The week began with finishing Earth Day tasks such as re-formatting just under 200 contacts in Excel and then mail merging them to print address labels. This was the first time I have ever used mail merge and Amber (Manager, Special Events), was able to walk me through it and teach me the process. Envelopes were stuffed, addressed, stamped, and ready to be sent out.
Part of my internship duties include managing the sun bear web cam, so when I noticed the cam was spotted with water drops, I contacted the proper authorities to get that taken care of. The sun bear cam allows animal lovers to watch the bears at home or in the office for when they can’t be at the Oakland Zoo in person. Check out the sun bear cam here. I love watching them mid-morning and usually find Ting Ting sleeping in the hammock throughout the day. I also mailed a Fed-Ex package, without help this time (thanks to Sue walking me through it the first time) and mailed out tickets for a marketing agreement with Oakland Magazine and Parent’s Press.
Wednesday was fun, since it was the Valentine’s Day Potluck in the Administration building. This was something I was involved in from the initial invite to the decorating day of and I really enjoyed how it turned out. It was great to get Oakland Zoo staffers together to enjoy goodies such as biscotti, fresh fruit, tiramisu, and cookies mid-afternoon. It was also fun exchanging gifts as “secret valentines.” I might even propose this to become a weekly occurrence. I will let you know when that gets approved.
Around lunch time on Thursday, as I was in the kitchen, I watched three wild deer sneaking around in the back of the buildings. This is something I don’t get to witness at home in the desert, so I really enjoyed it. I also met up with the Director of Conservation to get a rundown of how Earth Day works. This was extremely helpful and allowed me to form a visual of the event, which of course will greatly aid in my future planning and involvement with Earth Day. The first edition of PAW Prints was released via e-mail and it looked great. (Make sure you sign up for our e-blast if you haven’t already). I wrote a blog on Nikko and Gladys and then received a few special Valentine’s Day animal enrichment photos for social media that were a big hit. Much thanks to the Zoo staff that shared those pictures.
