TOPEKA (KSNT) – Chief Advancement Officer of the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center Cynthia McCarvel stopped by the 27 News Studio to talk about Zoo Lights and other upcoming events.
The annual Zoo Lights are set to open next week on Friday, Nov. 20. This year’s theme is “Joy to the World.” McCarvel said it is going to be bigger than ever.
“We have over 100 new displays, so we’re very excited about that,” McCarvel said. “More than a million lights and I believe our Zoo Lights manager told me they have wrapped over 130 trees. So, when you walk through each theme, you’ll have different music and kind of a different experience.”
Hundreds of volunteers have helped set up the lights from September to October. McCarvel emphasized that it couldn’t be done without them.
“We’ve had over 580 volunteers that have helped us throughout the season to wrap our zoo with these lights,” McCarvel said. “And we wouldn’t be able to do it without the help of the community.”
Beginning on Monday, Nov. 16, Light Recycling begins where people will have the opportunity to recycle their lights if they’re broken or needing repairs.
“Anybody that is maybe pulling out their lights, getting them tested and finding out that they’re not working or maybe they’re just too much of a tangled mess and they don’t want to deal with them, they can bring them on over to the Topeka Zoo,” McCarvel said. “And we have bin out in front of our mural.”
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