Throughout the month of November, Chattanooga Zoo is collecting food at their ticket booth that will be donated to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
Zoo guests are encouraged to bring at least one non-perishable food item per person in order to receive a discount of $1 on each general admission Zoo ticket. The discount does not apply to tickets for special events like the Asian Lantern Festival.
“We know that the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, as well as many other similar organizations, are rising to the challenge and meeting a very large need in our community right now,” said Darde Long, president and CEO of Chattanooga Zoo. “We are hosting food drives with our visitors and our employees to help provide additional resources for those in need.”
Chattanooga Zoo is following the food bank’s guidelines by asking for non-perishable food items like peanut butter, canned proteins, canned fruit, cereals, oatmeal, boxed dinners, jams, soup (low sodium preferred) and canned vegetables (low sodium preferred)…