Reid Park Zoo asking Tucsonans for help after loss of $1 million in revenue

The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona (AFTSA) with support from the Arizona Daily Star is working to raise and distribute $20,000 for theater workers in Southern Arizona that have been affected by the ongoing pandemic.

SINCE MARCH 17TH - THE REIDPARK ZOO HAS LOOKED LIKE (THIS- EMPTY OF VISITORS NAT:36-:41 - "SOMETHING ICERTAINLY NEVER THOUGHT I'DSEE DURING MY TIME HERE AT THEZOO." FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS- OFFICIALS HAVE OPTED TO KEEPTHE ZOO CLOSED TO HELP PREVENTTHE SPREAD OF COVID-19 ANDWHILE THAT HAS HELPED THEOVERALL CAUSE, ITS ALSO (HURTTHE ZOO ITSELF 1:27-1:32 - "ALOT OF OUR OPERATIONS HAVE TOCONTINUE WHETHER WE'RE CLOSEDOR NOT." NANCY KLUGE - THEC-E-O OF THE REID PARK ZOOSAID IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS,THEY'VE LOST ABOUT ONE MILLIONDOLLARS IN REVENUE AND WHILETHERE IS A CASH RESERVESTAFF HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THEEVERYDAY NEEDS OF THE ANIMALS1:41-1:48 - "FOOD, MEDICATIONFOR OUR ANIMALS ALL OF THOSETHINGS ARE SO IMPORTANT FORTHE ZOO." TO HELP RESTORE SOMEOF THE LOST REVENUE - THE ZOOHAS STARTED SELLING MASKS ANDEVEN PUTTING ON A VIRTUALSUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS NAT3:58-4:00 - "IT HAS BEEN GOINGCRAZY." DESPITE THE ONGOINGCLOSURE KLUGE SAID A TEAM OFSTAFF HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTSFOR THE WILDLIFE WALKOUTWHICH IS THE ZOO'S REOPENINGPLAN 6:23-6:33 - "YOU HAVEHAND SANITIZER AS YOU COME IN,TOUCHLESS TICKETING, WITH VERYLIMITED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE."ALTHOUGH THE WILDLIFE WALKOUTPLAN IS READY KLUGE SAIDTHERE IS NO REOPENING DATE YETBECAUSE THEIR WAITING FORGUIDANCE FROM CITY OFFICIALS(LL TAG)) - KLUGE SAID THEYDID REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITYFOR HELP WITH DONATIONS ASWELL TO BE ABLE TO KEEP UPWITH ALL THE COSTS THAT COMEALONG WITH KEEPING THE ZOOAFLOAT.

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