Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers from across Bedfordshire have raised £2,400 for ZSL Whipsnade Zoo after launching a wild new challenge in support of the conservation charity.
Over 1230 Girlguiding members completed fun animal-inspired tasks at home while raising funds for the UK’s largest Zoo, which cares for over 10,000 animals, many of which are threatened in the wild and part of important global breeding programmes.
Taking action, Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers took part in activities ranging from making butterfly corners or bird feeders to creating a wildlife garden at home, creating hedgehog houses, and renewing their plastic promise by making an animal sculpture from recycled items – all in support of international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London), which runs ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Today, (18 September 2021) many of the Girlguiding Bedfordshire members were able to visit the Zoo for a special day out to celebrate their fundraising efforts.
Cathriona Hickey, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo Engagement Manager said: “These have been some of the most challenging years in ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s 90-year history and we are so grateful to Girlguiding Bedfordshire for their support and their incredible fundraising efforts. The activities they have completed as part of the wild new challenge are the perfect way to learn all about the wonders of the animal kingdom. We are so pleased they were able to visit us today and see the wonderful wildlife they raised vital funds to support.”
Joined by a selection of young members, ZSL was presented with a cheque by Girlguiding Bedfordshire County Commissioner Karen Keeling and the Dunstable Mayor Cllr Gloria Martin.
