Posts by Diana
What Hurts the Most
I was going to just post three photos of three amazing chimpanzees today (see photos below) with short captions, but I have been thinking about this CNN article all day. When I was looking at the photos, I thought even more about it. The article, titled, “Chimps still stuck in research labs despite promise of…
Read MoreBill and Nicki Walters – more celebration!
Mari and Adam Osuna are continuing the three day streak of honoring Bill Walters for his birthday, and they are also honoring Bill’s wife Nicki, who was the first to sponsor-a-day in honor of Bill’s birthday. As Mari and Adam suggest: “let’s keep the party going for Bill’s Birthday!” We at the sanctuary are more…
Read MoreWhat to write after 2,701 posts?
I just checked – as of this morning, we have published a total of 2,701 posts on this blog! When we started to write about the chimps, even before they arrived at the sanctuary, I wondered if we would run out of ideas at some point. Would the days become routine and after a few…
Read MoreForages and Serving – Variety is the Spice of Life
Today I have for you a video of the chimpanzees enjoying food. Now, we all know that Burrito is pretty irresistible, especially when he’s excited about food (see exhibits A and B photos below): But I think my favorite part of the video is Jamie’s look when she’s enjoying the last bit of smoothie…
Read MoreTaking some photos up a notch
I really like black and white photos. I think it lends a more intimate feeling to portraits – you can really concentrate on the person’s facial features and wonder about their personalities and their pasts without the distraction of color. We’ve been getting some great close-up photos of the chimpanzees lately plus I found a few…
Read MoreIt’s a day in honor of Peggy Fujimura
I love this story so much – as a Christmas gift, Peggy Fujimura gave supporter Erin Yuhas $100 to donate to a chimpanzee charity of her choice. So, Erin decided to donate the money to the Cle Elum Seven and sponsor a day in honor of Peggy! It’s like a gift that goes back and…
Read MoreA day for Adrienne DiCerbo. A day for food.
Today was sponsored by Eric Beckley in honor of Adrienne DiCerbo’s birthday. Here is the delightful message from Eric, “Burrito wants to wish his fellow Capricorn Adrienne DiCerbo a happy birthday and hopes that her birthday, like his, is filled with food, food, and more food”. With that in mind, here’s a really old…
Read MoreToday is for Luke Brock
Yesterday, Barbara Anderson sponsored the day for five-year-old JP Brock. Today, Barbara sponsored a day of sanctuary for JP’s seven-year-old brother, Luke. Barbara wanted us to be sure to show these big-hearted kids how much the chimpanzees benefit from generous donors. Donations truly allow the chimpanzees to be happy! Rather than a photo, I decided…
Read MoreThis Day of Sanctuary Sponsored for JP Brock and Dennis Dougherty
We have two sponsors for today’s day of sanctuary! Dennis Dougherty is celebrating his birthday by sponsoring today, and Barbara Anderson sponsored today for JP Brock. JP is possibly our youngest sponsor-a-day honoree at just 5 years old. We hope he’s excited to see his name on the blog! It seems that JP and his…
Read MoreHappy Birthday to Don Young!
Don Young, of the famed Young’s Hill that the chimpanzees enjoy everyday, has a birthday today! His wife Karen wanted the chimps to have a party in his honor, so she sponsored today and sent a little bit extra for party supplies and food. So be sure to check back later for party photos! Karen…
Read MoreNew Year’s Day Sponsored by Diane and Sherri
Today is certainly a very special day. You, supporters of Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, helped us to really ring in 2015 in style by getting us beyond our goal of $65,000 in individual donations in the month of December. Wow! Two people contributed to this success by making a sponsor-a-day donation and choosing this special day…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Tracy Headley!
Tracy Headley sponsored today with this message, “I celebrate my friends at CSNW on my 50th birthday.” Tracy is an impressive supporter of the sanctuary. You may recognize her name because she has sponsored several days, has had days sponsored in her honor, is a Chimpanzee Pal to more than one of the chimpanzees, and…
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