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| 2022 -- H 8071 Enacted 03/31/2022 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING THE 150TH BIRTHDAY OF THE ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO AND PROCLAIMING APRIL 1, 2022, AS "ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Slater, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Diaz, J Lombardi, Hull, Biah, Batista, Morales, and Kislak |
| Date Introduced: March 31, 2022 |
| WHEREAS, Mahatma Gandhi once said, "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the |
| way its animals are treated." At Roger Williams Park Zoo, the animals' welfare rules and |
| conservation and environmental education are rigorously advanced and bestowed; and |
| WHEREAS, Roger Williams Park Zoo is the 3rd oldest zoo in the country and is the |
| most visited single attraction in Rhode Island, with a record 835,000 visitors last year; and |
| WHEREAS, What began as a scattered collection of small animals, purely for |
| entertainment, has today evolved into one of our region's foremost centers for conservation and |
| environmental education; and |
| WHEREAS, Educational programs at the Zoo directly touch more than 138,000 learners |
| of all ages each year; and |
| WHEREAS, As leaders in conservation and animal care, Roger Williams Park Zoo |
| provides engaging experiences for the young and old, empowering guests to learn about and join |
| in wildlife conservation, and the beauty and preservation of wild places; and |
| WHEREAS, The Roger Williams Park Zoo was the first zoo in New England to earn |
| accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and over the past two decades, |
| its national and international conservation efforts have been recognized with more than twenty |
| awards from AZA and the US Fish and Wildlife Service; and |
| WHEREAS, This year marks the 150th Birthday of Rhode Island's treasure, the Roger |
| Williams Park Zoo. "Somethin' tells me it's all happening at the zoo. I do believe it. I do believe |
| it's true"; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| celebrates the 150th Birthday of Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, and proclaims April 1, |
| 2022, as "Roger Williams Park Zoo Day" in our State; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Stacey Johnson, Executive Director of the |
| Roger Williams Park Zoo and Ron Patalano, Deputy Zoo Director/Operations. |
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