On Saturday, the 22nd of this month BAAAZK will be having its annual “From the Heart” fundraiser at Oakland Zoo. \u00c2\u00a0The party theme this year is Mad Hatter!<\/p>\n
OZ has generously offered to match up to $5,000!!!<\/p>\n
All of the proceeds from this event are donated to the top two conservation organizations of the night. \u00c2\u00a0These organizations are nominated and represented by posters that YOU make! \u00c2\u00a0Winners are determined by votes: event attendees receive voting tokens and BAAAZK members receive extra voting tokens. \u00c2\u00a0Last year’s winners were the\u00c2\u00a0Giraffe Conservation Foundation<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and the\u00c2\u00a0California Condor Recovery Program<\/a>. $20 per person includes entertainment, food, drinks, a silent auction, raffle and a costume contest (best individual, pair and group) with prizes.<\/p>\n If you would like to nominate a deserving conservation organization, please email us with your name, facility (you don’t have to be a full-time keeper!), and the organization you’d like to win\u00c2\u00a0by\u00c2\u00a0February 15th<\/b>. \u00c2\u00a0Posters should include the organization’s mission, methods, accomplishments, goals, photos, and can include its history or other important information. \u00c2\u00a0Please bring this poster to the event.<\/p>\n Please post the 2014 From the Heart Flyer<\/a> at your facilities and email to your friends and family.<\/p>\n Lastly, be sure to pay your membership dues! \u00c2\u00a0There is an added benefit to being a chapter member this year- access to AAZK Online. \u00c2\u00a0The code for a free one-year membership (worth $25) will be emailed to those who have paid by\u00c2\u00a0February 11th. \u00c2\u00a0For those who pay later, you will still receive the code. \u00c2\u00a0For your convenience, you can now pay your dues online! \u00c2\u00a0Please see our\u00c2\u00a0Membership Page<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n From the Heart Fundraiser sum up: See you\u00c2\u00a0February 22nd!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Saturday, the 22nd of this month BAAAZK will be having its annual “From the Heart” fundraiser at Oakland Zoo. \u00c2\u00a0The party theme this year is Mad Hatter! OZ has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=631"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":675,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631\/revisions\/675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDate: Saturday, Feb. 22nd
\nTime: 7pm-10pm
\nWhere: Oakland Zoo, Zimmer Auditorium
\nCost: $20 per person
\nTheme: Mad-Hatter<\/p>\n
![2014 From the Heart Flyer<\/a> at your facilities and email to your friends and family.<\/p>\nLastly, be sure to pay your membership dues! \u00c2\u00a0There is an added benefit to being a chapter member this year- access to AAZK Online. \u00c2\u00a0The code for a free one-year membership (worth $25) will be emailed to those who have paid by\u00c2\u00a0February 11th. \u00c2\u00a0For those who pay later, you will still receive the code. \u00c2\u00a0For your convenience, you can now pay your dues online! \u00c2\u00a0Please see our\u00c2\u00a0Membership Page<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\nFrom the Heart Fundraiser sum up:\nDate: Saturday, Feb. 22nd\nTime: 7pm-10pm\nWhere: Oakland Zoo, Zimmer Auditorium\nCost: $20 per person\nTheme: Mad-Hatter<\/p>\nSee you\u00c2\u00a0February 22nd!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Saturday, the 22nd of this month BAAAZK will be having its annual “From the Heart” fundraiser at Oakland Zoo. \u00c2\u00a0The party theme this year is Mad Hatter! OZ has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=631"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":675,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631\/revisions\/675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"http:\/\/www.bayareaaazk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Mad-Hatter.jpg\"){kind=link}