Enter the FONZ Giant Panda Photo Contest!
Are you looking for a
fun outdoor activity for the whole family this spring? Come to the
Smithsonian’s National Zoo, take a shot of giant pandas Mei Xiang
and Tian Tian, and enter your photo in the Friends of the National
Zoo (FONZ) Giant Panda Photo Contest!
You or your kids could
win great prizes including a special tour of the Fujifilm Giant
Panda Habitat, Fujifilm digital cameras, tickets to our Boo at the
Zoo Halloween party, panda plushes, and other great panda prizes.
First, second, and third place winners will be chosen for the
following categories: adult color photo, adult black-and-white
photo, and junior (12 and under) photo; or put your creative skills
to work and win the prize for “Most Creative Caption”!
Simply send us your 5”
x 7” photo of the National Zoo’s giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian
Tian along with a completed entry form. Photos from digital cameras
are accepted, but they must be printed in 5” x 7” format to be
considered. Entry forms and rules are available at Zoo information
kiosks and online at
www.fonz.org/photocontest.htm. Entries will be
accepted through June 30, 2005; judging will be conducted in early
July. Representatives from the National Zoo and sponsoring
organizations will select winners based on creativity, composition,
and content.
So come out to the Zoo, take your best
shot, and enter the 2005 Giant Panda Photo Contest! The National
Zoo is located at 3001 Connecticut Avenue in northwest Washington
D.C., halfway between the Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams-Morgan and
Cleveland Park stops on the Metrorail Red Line. You can visit the
pandas at their home in the Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat daily from
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The best time to catch the pandas active is
early in the morning.
If you can’t make it to the Zoo to see
the pandas in person, you can visit them virtually via the live
panda cams on our website at
www.fonz.org/giantpandas.htm. While you’re there, you can also
follow along with Zoo scientists as they track a possible panda
pregnancy by monitoring female Mei Xiang’s hormone levels and
behavior. And, you can learn more about the Zoo’s efforts to
protect pandas and how you can contribute to this important work.
The 2005
FONZ Giant Panda Photo Contest is sponsored by FAMILIES Magazine,
Fujifilm, 97.1 WASH-FM, and The Washington Examiner. |
