A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 13, 2019 to celebrate the grand opening of the RUN WILD! NATURE DISCOVERY ZONE, a new play area at the Virginia Zoo funded in part by Rotary grants. Pictured above at the ceremony are Rotary Club of Norfolk member and Executive Director of the VA Zoo, Greg Bockheim (center), with fellow Norfolk Rotarians (left-to-right of Greg) President Pam Tubbs, Pres-Elect Lorna Cochrane, Sharon Laderberg, and Tom Ambler. Funding for the project included a $25,000 grant from District 7600 and Norfolk Rotary Charities, with contributions from the Norfolk Sunrise and Virginia Beach Clubs. Designed to attract and engage families in creative play, RUN WILD features a bamboo maze, stump jump, willow tunnel, giant boulders, dig boxes, balance beams and a Conservation Cabin for educational programs. The area was created by Zoo personnel and many volunteers, including Rotarians and others who contributed significant "sweat equity."