 Growing Up With Wildlife Artists…
I did. It started with an idea - children will learn to better appreciate wildlife, if they have something that looks like wildlife to hold in their hands, to call their own and to love. With a basement and $50 borrowed from my grandmother to purchase an adding machine, my parents went for it, and here we are, 35 years later.
I am an example of what happens when you grow up with wildlife. The family safari trips to observe the natural world first hand. Working in our warehouse and learning to recognize the menagerie of species on those shelves. And feeling the passion of those around me who took something they loved and believed in and turned it into more than just a business. Now there’s another generation of children growing up with Wildlife Artists. I hope like me, they will learn to appreciate animals and our environment, and be sensitive and empathetic to both.
 And that hope is proving to be a reality. Just this summer, while on vacation with my family, after forming the “Ward Adventurers” with my nieces and nephews (seven of them…all under the age of 6!) and after one day of collecting shells on the beach and another day of collecting rocks, my niece Camryn asked if on the third day of adventuring, we could collect the garbage that was on the beach. And recently I had a customer tell us of a 7 year old visitor to the zoo, who donated all of her vacation spending money, a trip that was going to include visits to two of America’s largest theme parks, to this zoo’s panda conservation efforts.
Now, as an adult, I also realize a bit more from the business perspective and what this company means. You, our customers, rely on us to create high quality, affordable, educational, wildlife products that have an intrinsic value to consumers. Therefore in a struggling economy, we have done all that we can to maintain our 2009 prices, because putting something endearing and real in a child’s hands, and sparking the desire to do more for our world, should be attainable for all of our customer’s families.
Thanks to our loyal customers, and our Wildlife Artists family, for 35 years... and still growing!
Very sincerely,
Caroline Ward
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