2010 Events Calendar
Wild Eyes At Night Tour
The last Friday of each month at dusk. Call for times: 813.920.4130 or 813.323.4910 or email: Reservations@BigCatRescue.org
The last Friday of each month, after dark, is Night Tour. See more about this sort of tour here.
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Camp Registration Opens February 22, 2010
Have One Wild Time on Your Summer Vacation
AN ADVENTURE TO REMEMBER! (For ages 8 to 15)
Children 8 to 15 years old are invited to explore the great outdoors with 100+ big cats of every size, color and purrsonality. While participating in educational activities campers enjoy meeting lions, tigers, leopards and many other felines. Join us for outdoor exploration on our 45 acre campus while learning about animal habitats, diets, adaptations and conservation. Interactive learning opportunities include diet preparation, scavenger hunts and keeper demonstrations of feedings and behavioral training with the cats.
Campers need to wear tennis shoes and clothes that can get dirty. They need to bring suntan lotion, bug repellent, a rain poncho, drinking water, a snack and lunch.
Class size is limited to ensure a quality experience for each camper, so don’t miss out! Each class is designed and overseen by a certified teacher, and staffed by two or more adults. The summer camp experience is only $195.00 per camper for each 4-day session. (Early Bird registration completed by 5/28/10 is $180.00 per session)
Summer Camp Schedule - 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Daily
| For Ages 8-11 | For Ages 12-15 |
| June 14-17 July 19-22 | June 14-17 |
| June 21-24 July 26-29 | June 21-24 |
| July 12-15 Aug 2-5 | July 12-15 |
To Register: Contact Beth Kamhi, ED Director at (813) 323-3265 or kids@bigcatrescue.org
Big Cat Rescue's Young Adult Expedition
THE BIG CAT OPPORTUNITY YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! (for ages 16 to 18)
Have you always dreamed of a career in animal care? Are you passionate about conservation? Have you wondered what it’s like to work in this field?
Young adults ages 16-18 can explore their interests and learn from our Keepers, Staff and experts in person. Join us in small workshop formats designed to give a real taste of life in the animal care and conservation world. Two different session topics will be offered with “So, You Want to Be An Animal Keeper?” and “Modern Conservationist” on the agenda for this summer season. (Call or email for topic schedule)
Young Adult Expedition is offered for three day sessions held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with the bonus option to attend our Keeper and Feeding Tours (a $150 value at no additional cost). Tuition is only $300 a session per participant. Class size is limited so register now!
Session Dates: July 22 thru 24 or August 5 thru 7, 2010
Young Adult Schedule 9:30 am - 4 pm Thurs & Fri, 8:30 am – 2 pm Sat
(Bonus Option! Participants who complete the program are invited to stay for the Keeper Tour & Feeding Tour Sat 2 - 6 pm)
To Register: Contact Beth Kamhi, ED Director at (813) 323-3265, education@bigcatrescue.org
Cat-astrophic Relief Tour Paws for the Hurricane Cause- Big Cat Rescue volunteers all pitched in to do a special tour to help raise money for the rescue and aid for thousands of displaced animals.
160
guests took a special tour of Big Cat Rescue; home to over 150 exotic cats
that have been abused and abandoned so that the funds raised by this
relief tour could be donated to the Humane Society of the United States' Disaster
Animal Rescue Team (DART) and to United Animal Nation's Emergency Animal Rescue
Service (EARS.)
The volunteers and staff raised $2,056.00 for the relief effort and Big Cat Rescue President, Jamie Veronica wanted to "round it up" so she donated $440.00 to make it an even $2,500.00 that will be split evenly between DART and EARS. Despite the media having had their fill of "katrina fundraisers" Manager Scott Lope was able to get Channel 10 to cover the excitement. See the video HERE.
Raquel Aluisy the SE Coordinator for EARS attended the event with her family and fellow rescuers and will be presenting Big Cat Rescue's check personally to EARS. The donation to DART was made online right after the event in the name of Big Cat Rescue.
In addition to this fundraiser, volunteers Sharon, Kathryn, Emily, Claude and others drove cage materials, carriers and supplies to help the National Humane Society in the disaster relief efforts in LA and MS.
Thank you to everyone who worked this event and to all of the donors and attendees who made this event such a huge success.