Family Fun Day at Hope Zoo

Photos and captions from the Family Fun Day at Hope Zoo on Saturday June 30, 2012

Cemon Spence, Mission and Fundraising Manager, Food For The Poor paints the face of one of the students at the Food For The Poor Family Fun Day at Hope Gardens on Saturday, June 30.

(From left) Roma Waller and Denae Dawkins of Harrison Preparatory School who correctly answered questions in the Food For The Poor Factoid, received prizes from the Master of Ceremonies, Emprezz Golding. The occasion was the Food For The Poor Family Fun Day at Hope Zoo on Saturday, June 30.

Children cheer on their peers who are competing in the Lime and Spoon Race, during the Food For The Poor Family Fun Day at Hope Zoo on Saturday, June 30. During the event, children and their caregivers were treated to an enjoyable day of tours of the Hope Zoo, budgie feeding, art and craft, fun rides, tricks by Dora the Cartoon Mascot, face painting, balloon making, delicious food, and giveaways.All proceeds from the Fun Day will go towards the educational and youth programmes of Food For The Poor.

Children have fun on the Merry Go Round and Bounce about during the Food For The Poor Family Fun Day at Hope Zoo on Saturday, June 30. During the Fun Day, children and their caregivers were treated to an enjoyable day of tours of the Hope Zoo, budgie feeding, art and craft, fun rides, tricks by Dora the Cartoon Mascot, face painting, balloon making, delicious food, and giveaways. All proceeds from the Fun Day will go towards the educational and youth programmes of Food For The Poor. The sponsors for the event included: Wisynco, Wild Rides, National Bakery, CB Chicken, Nestle, Dominoes, Mega Mart, Cafe Africa and Press Box Printers Ltd.

Maria Greenland has fun posing with a snake at the Petting Zoo section of Hope Zoo, under the careful watch of Zoo Keeper, Britnea Ellis. Maria was among several children and their caregivers who toured the Petting Zoo during the Food For The Poor Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 30. Children and adults were treated to an exhilarating day of tours of the Hope Zoo, budgie feeding, as well as art and craft. There were also tricks by Dora the Cartoon Mascot, exciting rides, face painting, balloon making and scrumptious food. The Family Fun Day was a fund-raising event for the educational and youth programmes operated by Food For The Poor.

Children pose with Dora, the Cartoon Character Mascot, at the Food For The Poor Family Fun Day at Hope Zoo on Saturday, June 30. During the Fun Day, children and their caregivers were treated to an enjoyable day of tours of the Hope Zoo, budgie feeding, art and craft, fun rides, and face painting, balloon making, delicious food, and giveaways. The proceeds from the Fun Day will be used to support the educational and youth programmes of Food For The Poor.

Francois Chalifour (left – foreground), Chairman, Friends of Food For The Poor, is one of several adults who competed in a Lime and Spoon Race, at the Food For The Poor Family Fun Day at Hope Zoo on Saturday, June 30. The adults had the chance of winning household appliances, while the children who were winners in their Lime and Spoon Races, achieved toys. Keisha Wisdom (right) was the winner of the adult Lime and Spoon Race and won an electronic mixer. During the Fun Day, children and their caregivers were treated to an enjoyable day of tours of the Hope Zoo, budgie feeding, art and craft, fun rides, tricks by Dora the Cartoon Character Mascot, face painting, balloon making, delicious food, and giveaways. All proceeds from the Fun Day will go towards the educational and youth programmes of Food For The Poor.