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View Comments EVANSVILLE, Ind. Evansville s Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden has announced it will provide heavily-discounted zoo memberships to families who participate in the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The zoo s Community Membership Program is being funded by Lily Endowments, the COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Area and Indiana United Way. Those eligible for the Community Membership Program will be able to purchase an annual zoo membership for $5, which covers two named adults, plus children under 18 who are part of the same household. The regular rate of a zoo family membership is currently $65. “Providing zoo accessibility to everyone is an important role to achieving our mission of connecting people to our natural world, Mesker Park Zoo Director Erik Beck said. We’ve wanted to provide a program like this for some time, and we’re excited it s finally happening. ....