Sunday Morning Shopping Events to Benefit Local Conservation Projects

Get holiday shopping done with 15% of purchases benefiting conservation projects of the education department at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo SIP, SHOP & SUPPORT LOCAL PAWS Sunday Morning Shopping for ConservationBenefiting Conservation Projects of the Education Department of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Sunday, November 15 • 10:00 AM–Noon Mellow Monkey • Stratford, Connecticut Overview Get a head start on your holiday shopping—and give yourself an excellent reason to come home with bags. Join us for Sunday Morning Shopping for Conservation at Mellow Monkey, benefiting hands-on conservation and education projects led by Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo’s Education Department. Browse unique gifts, home décor, holiday ornaments and plenty of things you didn’t know you needed until you walked through the door. Best of all, 15% of qualifying in-store purchases during the event will be donated to support these conservation projects.* A Little Shopping. A Big Reason. Your purchases will help fund programs that connect our community with the wildlife living right in our own backyard. Citizen Science: Community Conservation in the Greater Bridgeport Area These annual efforts invite community members to take an active role in conservation: • Monarch Butterfly Watch — supporting community involvement in monarch butterfly conservation. • Frog Watch — connecting participants with local amphibian monitoring. • Project Limulus — horseshoe crab tagging in partnership with Sacred Heart University. • SAFE American Turtle Program — a new program launching as part of Saving Animals From Extinction. Trout in the Classroom Local middle school students work with the Zoo’s Education Department to raise and monitor river trout at the Kathy Brady Education Center. In the spring, the trout are released into the river—giving students a hands-on connection to aquatic life and conservation. Bring a friend, tackle your holiday gift list and spend your Sunday morning supporting wildlife and the next generation of conservationists. If anyone asks about the shopping bags, you were helping butterflies, frogs, horseshoe crabs, turtles and trout. That’s a fairly strong defense. Reserve Your FREE Ticket Ticket availability is limited. Tickets are free, but you must have a ticket to attend. Sunday, November 15 • 10:00 AM–Noon Mellow Monkey 360 Sniffens Lane Stratford, CT 06615 * 15% of purchases before sales tax from regularly priced merchandise purchased in-store during the event will be donated to support conservation projects of the Education Department of Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. Fundraising merchandise and gift card purchases are excluded.