Lulu Gribbin kickstarts Christmas at the Birmingham Zoo, flips the switch for Glow Wild

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RIGHT NOW, IT’S OFFICIALLY THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO IS GOING WILD. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT FIVE. I’M SHERI FALK AND I’M JARVIS ROBERTSON. THE ZOO IS SET TO LIGHT UP THEIR EXHIBIT. ANY SECOND NOW. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND WVTM 13 S BRITTANY DECKER METEOROLOGIST TAYLOR SARALLO HAVING ALL THE FUN TODAY. HEY, LADIES. YEAH, YOU’RE JUST A SECOND. TOO LATE. THEY JUST. THEY JUST TURNED ON THE LIGHTS RIGHT NOW. BUT THIS IS A PERFECT TIMING FOR YOU TO SEE IT. LULU GRIFFIN IS HERE. SHE JUST TURNED THE ON SWITCH TO LIGHT UP THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO. IT’S BEAUTIFUL. IT’S OFFICIALLY THE HOLIDAY SEASON THIS MARKS THE START OF CHRISTMAS SEASON HERE IN BIRMINGHAM. A WONDERFUL EVENT, REALLY BEAUTIFUL LIGHT DISPLAY. AND WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS THEIR FIFTH YEAR. BUT THEY CHANGE OUT THE LIGHTS EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO IF YOU MAYBE CAME LAST YEAR, COME BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR AND YOU’RE GOING TO SEE ALL DIFFERENT STUFF. SO VERY EXCITING. A WONDERFUL FAMILY ACTIVITY. A LOT OF CHRISTMAS SPIRIT HERE AND PRETTY CHILLY OUT HERE RIGHT NOW AS WELL. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT LULU GRIFFIN AND HER FAMILY ARE STANDING RIGHT BEHIND US RIGHT NOW. YOU MAY REMEMBER LULU WAS A SURVIVOR OF A SHARK ATTACK EARLIER THIS YEAR. SHE LOST A HAND AND A LEG IN THAT SHARK ATTACK. SHE HAS JUST BEEN SO COURAGEOUS AND JUST SUCH AN INSPIRATION FOR HER JOURNEY OF RECOVERY THROUGH THIS. SO THAT’S WHY SHE’S HERE TODAY, HELPING US GET ALL IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. AND WE’RE JUST SO PROUD TO BE IN HER PRESENCE HERE. SHE IS JUST BEEN JUST SUCH A POSITIVE SPIRIT FOR SO MANY PEOPLE. SO WE’RE HOPING THAT YOU CAN GET IN ON THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT AS WELL. YOU CA

The Birmingham Zoo is kickstarting Christmas with a bang, and they've got a local hero to help them out.On Friday night, the annual Glow Wild event returns for the holidays and Lulu Gribbin and her family have the honor of lighting up the Zoo's larger-than-life animal lanterns.The Mountain Brook teen lost her leg and a portion of her arm when she survived a bull shark attack in the Gulf earlier this year and her resilient road to recovery has captured the hearts of thousands.Just a few weeks ago, less than six months after the attack, Gribbin got back in the water to surf for the first time. She's also taken up golfing in another major show of strength.Gribbin and her family will flip the switch on the Glow Wild event at 5 p.m. Watch them light up the night in the video player above.Glow Wild runs from Nov. 22 to Jan. 20. To purchase tickets, click here.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

The Birmingham Zoo is kickstarting Christmas with a bang, and they've got a local hero to help them out.

On Friday night, the annual Glow Wild event returns for the holidays and Lulu Gribbin and her family have the honor of lighting up the Zoo's larger-than-life animal lanterns.

The Mountain Brook teen lost her leg and a portion of her arm when she survived a bull shark attack in the Gulf earlier this year and her resilient road to recovery has captured the hearts of thousands.

Just a few weeks ago, less than six months after the attack, Gribbin got back in the water to surf for the first time. She's also taken up golfing in another major show of strength.

Gribbin and her family will flip the switch on the Glow Wild event at 5 p.m. Watch them light up the night in the video player above.

Glow Wild runs from Nov. 22 to Jan. 20. To purchase tickets, click here.

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