{"id":70756,"date":"2020-08-24T14:38:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T04:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=70756"},"modified":"2020-08-24T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T04:38:58","slug":"wildlife-park-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/wildlife-park-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballarat Wildlife Park fundraiser hits $10k in under a week"},"content":{"rendered":"

BALLARAT\u2019S Wildlife Park was one of many area businesses hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n

Owner Greg Parker said that the Park\u2019s expenditure for animal welfare related products and services sit at around $46,000 a month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do a lot of work behind the scenes and we\u2019re not very good at telling people about it,\u201d he said. \u201cZoos collectively can really make a difference in the future of native, endangered animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, this high level of care is extremely expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

To assist the Wildlife Park\u2019s operations, director of Small Dog Design, Darren Collinson, kick started a Go Fund Me page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In just over a week, the online fundraiser already collected over $10,000 in donations from the regional community.<\/p>\n

Mr Collinson said he was so grateful to the people of Ballarat and beyond for getting behind this cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honestly really proud,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought I\u2019d get to $10,000 eventually because it kind of sells itself being for the animals but to reach it in five days was a huge surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in constant contact with Greg and the team and they are so appreciative of the community support.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was chatting to Greg and he gave me really good insight into the struggle moving forward without any revenue coming in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was heart breaking thinking about the animals especially. I realised, a few sponsorships and t-shirt sales wasn\u2019t going to get them there and what they needed most was money.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still shy of the official target of $46,000, the fundraiser will continue to accept donations into the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

To donate to the Ballarat Wildlife Park effort visit gofundme.com\/f\/ballaratwildlifepark<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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