BYF #2 - Sarasota Jungle Gardens

Our host attraction for today’s Forum was Sarasota Jungle Gardens. General Manager Rose Rinaldi (former FAA Board Member) greeted us this morning. The attraction has a great education/multi-purpose Center where we met. We had great participation today with attractions from the west coast of Florida.

Again, we enjoyed great discussion and input.

Following the Forum Rose and her staff provided a tour of the beautiful gardens, with large flamingos, reptile (the reptile show is excellent!), tropical birds, gators, crocs, turtles, and a very large Galapagos tortoise.

Several years ago, our Annual Conference was in Sarasota (as it will be again in 2009), and a portion of our “On-Stage” event was a dinner hosted by Rose and her team. It was great visiting the Sarasota Jungle Gardens again.

Following the tour, we were on the road again to Orlando.