educate the public about these and oth-er native pollinators, while protecting and providing habitat for the bees that live on Zoo grounds.

Photo: Kandace York

Eight animal ambassadorsIn addition to the Wild Toledo initiative, the Zoo’s Conservation Today program featured eight animal ambassadors in 2013.

African PenguinsClimate change appears to be changing �sh move-ments during African Pen-guins’ breeding season. This results in both emaciated adults and starving young. Photo: Dick Daniels, Wikipedia/creative commons license

KiwiThese beloved nocturnal birds -- the national symbol of New Zealand -- are in trouble. Wild kiwi popu-lations have declined 90 percent or more over the last century. Photo: Maungatautari Ecological Is-land Trust, creative commons license

HellbendersHellbenders depend on clean water to survive, pre-ferring the large, swift-flow-ing streams of southeastern ing streams of southeastern Ohio. Unfortunately, these Ohio. Unfortunately, these Ohio. Unfortunately, these sites are becoming rarer, sites are becoming rarer, sites are becoming rarer, and hellbenders are now and hellbenders are now and hellbenders are now state-endangered. Your Zoo state-endangered. Your Zoo state-endangered. Your Zoo is head-starting hellbenders head-starting hellbenders head-starting hellbenders for release. for release.

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Native pollinatorsive pollinatorsive pollinatorsAs bumble bee populations As bumble bee populations As bumble bee populations all around the world decline, all around the world decline, all around the world decline, we’re helping to raise we’re helping to raise we’re helping to raise awareness and educate the awareness and educate the awareness and educate the public about these and othpublic about these and oth-er native pollinators, while er native pollinators, while protecting and providing protecting and providing habitat for the bees that live habitat for the bees that live on Zoo grounds. on Zoo grounds.

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Eight animal ambassadorsIn addition to the Wild Toledo initiative, the Zoo’s Conservation Today program featured eight animal ambassadors in 2013.

Polar bearsLevels of carbon dioxide (C02) are creating a “blanket” over the Earth that keeps it from cooling down properly. This, in turn, is melting sea ice in Arctic habitats, which is bad news for polar bears. Photo: Kandace York

African elephantsProceeds from the be-hind-the-scenes Elephant Excellence tours supported elephant welfare in less de-veloped countries’ zoos. This meant that zoos could get new tools, plus mentoring from our sta�, to better care for their elephants.Photo: Kandace York

Ohio turtlesOf the state’s 12 native turtle species, two are listed as threatened species. If their current threats continue or increase, they could become endangered. The Wild Toledo team is continuing longterm population studies to monitor these species.

Photo: Kent Bekker

Rhinoceros HornbillsAdmiration for these Asian birds is driving some indig-enous people to hunt and kill them for their prized tail feathers. Your Zoo supports targeted e�orts to protect hornbill nests from poachers. Photo: Alex Goetz

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EDUCATION

New speciesBarred tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum mavortiumBlack-backed magpie Gymnorhina tibicenEgyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacusHoming pigeon Columba livia domesticRed-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseusSavanna monitor Varanus exanthematicusSilkie bantam chicken Gallus gallus domestic bantam silkieSlate-pencil sea urchin Eucidaris

Species conservation statusCentral American boa Boa constrictor imperator *Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis E *Elongated tortoise Indotestudo elongate ELong-tailed chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera EWoma Aspidites ramsayi E

E / T = listed as endangered (E) or threatened (T) by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)SE / ST = listed as endangered (SE) or threatened (ST) by the state of Ohio* = protected by the Convention on International Trade (CITES) in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

Record year for EducationHighlights of the Zoo’s educational e�orts include four impressive achievements:

• Record number of visitors engaged in education programming (691,860)

• Record number of participants and revenue for the camp programs (936)

• Record number of participants and revenue for the Zoo Snoozin’ program (4,048)

Wallaby Walkthru an engaging 2013 visitor experienceOne of the interactive components of 2013 was the Wal-laby Walkthru, a seasonal attraction near the Zoo’s award-winning Aviary. The Zoo’s Education department managed the walk-through encounter using both staff and volunteers.

Over the 14 weeks of Wild Walkabout, a total of 307,290 people visited the Wallaby Walkthru exhibit. They inter-acted not only with the “mob” of wallabies, but with sta� and volunteers to learn more about wallaby behaviors, the role of marsupials and the threats these animals face in the wild.

Communicating about climate changeTwo Education sta� members participated in the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) training through the National Aquarium (funded through the National Science Foundation, or NSF).

The techniques learned through this experience will play a vital part in the educational messaging for the Aquarium when it reopens in 2015.

As a result of this opportunity, two Zoo sta�ers are now certi�ed as an instructor in the class. One is a lead instruc-tor, and she is scheduled to instruct a NNOCCI course in Toledo in 2014.

Steve Oswanski, Nature’s Neighborhood manager, holds one of the Zoo’s Education wallabies during an educational program. Summer animal pro-grams took on an “Aussie �air,” in keeping with the Wild Walkabout theme. Photo: Kandace York

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for KIDS

What di�erence does Companies for Kids make in a child’s life? See for yourself.Photo: Courtesy Lake Elementery

The support of these generous companies in 2013 enabled more than 4,000 children to experience the Zoo in a way that they would not otherwise be able.

Companies for Kids is one of the many ways that the Zoo helps forge a connection between people and nature.

This corporate membership program supports the Zoo’s educational programs, including outreach, on-grounds classes, animal demos and Discovery Boxes. It also supports the Zoo’s Disadvantaged Children’s Fund, enabling underprivileged and disabled youth to experience a Zoo visit.

By working together, we’re creating an appetite for education that will bene�t our community’s children all through their lives.

Learn more at toledozoo.org/donate.

Herd of ElephantsKeyBankOwens-IllinoisYellowBook

School of HipposDana Corporation FoundationHeidtman Steel Products, Inc.YP.com

Family of GorillasThe AndersonsLa-Z-Boy FoundationUA Local 50 Plumbers & Steam�tters

Pride of LionsThe Art Iron FoundationFifth Third BankBuckeye CableSystemHealth Care REIT, Inc.Hoover Wells, Inc.Kwest Group LLCMarshall & Melhorn, LLCMary Ellen PisanelliProService Machine, Ltd.Savage and AssociatesShoreland Animal HospitalShumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLPTaylor Automotive FamilyToledo Re�ning CompanyToledo Rotary Club

Pack of WolvesBetco CorporationLois BolanderBrooks Insurance Agency, Inc.CHS Group LLCEastman & Smith Ltd.Electronic Concepts & Engineering IncEndevis LLCErnst & YoungFifth Third BankGreat Smiles Family DentistryI.B.E.W. Local Union No. 8Impact Products LLCJerl Machine, Inc.Mail It CorporationMeijer, Inc.Phoenix Technologies International, LLCSignature Bank, N.A.Tri-State Expedited ServicesTTI Maumee Equipment, Inc.UAW Local 2021Universal Marketing Group LLC

Flock of Penguins4 Star Service & SupplyAaron’s, Inc.Bellevue Investors Co.Bennett EnterprisesBinkelman CorporationCarpenters Local Union 351Claire David InteriorsClamps Inc.

Connelly, Jackson & Collier LLPCooper & Kowalskidimech services, inc.Du�ey Concrete Cutting, Inc.Franklin Park Lincoln, Inc.Genoa BankHome Builders Association of Greater ToledoHylant JDRM Engineering, Inc.Jones & Henry Engineers, Ltd.Kuhlman CorporationLee Terry Holdings, LLCMidwest Church ConstructionOmniSource CorporationPalmer Energy Company, Inc.Peter Shawaker, RealtorRayner, Foos, Kruse & Irwin CPAsSam Okun Produce CompanySavage Mortgage Services, Ltd.Sperling Heating & Ventilating Company, Inc.Structural Design SystemsSylvania Pediatric Dental Care, Inc.Toledo Fence & Supply Co.Toledo Shredding LLCTru To FormTurner & Turner Family Dentistry Inc.UAW Local 12 - Johnson ControlsUAW Local 2075Wadsworth SolutionsWaterford Bank, N.A.Weber O’Brien, Ltd.Wilkinson Fundraising Imprinted Sportswear

“A magical place”

Julia Lach, a Toledo-area intervention specialist, shares what the support of Companies for Kids means to one of her students.

“My students have special needs that many people never encounter or need to consider in their everyday lives.

I have a young girl with cerebral palsy who started out the school year using a walker to get around. Her goal wasto walk around the zoo with her class and she did it!! Think about how exhausting it is for a typical six year old to walk around the zoo, much less a child who is unsteady on her legs and wearing leg braces! She wanted to see the animals!

The zoo is truly a magical place and we certainly appreciate the generosity shown by The Companies for Kids program. Thank you so much!!”

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GATHERINGSWhether it’s a couple getting away for a Vineyard Adven-ture date night or grandparents dressing up the little ones for Pumpkin Path, the Toledo Zoo is the place to be.

Support from our members, visitors, Lucas County voters and generous sponsors enable us to o�er one of the world’s most complete zoos, plus intriguing events all year long.

Weddings, wine and moreFifty couples, cheered on by more than 8,400 guests, held wedding ceremonies and receptions at the Zoo in 2013. Venues ranged from the beautiful Formal Gardens to the cool Arctic Encounter®.

Other events drew another 900+ adults to the Zoo, starting with Vineyard Adventures outings of exotic wines, chef-cre-ated appetizers and live entertainment among historic buildings and incredible animals. In the fall, Zoo Brew o�ered a more casual sampling of �ne microbrews in the Nairobi Pavilion, near the Africa! exhibit.

An event-full yearWinter

Winter Weekends kicked off the season with ice-carving, great indoor entertainment and Cabin Fever Feeds.

Our Teddy Bear Care Fair continued to be popular with young visitors who brought their stu�ed pals to the Zoo for check-ups (and a little fix-up here and there). Weeks later, visitors lined up early to watch Zoo animals discover Easter-themed enrichment items (hand-crafted by staff and volunteers) at the Animal Egg Hunt.

Louie’s Birthday, marking the tenth birthday of our African bull elephant, was a big event, as always, with a 40-pound cake and presents of ponderous proportions. Soon after, Cinco de Mayo celebrated the diverse heritage of Mexico, and Around the World celebrated our planet’s diversity of animals and human cultures.

Spring

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day o�ered great opportunities for families to participate in brunches, barbecues and more.

Continuing a strong third year, the Watch It Grow Garden Tour Series drew more than 200 gardeners to “insiders’ tours” of the Zoo’s beautiful gardens, starting in the spring and running all season long.

