VOLUNTEER VOICE October 2013 In This Issue... - Denver Zoo

Volunteer Voice(Continued from page 12)public art piece debuted as a part of this station in July, and was mounted on the south wall of the Village Hallbuilding behind the station. Teens led zoo guests through the creation of paper folded animals; additionally,guests could choose to make a wish for animals and leave their paper animal if they wanted it be incorporatedinto the collective art piece. The paper folded animals were threaded onto pre-attached metal wire to allow thesculpture to transform throughout the summer. The station was designed to highlight the ways in which animalsare celebrated in different Asian cultures through art, and allow Denver Zoo guests to contribute directly topublic art at Denver Zoo. A total of 97 teen volunteers worked at the station this summer, for a total of 701volunteer hours!Summer 2013 also brought some exciting transitions for our staff. At the end of the summer we wished two longtime staff and former Zoo Crew teen volunteers well as they both took jumps forward into new adventures. Anaand Eric both left Teen Programs in August, and we are so proud of both of them as they left to pursue theirdream careers. With that change came an exciting new opportunity, after interviewing our top candidates, wewere happy that our very own seasonal of two years rose to the top of this very competitive pool, and acceptedthe Teen Programs Specialist position. Hanna Hopkins started in this role on September 9 th , and is sitting in thedesk near Jan. We are so excited to have her on board!Summer wrapped up with a Teen Advocate get-together organized by Jess Bertram. Although we had a smallerturnout then we hoped, we were thankful to close the summer together and recognize the contributions of allinvolved. Teen Advocate hours total 224 this summer, and our grand hours total for Teen Volunteers in Summer2013 is 13,725! Whoo-hoo!Page 13