Support Louisville’s Amazing Zoo by Recycling Your Old Cell Phones

If you’ve never been to the Louisville Zoo, what in thunder are you waiting for?!

One of the things that most “identifies” me is my love of animals. So, it’s no surprise that whenever my family visits a new city, the first two things I want is directions to the zoo and directions to Starbucks.

A girl’s gotta have her priorities.

The Louisville Zoo is, without a doubt, my all-time favorite zoo.  I can’t put my finger on it, but somehow they seem to treat their animals with more genuine respect and love than any place I’ve ever seen.  The residents of Louisville’s Zoo aren’t “attractions,” they’re simply their much cherished and pampered “pets” – we’re just lucky they allow us in to visit.

I also LOVE their gift shop.  I go wild in zoo gift shops – it’s the only way I can “take the animals home” with me.  I have so many stuffed animals, mugs, bookmarks, pens, tees, etc.  I read once that you should surround yourself with things that make you smile – animals never fail to make me smile ear to ear.  Here at my desk, as a matter of fact, there’s a little stuffed polar bear staring at me from the left and a bison watching intently on the right.  I think they’re counting how many cups of coffee I’ve had this morning.

Four, guys, four.

I could spend hours upon hours watching these beautiful, entertaining animals. The gorillas, alone make it seem like you’ve been transported to a whole other, “cooler” world.

Now we have a chance to show our love for the Gorillas as well as the other handsome residents.

From the Website:

The Louisville Zoo is working with a company called Eco-Cell to recycle cell phones, help the environment and make money for conservation.

Many of us have one or more old cell phones stuck in drawers or closets just waiting for a place to go. You don’t want to throw them in the trash because you’ve heard its bad for the environment. Well the Louisville Zoo has a solution for you!

Bring your old cell phones to the Zoo anytime throughout the summer and put them in the special containers on the Front Plaza. ANY kind of cell phone will be accepted – even the big, heavy ones that were popular 10 years ago and wouldn’t come close to fitting in your pocket now.

Eco-Cell will donate up to $15 for newer model phones. And because the Louisville Zoo is an Eco-Cell Silverback Partner, we receive money for EVERY phone that we recycle.

Please be sure these are old phones and that your service has been disconnected.

I know, for a fact, that we have about 5 old cell phones lying in drawers around here. Now they can finally make themselves useful. My youngest daughter and her boyfriend are cut from the same animal-loving cloth that I am. They happen to have plans to visit the Louisville Zoo this weekend, so I’m sending along my old cells. As well as orders to hug the animals. Nah, I’d better not do that, they’d do it.

Before visiting the zoo, visit their website and “bone up” on your animal knowledge. That’ll impress even the lions. Hover over COLLECTION in the navigation at the top, then hover over ANIMALS, then choose the category you want to wax brilliant with. There’s a wealth of fascinating information here.

For example, did you know a cotton topped Tamarin can jump 50 feet from treetop to ground without injury? Well, me too, of course, but that’s impressive stuff for a little guy. (Full Disclaimer: I cannot.)

Have a great Wednesday and get yourself to the Louisville Zoo as soon as possible.  I’ll be the one with her arms full of stuff in the gift shop, the one who’s husband looks like he’s the next victim in a horror flick.  That’s usually right before he reaches the point of helping me pile things on. If you can’t beat them, join them?

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