Zola Baird

Zola Baird / ZEF: 2025 TCS New York City Marathon

Growing up in South Africa I was lucky enough to spend a significant amount of time in national parks and on game reserves, and have developed a deep, longstanding passion for Africana wildlife conservation. However, spending this time in Africa has also let me witness the plight of African elephants first hand, and understand the very real risk posed to their continued ability to thrive. For these reasons I am running the NY marathon to grow awareness for the plight of African elephants, and raise funds to help secure a long-lasting future for elephants and their habitats.

  • $6,230

    Raised

  • $5,000

    Goal

  • 38

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  • 0

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Recent Transactions

  • Maja Paumgarten

    $100.00 / 42 days ago

    Happy to support Zola and the Zambezi Elephant Fund!

  • Michele Imhof

    $125.00 / 43 days ago

    Wishing you an awesome run! Best of Luck! From your Weekday PreK teacher, Michele Imhof

  • Peter O'Hagan

    $1,000.00 / 45 days ago

    Get after it. POH

  • Peter Baird

    $100.00 / 46 days ago

  • Elias Sienkiewicz

    $100.00 / 46 days ago

    Go get em tiger

  • Linda Barnett

    $250.00 / 47 days ago

    Go Zola! The Barnetts will be out there rooting for you!

  • Charlotte Jiang

    $50.00 / 47 days ago

    Let’s go!!!!!!

  • Piper McDonough

    $50.00 / 48 days ago

    Let’s go, Zola!

  • Aaron Finder

    $50.00 / 48 days ago

    Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

  • Drew West

    $50.00 / 49 days ago

  • Andrew Rondeau

    $100.00 / 50 days ago

  • Samuel Armstrong

    $30.00 / 50 days ago

    safe the elephants

  • LC Morris

    $100.00 / 56 days ago

    Good luck! Love, Pop

  • Grace Freedman

    $50.00 / 56 days ago

    🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

  • Pamela Miles

    $25.00 / 57 days ago

  • Roslyn Cunningham

    $500.00 / 66 days ago

    Good Luck Zola, great city to run your first marathon and a great cause 🐘 We will be cheering for you! - The Cunninghams

  • Barbara Bunker

    $50.00 / 73 days ago

  • Maureen Quigley

    $250.00 / 73 days ago

    Way to go Zola, happy to support you and this important work.

  • Nikolaos Tapanlis

    $100.00 / 84 days ago

    🇿🇦🇿🇦

  • Stephen Campbell

    $150.00 / 91 days ago

    Gram Anne and Grampa Steve are rooting for you.

  • Rd Sutherland

    $100.00 / 91 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $50.00 / 91 days ago

    Hi Zola! Enjoy running in NY for this wonderful good cause! Voorwaarts! Family Swaak

  • Ellen Kitchel

    $50.00 / 91 days ago

    Good luck

  • Cyd Harris

    $400.00 / 91 days ago

  • Jonathan Friedland

    $100.00 / 95 days ago

About Zola Baird

I was a DIII rower in university for Williams College, and since then have become an avid runner and cyclist in NYC. I ran my first half-marathon in 2023, and ran a second one in 2024. As someone living in New York, I understand the significance of the NY marathon, and am very excited to be running it for such a great cause.