PRESS ROOM

ROYAL OAK, Mich., 

The Detroit chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK) invites bowlers to help save rhinoceroses one pin at a time at Bowling for Rhinos.  The annual bowl-a-thon for the conservation of endangered rhinos will take place Saturday, May 21, 2016, 7 p.m., at Hartfield Lanes Family Fun Center in Berkley, 3490 12 Mile Road, west of Coolidge.

Bowlers may register individually or form teams of four or five for the event, which features bowling, a silent auction and children’s games and crafts.  The $25 registration fee for adults includes shoe rental, two games, pizza, soft drinks and a $15 donation.  The registration fee is $20 for children ages 12 and under.  Participants who raise $50 or more will receive a Bowling for Rhinos T-shirt.

Registration forms are available online at www.aazkdetroit.org.  Anyone who is unable to attend the event but would like to support rhino conservation can visit the AAZK website to make a donation.

Each year, more than 80 AAZK chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada host Bowling for Rhinos bowl-a-thons, raising more than $5 million since 1990.  The Detroit chapter alone has raised $211,661 to date.  All proceeds directly benefit three rhino conservation projects in Africa and Asia.

AAZK is a nonprofit volunteer organization made up of professional zookeepers and other interested persons who are dedicated to professional animal care and wildlife conservation.