Goal of $350,000 helps animals, plants and assemblage programs

Help the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens with fundraising efforts.

Help the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens with fundraising efforts. (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens volition big a ZOO-A-THON fundraiser to assistance rise wealth for 1 of Jacksoniville’s astir cherished institutions.

The zoo suffered a $6 cardinal nonaccomplishment successful 2020 owed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the ZOO-A-THON helped rise implicit $400,000 for the attraction of implicit 2,000 animals and 1,000 works species.

News4Jax is arrogant to spouse with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, on with Gemstone Productions, to contiguous the 2021 ZOO-A-THON. Eden Kendall and Mark Payton from River City Live volition big this year’s show, which brings backmost an unthinkable nighttime of animals, peculiar guests, and inspirational stories to rise important funds.

Every donation volition not lone assistance provender and attraction for animals and plants, but besides support and beforehand the zoo’s efforts arsenic an acquisition and conservation assets for the community.

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The 2021 ZOO-A-THON volition aerial connected WJXT-Channel 4 and News4Jax.com connected Sunday, October 3 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

This year’s extremity is $350,000. You tin donate online today. Even 1 acquisition of $25 volition provender the zoo’s Magellanic penguins for a day!

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