Local Wendy's holding fundraiser to help Sacramento Zoo raise $50 million for new Elk Grove Zoo
https://www.elkgrovenews.net/2024/10/local-wendys-holding-fundraiser-to-help.html
As part of the deal to move the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove, the Sacramento Zoological Society is compelled, or so says the funding agreement, to raise $50 million for construction of the $300 million park.
The ability of the SZS to raise the $50 million has been viewed with skepticism. So great is that skepticism throughout Elk Grove there are rumblings that if the SZS cannot generate the cash, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, who has guided this project, will step in and obligate taxpayers to cover the cash shortfall.
Regardless of whether they raise the money, the SZS is undertaking a major fundraising event to meet that $50 million goal. That fundraiser involves three Wendy's stores in Elk Grove and South Sacramento.
According to SZS's Facebook page, tomorrow night, "Show the flyer below, and a portion of your purchase will go towards our capital campaign for a New Zoo in Elk Grove. Bring your family, grab your friends, and dine out for a great cause!"
We can't say how much this backwater bush league event will raise (if diners remember to bring the flyer!), but we can only imagine it will be a couple hundred dollars. With the SZS's mammoth $50 million goal, at least it is a few thousand dollars less that Mayor Singh-Allen will hang on the backs of Elk Grove taxpayers!
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If they decide to have a bake sale, I'll donate homemade delicious flan and maybe a pound cake!
If I go get a $1 Frosty, they'll donate a whole quarter!
It’s not April Fools, so this is seriously happening?
The SZS needs to raise $50M and they’re fund raising w $0.25 frosty purchases??🤣🤣🤣
Ok, so it looks like the EG taxpayers are on the hook for the portion of the $50M they can’t raise?
Are u kidding!!
The mayor shoved this down our throats w no public vote and now we have to pay for her shortsightedness. The same mayor that just gave herself a 300% raise? SHE HAS TO GO! Vote for anyone else!
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