Charity
Conservation Fund
Protecting Nature's Future
We love animals at Chessington World of Adventures Resort and, to mark Chessington Zoo’s 80th birthday in 2011, we’ve launched the Chessington Conservation Fund (CCF).
CCF will raise money to help protect the future of nature and wildlife through conservation work and education at Chessington Zoo, in the local community and worldwide.
The Zoo is already involved with many national and international breeding programmes for rare and endangered species, including our Sumatran Tigers, Persian Leopards, Andean Condors and Binturongs.
We are now taking this further with the CCF’s support of three major charities involved in the conservation of endangered species and the protection of their natural habitats:
The World Land Trust
The World Land Trust takes direct action to save rainforest and other wildlife habitats by purchasing land and establishing permanent wildlife reserves. It is Chessington’s long term aim to help raise enough money to buy an area of land as large as Chessington World of Adventures Resort.
EAZA Annual Conservation Campaign
The 2011 EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) conservation campaign is the Ape Campaign. It aims to make a significant and lasting contribution to the survival of apes and their habitats – almost all of the ape species are either endangered or critically endangered. CCF will also continue to support Ape Action Africa, a small charity based in Cameroon.
EAZA, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria
EAZA Annual Conservation Campaign
Surrey Wildlife Trust
The Surrey Wildlife Trust is the only organisation concerned solely with the conservation of all forms of wildlife in Surrey. Chessington World of Adventures Resort will continue to work closely on projects both run and endorsed by the Trust. Sign up today.
Charity Policy
Chessington World of Adventures receives numerous requests for support from many worthwhile causes and unfortunately we are unable to help everybody.
We are delighted to support Merlin Entertainments’ special charity – Merlin’s Magic Wand – to provide magical experiences to many children who are seriously ill, disabled or disadvantaged.
Because of the good work we already do we can only offer support to a small number of requests within the immediate locality of the park. If you are not in our neighborhood we are unable to support you.
Charity Requests
All local charity requests should be on headed paper and sent to the following address:
Charity Requests
Chessington World of Adventures
Leatherhead Road
Chessington
Surrey
KT9 2NE
Due to the volume of requests we receive every day, we cannot respond to them all. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, then we regret to inform you that your request has been unsuccessful.
Merlin's Magic Wand
As one of the world’s leading operators of visitor attractions, with 78 attractions in 14 countries and across 4 continents, Merlin Entertainments welcomes over 41 million people to its attractions every year – many of them children. Merlin Entertainments’ special charity – Merlin’s Magic Wand – has been set up to provide magical experiences to many more children who are seriously ill, disabled or disadvantaged and who might not otherwise be able to visit one of our many attractions around the world.
Through Merlin’s Magic Wand children’s charity, we seek to provide the means for children to visit us. Grants towards the cost of travel may be provided if needed, in addition to providing entrance passes to the attraction.
To find out more about Merlin's Magic Wand, eligibility criteria, and how you can apply for an award, go to www.merlinsmagicwand.org.
School Requests
Chessington World of Adventures offers a Schools Partnership Scheme which provides PTA's at local schools an opportunity to fundraise by working directly with us to promote Chessington.
If you would like more information on the scheme please email the following address and we can discuss how we can work together in the future: networkmarketing@merlinentertainments.biz
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you luck with all your fundraising events.