Of course, the May 24 opening of Wild Walkabout was the high point of the spring season, drawing nearly 27,000 visi-tors during Opening Weekend. It was a fun kick-off to an Aus-some summer of exploration at the Zoo.

Summer

Nearly 25,000 people attended performances at the Zoo’shistoric Amphitheatre as part of Live Nation’s Summer Concert Series and the Toledo Symphony’s cherished Music under the Stars.

From country singer Darius Rucker to longtime rock legend Chicago, the 2013 line-up offered performances to delight concert-goers. The Zoo’s longtime partnership with the To-ledo Symphony produced another season of Sunday eve-ning performances through Music under the Stars. Toledo-area music lovers have cherished these free concerts since they began at the Zoo more than 50 years ago.

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Fall

Grandparents’ Day o�ered free Zoo admission to area grandparents (when accompanied by at least one adorable grandchild), and our Day of Honor recognized the soldiers, �re�ghters, police and others who keep us all safe.

Senior Discovery Days throughout September and October drew the 60+ age group for personalized tours and activi-ties. But we weren’t forgetting the younger crowd; Little Boo, Pumpkin Path and Jumping Pumpkins rounded out our fall events.

Noon Year’s Eve wrapped up the year with all the fun of midnight, 12 hours early. This is primarily a children’s event, but many adults tell us it’s how they like to spend the last day of the year, too.

We couldn’t agree more, and we thank you for making it all possible.

Learn more at toledozoo.org/events.

These events are made possible through the generosity of our sponsors.(see following page)

The Lights Before Christmas continued its status as a holiday must-see throughout the region. A new outdoor ice rink combined with over a million lights to draw people from a tri-state area to this “electrical spectacle.”

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On Nov. 20, the Toledo Walleye came to the Zoo’s ice rink to skate with visitors, sign autographs and intro-duce everyone to the beloved team mascot, Spike. Photo: Kandace York

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Event and program sponsorsThank you for bringing great ideas to life.

Lead SponsorsBP-Husky Refining LLC Wild Walkabout Opening Weekend, Zoo PAL

Fifth Third Bank Sand-sational Sendoff

HealthCare REIT Senior Discovery Days, Music under the Stars

KeyBank Rock N Roar, Companies for Kids, Lights Before Christmas

Kroger Picnic Pavilion, ZOOtoDO

Mass Mutual Northwest Ohio ZOOtoDO

Meijer Mother’s Day, Day of Honor, Pumpkin Path, Noon Year’s Eve

Mercy Wild Walkabout

PNC ZOOtoDO, Feast with the Beasts

Pepsi

Taylor Automotive Family Music under the Stars, Lights Before Christmas

Yark Automotive Group ZOOtoDO, Rock N Roar Wagon Sponsor

Major SponsorsAmerican Harvest ZOOtoDO

Medical Mutual Dart Frog Dash, ZOOtoDO

MetroPCS Mobile marketing, Day of Honor

ProMedica Nature’s Neighborhood

Toledo Re�ning Company ZOOtoDO, Companies for Kids

YP.com ZOOtoDO

Supporting Sponsors Comfortline, Ltd. ZOOtoDO

Buckeye TeleSystem ZOOtoDO

McDonald’s Mobile marketing

Owens Corning ZOOtoDO

Skiver & Associates ZOOtoDO

Thacker Martinsek LPA ZOOtoDO

Thermeq ZOOtoDO

Yuengling ZOOtoDO

CAUSES

All year long, the Toledo Zoo brings people together to help ensure the success of the Zoo’s mission – inspiring others to join us in caring for animals and conserv-ing the natural world. Proceeds from our fundraising events help fund these e�orts.

Our Medical Mutual Dart Frog Dash in May was a fast start. This 5K race/walk attracted 1,700 and is consid-ered one of the area’s top runs. Dart Frog Dash raised $24,000 for Zoo operations.

In June, the “black tie and tennis shoes a�air,” PNCZOOtoDO, presented by Mass Mutual Northwest Ohio, was a sell-out crowd at 1,800 guests. This sophisticated event featured 50+ of the region’s �nest restaurants and caterers o�ering tasty temptations to the beat of live music on multiple stages. ZOOtoDO raised $235,000 for community outreach, educational oppor-tunities and state-of-the-art exhibits. It truly is a Party with a Purpose.

Rock N Roar, presented by KeyBank, created a wild night for party people in early August. Two bands and one DJ on four stages belted out everything from 70s and 80s music to Top 40 hits and classics from the 90s. This hot (and cool) party drew 1,200 guests and raised $38,000 for Zoo operations.

A few weeks later, 120 guests came to Feast with The Beasts, presented by PNC, to enjoy a gourmet din-ner at the Beastro, take a walkabout journey and see exclusive animal demonstrations at an after-hours Zoo. This event raised $58,000 and supported the continued development of Zoo programs and exhibits.

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Anonymous (2)Ms. Carol Ann AllenBarbara Apanaitis, Ph.DMrs. Helen I. Apanaitis*Ms. Fran Bachar*Ms. Margaret C. BerkhousenJamie and Ellen Black Ms. Rae Ann Boerger* James* and Barbara* BoggsMr. James A. BoldtMr. Terry L. BossertWilliam Bradish and Christine McMahon-BradishMr. Doug BrehmMr. and Mrs. Michael BrownMs. Joan Uhl BrowneMr. Samuel G. Carson*Joseph and Judith CondaMs. Susan CondaMr. and Mrs. Jesse ConradDr. Marjorie E. Conrad, M.D.Mrs. Audrey CovingtonMr. and Mrs. Martin DavidsonMr. and Mrs. William V. A. DennlerMr. and Mrs. Michael Dew Mr. Leonard Drake*Mr. and Mrs. George EistetterMs. Lesley EistetterDr. and Mrs. Gregor Emmert Mr. Charles B. FangbonerMr. and Mrs. John FedderkeMr. Daniel P. FinkelMs. Elizabeth FoleyJames and Mary FootePatricia A. Fravel*Mr. and Mrs. Clarence GartzDwight and Esther* Gartz Ms. Suzanne M. Gartz

Ms. Barbara Gill Ms. Judith B. GottliebDr. Sandra D. Gottwald Mr. and Mrs. John B. HadleyMr. Gene HagedornMr. Fredrick Hakius Ms. Linda Hardenbrook Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Hartman Kae and Gary Heil Ms. Shelby Huston Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Imo Thomas and Elaine KaiserEdward and Kathy KitchenMr. and Mrs. Douglas KlaskArthur* and Mary Frances* KleinMr. and Mrs. James KlineJe�rey and Donna KnodleJohn* and Ruth KolvasMs. Darlene KosarMr. and Mrs. Lee Kreuz Mrs. Marilyn Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Ralph KunzeMr. and Mrs. James LowerMs. Dawn M. LucasMs. Lynn E. LyonsMrs. Paula J. Massey*Mike and Sandi McCownJohn and Donna McLean Mrs. Elizabeth L. Kridler Meloy*Rev. John MeloyMichael MeyersLorraine Meyers Betty Miller* and Lee Bynum*Mr. Je�rey G. MohlmanMr. and Mrs. Robert Morse Garrett and Rae Neice Richard and Cheryl O’ConnorMr. Jonathan F. Orser

Mrs. Isabel PerryMrs. Helen J. Petee Mrs. Mary Ellen PisanelliMr. Stan Polak Mrs. Dorothy MacKenzie Price Ms. Janet L. Putney-LudwigDr. and Mrs. Suresh Ramnath Mr. David J. RasikMrs. Edith RathbunMs. Janet ReaumeMs. Wave Reaume Bill* and Jean* RhodesMs. Donna M. RichardsonMr. and Mrs. Steve RueterFred* and Marjory SchickMs. Sharon Simmons A. Jackson and Sally Smith Mr. Olan D. Snavely Mr. Alvin Stoll*Miss Arlyne Stoll*Norman* and Marion* StrunkLouis* and Rose Thomson Ms. Cindy TopelMr. and Mrs. Ronald VendaJoe and Cheryl WalkerDr. and Mrs. F. Michael Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Donald WarnerMrs. Jane Watson* Ms. Laurie C. WeissMs. Amy F. WexlerDr. Robert F.WoodMr. and Mrs. Steve WordelmanMr. and Mrs. Matt YarderMr. and Mrs. Tom S. ZiemsMrs. Dorothy Zurheide*

* deceased as of December 31, 2013

GENEROSITY Just as the bold silverback gorilla defends and provides for his family, the Zoo’s Silverback Society members help preserve and protect one of the community’s most important family institutions. These individuals generously provide for the future of the Toledo Zoo through life insurance policies, trusts or annuities.Photo: Katie Kimble

Learn more toledozoo.org/silverback.

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FRIENDS

Zoo PALs are Proud Animal Lovers who help support their favorite Zoo animals.

More than 1,000 donors – including individuals, families and organizations – supported the Zoo PAL program in 2013, generating nearly $110,000 for the care and feeding of Zoo animals. The annual Zoo PAL Night, when donors visit the Zoo after hours to learn more about their adopted animals and meet animal care sta�, had impressive attendance of more than 2,000 people.

Two 2013 Zoo PAL promotions were especially successful: the Wild Walkabout promotion during the summer, and the “animals of winter” promotion later in the year.

Learn more at toledozoo.org/zoopal.

The Zoo PAL program is sponsored by

Zoo PALs enrich animals’ livesZoo PALs help the Zoo provide top-notch care for its animals, including outstanding enrichment objects and programs that stimulate the animals’ natural behaviors.

