BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Tuesday, Binder Park Zoo (BPZ) in Battle Creek announced that it has been selected as one of 100 recipients for the Lowe’s “100 Hometowns” project.
The project awards were announced to the public Tuesday. More than 2,2000 submissions were considered for the project, which is also an initiative to celebrate the Lowe’s centennial.
Details of each of the 100 Hometowns project and their progress may be found at Lowe’s 100 Hometowns page.
Binder Park Zoo’s submission sought support for a new exhibit called Zoorassic Park. Currently under construction on the site of the former children’s zoo, the exhibit will showcase a collection of prehistoric creatures.
Officials say the collection contains about twenty life-size dinosaurs on display, which will be strategically placed inside Zoorassic Park.
Hands-on activities, STEAM-based education programs and public events combine to create learning opportunities from a “Zoorassic” point of view, officials said.
Officials add that Binder Park Zoo enjoys a long association and strong community partnership with Lowe’s Home Improvement Store #0069, located at 6122 B Drive North in Battle Creek.
“Being nominated and selected for this amazing opportunity is truly a testament to the support the zoo receives from Lowe’s and the surrounding community,” Binder Park Zoo President & CEO Diane Thompson said in a statement. “Zoorassic Park will transform the former children’s zoo in prehistoric ways. The zoo is grateful for the support from Lowe’s and, specifically, Kelly Flees, Pro Sales Specialist, for her work with nominating the zoo. We are thrilled to be a part of the 100 Hometowns project.”
Lowe’s invited people nationwide to nominate a hometown project and share their hometown stories to demonstrate the possibility all neighborhoods hold.
Lowe’s awarded 100 grants as part of a $10 million commitment to give back to the communities Lowe’s serves and help recipients complete projects to build, repair, beautify, inspire and improve communities across America.
The 100 projects are expected to be completed this year.
“We are inspired by the nationwide response to 100 Hometowns, which brought people from all across the country to share with us their remarkable stories and hope for how their community might be made a little better,” Lowe’s chairman and CEO Marvin R. Ellison said in a statement. “Lowe’s has been dedicated to improving homes, and hometowns, since its founding in 1921, and we look forward to continuing to do so for the next 100 years.”
Zoorassic Park is expected to open to the public this summer.
For more information visit www.binderparkzoo.org.
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