Sippin’ & Biddin’ for the 7 – Today’s the Day!

Lou Reed doors

Sippin’ for the Seven is tonight at 5pm in Roslyn, WA – you can buy tickets online or pay at the door ($35). It’s going to be a great night and we’re looking forward to seeing lots of friends of the seven there! And bidding for the Biddin’ for the Seven online auction just opened!…

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the walking club

Burrito and Jamie on the hill

Unless this is your first time visiting the blog (if so, welcome!!), you probably know about Jamie’s obsession with walking around the perimeter of Young’s Hill while one or more of her human caregivers walks around the outside of the perimeter while wearing a cowboy boot. She has been doing this multiple times a day…

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Redfin Party Video!

We had some awesome donations from Redfin left over from the party a couple of weeks ago, so we decided to throw a second Redfin party! We managed to get some video too (see below). Negra was definitely the star of this party, and both she and Jody got the most out of the terrific…

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an unfortunate privilege

Jody lie look at camera

We were fortunate to have spent a bit of time with Dr. Sheri Speede and some volunteers for IDA Africa when they were in the area the last few days as part of Dr. Speede’s book signing tour for her new book Kindred Beings. She relayed something that we all had in common. It’s related…

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Chimpanzee Parkour

Missy sitting on the treat rock

Last week, I posted a photo of Missy on her Facebook page leaping off of the termite mound. Her friend Debra Durham commented on the photo, “parkour!” I thought to myself, “exactly!” If you haven’t heard of parkour, well, you can thank me for letting you in on what, just two days ago, ABC news…

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Veggie Grill Fundraiser Tomorrow!

Veggie Grill Fundraiser tomorrow

Help the sanctuary tomorrow by going to Seattle’s South Lake Union Veggie Grill anytime between 11am and 5pm, mention the sanctuary and 50% of what you spend on food and beverages will go to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest! If you go between 11am and 1pm, you can meet Jennifer, CSNW’s Executive Director. Help us spread the…

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Jody’s Haul

jody profile hands full

Look who managed to bring in the biggest haul from the lunch forage today! Cabbage, celery, carrots, and green beans never looked so good.

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Shirt for you, $8 for the chimps!

Help us raise more money for your chimpanzee friends! This week FLOAT (For Love of All Things) has created a special “Hope. Love. Home.” design just for Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. They’ve raised $576 so far for the chimps, and there’s only 1 day, 22 hours, 20 min left to buy t-shirts and hoodies with that…

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How do you know where you are if you don’t know where you’ve been?

handsome burrito on deck

I decided to do a little retrospective of the blog today and found the posts around this time for the last five years. It’s interesting what’s changed, what’s remained the same, and what’s entirely different. Today I posted this photo on Burrito’s Facebook page and described him as handsome: . And today volunteers Lynn and…

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Jamie and Foxie vs the GoPro

Sill image Jamie reaching for GoPro

If you follow the sanctuary on Facebook, you’ll know that this is posting a bit later than usual because Jamie decided she wanted to take several post-dinner walks around Young’s Hill tonight. It’s a beautiful end-of-summer evening, so of course I could not refuse the request. Once she was satisfied, I came back in to…

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