It's time to register for our annual Bowling Pin Art contest! To register follow this link!
Pins cost $25 each to enter. There will be a link to pay on the second page of registration. Each pin needs to be returned with its own submission form with information to be used on the voting website.
Registration is open Monday, May 15th through Thursday, July 1st and pins may be picked up at the zoo on the following days:
5/23 12PM – 5PM
6/4 10AM – 2PM
6/17 10AM – 2PM
Pins are due to Point Defiance AAZK on or before Tuesday, August 1st, 2023.
Voting will begin online following the physical submission of the pins. Four awards, one for each category, will be given:
1. Best Rhino Themed Pin
2. Best Overall Youth (12 & Under) Pin
3. Best Overall Pin
4. Judge's Choice
Voting will take place from 8/1 to 8/10!
*Point Defiance AAZK Chapter will keep pins to enter into our 2023 Rowdy for Rhinos auction, unless the artist requests they be returned at the end of the voting period.
For this year's Rowdy for Rhinos we're excited to be back at one of our favorite Drinking for Conservation venues - 7 Seas Brewing in Tacoma, WA! Keep an eye out for more information.
This years Bowling for Rhinos Auction will open at 8 AM on August 15th and close at 8PM on the 24th. Contact us if you'd like to donate an auction item, and keep an eye out for more information!
Thank you to those that participated in Bowling for Rhinos 2022! You helped us raise a whopping $14,550, pushing our chapter over $136,000 raised all-time!
Bowling for Rhinos is AAZK’s premier event, occurring every year since 1990 and raising over $304,000 in 2022 and over $9 million all-time! 100% of the funds have gone directly to efforts for rhino and other animal and habitat conservation in Africa and Asia. Learn more about global Bowling for Rhinos efforts through the national American Association of Zoo Keepers and their partners here.