Louisville Zoo partners with Dare to Care for special
$5 admission weekdays October-November
 

The Louisville Zoo is teaming up with Dare to Care Food Bank offering special $5 Zoo admission on weekdays in October and November if visitors participate in a canned food drive.

To receive the discount on regular weekday admission, visitors must bring one canned good per person and present it at the Zoo’s ticket window Monday-Friday October through November 2009.  The offer is valid for regular daytime admission and not the Zoo’s Halloween Party.

Through this community partnership, visitors have the opportunity to support two important non-profit organizations at once.

Some of Dare to Care Food Bank’s most needed items are canned meats, which includes tuna, beef stew and ravioli as well as canned vegetables and fruits, which includes corn, green beans, peaches and pineapple.

The Zoo is open daily year round, September - February from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (exit by 5 p.m.). The Zoo is closed on Thanksgiving.

For more information about the Louisville Zoo, visit www.louisvillezoo.org. For more information on Dare to Care, visit www.daretocare.org.

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Dare to Care Food Bank, a non-profit organization, seeks to end hunger in our community through partnerships, innovative programs and community engagement.  Dare to Care annually distributes more than 12 million pounds of food, including 3 million pounds of fresh produce, through its 300 partner food pantries, emergency kitchens and shelters as well as its Kids Cafe and award-winning Backpack Buddy program. The United States Government estimates that 175,000 people in Kentuckiana are at risk of hunger.