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Overview

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ faculty and staff can support the 30th annual Boo at Zoo on Wednesday, October 28, by getting involved in one or more activities. Your department can be a part of this family-friendly community tradition that hosts more than 6,000 attendees annually.

Represent your department with a booth in the exhibitor zone

This is a great opportunity to reach community members who may not know everything Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ has to offer. There is no cost for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ departments to participate. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ clubs & departments will be located in a new exhibitor zone, located in the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Gym parking lot. A map showing your location will be sent out the week before Boo at the Zoo. 

Exhibitors must drop off materials by noon,  be fully set up by 1:30 p.m., and have their booth staffed from 2:15-7:00 p.m. Each exhibitor will have about two parking spaces (about 16 feet wide), a six-foot table and two chairs provided. It is highly recommended to bring a canopy tent. (10x10's or smaller only).

Exhibitors should have family-friendly activities or giveaways, and be prepared to interact with up to 6000 visitors during the event (about half of which are children). Please read over the before registering and follow directions to submit signed form. 

Spaces are first come, first serve. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ groups must register via the linked form by Thursday, October 15.

For questions, please contact christina.arnold@sfcollege.edu.

Donate candy to give to Zoo trick-or-treaters

Donations of individually wrapped, unopened candy are encouraged, with each bag labeled with the donor's name, department, and phone number. Please refrain from delivering candy in single-use plastic shopping bags. When choosing candy, please note that the has information on purchasing candy from companies that utilize sustainable palm oil in order to help the future of White-handed gibbons and orangutans.

Donations can be sent through campus mail or delivered to the ticket window between 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Please drop off donations by Monday, Oct. 26.

Carve or decorate a pumpkin to be displayed in the pumpkin patch photo spot

Come together as a department to do a team building activity or carve pumpkins yourself to be added to the pumpkin patch photo spot. Pumpkins can be dropped off at the Zoo’s ticket window between Monday, Oct. 26 and Tuesday, Oct. 27. Pumpkins will not be returned following the event.

Volunteer for the event

Volunteers are needed to help direct guests, man stations, and support event activities, including food collection for Saints Food Share, between 1:30–8 p.m. If interested in volunteering as an individual, please contact Jacob Clore with Civic Engagement, or JB Brown with Saints Care Center.  Supervisor approval will be needed if it falls during a regularly scheduled work shift or you are a non-exempt employee.