Posts by Diana
Don’t fight winter – embrace it like Jamie
Free-living chimpanzees inhabit countries spanning equatorial Africa, but the chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest are becoming more and more acclimated to central Washington weather. Perhaps these photos of Jamie will inspire you to embrace winter too.
Read MoreGift of Giving from Atomic Garden
Good friend and all around wonderful person Adrienne Armstrong is raising money for the chimpanzees this holiday season and providing beautiful gifts in return for donations to the chimpanzees through her business Atomic Garden. Please check out the gift levels and the benefit gifts that you will receive in return for helping the chimpanzees (sneak…
Read More#GivingTuesday – this is what it’s all about
Hopefully you are subscribed to our e-news (if not, subscribe here), which means that you received the Giving Tuesday message today with the Foxie Inspires Us video in your inbox early this morning. The video is below, along with some more great photos of Foxie. We would really appreciate your help in spreading Foxie’s story…
Read MoreVideo of Burrito thanks to Diana P.
Diana P. just became a Holiday Pal to all seven chimpanzees by taking advantage of our Candy Cane Weekend deal and donating $1500 towards our Holiday Pal fundraising! Thanks to her donation and the donations from the awesome supporters yesterday, we are freeing the blog and the Burrito video is posted below. Don’t forget that…
Read MoreRansom demands
Thank you to those who have already contributed to the ransom that will release the blog and the Burrito video! I hope you enjoyed the photos that were sent to you for your ransom donation. We know how much you love stopping by to see videos and photos of the chimpanzees, so help bring them…
Read MoreCandy Cane Weekend Deals & Holding the Blog Hostage
I need to hold the blog hostage. I have a great video of Burrito to share, but first, we need some more photos on the chimps’ Holiday Pal candy canes. We’re jumping on the Black Friday, Cyber Monday bandwagon (and don’t forget that Giving Tuesday is coming up!), and we’re offering two deals on the…
Read Morewhat to do with all that money you saved on Black Friday
Hopefully you all saw the Thanksgiving blog post yesterday with the video full of food squeaking that included Burrito inhaling a piece of Celebration Roast made by our friends at Field Roast. For most Americans, now that the big feast is behind us, it’s the dreaded or celebrated Black Friday, the day that shoppers everywhere…
Read MoreA Story of Play in 20+ Photos
Missy and Foxie were having a pretty good time in the greenhouse while the humans were cleaning the playroom today. I took so many photos that I decided to try something new – see the full visual story of their play session in the small photos below.
Read MoreFirst snow
It’s been a pretty mild fall / beginning of winter, and we finally got our first snowfall at the sanctuary overnight. It was just a dusting, but Missy was VERY eager to get outside for a taste. Jamie also went out quickly to get a snack. We were wondering if the colder weather might slow…
Read MoreThe Chimpanzees’ 12th Man Blue Friday Seahawks Party
The Seattle Seahawks have had a great season so far, and we decided the chimpanzees should be part of the 12th Man Blue Friday activities! Seahawks and chimpanzee fan Melanie Kelsey helped us out by buying some decorations that volunteer Patti picked up. The decorations were a big hit with Burrito, as you’ll see in…
Read MoreThank you for getting us to our goal!
Yesterday was a bit of a roller coaster. At one point in the afternoon, we thought we had exceeded our goal in the Biddin’ for the Seven online auction, but then we received notice that someone had mistakenly made a large guaranteed bid on an item. We corrected the mistake and watched several thousand dollars…
Read MoreOnly Hours Left to Bid – Help Us Reach Our Goal!
If you’re signed up for our e-news list, you received the below in your inbox. Please share and help us reach our goal! And if you’re not signed up to receive our emails, sign up here. November 11, 2013 10:00 am PT There’s still time to bid. Help us raise $4,000 in 10 hours! …
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