Key	Imgs	Short Description
2012_DC_FONZ_American_120830	58	DC -- FONZ Event -- American Trail exhibit reception
2004_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_040428	41	DC -- FONZ Event -- Breaking new ground for Asia Trail This was the groundbreaking event for the new Asia Trail (phase I) at the Zoo. Donors, including Fujifilm (who make my camera) and FONZ, had contributed money which will provide a new area for the pandas. Speakers included Tom LaRock (the executive director of Friends of the National Zoo [FONZ] who...
2019_DC_FONZ_Bye_Bye_191109	28	DC -- FONZ Event -- Bye Bye, Bei Bei It's time to say Bye Bye, Bei Bei On Nov. 19, the Zoo's 4-year-old giant panda Bei Bei will be leaving as part of the Zoo's cooperative breeding program with China. We're all going to miss our laid-back, confident panda. So we're going to send him off in style! From 8 to 10 a.m. on Nov. 9, join FONZ...
2010_DC_FONZ_Event_100417	80	DC -- FONZ Event -- Cockadoodle Zoo Cockadoodle Zoo An exclusive event for FONZ members Once a year, the National Zoo is open only to FONZ members. Formerly ZooNight, Cockadoodle Zoo is our way of saying thank you for being such good friends of the National Zoo. FONZ members are invited to come sneak a peek at how Zoo animals and staff...
2006_DC_FONZ_Event_061119	58	DC -- FONZ Event -- Elephants: Kandula 5th birthday Elephant Birthday Party: Kandula, the Zoo's young male Asian elephant, is turning five! We're planning a really big party to celebrate his fifth birthday.
2006_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_061119	55	DC -- FONZ Event -- Elephants: Kandula 5th birthday event The ceremony included opening remarks by the Zoo's director, John Berry, as well as the Sri Lanka ambassador to the United States, Bernard Goonetilleke. It was followed by a candle-lighting ceremony -- seven candles for the seven guests lighting them -- and the presentation of an elephant-riding cloth...
2006_DC_FONZ_Viewing_061119	87	DC -- FONZ Event -- Elephants: Kandula 5th birthday event -- Presents and Cake
2007_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_071117	74	DC -- FONZ Event -- Elephants: Kandula 6th birthday ceremony The ceremony included opening remarks by the Zoo's director, John Berry, as well as the Sri Lanka ambassador to the United States, Bernard Goonetilleke. It was followed by the presentation of an elephant statue from Sri Lanka to the Zoo and an elephant kiss painting from the Zoo to the Sri...
2007_DC_FONZ_Event_071117	79	DC -- FONZ Event -- Elephants: Kandula 6th birthday events Elephant Birthday Party: Kandula, the Zoo's young male Asian elephant, is turning five! We're planning a really big party to celebrate his fifth birthday.
2010_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_100902	139	DC -- FONZ Event -- Elephants: Opening of Phase I of Elephant Trails Dennis Kelly, Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, cordially invites you to the opening and reception for The Homer and Martha Gudelsky Elephant Outpost and New Elephant Habitat. National Zoo Opens Phase I of Elephant Trails -- New Home for Asian Elephants: The Smithsonian’s...
2005_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_051119	5	DC -- FONZ Event -- Opening of Prairie Dog Land
2014_DC_Bao_Bao_140823	20	DC -- FONZ Event -- Pandas: Bao Bao's first birthday event This was Bao Bao's first birthday.
2010_DC_FONZ_Donor_100130	53	DC -- FONZ Event -- Pandas: Goodbye to Tai Shan (Breakfast with a side of butter) Breakfast. With a side of butter: Friends of the National Zoo invites you to a continental breakfast celebration in the Panda House. Say good-bye to Butterstick (aka Tai Shan) and learn about the future of the National Zoo's Panda Science Program.
2006_DC_FONZ_Event_060709	85	DC -- FONZ Event -- Pandas: Tai Shan's first birthday event This was Tai Shan's first birthday. The event included a press conference, followed by a viewing where he received a custom-made fruitsicle prepared by Zoo nutritionists. He was also presented with a new soccer ball and a baby pool filled with water, two new toys, generously provided by Fujifilm. The...
2010_DC_FONZ_Farewell_100130	93	DC -- FONZ Event -- Pandas: Tai Shan Farewell Celebration Tai Shan Farewell Celebration: Come wish Tai Shan a fond farewell! Tai Shan, the Zoo's four-and-a-half-year-old giant panda, leaves for China on February 4 to be part of the breeding program that will help sustain giant panda populations in the wild. Giant pandas are endangered—only about 1,600 are...
2005_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_051017	38	DC -- FONZ Event -- Pandas: Tai Shan naming announcement From the 10/18/2005 Washington Post article by Karilyn Barker describing this event: Panda Cub's Birthday Present: A Name 'Tai Shan,' Winning Choice of Online Voters, A Symbolic Nod to U.S.-China Friendship The National Zoo's giant panda cub was officially dubbed Tai Shan yesterday and heralded...
2007_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_070424	77	DC -- FONZ Event -- Pandas: Tai Shan staying 2 more years announcement Join us for breakfast and a special announcement about Tai Shan. John Berry, Director, Smithsonian National Zoological Park and Robert J. Lamb, Executive Director, Friends of the National Zoo cordially invite you to a special giant panda press conference and breakfast. Join us as we celebrate...
2016_DC_FONZ_Washed_160611	36	DC -- FONZ Event -- Washed Ashore introduction w/Angela Haseltine Pozzi Starting May 27 until September 5 at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, experience the devastating effects of the ocean's deadliest threat—trash. "Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea" is a massive art exhibit made completely of plastic debris collected from beaches. Zoogoers of all ages are invited to get...
2009_DC_FONZ_Event_090423	69	DC -- FONZ Event -- Welcome reception for Zoo's Acting Director Dr. Steven Monfort John Berry had left to become the head of the Office of Personnel Management. Dr. Steven Monfort was chosen as Acting Director. A long-time employee of the Zoo, he was introduced in his new capacity by Bob Lamb (head of FONZ) and Wayne Clough (Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution).
2010_DC_FONZ_Event_100408	84	DC -- FONZ Event -- Welcome reception for Zoo's new director, Dennis Kelly Friends of the National Zoo cordially invites you to escape the urban jungle at an exclusive reception in honor of Dennis Kelly, Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo.
1999_DC_FONZ_Event_990917	14	DC -- FONZ Event -- Wildlife Art Festival This was one of the last of these that the zoo sponsored. Lisa Stevens was one of the speakers.
2003_MD_FONZ_Event_031113	8	MD -- FONZ Event -- "Kandula" preview showing @ Discovery Headquarters This was a special event for FONZ donors at the headquarters of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring. I've long desired to get inside that building and this was my first chance. During the event, we saw about half of a new program that had been made about the Zoo's new elephant, Kandula. The...

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