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Zoo PAL donors contributing $200 or more in 2013

Mr. and Mrs. James AcsAddison Elementary School Team RoomMr. Michael AmborskiMr. and Mrs. John AmosApple Tree Nursery SchoolDrs. Amir and Augusta AskariAyersville United Methodist Church Vacation Bible SchoolMr. and Mrs. William BadenMr. and Mrs. Daniel D. BaldufMr. and Mrs. Robert A. BeisserJulie Biela and Michael FrazerMonsignor Michael R. BillianMr. and Mrs. Keith BitterMs. Judy L. BlattertMrs. G. Edward BodetteMr. and Mrs. Ken Boro�Mr. and Mrs. Stanley D. Bortel, Jr.Mr. Terry L. BossertThe Employees of BP Husky – Toledo Re�ning LLCMs. Carole A. BradfordDr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brady, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. BrockmanMr. and Mrs. William N. BundyMr. and Mrs. James R. BurkeDr. and Mrs. Thomas ColturiDr. Ramona CormierCoy Elementary SchoolMr. and Mrs. Roy E. DeedsMs. Andrea M. DeIorioMr. and Mrs. John R. DempseyMr. Bruce Denman and Ms. Barbe FisherDr. and Mrs. David DorisMs. Barbara D. EddyMr. and Mrs. Richard EderMs. Rose E. EdsonDrs. Milo Engoren and Cynthia Arslanian-EngorenMr. and Mrs. John J. FeldmeierMr. and Mrs. Thomas FisherMr. Darrell FoxMs. Beata FranzoneMr. and Mrs. Michael T. FullerMs. Megan GrahamMs. Brenda M. GartzMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Geiger, Jr.Mrs. Sherrie and Mr. Jay GilchristMs. Ashley GoldammerMs. Amy GostkowskiDr. Sandra D.GottwaldDr. Robert A. HaafMr. Gene F. Hagedorn Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. HammondMr. Bruce Hammond and Ms. Cherie WilliamsMrs. Martha J. HannaHarbor – Formerly Harbor Behavioral HealthcareMr. Gary L. Harder

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. HarperMr. and Mrs. David O. HartMr. and Mrs. C.P. HauckMrs. Sandi HawkMr. and Mrs. Jason HaynesMr. and Mrs. Donald W. HlavatyMr. and Mrs. James P. HofmannMr. and Mrs. Richard E. HofmannMiss Joyce C. HojnickiMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. HorneMr. and Mrs. Jerry HuberMr. William R. HylanMr. and Mrs. Robert R. ImoMr. and Mrs. Kerry IottDrs. Mary Z and Kent J. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Mark L. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas KaiserMrs. Jacqueline D. KeimMr. and Mrs. Robert C. KiddMr. and Mrs. Robert P. KingMr. and Mrs. Edward A. KitchenMr. and Mrs. Gregory E. KnitzMr. and Mrs. Timothy KoderMr. and Mrs. Brian P. KoevenigMr. and Mrs. Lee KreuzMr. and Mrs. Joe S. KruegerMr. and Mrs. David M. KudlaMrs. Darlene KujawaThe Woodrow Kurtz FamilyMr. and Mrs. Tom L. LandMr. and Mrs. Ronald A. LawniczakMr. and Mrs. Larry LeggettMr. Keith LenzMrs. James A. LowerMs. Lynn E. LyonsMr. and Mrs. Timothy MaloneyMr. and Mrs. Michael J. McGivernMr. and Mrs. J. Stephen McNallyDr. and Mrs. Roger J. McNicholsMs. Patricia McVettyMr. and Mrs. Don Mewhort IIIMr. and Mrs. Carl B. MockensturmMr. and Mrs. Donald M. MolineMr. and Mrs. Bill MooreMorenci Middle School Jr. Volunteer ClubMr. and Mrs. Robert MorseMs. Dawn MullingerMr. and Mrs. Eric D. MyersMr. and Mrs. Micahel Nagy, Sr.Ms. Nancy A. NeeperMs. Patricia L. NeuhartMr. Alan Newell and Ms. Heidi SchultzMr. and Mrs Paul D. OlsenOttawa River Elementary School – PTOMs. Patricia Packo and Ms. Cathy PackoMs. A. Jean PalmisanoMr. and Mrs. Paul L. PassalacquaPilot Club of Greater ToledoMs. Mary Ellen PisanelliMr. and Mrs. James H. PlonkaMs. Robin L. PrettymanMr. and Mrs. Charles A. ReavisMr. and Mrs. Robert D. Remy

Reynolds Corners Rotary ClubMr. and Mrs. Gerald RobinsonMr. and Mrs. G. Robert RoseMr. and Mrs. Howard RosenbergMr. and Mrs. Jay RynoMr. and Mrs. William P. Saba, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Garry M. SacconeMr. Robert A. SchaeferMr. and Mrs. Perry SchwemminMs. Christine M. SeferianSeitz Middle School – ECO HopeMr. and Mrs. Norman Shepard-BashMr. Williard M. SiekMr. and Mrs. Gene SkidmoreMr. and Mrs. Robert SmigelskiMr. and Mrs. A. Jackson SmithMs. Patricia SmolinskiMr. and Mrs. Larry SmyrskiSt. John’s Oak Harbor - VBSMr. and Mrs. Douglas StotlarMr. and Mrs. Kenneth SzychMs. Betty TeccoMr. and Mrs. David C. TheakerMr. and Mrs. Marc ThomasCharles and Dee Tilley-MiraMr. and Mrs. David W. TrautleinMr. and Mrs. Nick TussingDr. and Mrs. Rick VandemarkMs. Terry G. VanKoughnetMr. and Mrs. Robert H. VerbMr. and Mrs. Andrew T. WadsworthMr. and Mrs. Larry WeissMr. Robert T. WerthMr. and Mrs. Howard C. Whitcomb IIIMs. Sarah L. WidmanMr. and Mrs. Tony WilhelmMarc and Carol Williams-YoungMr. and Mrs. Gregory M. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Je� WitzburgMr. and Mrs. Chuck WoodmancyMr. and Mrs. Cyril C. YonovMr. and Mrs. Fred ZoellerMr. Michael Zwiezynski

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OPPORTUNITIES

President’s Circle

Opportunities

Along with our 58,000 members who generously support the Zoo each year, we thank the members of our President’s Circle for their leadership support.

In addition to standard membership bene�ts, President’s Circle members enjoy guest privileges, unlimited Lights Before Christmas admission, special invitations to group events, do-nor tour opportunities (for Gold Circle members and above), and on-grounds recognition of their generosity.

Learn more about this rewarding program at toledozoo.org/memberships.

In May, guests went walkabout for the �rst time at the exclusive after-hours donor preview, just before the dynamic new exhibit opened to the public.Photo: Kandace York

Conservator’s circle

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Chapman IIIMr. and Mrs. George Jones IIIMrs. Dorothy MacKenzie PriceMr. Jonathan F. OrserMs. Mary Ellen PisanelliMr. and Mrs. Philip Trumbull

Platinum

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. BaitherMr. John Bearss and Mrs. Julia Tobias-BearssMr. and Dr. Christopher M. BrownDr. and Mrs. G. Mark BurtonMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. DonovanDave and Mary GlowackiDr. Mary Gombash and Mr. Bud CrosbyMs. Sandra M. HylantMr. and Mrs. Douglas E. KearnsMs. Lynn E. LyonsMs. Holly E. MetzgerMrs. Carolyn M. MetzgerDr. and Mrs. Lawrence SpetkaMs. Christine Turnbull

Diamond

Mr. and Mrs. Darryl F. AllenMr. and Mrs. Richard P. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Anderson, Sr.Mrs. Thomas H. AndersonMs. Barbara J. BakerMr. and Mrs. Joel S. BerenMr. and Mrs. R. Je�rey BixlerDr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brady, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James F. BucherMr. Dennis BurzynskiDr. Candilee ButlerMs. Dianne Cooper and Ms. Heather CooperDr. and Mrs. Paul DaverioDr. and Mrs. William DeHo�Mr. and Mrs. Clyde DilleyMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. DrepsDr. and Mrs. A. Willard EmchDr. and Mrs. Robert I. FinkelMr. and Mrs. Richard A. FlasckMr. and Mrs. James B. FooteMs. Patricia A. FravelJim and Sally FriendMr. and Mrs. Gene M. HardyMs. Pamela S. HershbergerMr. Paul K. HolewinskiMs. Jeannie Y. HylantMr. a d Dr. Inge KloppingMr. and Mrs. Richard C. KortierMr. Daniel Kory and Ms. Elaine CanningMr. Alan Kruser and Mr. Michael BohlandHarold and Carol LeuppMr. and Mrs. Allan LibbeMr. Glenn Lipscomb and Ms. Jan Hartley

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. LoganMr. and Mrs. John MaherMegan Manahan and Russ HurfordMr. and Mrs. Robert L. MaxwellMr. Glenn McGinley and Ms. Kelley KulevichMr. and Mrs. John F. MeierMr. and Mrs. Phillip S. MintunMs. Patricia L. NeuhartMr. and Mrs. George V. OraveczMr. and Mrs. Paul A. OrmondPatricia and Cathy PackoMr. and Mrs. Larry C. PetersonDr. and Mrs. Garth PhibbsMr. and Mrs. F. Jackson PhillipsMrs. Marna and Dr. Suresh RamnathGary Whitacre and Bonnie RankinMr. and Mrs. Timothy ReedMs. Lois E. RickertMr. and Mrs. Joe RosenbergMr. Robert A. SchaeferMr. and Mrs. Russell SnyderMs. Eleanor SonntagMr. and Mrs. Andrew B. StevensMr. and Mrs. Robert D. StraussDrs. Gerald and Karen StriphDr. and Mrs. Stephen SuttonMr. and Mrs. John SzuchMr. and Mrs. Thomas TiettmeyerMr. and Mrs. Gary WaughMrs. David K. WellesMr. and Mrs. Tom Scott Ziems

Gold

Mrs. Jean Allen-HissMr. and Mrs. Bradley R. AppleMr. and Mrs. James M. AppoldMr. and Mrs. Thomas Backo�Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Behr, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D. BennettMs. Helen M. BewickSally and Emily BinardMr. and Mrs. Mike BlackMrs. Annette L. BoiceMrs. Mary Lou BollinMr. and Mrs. Robert J. BonnerMrs. Konni BostlemanMrs. Dorothy J. BoweMr. and Mrs. Peter G. BoyerMr. and Mrs. William C. BradishMr. and Mrs. Donald R. BrasieMr. and Mrs. Gary W. BrockmanSteve and Cyndy BrookoverMr. and Mrs. James BuerkMr. Michael A. BuganskiMr. and Mrs. James R. BurkeDrs. Earl and Thurid CampbellMr. and Mrs. William J. CarrollMr. William ChapmanMs. Patricia A. ChurchMr. and Mrs. Michael W. CleggMr. and Mrs. Scott R. ClineDr. and Mrs. Chris Cooper

Mr. Eric S. CoppockDr. Tina Corns and Ms. Carol VaughnMr. Frank W. Cubbon, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. DarmofalMr. and Mrs. Bruce A. DeBoerDr. and Mrs. Jon B. DoveMr. and Mrs. David T. DuncanMr. Edwin F. DurivageMs. Suzanne R. EhrminMr. Mark Elsea and Ms. Niki ElseaDr. and Mrs. Gregor Emmert, Sr.Mr. William M. FairhurstDr. and Mrs. Stephen J. FarberMr. and Mrs. Paul FentonDr. and Mrs. Timothy FisherMr. Martin Foos and Ms. Annie SawickiMr. and Mrs. Daniel L. FrickMs. Linda S. GarrisonMr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Geiger, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Gi�ordMs. Barbara GillMs. Michelle GlowackiMr. and Mrs. William H. GoslineMr. and Mrs. Rodney GyurkeDr. Robert A. HaafMr. John Hadley and Ms. Susan MetzgerMr. and Mrs. Greg HammerMr. and Mrs. Michael HanleyMs. Jean C. HarlerMr. and Mrs. Everett W. HarrisMr. and Mrs. C. P. HauckKent and Susan HerrickMr. and Mrs. John E. Ho�

