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30th Annual Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo

Sun September 13, 2026
Royal Oak, MI 48067 US Directions

30th Annual Run Wild for the Detroit Zoo

Donation Goal: $25,000

Your Steps Matter!

Every registration, every dollar raised and every step taken at Run Wild supports incredible veterinary care for your favorite animals. Here’s what you’re running for:

• $25 supports a month of anti-inflammatory medications to treat Warren the ring-tailed lemur's arthritis 

• $75 purchases a six-month supply of heartworm preventatives for gray wolves Kaska and Renner 

• $150 helps animals like Gustav, a North American river otter, receive dental CT scans

• $300 purchases two vials of allergy serum for Suka the polar bear

• $500 covers the cost of a routine, preventative health exam (including blood tests, swabs and laboratory tests) for an 18-foot-long reticulated python 

$1,968

Raised of $25,000

Top Donors

$1,968 Raised By 108 Donors

$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Dustin geibig
$100 on behalf of Johnathan Nakai
$100 on behalf of Kathy Biondo
$100 on behalf of Shawn Miller
$75 on behalf of Cindy Ziolkowski
$50 on behalf of Diana Davis
$50 on behalf of Janet McAllister
$50 on behalf of Nita Lenhard
$50 on behalf of Rhonda Meyers
$30 on behalf of Ann Elmer
$30 on behalf of Melissa Standing
$25 on behalf of Alexander Richardson
$25 on behalf of Alison Jennings
$25 on behalf of Amber Moore -Smith
$25 on behalf of Barbara Alter
$25 on behalf of Craig DeRousse
$25 on behalf of Darren Cargill
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Ed Demerly
$25 on behalf of Eva Alvira
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Jennifer Nowakowski
$25 on behalf of Katelyn B.
$25 on behalf of Kristen Lukas
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Len and Kathy Kloft
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Marlene Pealer
$25 on behalf of Marnie Quinn
$25 on behalf of Meghan McGrath
$25 on behalf of My Son MAC
$25 on behalf of Nate Chase
$25 on behalf of Ren Finkel
$25 on behalf of Thomas Shea
$20 on behalf of Josh & Katie
$20 on behalf of Stephanie Reger
$15 on behalf of Carly Nieddu
$10 on behalf of Aaron Stark
$10 on behalf of Adam the Woo
$10 on behalf of Alice Brody
$10 on behalf of Amanda Bauman
$10 on behalf of Andrea Marble
$10 on behalf of Anna Czarnik
$10 on behalf of Ashley Szpanelewski
$10 on behalf of Beth Winkler
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Elizabeth Choinski
$10 on behalf of Heather Hughes
$10 on behalf of Hugo Thompson
$10 on behalf of Jennifer Naasz
$10 on behalf of Jeremy Olafson
$10 on behalf of Jess Bies
$10 on behalf of Jessica Traub
$10 on behalf of Jocelyn Lacey
$10 on behalf of Kayleigh Barnowske
$10 on behalf of Kimberley Baldwin
$10 on behalf of Kurt Fish
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Lexi Grui
$10 from Anonymous
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Lori Villar
$10 on behalf of Lynn Johnson
$10 on behalf of Margaret Lang
$10 on behalf of Mary Meredith
$10 on behalf of Michael Nowicki
$10 on behalf of Michelle Chesney
$10 on behalf of Mike Croskey
$10 from Anonymous
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Patrick McHugh
$10 on behalf of Robert Bever
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Shoshawna Love
$10 from Anonymous
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Susan Tschirhart
$10 on behalf of Thomas Sarnowski
$10 on behalf of Tony Winkler
$10 on behalf of Wally Sawdon
$6 on behalf of Stephanie Johnson
$5 on behalf of Bentley Vang
$5 on behalf of Celine Vang
$5 from Anonymous
$5 on behalf of Robin Riehl
$5 on behalf of Samantha Holtz
$2 on behalf of Aimee Lava
$2 on behalf of Colleen McCormick
$2 on behalf of Dillon Rhodes
$2 on behalf of Jamie Simmons Simmons
$2 on behalf of Jennifer Dalley
$2 on behalf of Jessica Sanchez Gurney
$2 on behalf of Karissa Jones
$2 on behalf of Kim Lawrence
$2 on behalf of Kyla Remus
$2 on behalf of Lisa Nieddu
$2 from Anonymous
$2 on behalf of Matthew Vermeesch
$2 on behalf of Michelle Jakrzewski
$2 on behalf of Pat Shiner
$2 on behalf of Rachel Kreider
$2 on behalf of Ryan Oswald
$2 on behalf of Sally Mazur
$2 on behalf of Steven Sanchez
$2 on behalf of Terry Shuk
$2 on behalf of Vikki Bennett
$2 on behalf of Zoey Sweeney

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