Bowling for Rhinos

Join Us for an Evening of Bowling and Rhino Conservation
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
6 - 9 p.m.
Tropicana Lanes in Clayton

Join us for a fun night of bowling, raffles and a silent auction to help raise money for rhinoceros conservation. Each year the St. Louis Chapter of American Association of Zoo Keepers sponsors a fundraising bowl-a-thon called Bowling for Rhinos. Bowling for Rhinos supports the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia and Kukit Barisan Salatan National Park in Sumatra. 100% of all funds raised are sent directly to three rhino conservation areas conserving four species of rhino, their habitats and hundreds of other endangered plants and animals!

Registration

Capacity is limited, so register soon! Registration is $25 per person in advance or at the door (space permitting). Advance registration is due by May 7. Registration includes a t-shirt, two games of bowling, shoe rental and two small, non-alcoholic drink tickets. Register now by completing the Bowling For Rhinos Registration Form (PDF).

Don't like to bowl? A $5 cover includes two drink tickets, access to the silent auction, band and more. Don't miss out on the fun just because you don't like the bowling shoes!

For more information, please send us an e-mail. If you can't attend the event but would still like to help with rhino conservation, please e-mail us for information.

Location

Bowling for Rhinos will be held at Tropicana Lanes in Clayton. The address is 7960 Clayton Road (near Clayton and I-170).

Raffle and Silent Auction

Don't forget to stop by the auction tables at Bowling for Rhinos to place your bid for one-of-a-kind animal themed jewelry, artwork, books and other quality items up for bid! All auction funds go to support Bowling for Rhinos.

More About Rhino Conservation

Rhinos have lived on the earth for over 50 million years, but whether they survive even 50 more years is open to speculation. Over 100 different species of rhinos have walked on this Earth and only five species remain today. All five species, the white, black, Indian, Sumatran and Javan rhinos are listed as endangered or critically endangered. At the Saint Louis Zoo we have Black Rhinoceros. Only the white rhino with a population of 4,600 seems to be somewhat safe from extinction. In 1960, 60,000 black rhinos roamed Africa. Today only 2,500 remain in isolated populations. On the Asian continent, the Indian population remains at 2,000. The Sumatran rhino numbers 200, and the Javan has only 47 animals left! Money raised through Bowling for Rhinos is used at the conservancies to create protected areas, to purchase planes and land rover vehicles to curtail poaching, to trans-locate rhinos into the sanctuary and to pay the salaries of anti-poaching guards.