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sheboro Magazine is all about promoting and
supporting locally-owned, independent businesses.
It’s about making your hard-earned money go
further, fueling the local economy, and helping to
preserve the unique character of Asheboro. We would like
to introduce Asheboro Proud, a shop local community effort
to keep more of your hard earned dollars in the Asheboro
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Be aware of the impact of your dollars.
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Frequently, a chain store's location is owned by the larger non
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produce or freshly baked bread, shop for unique gifts or
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follow.
 Dr. David Jones
Director
North Carolina Zoo
 proud to call the zoo clients and friends.
We believe Asheboro is on the brink
of explosive growth. In fact, I have
dubbed Asheboro the Opportunity
Mecca. Having a zoo of this caliber in w w w. a s h e b o r o e v e n t s . c o m
our own backyard is testament to the
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We were fortunate to be guests of Printed Edition (October 2010) of Ase-
the North Carolina Zoological Society boro Magazine is Septmeber 30, 2010.
at their recent fundraising event,
Zoo to Do, the zoo’s largest annual
fundraiser. This was the first time (and
certainly not the last) that we were in
attendance. From what we were told
before hand, this is an event not to be PUBLISHER
Dave Johnson missed and now that we have been, Dave Johnson
Publisher we would concur. Running a zoo is dave@asheboromagazine.com
an expensive endeavor -
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
“I love acting, but it’s much more
running a world class zoo,
even more so. If you have Sherry B. Johnson
fun taking the kids to the zoo.” not been to this event, we
strongly encourage you to
sherry@asheboromagazine.com
- Nicole Kidman do so next year. Editor
Even though rain Kirsten Gordon
Dear Readers, loomed on the horizon, and paid the editor@asheboromagazine.com
event a short visit during dinner, the

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e love the Zoo. It attendee’s spirits were dampened. CREATIVE DIRECTOR
was one of the I was impressed by the amount of
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reasons we moved to people that came because I really
Asheboro. Our family thought the forecast would discourage
vacations revolve around visiting zoos more people. The food, catered by
and aquariums. Having a zoo in our Sodexo and Chef Bruce M. Enteen, was
“backyard” and being able to go anytime outstanding and plentiful. There were
we want (we have a family membership) some absolutely gorgeous items being
is awesome. Unfortunately, as it is auctioned as part of the fund-raising This Asheboro Events cover photo
with most things, some take the zoo event. was provided by Dave Johnson taken
for granted. For this reason, if you My favorite part of the evening was
on location at the Tracey J. Marshall
haven’t visited recently, I would strongly all the fantastic people we met and Exhibition at Circa Gallery on August
encourage you to do so. talked with. Also, it provided me with a
20, 2010 If you would like to submit
Recently, the North Carolina Zoo was tremendous opportunity to take plenty
a photo or any other information
named one of the best in the World by of pictures. I like taking candid photos
the Association of Zoos and Aquariums better than posed, but this event to be featured in Asheboro Events
(AZA). According to Wikipedia, the AZA offered an opportunity, as you will see, Magazine please e-mail your files to
is active in institution accreditation, for both. The Zoo to Do fundraiser photos@asheboromagazine.com. If
animal care initiatives, education and was a blast and I hope this edition of sending pictures, make sure files are
conservation programs, collaborative Asheboro Events Magazine motivates 300 dpi and large enough to fill an 8
research and political lobbying in you to be there next year. 1/2 x 11 space.
order to achieve this goal. In fact, it Thanks again to the North Carolina
was the AZA that originally granted Zoological Society, Dr. David Jones and
accreditation to the North Carolina Zoo everyone else at the zoo for giving us
in 1984. According to Jim Maddy, the such a wonderful event and a World
CEO and President of AZA, “It takes Class Zoo!! Asheboro Events Magazine is published monthly
hard work and dedication to meet AZA by Crown Harbor Marketing, Inc. Any reproduction
Accreditation Standards.” or duplication of any part thereof must be done
If it is that difficult to become
accredited, just imagine what it takes
to earn the classification of “One of the
best Zoos in the World. I want to extend


Dave
Dave Johnson, Publisher
with the written permission of the Publisher.
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best of our knowledge as of the publication date.
Corrections should be forwarded to the Publisher
at the address above.
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