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INVOLVED: Wish List
Help Make Wishes Come True at the Zoo!
You
can help Roger Williams Park Zoo be the best it can be!
Take a look at our wish list below. If you would like to donate or help
purchase any of these items, please contact the Development Office at
(401) 941-3910 extension 302 or e-mail wishlist@rwpzoo.org before obtaining the item to ensure it is still needed.
If
making a cash donation toward one of our wish list items, please send
your contribution to:
Rhode Island Zoological Society
Attn: Wish List
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Providence RI 02907
Be
sure to include a note containing the item name and that it is a wish
list item. Providing this information will ensure we use your gift as
intended. Also, if donating an item, please call (401) 941-3910, extension
302 to schedule an appointment, so we can make sure one of our staff is
available to receive your gift.
Animal
Care/Veterinary needs:
- Towels
in good condition
- Small
"dorm-size" refrigerator (new or gently used)
- Canvas
fire hose
- A new
shop wet/dry vacuum
- Peanut,
almond, cashew or macadamia nut butters
- Low sugar
cereals: Cherrios, Grapenuts, Granola, Puffed rice and corn
- Dried
Fruits: raisins, cranberries, etc;
- Nuts:
peanuts, cashews, almonds, pistachio, mixed nuts, etc;
- Tools:
drill, hammer, screw driver set, ratchet set, wrenches, pliers, pipe
cutter, etc;
- PVC pipe
and PVC fittings in various sizes and shapes
- Scales
to weigh animals
- Hi/Lo
thermometers and Hygrometers
- Rubbermaid
storage containers (all sizes)
- Small
ceramic food and water bowls
Horticulture
needs:
- Any tropical
indoor plants
- Wooden
wagon wheels
- Walk
behind mowers
- Line
trimmers
- Watering
cans
- Back
pack or hand held blower
- Composters
- Bird
baths
- Pond
plants
- Horticultural
books
- Rototiller
- Cacti
specimens
- Rain
gauges
- Garden
statues
- Pre-fab
pond liners
- Gardening
hand tools
- Shovels/rakes
of any kind in good condition
- Any perennial
plants
- Clay
or decorative pots, larger size preferred
- Bobcat
or mini excavator
- Old farm
tractor to be used as an interactive in the farmyard: looking for a
Farmall, John Deere, or an Ingersoll Rand. Engine does not need to run,
but the body must be sound and restorable
- Wheelbarrows
and gardening carts
- Chainsaws
in good running condition
Facilities
& Exhibits needs:
- Golf
Carts (new or gently used)
- Industrial
sewing machine
- Welding
Equipment
- Protective
Leathers
- Woodworking
tools, either power or hand
- Contractor's
tricycle (gently used)
- Field
Station exhibit items (gently used, do not need to be fully functional):
binoculars, camera, tripod, stopwatch, brass straight scale
- Portable
table saw
- Cordless
drills
- Drum
sander
- Pick
axes 6-, 4-, or 2-foot levels
General
Office needs:
- Copy
paper (new)
- Manila
Folders (new)
- 3-ring
binders (new or gently used)
- Computers,
including laptops & printers (new)
- Canvases
and art supplies [to be used for animal artwork]
- Paper
shredders (new or gently used)
- Computer
chair (new or gently used)
- Digital
cameras (new or gently used)
- Black
or blue canvas director's chairs
- A Rubbermaid
storage shed
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