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        <Desc>THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE: ZOO ATTENDANCE REMAINED STRONG IN 2017 WITH OVER 945,400 GUESTS, DESPITE ONE OF THE RAINIEST SPRING SEASONS IN RECENT MEMORY. ATTENDANCE WAS BOLSTERED BY THE OPENING OF TREETOP TRAIL PRESENTED BY KAISER PERMANENTE, A NEW AERIAL PLAYGROUND THAT INVITES GUESTS TO TREK AT THEIR OWN PACE AS THEY NAVIGATE A SERIES OF ROPE LADDERS, BRIDGES, NETS AND TIGHTROPE-STYLE FOOT LINES, ALL THE WHILE SAFELY SECURED AND TETHERED WITH FULL-BODY HARNESS AND LANYARD TO A CONTINUOUS OVERHEAD TRACKING SYSTEM. THE COURSE, MADE POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY RECREATION AUTHORITY, FEATURES 22 DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT CULMINATE IN A ZIP LINE OVER THE ZOO'S KIDZONE PLAYGROUND. 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PARTNERING WITH THE GEORGIA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE, THE ZOO OFFERED FREE ADMISSION FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR THROUGH THE FAMILY LIBRARY PASS PROGRAM PRESENTED BY PNC BANK AND SERVED 82,674 GEORGIA RESIDENTS. THE ZOO ALSO PROVIDED FREE ADMISSIONS TO 19,132 RESIDENTS AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES DURING THE CITY OF ATLANTA AND FULTON COUNTY FAMILY DAYS HELD ONE WEEKEND IN AUGUST. IN 2017, 15,685 ACTIVE-DUTY, RESERVES, VETERANS, AND RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES RECEIVED FREE ADMISSION TO ZOO ATLANTA. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY RECREATION AUTHORITY, ZOO ATLANTA AWARDED 60 SAFARI CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2017 TO CHILDREN AGES 5 - 11 WHO ATTEND TITLE I SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA OR FULTON COUNTY. CONSERVATION INITIATIVES: THE QUARTERS FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH DONATES 25 CENTS OF EVERY ZOO ADMISSION TICKET TO PROJECTS FOR WILDLIFE, PROVIDED THE FIRST YEAR OF PROGRAM FUNDING IN 2017 FOR THREE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS. BENEFICIARIES OF QUARTERS FOR CONSERVATION SUPPORT IN THE EFFORT'S INAUGURAL 2016/2017 YEAR WERE ELEPHANTS FOR AFRICA, THE GOLDEN LION TAMARIN ASSOCIATION AND PROJECT GOLDEN FROG. REGIONAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS INCLUDED ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL RELEASE OF MORE THAN 20 NATIVE EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES INTO THE WILD IN ALABAMA'S CONECUH NATIONAL FOREST, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO'S ORIANNE CENTER FOR INDIGO CONSERVATION AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY. LATER IN THE YEAR, THE ZOO WELCOMED A NEW GROUP OF ANOTHER GEORGIA NATIVE SPECIES, DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS, INTO SCALY SLIMY SPECTACULAR: THE AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE EXPERIENCE, IN SUPPORT OF THE GEORGIA SEA TURTLE CENTER'S JEKYLL ISLAND CAUSEWAY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. THE YOUNGSTERS ARE BEING REARED AT THE ZOO FOR EVENTUAL RETURN TO THE WILD ON JEKYLL ISLAND. PUBLIC EVENTS &amp; FUNDRAISERS: PART OF THE ATTENDANCE SUCCESS CAME FROM THE ZOO'S ESTABLISHED SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS BOO AT THE ZOO, BREW AT THE ZOO AND SIPPIN' SAFARI AS WELL AS EXPANDED ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVES. BEASTLY FEAST, ZOO ATLANTA'S SIGNATURE BLACK-TIE GALA, IS ONE OF THE SOUTHEAST'S MOST UNIQUE PHILANTHROPIC EVENTS. THE 2017 BEASTLY FEAST CALLED "MOON OVER KILIMANJARO" RAISED APPROXIMATELY $1.0 MILLION TO BENEFIT ZOO ATLANTA. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND WAS THE PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR THE 32ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF GENEROUS SUPPORT. ZOO ATLANTA WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS REPUTATION FOR OFFERING SPECIAL EVENTS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.VOLUNTEERS: AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, ZOO ATLANTA COUNTS ON VOLUNTEERS TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS WORKFORCE. IN 2017, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 39,308 HOURS TO ZOO ATLANTA, WHICH IS VALUED AT $948,895. 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