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Ho�manMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. HorneMr. and Mrs. John E. HornsMr. and Mrs. David V. HorvathMr. and Mrs. Joseph D. HowellDr. and Mrs. David W. HunterMr. and Mrs. Peter J. Je�reyMr. and Mrs. Patrick J. JohnsonDrs. Mary Z. and Kent J. JohnsonDr. Heather J. KantolaMs. Marjorie Z. KaplinDr. and Mrs. Allan B. KirsnerMr. and Mrs. Ralph C. KunzeMr. and Mrs. Ronald LangMr. and Mrs. Walter H. LangeMr. and Mrs. Emory F. LasseterMr. and Mrs. Kyle R. LathamSteven Lauer and Marilyn KlarMr. and Mrs. Richard G. LaValley, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. LevineMr. and Mrs. Les LipskiMr. and Mrs. William Locke, Jr.Mr. Bernard LopinskiMrs. James A. LowerMr. and Mrs. John H. LuscomberMr. Anthony J. LyonsMs. Christine MabreyMr. and Mrs. Arthur MabreyMr. Andrew Maher and Ms. Sharon FulopDr. and Mrs. Patrick McCormickMr. and Mrs. Aaron MechlingMr. and Mrs. Don Mewhort IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert A. Montgomery, Jr.

President’s Circle, continued

In August, Zoo donors gathered for cocktails in the Zoo’s gardens, well known for its beautiful roses.Photo: Ty Photography

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Mr. and Mrs. Bill MooreMr. and Mrs. Robert MorseMr. and Mrs. Richard MunkMr. and Mrs. Kris MurphyMr. Alan Newell and Ms. Heidi SchultzMr. and Mrs. Ronan OttMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. PalmerDr. and Mrs. Robert PalmerCurt and Pat PulciniMr. and Mrs. Robert D. RemyMs. Glenda E. RiedMr. and Mrs. Richard RiegseckerG. Robert and Patricia RoseMr. and Mrs. Roger RuppMr. and Mrs. Joel J. RuppDr. Elizabeth S. RuppertMr. and Mrs. Ken RuskMr. and Mrs. James M. RuvoloMr. and Mrs. Jay RynoMr. Richard W. SalhanyMs. Connie and Ms. Helen Schep�inMrs. Barbara SchlatterMr. Dennis SchmedlenMr. and Mrs. Thomas G. SchmidtDr. and Mrs. John L. SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Gregg SchwartzMrs. Kathleen SellSharon Simmons and Ron Co�manDr. and Mrs. Thomas SmallwoodMr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Smith, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. SoviarMr. Alan SpisakMr. and Mrs. Quinton A. St JohnMr. and Mrs. Carey StansburyMr. and Mrs. Wayne A. StarrDr. and Mrs. R. Je�ery StephensDrs. Je�rey Stephens and Jackie VannuyenMr. and Mrs. J. Scott StewartMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. StojakMr. and Mrs. David P. StrupMr. and Mrs. Eric SummonsMs. Elizabeth A. SutherlandDr. and Mrs. Thomas P. SydlowskiDr. and Mrs. Lance A. TalmageMr. Mike Thaman and Ms. Lisa GathardMr. and Mrs. Erik R. ThayerDr. and Mrs. Warren S. TiptonMs. Karen L. TrombleyMr. and Mrs. Albert A. Vargo, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Pierre A. VauthyMr. and Mrs. Daniel WakemanMr. and Mrs. Richard WalenDr. Heath Wallace and Ms. Amanda Gri�thMr. and Mrs. Patrick WamboMr. and Mrs. Donald L. WarnerMr. and Mrs. David K. Welles, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. WernerMrs. Margaret WernerMr. and Mrs. Randy E. WiremanDr. Sarah S. Puckett & Mr. Je�rey T. WisniewskiMs. Catherine S. WitkerMr. and Mrs. Frederic D. Wolfe

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. YocumMr. and Mrs. Scott YoungMr. and Mrs. Fred ZoellerMr. Robert L. Zollweg

Silver

Mr. and Mrs. Giuseppe Abbulone Dr. and Mrs. Nasir Ali Mr. and Mrs. James B. Allen Dr. Ruth E. Alteneder Mr. and Mrs. Loren Anderson, Jr. Ms. Patricia Anthony and Ms. Alyssa Whitney

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Augustyniak Ms. Kay L. Baker Ms. Patricia Ball and Mr. Robert Pauly Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Bamford Ms. Marjorie Baril Mrs. Julie A. Barnes Mr. Gregory P. Bartholomy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bartz Mr. and Mrs. Je�rey Batanian Mr. and Mrs. Scott Baughman Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Bauman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bazeley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Beitzel Dr. and Mrs. David W. Bell

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bellah Ms. Carolyn Benitez and Ms. Beth Reese Mrs. Milton W. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Marshall A. Bennett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Bennett Mr. C.Robert Bennett and Ms. Holly Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bernardo Monsignor Michael R. Billian Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Billig Mr. and Mrs. Vernon H. Birthisel Mrs. Linda C. Bischo� Mr. Ray Bischo� and Ms. Kim Purtee

Mr. Richard H. Bitter Mr. and Mrs. Jon E. Bjorkman Mr. and Mrs. James Blaine Mr. and Mrs. James W. Blumer Mrs. G. Edward Bodette Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bohmer Mr. and Mrs. James Boldt Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Bouts Mr. and Mrs. David E. Bowland Mrs. Shirley D. Boyer Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bradley Monica and Barbara Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Brandeberry Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Briel

President’s Circle, continued

In June, a “cub encounter” with the Zoo’s twin polar bear cubs, Suka and Sakari, was a big hit.Photo: Andi Norman

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Mr. and Mrs. Dustin L. Brighton Dr. and Mrs. Ernest G. Brook�eld Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown Mr. Clair Brown and Ms. Sandra McCullough Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Bryant Mr. Thomas R. Burch Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Keith Burwell Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Burzynski Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Buskey Mr. and Mrs. John R. Byerly Mr. and Mrs. Bernard W. Byrum, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Campos Mr. Dean Cannon Ms. Bonnie Carle Mr. Kevin P. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Ford B. Cau�el Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Chesko, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Christensen Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chrzanowski Ms. Michelle Claussen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cobb-Boes Dr. and Mrs. George Cochran Mr. and Mrs. Jim Coe Joseph and Judith Conda Ms. Susan Conda Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conroy Mr. and Mrs. Charles Contrada Mr. and Mrs. Brent L. Cousino Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cousino Mr. and Mrs. C C. Covrett Mr. and Mrs. L. Richard Crawford Mr. Thomas H. Criqui Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Cronkright Mr. Chris Crumbaugh and Mr. Rick Prokup Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence P. Cryan Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D’Amico Mr. Marvin Dabish and Ms. Lisa Gillies Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Dannhauser Mr. and Mrs. Martin Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Willis F. Day IV Roger and Carol DeGood Ms. Andrea M. DeIorio Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. DeLong Mr. Bruce Denman and Ms. Barbe Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Dittman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dolder Chuck and Eleanor Dombrowski Ms. Janina Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Duckett Mr. and Mrs. Harrell L. Du� Mr. and Mrs. David A. Dunaway Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Dunne Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Durham Mr. Jimmie G. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Ellerbrock Mr. and Mrs. David Ellis

Mr. Thomas J. Ember Mr. Brian Epstein Mr. and Mrs. John Esbin Ms. Lana Evans Mr. and Mrs. Richard Faist Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Feaganes Mr. and Mrs. Chad Fenbert Mr. Robert Ford and Ms. Mary Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Je� Foster Mr. Darrell Fox Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Frank Dr. Robert C. Friess Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frisch Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Fritz Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Fulweber Mr. and Mrs. John A. Galbraith Ms. Shirley Gale Dr. Nina Garritano Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Gaudiello Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Gaustad Dr. and Mrs. Terry M. Gibbs Mrs. Eleanor L. Gibbs Sherrie and Jay Gilchrist Mr. and Mrs. Riccardo Giovannone Mr. Robert Girard and Dr. Larisa Traill Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gorun Mr. and Mrs. Vijay K. Gupta Mr. and Mrs. George Gusses Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hahn Mr. David Hamilton and Ms. Nancy Gable Mr. Bruce Hammond and Ms. Cherie Williams Mrs. Pamela Hanley and Ms. Jennifer Nuter Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Hanley Dan and Harriet Harden Susan Hartman Muska and Nicholas Muska Dr. and Mrs. David L. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hays Ms. Marilynn Hazard Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Heck Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Hedlund, Jr. Kae and Gary Heil Mr. and Mrs. Charles Helburn Mr. and Mrs. Gary Helmick Mr. William L. Henning, Jr. Mrs. Margaret J. Hiett Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hill Mr. Shaun T. Hill Ms. Linda Hillstrom Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hinkle Ms. Diane Hinojosa and Mr. Michael Schwiebert Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ho�man Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hofmann Mr. Brian Holdridge and Ms. Kimberly VanTuinen Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Homer Drs. William and Drs. Lois Hoover Mr. and Mrs. Neil L. Horn Mr. and Mrs. James M. Horner Mr. Paul A. Hotmer Mr. and Mrs. William R. Houghton

Mrs. Robert L. Huebner Dr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Husted Mr. Joel Hutchins and Ms. Jean Souder Ms. Cheryl Hymore and Ms. Heather Freeman Ms. Linda Irons Mr. and Mrs. Reginald S. Jackson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Je� Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Jacquemotte Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Jaskela Ronald Javitch and David Fogel Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jaworski

Dr. and Mrs. Jagadish S. Jhunjhunwala Mr. and Mrs. Je�rey P. Jones Ms. Valerie M. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Julius Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Kabat Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kaltenbach Dr. Tim Kasunic and Mr. Paul Jednak Mr. and Mrs. Bryan B. Keller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kemley Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Kemp Ms. Jessica Kemp John Kiely and Pamela Oatis Mr. and Mrs. Willis E. Kieninger Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kincade Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kish Dr. Donald H. Klotz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Knapp The Honorable and Mrs. Richard Knepper Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Knight Mr. and Mrs. Leo Knox Mr. and Mrs. David P. Koenig Mr. Paul R. Koester

