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Meet Our Donors

We are thankful for those who have made an estate gift to Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Here are their stories.

Richard was just 9 years old when he and his friends used to walk to the Cincinnati Zoo. He especially loved watching the enormous elephants.

Did he know one day he would bring his kids and even his grandkids to gasp at the size of the elephants? Maybe not. But he and his family have never stopped visiting.

Still Going Strong After Retirement

rMary Jo Peairs has ridden her bike around the entire perimeter of the United States since she retired, but she always finds her way back to the Cincinnati Zoo. This unstoppable former Wyoming Schools kindergarten teacher inspires others in her role as a volunteer educator at the Zoo. She especially likes talking about our efforts to rescue and rehabilitate manatees.

A Story of Two Sisters

Marcella was born in 1918 and died 90 years later in 2008. She married but had no children. Her sister Marion was born in 1919 and passed away this year at age 97, never having married. Both sisters established charitable remainder trusts with themselves as the income beneficiary for life and each other as remainder income beneficiaries.

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