Cincinnati's favorite baby hippo is being featured on a deck of cards. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden teamed up with The U.S. Playing Card Co. to feature baby hippo Fiona on a deck of cards with proceeds benefiting #TeamFiona. The deck of cards will be sold in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Dayton area Kroger stores starting June 14 with each deck costing $5.99.
“Like many others, we were captivated by Fiona’s story and being neighbors of the zoo, we wanted to help,” said Carol Rouillard, Director of Brand Development at The U.S. Playing Card Company. “The images on the Fiona deck allow people to revisit some of the key moments of her journey. We hope the public will jump on this opportunity to get a fun, shareable memento and help us raise a lot of money for Fiona’s care.”
Each card is different and some feature members of Fiona’s care team. The Zoo has been selling the cards in its gift shops for a couple of weeks.
“Fiona has captured the hearts of so many people locally, nationally and across the globe,” said Margaret McClure, Vice President of Merchandising at Kroger, Cincinnati/Dayton division. “We are excited to partner with the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and U.S. Playing Cards to offer these special card decks to our customers and to support the zoo and all the great work they do to help endangered animals.”