President’s Circle, continued

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Mr. Wesley Konesky and Mr. Patrick Konesky Mr. Neil Koplitz and Mr. Brian O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. David J. Kowalski Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kraus Gary and Elaine Krontz Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kruse Mr. Thomas Kucera and Dr. Jennifer Zoll Ms. Jo Ann Kunich Mr. Thomas Kunich and Mrs. Helen Kuch-Kunich Mrs. Betty Kurtz Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Land David and Susan Langendorfer Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lapp Mr. Robert Latta and Dr. Marcia Sloan-Latta Mr. Gerald Layher and Dr. Shaneli Fernando Mr. Alexander Learmonth Mr. Donald Leary and Ms. Rebecca Fuhrman Dr. William Lee and Dr. Wendy Wahl Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Lee-Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Legeza Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Leininger Mr. Gerald J. Lemieux Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael Ligibel Mr. and Mrs. John Longmore, Jr. Michael and Christy Lorton Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Lowrey Ms. Jennifer Ludwig Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lund Dr. and Mrs. Leland E. MacDonald

Mr. John MacKay and Ms. Cynthia Rerucha Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Mancini Mr. and Mrs. Joel P. Martin Mr. Paul Martin Mr. and Mrs. A. Stephen Martindale Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mattevi Mr. and Mrs. Clint M. McBee Dr. and Mrs. John McBride Mr. and Mrs. Marshall McClurg Mrs. Judy McCracken Mr. and Mrs. Stephen N. McEwen Dr. and Mrs. Kevin A. McEwen-Martin Mr. Michael McGuire Ms. Mary L. McKenny Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McLaughlin Philip and Johnna McWeeny Rev. John Meloy Mrs. Florence L. Metzger Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Bryan K. Miksanek Dr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Milbrodt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Miles Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Miller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Russell R. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Eldin H. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Chad D. Miller Ms. Barbara A. Miller Dr. David A. Miramontes Dr. and Mrs. James C. Moeller Mr. and Mrs. Vedagiri K. Mohan Mr. and Mrs. Tony L. Morlock

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Moulin Mr. Roger Muenger Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Murtagh Eric and Linda Myers Mr. and Mrs. Al Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Neifer Andrew Newby and Kristin Kiser-Newby Mr. Norman A. Niedermeier Ms. Nancy K. Nielsen Dr. and Mrs. Neiman T. Odeh Mr. and Mrs. Patrick P. Pacella Ms. A. Jean Palmisano Mr. and Mrs. Michael Parran Mr. and Mrs. John R. Patterson, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Perkins Mr. and Mrs. John A. Petrlich Mr. and Mrs. James H. Petty Ms. Sally J. Pirolli Mr. and Mrs. James H. Plonka Ms. Susan Pohlod Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Pollock Mr. and Mrs. Timothy D. Pontius Mr. and Mrs. Tom Porter The Honorable John W. Potter Mr. and Mrs. Mario N. Procaccini Ms. Barbara L. Provance Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Raczkowski Mary Radcli� and Marcella ChristMrs. Edith B. Rathbun Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Frazier Reams, Jr. Mr. Ron D. Reeder, Sr. Mr. Ed Reising and Mr. Ned Reising Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Reiter Daniel Rettig and Jennifer Rettig Mr. and Mrs. John W. Reuther

President’s Circle, continued

Sta� members from the Zoo’s horticulture and

conservation departments spoke at a midsummer

Blooms & Butter�ies tour.Photo: Angie Benner

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Mr. Roger Rex and Mr. Jerry Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Richards Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Ridenour Dr. and Mrs. Donald W. Rinehart Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rinto Mr. and Mrs. David Risley Mr. and Mrs. Randall J. Roberts Ms. Kristina Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Robeson Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Howard Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Robon Mrs. Newton C. Rochte Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Roe Mr. and Mrs. James B. Rorick Mr. and Mrs. Rheo Rouillard Dr. and Mrs. Allan Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Rueter Mr. M. George Rumman Dr. and Mrs. James E. Sander Mr. Kenneth A. Sarka, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Satkowski Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Savage Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sawicki Mrs. Kay T. Saxby Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schlatter Mr. James B. Schmakel Glenn and Janet Schoonover Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Don A. Scott Dr. Patsy F. Scott Mr. and Mrs. William D. Searles Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sebastian Mr. and Mrs. Todd Seeley Mr. Stephen Serchuk and Ms. Nancy Delikat Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shankie Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Shawhan Mr. and Mrs. B. Thomas Shirk Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shull Mr. and Mrs. Gregory S. Shumaker Dr. Susan and Mr. Paul Sieben Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Simon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sink Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Sipp Mr. and Mrs. James Skinner Mr. and Mrs. David W. Skiver Mr. and Mrs. William A. Slat Mr. and Mrs. Duane A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Smith Mr. Thomas Smith and Ms. Rachel Kershner Mr. Arthur P. Smith Mr. Peter Smythe and Ms. Eileen Quinn Mr. and Mrs. John Sponsler Ms. Karen Stein and Mr. Jack Stein Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Stephens David and Peggy Stine Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stockdale Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Stolzenburg Mr. and Mrs. James T. Strasser Mr. and Mrs. Steve Straub

Mr. Robert Stump and Ms. Sharon Quattlebaum Mr. David Sturtz and Ms. Angela Carr Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan Ms. Patricia L. Sutherland Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Sweet Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Synowiec, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David M. Szczesniak Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Szych Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Tafelski Mr. and Mrs. John E. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. James J. Thomas Mrs. Rose Thomson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Timbrook Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Tobian Mr. and Mrs. Matt Tracy Dr. Elliot Tramer and Dr. Christine Manzey Timothy and Ruthann Traver Mr. Levi Troyer and Mr. Albert Troyer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Turek Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Turner Mr. Thomas Unger and Ms. Candy Kline Mr. Richard Vernier and Dr. Patricia McCutchan Vernier Mrs. Joanne Vick Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Vollmer Mr. Barton L. Wagenman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wagner Mr. and Mrs. James E. Walter Mr. and Mrs. M. Ben Ward Ms. Connie Ward Mr. Harry M. Ward III Mr. and Mrs. Tom J. Watkins, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Webb Mr. and Mrs. John Weglian Mr. and Mrs. Craig T. Weigand

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weisfelder Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Weith, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Welch Mr. Henry C. Wente Mr. and Mrs. Martin Werner Mr. and Mrs. Stewart L. Werner Mr. and Mrs. Ken H. Wetmore Ms. Amy F. Wexler Mr. and Mrs. Chris Widman Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Wiley Mr. and Mrs. David Willett Mrs. Nancy Wills and Mr. Douglas Wills Mr. Winter and Mrs. Rodriguez-Winter Mr. and Mrs. Ron Witt Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Wittenberg Ms. Judith A. Woelfel Mrs. Donna Wollenslegel Mr. and Mrs. Robin L. Wood Mr. and Mrs. David R. Woolford Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wordelman Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Wright Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wright Richard Wurzel Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Yobbagy Ms. Tina Zeiter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Zellers Mr. and Mrs. John Zepp The Honorable and Mrs. Jack Zouhary

Kids are an important part of the President’s Circle, and they enjoyed two special programs in 2013: a tour of the “creepy crawlies” at the Crawlspace exhibit, and a fun breakfast with Santa (including take-home animal enrichment treats). Photo: Casey Cook

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GIFTSGrants

Grants provide the Toledo Zoo with the additional funding needed to develop or expand educational programming, support important conservation initiatives and enhance community outreach.

The Zoo gratefully acknowledges grants received in 2013 through the generosity of the following organizations and individuals.

Conservation

R.A. Stranahan Charitable TrustThis grant enabled us to purchase a van to transport ZOOTeen volunteers to and from community conservation projects.

Kenneth Scott Charitable TrustThis grant made it possible for us to implement Wild Toledo conservation initiatives to maintain a stable and healthy mesopredator population on Zoo grounds and in the local community.

Education

Institute of Museum and Library ServicesThis grant provides funding for the life support systems connected to the interactive touch tank in our new Aquarium, reopening in March, 2015 after extensive renovations.

Susan CondaThis grant enhanced children’s animal programming in Nature’s Neighborhood, our award-winning children’s zoo.

Kohl’s Kohl’s Franklin Park O�ceKohl’s Perrysburg O�ceKohl’s Airport Highway O�ceThese grants support Zoo Education initiatives.

Foundation GiftsThe Toledo Zoological Society Foundation acquires, invests and distributes endowment funds to secure the longterm future of the Zoo, including its animal collections, educa-tion and conservation programs, magni�cent gardens and historic Works Progress Administration-era buildings.

The Zoo gratefully acknowledges the individuals whose generous gifts to the Foundation in 2013 will help ensure that the Zoo continues to provide high quality animal care and conservation, while delighting and educating our visi-tors for generations to come.

Estate of Duane O BiglinMarjorie E. ConradWaldo C. Donaho TrustBonnie J Hostetter TrustEstate of Bette Pearce JohnsonKeyBank FoundationEstate of John A KrollLutheran Community Foundation

Edna Miller Admin TrustGertrude A. Pagels TrustRenaissance Charitable Foundation Inc.Estate of Carolyn Jean RhodesWal-mart Foundation

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In loving memory ofFred Bollin – designated for the AquariumBetty BurnsPatric Thomas ClarkMary Kathryn Clark Donald Dedrick Jeremy Fritch Margaret Grigsby Jerry Keim Doris Larson Frank Longeway Herbert Metzger Cameron Milliere Alice Neenan William Niehous Barbara Bunting NormanPatrick O’Connor Colin PerryRon Pinkston Juanita Richmond Virginia Peinert Rodemich Jenny Tripp Corey Wordelman

In honor ofJoann Jakeway Tom Ziems Wayne Zitkus Zoo Eds

Happy anniversaryKyle & Beverly Moore

Happy birthdayLauren Sachs

Happy holidaysLynn LyonsTony LyonsEleanor Sonntag

Thank youRick Paye�

Memorial Gifts to the FoundationGifts in tribute are not only a source of support for the future of the Toledo Zoo, but a wonderful way to honor the memory of a friend or relative or to pay tribute to signi�cant dates, achievements or accomplishments.

The Zoo acknowledges the individuals who were hon-ored through a tribute gift in 2013.

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PARTNERSHIPS

Click on this artist’s rendering to get a sneak peak at the new Aquarium, scheduled to reopen in March, 2015. Illustration: Richard Reid

Eighty percent of the Zoo’s funding for construction of new exhibits and renovations comes from the passage of Lucas County’s capital levy. Thank you, Lucas County voters, for your loyal Zoo support!

Adding to this levy funding are private donations that al-low us to enhance our capital projects, incorporating more interactive components and more green technologies. Tembo Trail and the award-winning Nature’s Neighborhood show the extraordinary results accomplished through this partnership of public and private funding.

The third and �nal project in the current master plan is the extensive renovation of our WPA-era Aquarium. We are pre-serving the historic exterior of this structure, while adding dramatic new experiences to inspire our visitors to protect and conserve the world’s water resources. Join the excitement!

