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GLAZA's "Travel Night " Open to Public at No Charge

Contact: Laura Stegman
310/470-6321

Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association's "Travel Night"

Open to Public at No Charge

Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 7pm

The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA), a private, non-profit organization that supports the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, presents a free "Travel Night" on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 7 p.m., at the Zoo.  Open to the public at no charge, the evening features a preview of upcoming GLAZA- sponsored travel programs, among them a safari through Kenya, a trek through India, and a trip to the Galapagos Islands with an extension to Peru including Machu Picchu and nearby areas, all led by naturalists and GLAZA and Zoo representatives.  "Travel Night" includes detailed presentations about each trip, the opportunity to ask questions, and refreshments.  Among the speakers is Umesh Abrol, who specializes in travel into India. 
 
The GLAZA trips are operated by Classic Escapes, whose mission is to provide educational and entertaining experiences that nurture and directly support diverse wildlife and cultures around the world.  The firm has established the Classic Escapes Conservation Fund, which provides a percentage of profits to support conservation and wildlife researchers performing their critical work in the field.
 
The year 2008 marks more than four decades of GLAZA's success in supporting the Los Angeles Zoo's work as an educational resource for the citizens of Los Angeles and as an international center for the conservation of endangered wildlife.  GLAZA provides support for Los Angeles Zoo exhibits, conservation, capital projects, education programs, community outreach, research, and more through fund-raising and an endowment, membership, special events and more.  GLAZA currently has 65,000 member households, the second largest non-profit organization membership in Los Angeles.  Many of its nearly 300,000 individual members have sustained their GLAZA support for more than 20 years. 
 
The free evening takes place in Witherbee Auditorium at the Los Angeles Zoo, which is located in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways.  For more information and "Travel Night" reservations, please call Melissa with the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association at (323) 644-4792.

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