{"id":24150,"date":"2025-06-20T11:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/?post_type=sajto&#038;p=24150"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:49:36","slug":"samu-the-little-elephant-has-become-a-member-of-the-gundel-family","status":"publish","type":"sajto","link":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/sajtoszoba\/a-gundel-csalad-tagja-lett-samu-a-kiselefant\/","title":{"rendered":"Samu, the baby elephant, has joined the Gundel \u201efamily\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gundel Restaurant has adopted one of the Budapest Zoo\u2019s most popular residents, Samu, the baby elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A drawing competition had previously been organised to mark this special occasion; the winners\u2019 names were announced today at the official ceremony, and children for whom a visit to the zoo is a real treat were also invited \u2013 so that everyone could share in the joy!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This adoption has strengthened an existing relationship: the Gundel Restaurant and the Zoo have been neighbours for over 130 years, and their collaboration has always been excellent. Later, the Gundel Restaurant\u2019s logo featured two elephants, inspired, of course, by the two stone elephants standing at the Zoo\u2019s main entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Gundel, this sponsorship goes beyond a symbolic gesture: the company has been committed to social responsibility for many years. At the official sponsorship ceremony, together with the Hungarian Special Olympics Association (MSOSZ), the Csalog\u00e1ny Special Needs School in District III, and the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, they hosted children and their carers for whom a visit to the zoo, the delicious Gundel treats and the ceremony were a real treat and a source of joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure that even the youngest guests can meet Samu, a soft toy elephant \u2013 also named Samu \u2013 is waiting for them at Gundel Restaurant. This means that children visiting Gundel can have their photo taken with the mascot and get to know Samu\u2019s friendly nature a little better.<br>The event was further enlivened by an art competition, to which more than 150 primary school pupils from 23 schools in the 14th district submitted their entries. The children used their imagination to envisage how an elephant might feature in the world of Gundel. The judging panel assessed the entries on the basis of creativity, original ideas and, of course, the inclusion of elements characteristic of Gundel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Award Winners<\/strong>:<br>1st place: J\u00e1nos Z\u00f6ldi \u2013 Ferenc Liszt Primary School<br>2nd place: S\u00e1ra Fogarasi \u2013 V\u00e1rosliget Hungarian\u2013English Bilingual School<br>3rd place: Nimr\u00f3d Nick-V\u00e9kony \u2013 Alfr\u00e9d Haj\u00f3s Primary School<br>Special Prize: Kincs\u0151 Nat\u00e1lia M\u00f3nus \u2013 EGYMI School for Children with Physical Disabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gundel and the Zoo both believe that the strength of a community lies in sharing life-changing moments together \u2014 whether it\u2019s a meal together, a walk in the zoo or even adopting a baby elephant.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gundel Restaurant has adopted one of the Budapest Zoo\u2019s most popular residents, Samu, the baby elephant.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":24151,"template":"","publikacio":[180],"class_list":["post-24150","sajto","type-sajto","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","publikacio-chefpincer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto\/24150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sajto"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sajto\/24150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publikacio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gundel.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publikacio?post=24150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}