Donations and sponsorship opportunities are available for the Aquarium. To learn more, contact Mary Fedderke at mary.fedderke@toledozoo.org, or call her at 419.385.5721, ext. 2074.

The combined efforts of Lucas County voters’ support and capital cam-paign donors’ generosity is making a difference in the community! Mark your calendar for March, 2015, when the new Aquarium opens.

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Heartfelt thanks to these generous capital campaign donors:

$1,000,000 and upFisher-Price, Inc.

$500,000 to $999,999AnonymousMr. Samuel G. Carson, Sr.The Carson Family Charitable TrustThe Kresge FoundationMr. Jonathan F. Orser in memory of Grace Ford Orser

$250,000 to $499,999The George Hambro Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. John F. MeierClement O. Miniger Memorial Foundation

$100,000 to $249,999Block Communications Inc.Joseph and Judith CondaEaton CorporationFifth Third BankFrance Stone FoundationJohn & Virginia Hankison FoundationBonnie J Hostetter TrustEstate of Richard O. HostetterInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesKeyBankLandman Goldman Foundation TrustThe LaValley FoundationMercy Health PartnersMrs. Dorothy MacKenzie PriceStranahan FoundationTerhune FoundationWaite-Brand FoundationMrs. David K. Welles

$50,000 to $99,000Anderson FoundationAnderson Fund Supporting OrganizationMr. and Mrs. Richard P. Anderson through Toledo Community FoundationThe AndersonsDr. and Mrs. William DeHo�Health Care REIT, Inc.Mrs. Carolyn M. MetzgerOhio Division of WildlifeMs. Mary Ellen PisanelliWalnut FoundationYark Automotive Group

$25,000 to $49,999Dr. Anne Baker and Dr. Robert LacyElsie & Harry Baumker FoundationMr. C. Robert Bennett and Ms. Holly JensenDr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Brady, Jr.

Brooks Insurance Agency, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Tobias P. CardoneDepartment of Natural ResourcesMr. and Mrs. John FedderkeMr. and Mrs. James B. Foote through Toledo Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. James A. Ho�manHylant Family FoundationKeyBank FoundationMr. and Mrs. Tom L. LandLott-Conlon FoundationMrs. Isabel H. PerryRoot Inc.Rudolph/Libbe Inc. and GEM Inc.Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLPSpartan Chemical Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Staelin through the Ti�any Elise Staelin FundDr. R. Je�ery and Mrs Diana L. StephensMr. and Mrs. John SzuchMr. and Mrs. Donald L. Warner

$10,000 to $24,999Anonymous (2)Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. BaitherBetco CorporationMr. and Mrs. James E. Black IIPaul and Dina Block FoundationBostleman CorporationJane E Burson & John H Burson FdnMarjorie E. Conrad M.D.Mr. and Mrs. William V. A. DennlerDr. and Mrs. Gregor Emmert, Sr.Findley Davies, Inc.Ms. Sandra M. HylantGeorge Isaac FoundationIsaac Industrial Properties, Inc.George Isaac Properties, Ltd.Zac and Dee IsaacEstate of Paula MasseyMLM Charitable FoundationMr. Peter OrserDr. Sarah S. Puckett & Mr. Je�rey T. WisniewskiDr. and Mrs. Suresh RamnathMr. Je� SailerRobert C & Susan Savage FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gary L. SmithMs. Eleanor SonntagDr. Je�rey Stephens and Dr. Jackie VannuyenGary Whitacre and Bonnie Rankin

$5,000 to $9,999100% of Toledo Zoo full-time employeesMs. Barbara E. Apanaitis Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. James M. AppoldRobert Bedacht Foundation

Ms. Joan Uhl Browne and Dr. Robert E. KoseFirst Energy FoundationMr. and Mrs. William H. GoslineMr. and Mrs. John B. HadleyMr. John Hadley and Ms. Susan MetzgerMr. and Mrs. Gordon HaggettHeidtman Steel Products, Inc.Ms. Pamela S. HershbergerJamison Well Drilling IncMr. and Mrs. Donald KincadeMr. Je�ery and Dr. Inge KloppingMr. Daniel Kory and Ms. Elaine CanningEdward Lamb Foundation, Inc.Ms. Lynn E. LyonsMr. and Mrs. Robert L. MaxwellMr. and Mrs. George V. OraveczMrs. Edith B. RathbunMr. and Mrs. Fred RedmannMr. and Mrs. Hugh RichbergMr. and Mrs. David Risley through Toledo Community FoundationSharon Simmons and Ron Co�manMarc and Terry StockwellMr. and Mrs. David P. StrupMr. and Mrs. Eric SummonsMrs. Christine Turnbull

up to $4,999Anonymous (10)Dr. Cecelia M. Adams Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. James B. AllenAmerican Flooring Installers, LLCMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Anderson, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. AndersonArea O�ce on Aging in honor of Billie JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Harvard L. ArmusMr. and Mrs. John W. BacheyEmily BaileyMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. BamburowskiMr. James C. BarattaMr. and Mrs. Barton H. BayMr. and Mrs. Stephen BazeleyMs. Julie A. BeckertMs. Anita BeilhartMrs. Stephanie BejianMr. and Mrs. Robert A. BennettMr. and Mrs. Joel S. BerenMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. BialeckiMr. and Mrs. Andrew A. BirrMr. and Mrs. William K. Block, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. BloodMr. and Mrs. James BoldtGifts in Memory of Fred BollinJulian BondMr. and Mrs. Roy A. BookmillerMr. and Mrs. Peter G. Boyer

Mrs. Shirley D. BoyerMs. Grace BradyMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. BriggsMr. and Mrs. James A. BrzuchalskiB. William Bucher, Inc.Buckeye CableSystemMr. and Mrs. James BuerkMr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. BurnsJohn H. BursonDr. and Mrs. G. Mark BurtonMr. and Mrs. Je�rey CallicotteMr. Bruce A. CampbellGordon Capshaw & Catherine HoolahanMr. and Mrs. Jay CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Ray CarrollMs. Judith A. CarrollMr. Samuel G. Carson, Jr. In Memory of Sam & Alice CarsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. CaseThe Coleman FamilyMr. and Mrs. Philip J. ColletteMr. and Mrs. William M. ConnellyMr. and Mrs. Charles ContradaMs. Karen CoolidgeMr. Eric S. CoppockMr. and Mrs. John CorcoranMrs. and Mr. Margaret M. CoutcherCoy, Konieczny, Peppel, LLCMr. and Mrs. Richard P. CrouseMr. and Mrs. Larry CroyMr. Randy Crutch�eld and Ms. Teri NitzelMr. and Mrs. Gary A. CullumMr. and Mrs. Charles H. DanaDr. and Mrs. Paul V. DaverioMr. Bret Davis and Mrs. Vickie Witty-DavisMr. and Mrs. Paul J. DepinetDevelopment Consulting, Ltd.Mr. and Mrs. Chuck DombrowskiMr. and Mrs. Patrick A. DowningMr. and Mrs. David T. DuncanMs. Rose E. EdsonMs. Kimberly EdwardsMr. and Mrs. George J. EistetterMs. Adele M. EleazerMs. and Mr. Keith EmersonMr. and Mrs. Richard EppsteinDr. and Mrs. Robert B. EsplinMr. and Mrs. James W. EssigMr. and Mrs. Robert D. EverettMr. and Mrs. Richard FaistMrs. Margaret M. FeeneyMr. Bruce S. FeldmanDr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Fenwick D.D.S.First Solar, Inc.Miss Elizabeth FoleyMs. Diane E. FolsomMs. Janet E. ForsterMr. and Mrs. Wayne F. ForsterMr. Darrell Fox

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Mr. and Mrs. Jim FriendMr. and Mrs. Philip H. GainesMr. and Mrs. Jack GallonMr. and Mrs. David P. GangGarden Club of Stone OakMs. Ruth E. GarnerDr. Nina GarritanoMs. Suzanne M. GartzMr. and Mrs. Dan GilbertMr. and Mrs. John B. Go�Ms. Sarah GoldmanMr. and Mrs. George E. GorsuchMr. and Mrs. Tom GreenMr. Gene F. HagedornMr. and Mrs. Michael HanleyMr. and Mrs. Richard D. HannahHarbaugh Family Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Gene M. HardyMr. Henry W. HauensteinMr. and Mrs. Damian HauterMr. and Mrs. Richard W. HeckMr. and Mrs. Dan HedgesMs. Gaynell HeinzeMr. and Mrs. Charles HelburnMr. and Mrs. Mark A. HenningMr. and Mrs. Warren E. HenryMr. and Mrs. James N. HermanEarl & Geraldine Heuer FoundationMr. and Mrs. Carl H. HirschMr. and Mrs. Thomas R. HolewinskiMrs. Bertha HonnerMr. and Mrs. John E. HornsDr. and Mrs. William L. Horvath M.D.Mr. Herb Hoskins and Ms. Deborah RasmussonMr. and Mrs. Arthur H. HouseMr. and Mrs. Walter B. HowarthMr. William F. HoworthMr. and Mrs. James L. HusseyDrs. James and Jeanine HuttnerMr. and Mrs. David HyderMr. and Mrs. Richard B. IottMs. Sandy IsenbergMs. Geraldine JardineMr. and Mrs. Keith JasonDr. and Mrs. R. Eric JohanssenBecky JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Patrick J. JohnsonMr. Steven and Mrs. Debra JohnsonMr. and Mrs. John C. JonesMs. Barbara A. KadukThe Honorable and Mrs. David A. KatzMr. and Mrs. Timothy L. KearneyMr. and Mrs. Jim KeelerMr. and Mrs. Mark J. KelbleyMr. and Mrs. Donald V. KellermeyerMrs. Rita Barbour KernMr. Nasr KhanKiemle-Hankins CompanyMr. and Mrs. Floyd KingKLAMAR LTD.

