Linda Wells (212) 753-3069
New York Zoological Society
Letter --- page 1
February 7, 1983
ZOOFER! It’s a noun that means a member of the New York Zoological Society --- an insider who gets free admissions… free parking… free Safari, Skyfari and Bengal Express rides...invitations to previews, films and lectures… invitations to garden parties and local events… travel opportunities here, there and everywhere...plus a subscription to ANIMAL KINGDOM!
ZOOFER! It’s a verb that means having fun, learning, growing and making a major contribution to the protection and preservation of wildlife...environmental research...and conservation education!
ZOOFER! It’s the two-fer ticket ,enclosed that entitles you to the zoofiest fashion item since designer jeans --- the one-and-only, members-only Z shirt created for animal lovers like you by one of New York’s most zoo-perb zanies. With the zoofer inside this envelope and your new membership card, you get two Z shirts for the price of one! You buy one. You get one FREE!
Dear Member-Elect:
Do zoofers have more fun?
Yes, I certainly believe we do. My name is Howard Phipps, Jr. I am President of the New York Zoological Society, and if you join our 1,000,000 members today, I can promise you not one, but three, very special and unusual kinds of enjoyment.
First of all, your membership is the best entertainment value in the tri-state area. One membership buys your whole family unlimited free admissions to both the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium at Cony Island. You get 10 tickets for free parking at
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the Zoo and Aquarium. Twenty tickets for free animal rides, Safari, Skyfari and Bengal Express rides and free admissions to the Children’s Zoo where your youngsters have a chance to get acquainted with more than 200 animals in their native habitats.
But that’s only the beginning of the fun you’ll have when you start to zoofer with us!
- As a zoofer, you can give children’s parties at the Zoo --- parties with ice cream and birthday cake, zooventure and “Please Touch” animal demonstrations.
- As a zoofer, you’ll ,be invited to the Society’s Annual Meeting in Lincoln Center, where you’ll be first to see fabulous wild animal and marine exhibits.
- As a zoofer, you’ll get four free ,tickets to the gala Spring Garden Party, where you’ll sip punch with your fellow members and see the newest animals in the Zoo.
- As a zoofer, you’ll have weekend use of the Zoo’s private staff dining room --- a zoofer place to meet and eat any time of the year.
The fun of learning and growing
Part of the fun of zoofering is your new opportunity to meet and make friends with other people in the area who care as much as you do about the protection and preservation pf wildlife, environmental research and conservation education.
Another part --- and a large part --- of the value of membership is your whole family’s new chance to learn and grow.
When you join the New York Zoological Society, you’re welcome to members-only previews of all our new exhibits. You’ll have first chance to get tickets to our annual film-lecture program given by world-famous zoologists. You and the family will be invited to join us on daytrips to nearby wildlife preserves and longer tours to wilderness areas like the Galapagos Islands, conducted by New York Zoological Society scientists.
But that’s not all!
You’ll receive one year (six issues) of ANIMAL KINGDOM Magazine, the excitingly-written, wonderfully-photographed magazine that tells you more about wildlife and wildlife preservation than you can find anywhere else!
As beautiful as Smithsonian...as informative as Natural History...up-to-the-minute as Science 83, this ex
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traordinary members-only publication comes to you the cutting edge of scientific discovery. It takes you and your whole family to the frontiers of the future!
The excitement of shaping the future
Entertainment is one good reason for joining the New York Zoological Society today. The learning opportunity is another. But the greatest satisfaction of all is knowing that you are doing something to make the world a better place to live.
The New York Zoological Society is a private, non-profit organization chartered in 1895 to conduct zoological research and promote environmental education. Our four components are Bronx Zoo, the New York Aquarium, the Osborn Laboratories of Marine Science and the Animal Research and Conservation Center.
As a member, you’ll be making an important contribution to the largest urban zoo in America and one of the world’s major centers of zoological and environmental research. You’ll be aiding scientist in pioneering work on animal behavior, animal husbandry and zoo animal habitats. You’ll be supporting new animal breeding programs to save rare and exotic animals from extinction. You’ll be providing a home where more than 3,500 animals can live, breed and raise their families in safety.
You’ll be helping the New York Aquarium at Coney Island, where more than 14,000 aquatic creatures live in replicas of their natural habitats. Aquarium education programs are national models, and the collection is the basis for important new work being done at our third facility, the respected and renowned Osborn Laboratories.
You’ll be helping the Osborn Laboratories, where scientists focus on a wide range of problems in the basic and applied sciences. The effects of pollutants on marines organisms. Analysis of the marine food chain. The role of disease processes in the ecology of the sea. The effect of man’s instruction into the aquatic environment.
You’ll be helping the Animal Research and Conservation Center. From our local facilities, Society scientists go out around the world to demonstrate the need for wildlife refuges...provide basic wildlife information...and suggest the direction of prudent land development…
Closer to home, you’ll be helping more than 2,200,000 people who come to the Bronx Zoo and Aquarium every eat for education and recreation. You’ll be helping more than 350,000 school children who come to augment their classroom experience. You’ll be helping more than
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850 men and women earn their livings or get their first work experience. The Zoo is the largest employer of youth in the Bronx.
Zoofering is fun--- good, clean, healthy family fun! And it’snot as frivolous as it sounds. As a Family Member of the New York Zoological Society, you are supporting education and scientific research… making your voice heard about ecology and the environment...taking action to help create a better world for your children and theirs.
Come zoofer with us today!
Get your members-only Z shirt free!
So join for the fun of it, the learning of it, the importance of it! Join one of the area’s most distinguished groups of local leaders as a Family Member today!
Your annual dues as a Family Member are only $35 for all those valuable benefits. So mail the enclosed acceptance card in the post-paid envelope right away. There’s no need to send any money; we’ll bill you later if you prefer.
When you receive your permanent membership card, bring it with the enclosed zoofer ticket to the zoofer kiosk at the Zoo. You’ve parked free. You’ve entered free. Now you can get your members’ only designer Z shirt free! It’s a $10 value, but with the zoofer ticket and your card, you can buy one for $5 and get a second one absolutely free!
The sooner you join, the sooner you can zoofer in your Z shirt! So be one of the very first people in the tri-state area to sport the fun fashion of the year. Come now! Join now! Zoofer with the zoofers of the New York Zoological Society now!
Thank you --- and welcome!
Sincerely,
Howard Phipps, Jr.
President
