Holiday ideas

December 3, 2009 by Diana -

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Need some holiday gift ideas for Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest? Below are just a few ideas that would make the humans’ and the chimpanzees’ lives wonderful in 2010:

1. Check out our amazon.com wishlist. Think buying paper towels is boring? We love getting supplies! It saves us a bunch. If you can get them cheaper elsewhere, just let us know what’s coming our way and we’ll update the amazon list. Also, if you want to do your own shopping on amazon anytime, click through our wishlist first and we’ll get a referral bonus at no extra cost to you.

2. Gift cards, especially for Costco. We were so lucky to have received several of these last year from Anna – they came in so handy! We bought everything from postage stamps to bananas.

3. Cash Donations. Every little bit helps and we rely on end-of-the-year generosity!

4. Check out our recently updated full wish list.

The Cle Elum Seven are really lucky to have amazing friends, so we have a good supply of blankets, stuffed animals and clothing right now. Thank you so much for being so generous!

6 Comments

  1. Candy (Tyler, TX) on December 3, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    Thanks for the list, I’d rather send you something you need, rather than stuff you aren’t in short supply of.



  2. Avatar nicole on December 3, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    will do some shopping for my favorite chimp friends tomorrow ?



  3. Avatar Anna on December 4, 2009 at 10:16 am

    Ok – I’m thinking grandly here. But sometimes if you have high aspirations, the universe surprises you by coming through! 🙂

    One of the b-i-i-i-g things on CSNW’s wish list is another chimp-proof window. And it’s so heartwarming to see how much the chimps are enjoying the one they have – wouldn’t it be great if they could have another?!

    It costs about $2500 total to acquire all the parts/materials/labor to install a chimp-proof window. I’d be willing to seed the pot with $1000. I’m wondering if there might be 15 folks out there each willing to throw in $100?

    Any takers? Could we gather enough money by Christmas to collectively give the chimps another window this winter? If you’re interested in participating, please reply here in the blog or contact me off-line at kirchera at hotmail dot com.

    Kudos and cyber-hugs will be freely distributed to partners in this venture – I’ve got my fingers crossed for another cage-less view of the world for the chimps!!



  4. Avatar Jackie on December 4, 2009 at 11:38 am

    Awww… Thanks Anna!! 🙂



  5. Avatar Sarah on December 4, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Anna – WoW! I love your grand thinking! THANKS!!



    • Avatar Elizabeth on December 4, 2009 at 4:32 pm

      Wow, Anna — what a gift. Thank you!



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