Mr. and Mrs. William KleeMr. and Mrs. Daniel KlimekMr. and Mrs. John KlonowskiDr. Donald H. Klotz, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter KneipThe Honorable and Mrs. Richard KnepperLeo and Sharon KnoxMr. and Mrs. David P. KoenigMr. and Mrs. C. Erik KohlerTim KoniecznyDr. and Mrs. Richard H. Koop M.D.Ms. Mary L. KrasniewskiMr. and Mrs. Joshua KraussMr. and Mrs. Harley J. KripkeMr. and Mrs. Mark E. KuneshMr. and Mrs. Ralph C. KunzeMs. Eileen M. KwiatkowskiMs. Lucy LambertMr. and Mrs. Howard B. LangBob and Marcia LattaMr. and Mrs. David J. LedrickMr. Gerald J. LemieuxLewandowski EngineersMr. and Mrs. Timothy D. LivingstonMr. and Mrs. Erwin LorenzMrs. J. Carson LumbattisMr. Anthony J. LyonsMr. and Mrs. Leonard Mado�Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Maha�eyMr. and Mrs. Daniel MalcomMegan Manahan and Russ HurfordMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. MandersDr. and Mrs. Charles R. Marlowe, Jr.Mr. Elden W. MartinMr. and Mrs. Kenneth MauerDr. and Mrs. Patrick McCormickMr. and Mrs. Barry A. McEwenMr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McGeeMr. and Mrs. Mark D. McLarenMr. and Mrs. Brian McMullenMr. and Mrs. Kevin McQueenMr. Frank S. MerrittMr. and Mrs. Chuck MetzgerGifts in Memory of Herbert R. MetzgerMr. and Mrs. Don Mewhort IIIMr. and Mrs. Everett MillerMr. F.D. MillerMr. and Mrs. Justin MillerMr. and Mrs. Larry G. MillerMr. and Mrs. Peter MillerMs. Michelle MiningerMr. and Mrs. Carl B. MockensturmMs. Gina K. MoesserMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Mohler M.D.Mr. James MohlerMr. and Mrs. Wayne L. MombergMs. Doris L. MorrisMs. Mary Ann MuellerMr. and Mrs. Terry D. MurraySusan Hartman Muska and

Nicholas MuskaMr. and Mrs. Michael K. NagelMr. Joseph S. NagyMr. and Mrs. Louis NemethMrs. Donna W. NiehousMs. Veneta M. OberhausMr. and Mrs. John M. O’NeilMs. Dorothy OtisMr. and Mrs. Paul T. PacholskiMs. Patricia Packo and Ms. Cathy PackoMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. PalmerDr. and Mrs. Arun Patel through Toledo Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gary N. PaulsenMr. and Mrs. David M. PerlmutterMs. Helen J. PeteeMr. and Mrs. Michael PetrieMr. and Mrs. Gordon L. P�eghaarMr. and Mrs. F. Jackson PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Joseph PierceMr. and Mrs. Carl PohlMr. John E. PolcynMr. and Mrs. Richard PotterMr. and Mrs. Rick W. RabbMr. David J. RasikDr. and Mrs. James G. RavinMr. and Mrs. John RayMr. Robert F. ReichertMr. and Mrs. Todd F. RileyMr. and Mrs. Daniel RitterMr. and Mrs. Marvin RobonMr. and Mrs. Harold R. RuhlMs. Cynthia RulasonMr. and Mrs. Bruce F. RumpfElizabeth S. RuppertMs. Sharon A. RyanMr. and Mrs. William E. RyanMr. and Mrs. Brett RygalskiMr. and Mrs. Jay RynoMrs. and Dr. Lauren SachsMrs. Jean SchaeferMr. and Mrs. Paul SchlatterMr. Dennis SchmedlenMs. Nicole Schmidt and Mr. Michael HayesMr. and Mrs. Thomas P. SchneiderMr. Pete Scully and Dr. Sue ParkinsThe Searles Family FoundationMr. William H. SearlesMs. Karen Shoup and Ms. Cassandra ShoupMr. and Mrs. William J. SimonMr. and Mrs. Eugene SisinyakMr. and Mrs. A. Jackson SmithMr. Carter SmithMr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Smith, Jr.H.D. Smith FoundationMr. and Mrs. Mark K. SmithMr. and Mrs. Roger W. SmithMr. and Mrs. Lyle K. SnyderMr. and Mrs. Russell Snyder

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SpallinaMr. and Mrs. Gregory M. SpeierMr. and Mrs. Wayne A. StarrMs. Barbara Steele and Mr. Alan KimpleMr. and Mrs. Robert V. SterlingMr. and Mrs. J. Scott StewartMr. and Mrs. Eric J. StockardMs. Danielle StrattonDr. and Mrs. Thomas P. StraubMr. and Mrs. Mark SullivanDr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. TancincoMr. and Mrs. Jerry B. TaskerMr. and Mrs. Terry L. ThillMr. and Mrs. Ronald ThompsonMs. Yvonne E. ThompsonMrs. Rose ThomsonThe Thurston FamilyDr. and Mrs. Warren S. TiptonTKBW Private FoundationToledo Blade Toledo Zoo Local UnionDr. and Mrs. Richard T. TorchiaMr. Louis E. TosiMr. and Mrs. William TuckerMr. and Mrs. John UhrmanMr. and Mrs. Robert VasquezMr. and Mrs. Baldemar C. VelasquezMrs. Joanne VickMr. and Mrs. Karl VogelMrs. Marie B. VogtMr. and Mrs. Richard C. VollmerMr. and Mrs. Lewis J. WagnerMs. Constance M. WalkoDr. and Mrs. David S. WeaverMr. and Mrs. Thomas I. Webb, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Steve WeberMr. Robert S. Webster, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David WeinbergMr. Richard WellingMs. WelterMr. and Mrs. James F. White, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Peter WhiteMr. Gary WidankaMr. and Mrs. Robert W. WilkinsMr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Williams, Jr.Mr. Michael WillingerMiss Marjorie WinterhalderMs. Catherine S. WitkerMr. and Mrs. John V. WoellnerMr. and Mrs. Philip Wolf through Toledo Community FoundationWoman’s Educational Club, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Lee D. WunschelMr. and Mrs. Frederick L. YocumMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Zerbey IVMr. and Mrs. Roger K. ZimmermanMr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Zindel

Capital campaign, continued

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PEOPLEEmployeesIn 2013, the Zoo relied on a dedicated crew of employees who regularly went above and beyond to make the Zoo phenomenal -- whether it meant going that extra step to help visitors or staying late with a sick animal.

Our employees hold an unwavering dedication to the Zoo’s mission and to new ideas that continue to createeven better experiences for our animals and our visitors. This devotion sometimes takes them to locations far from the Zoo as they work to create a bright future not just for the animals here, but for our animal ambassadors’ wild counterparts.

We thank each of our employees who have helped make the Toledo Zoo a world-class destination.

One of the remarkable aspects of our employees is their often-lifelong commitment to the Zoo. With this in mind, we recognize employees who reached milestone service anniversaries in 2013.

VolunteersThe Toledo Zoo has the best volunteers! Our dedicated team works year-round in virtually every department. From sharing biofacts with visitors and assisting with special events to off-grounds conservation work and all-around on-grounds “magic,” volunteers are a huge component of the Zoo’s world-class status.

In 2013, we recognized these volunteers in particular who are an inspiration to all of us.

Department Volunteer of the Year: Dick HansonDick has volunteered since January, 2009, �rst in the con-struction o�ce and then in the membership o�ce where, three days a week, he coordinates mailing projects for the Zoo’s 58,000+ members.

Zoo Educator (Zoo Ed) Volunteer for the Year: John AmosJohn is a jack of all trades, from educating on grounds and helping with programs to covering special events and helping in the membership o�ce. He has so many helping hands, the octopus gets jealous.

Development Volunteer of the Year: Jeremy ZeisloftJeremy started volunteering seven years ago, on the Hippo Classic golf committee. The last three years, he has served on the corporate sponsorship committee for PNC ZOOto DO, the Zoo’s leading fundraiser. In 2013, this committee exceeded its goal by $70,000.

ZOOTeen: Megan KirtosMegan joined the ZOOTeen program in 2011 and hit the ground running. Although she was quiet (at �rst), her actions speak volumes. Megan’s work ethic is matched only by her e�orts to help people understand the di�er-ence they are making in our natural world.

Mike Dilley, curator of mammals, introduces visitors to one of the Zoo’s dromedary camels. The camels were a seasonal exhibit in Tembo Trail. Photo: Kandace York

40 yearsMike Dilley

30 yearsVirgil BairdLaurie Dixon

20 yearsAngie BennerHeather BurnsRobyn Pero

10 yearsMichelle AldrichDana BurkeKatie CliftonCharlie DornMary FedderkeBev MackiewiczMike Payne

In 2013, the Zoo relied on:164 full-time employees and657 part-time employees

Toledo Zoo sta� and volunteers joined the Hon. Jack Zouhary and representatives from civil organizations throughout the community to welcome 50+ new American citizens in a naturalization ceremony at the Zoo’s historic Indoor Theatre. Photo: Kandace York

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We thank our exceptional volunteers for 2013.670 volunteers57,800 hours

Paula AdamDean AdamsKayla AdolphTaylor AdolphCarol Ann AllenSandy Allen**John AmosSummer AmrouDecember AndersonRoy AnstedPaige ArndtEmily BabcockCorey BakerSarah BarkeyRoss BarrLogan BerryMax BierhupTim Birthisel**Maria BleitzCaleb BorabyKen BorowiczStephanie BousseauPete BoyerJared BriscoeJim Bucher**Aaron BurfeindMorgan BurkeJordan BurriolaAbigail CaseyRachel CaseyMegan CoanIsaiah ColvinJohn Ross ComesMelissa CondonTaylor CornellAngela CrosbyRich CuneoMichael DayKate DeckerErma DeeDavid DeHartNathan DickLouise DishongShannon DolleyChuck DombrowskiArt Dorf**Gwen DuvendackKatie DzyakDiana EbyAndy EdgingtonBrandon EppardDeb ErnsthausenOsten EschedorAmelia FarleyCaitlin FeehanLori FentonTommy FisherLynese FisherKatie FongKevin FongGreg Forrey

Pat ForthomeBarry FoxAlli FranklinMichael FranklinJeramey FrelinTaylor GallardoSarah GesickAllison GrimEmily GrimBailey HannahDick HansonMalley HendrixKatie HerzogSharon HightowerIsaac HolleyCassie HugHannah HugTori HugGary Hune**Austin IrvingBecky JohnsonScott JohnsonBraden JonesDanielle JonesRaven JonesSammi JonesJoanne Joys*Zion KaniaJess KellerKylie KernerNoah KibertTayler KibertEmily KingJim KinnearHannah KinneyMegan KirtosSienna KnabTi�any KomonAnnahita KooganMaddie KramerMackenzie KregoJT LangdonJoan LeGros**JR LeGrosDylan LlewellynDave LockertDawn Lucas**Ali LuedtkeRachel LutzLynn Lyons**Lee ManionAaron MariasyAustin MariasyDevin MayIan McCallisterKira McCallisterBreanna McConnellDanielle McConnellMorgan McConnellTina McCordGrace McNutt

Kelly McNuttJourdyn McQuearyJonelle MeyerLarry Meyers**Katie MichalakBrendan MillerCaden MillerChelsey MillerMercedes Miller Mark MonarchChris MooreChristina MooreMarissa MooreConnor MoriartyLiam MorrisonEvan NagelMisha NatyshakAndrew NaudenGrace O’HareAudrey PalumboJulie Paye�Sarah PhlipotBenjamin PietrasLila PoddanyRyleigh RamseyDiane ReuterSteve ReuterKayellen Rie�Sharon RoanMadeline RosslerPaul RoudaOlivia RuizDrew RussellTyler SaboDave Sansing*Morgan SatkowskiRaegan SchaferCarl Scha�erGary Schroeder*Josh Schuyler

Andy ShawakerJohn SkeldonAva SlotnickIan SnyderJudy SnyderMegan SopherKeith SosterAndrea Stoddard**Barb StrebyKaren StriphAlex TongChris ToyTrina TranMicah TurnerCharles UjvagiBen VenglarcikConnie VernhamJoanne Vick**Maddy WagnerEmily WaldvogelVanessa WartonSylvia WashburnTroy WayKaitlyn WhitmerKelsie WinklerKatie YarderSpencer YoungJennifer Young-BowerNick YoungbloodJeremy ZeisloftJudy Zinober

*Joanne Joys, Dave Sansing and Gary Schroeder received Lifetime Service Awards in 2013, recogniz-ing over 4,000 hours of volunteer service provided to the Toledo Zoo

**Indicates prior Lifetime Service Award honorees

Through daily animal encounters all summer long, volunteers bring visitors closer to the natural world. Photo: Kandace York

We thank our exceptional volunteers for 2013.We thank our exceptional volunteers for 2013.670 volunteers57,800 hours

December Anderson

Pat ForthomeBarry FoxAlli FranklinMichael FranklinJeramey FrelinTaylor GallardoSarah GesickAllison GrimEmily GrimBailey HannahDick HansonMalley HendrixKatie HerzogSharon HightowerIsaac HolleyCassie HugHannah HugTori HugGary Hune**Austin IrvingBecky JohnsonScott JohnsonBraden JonesDanielle JonesRaven JonesSammi JonesJoanne Joys*Zion KaniaJess KellerKylie KernerNoah KibertTayler KibertEmily KingJim KinnearHannah KinneyMegan KirtosSienna KnabTi�any KomonAnnahita KooganMaddie KramerMackenzie KregoJT LangdonJoan LeGros**JR LeGrosDylan LlewellynDave LockertDawn Lucas**Ali LuedtkeRachel LutzLynn Lyons**Lee ManionAaron MariasyAustin MariasyDevin MayIan McCallisterKira McCallisterBreanna McConnellDanielle McConnellMorgan McConnell

Kelly McNuttJourdyn McQuearyJonelle MeyerLarry Meyers**Katie MichalakBrendan MillerCaden MillerChelsey MillerMercedes Miller Mark MonarchChris MooreChristina MooreMarissa MooreConnor MoriartyLiam MorrisonEvan NagelMisha NatyshakAndrew NaudenGrace O’HareAudrey PalumboJulie Paye�Sarah PhlipotBenjamin PietrasLila PoddanyRyleigh RamseyDiane ReuterSteve ReuterKayellen Rie�Sharon RoanMadeline RosslerPaul RoudaOlivia RuizDrew RussellTyler SaboDave Sansing*Morgan SatkowskiRaegan SchaferCarl Scha�erGary Schroeder*Josh Schuyler

Andy ShawakerJohn SkeldonAva SlotnickIan SnyderJudy SnyderMegan SopherKeith SosterAndrea Stoddard**Barb StrebyKaren StriphAlex TongChris ToyTrina TranMicah TurnerCharles UjvagiBen VenglarcikConnie VernhamJoanne Vick**Maddy WagnerEmily WaldvogelVanessa WartonSylvia WashburnTroy WayKaitlyn WhitmerKelsie WinklerKatie YarderSpencer YoungJennifer Young-BowerNick YoungbloodJeremy ZeisloftJudy Zinober

*Joanne Joys, Dave Sansing and Gary Schroeder received Lifetime Service Awards in 2013, recogniz-ing over 4,000 hours of volunteer service provided to the Toledo Zoo

**Indicates prior Lifetime Service Award honorees

Through daily animal encounters all summer long, volunteers bring visitors closer to the natural world. Photo: Kandace York

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MEMBERSand VISITORS

JOIN US!Toledo Zoo members enjoy year-round free admission during regular hours; free parking in the Anthony Wayne Trail lot; discounts on classes, programs and merchandise; advance access to Summer Concert Series tickets; a subscription to Safar-E-Mail, the Zoo’s weekly e-newsletter; and a subscription to Safari, the Zoo’s quarterly print magazine.

Join the 50,000+ people who are already Zoo members. Learn more at toledozoo.org/membership.

Busiest month of 2013: July (135,617 visitors)Busiest week of 2013: Dec. 23-29 (48,847 visitors)Busiest day of 2013: Dec. 28 (14,933 visitors)

Toledo Zoo members enjoy year-round free admission during regular hours; Toledo Zoo members enjoy year-round free admission during regular hours; free parking in the Anthony Wayne Trail lot; discounts on classes, programs free parking in the Anthony Wayne Trail lot; discounts on classes, programs and merchandise; advance access to Summer Concert Series tickets; a and merchandise; advance access to Summer Concert Series tickets; a subscription to Safar-E-Mail, the Zoo’s weekly e-newsletter; and a subscription to Safari, the Zoo’s quarterly print magazine.

Join the 50,000+ people who are already Zoo members.

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Photo: Andi Norman

2013 attendance includes daytime visitors of 858,954 and after-hours special events visitors of 67,797

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FINANCIALS2013 RevenuePark Operations* 11,155,602 48.3%

Lucas County Tax Levy 5,711,524 24.7%

Memberships & Development 4,176,548 18.1%

Contributions, Education & special events** 1,776,906 7.7%

Miscellaneous *** 289,607 1.2%

Total Revenue $23,110,187 100.0%

*Park operations include Admissions, Concessions, Gifts, Catering, Parking and Rides Revenue**Contributions, Education & Special Events include Zoo PAL, Companies for Kids, the Annual Fund ZOOtoDo, Corporate Sponsorship, Educational Programs, Special Gifts and funds from the Zoo foundation. Some of the funds included in this line are reported di�erently on our audited �nancial statements due to being either board designated, temporarily restricted, or permanently restricted receipts.

***Miscellaneous Revenue includes investment income, grants, and other revenues.

2013 ExpendituresAnimal Care, Education, Conservation & Facilities 9,882,208 44.6%

Visitor Services & Amenities 7,496,822 33.8%

Administration, Membership, Marketing & Development 2,979,893 13.5%

Utilities, Insurance & Taxes 1,797,279 8.1%

Total Expenditures $22,156,202 100.0%

Net Excess (Deficit) $953,985

Note: consistent with prior years, depreciation expense is not included in the above �gures but capital expenses of $300,709 that were paid from operations are included.

Cost of goods sold is included in Visitor Services expenditures.

48.3%Park Operations

24.7 %Lucas County Tax Levy

18.1%Memberships & Development

7.7% Contributations, Education & special events

1.2% Miscellaneous

44.6 % Animal Care,Education, Conservation & Facilities

33.8% Visitor Services & Amenities

13.5% Administration,Membership, Marketing& Development

8.1% Utilities, Insurance & Taxes

The Toledo Zoo has earned the Better Business Bureau’s highest rating for charitable accountability. This A+ rating re�ects the Bureau’s analysis of the Zoo’s performance against 20 standards of charitable accountability in four categories: governance and oversight, measuring e�ectiveness, �nances and fundraising/informational materials.

Since 1983, its �rst full year as a private nonpro�t organization, the Zoo has reduced its reliance on public levy support by 40 percent.

FINANCIALS2013 RevenuePark Operations* 11,155,602 48.3%

Lucas County Tax Levy 5,711,524 24.7%

Memberships & Development 4,176,548 18.1%

Contributions, Education & special events** 1,776,906 7.7%

Miscellaneous *** 289,607 1.2%

Total Revenue $23,110,187 100.0%

*Park operations include Admissions, Concessions, Gifts, Catering, Parking and Rides Revenue*Park operations include Admissions, Concessions, Gifts, Catering, Parking and Rides Revenue*Park**Contributions, Education & Special Events include Zoo PAL, Companies for Kids, the Annual FundZOOtoDo, Corporate Sponsorship, Educational Programs, Special Gifts and funds from the Zoo foundation. Some of the funds included in this line are reported di�erently on our audited �nancial statements due to being either board designated, temporarily restricted, or permanently restricted receipts.

***Miscellaneous Revenue includes investment income, grants, and other revenues.

2013 ExpendituresAnimal Care, Education, Conservation & Facilities 9,882,208 44.6%

Visitor Services & Amenities 7,496,822 33.8%

Administration, Membership, Marketing & Development 2,979,893 13.5%

Utilities, Insurance & Taxes 1,797,279 8.1%

Total Expenditures $22,156,202 100.0%

Net Excess (Deficit) $953,985

Note: consistent with prior years, depreciation expense is not included in the above �gures but capital expenses of $300,709 that were paid from operations are included.

Cost of goods sold is included in Visitor Services expenditures.

48.3%Park Operations

24.7 %Lucas County Tax Levy

18.1%Memberships & Development

7.7% Contributations, Education & special events

1.2% Miscellaneous

44.6 % Animal Care,44.6 % Animal Care,Education, Conservation Education, Conservation & Facilities

33.8% Visitor Services 33.8% Visitor Services & Amenities& Amenities

13.5% Administration,Membership, Marketing& Development

8.1% Utilities, Insurance & TaxesInsurance & Taxes

The Toledo Zoo has earned the Better Business Bureau’s highest rating for charitable accountability. This A+ rating re�ects the Bureau’s analysis of the Zoo’s performance against 20 standards of charitable accountability in four categories: governance and oversight, measuring e�ectiveness, �nances and fundraising/informational materials.

Since 1983, its �rst full year as a private nonpro�t organization, the Zoo has reduced its reliance on public levy support by 40 percent.

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$21,948,677 $22,483,298 $22,140,338 $23,392,588 $23,110,187

$21,354,159 $21,682,785 $21,541,355 $21,697,975 $22,156,202

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Decreasing reliance on levy, 2009-2013

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If you contributed to or supported the Toledo Zoo in any way in 2013 and your name was omitted or misspelled, please let us know. Thank you.

EditorKandace York

Assistant editors Jeff Sailer Mary Fedderke Andi Norman

DesignerTeri Reed