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King 5 link to broadcast
Here’s the link to the King 5 story that just aired about Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest: http://ow.ly/aGS3M Thanks Gary and Ken for making the trek out to Cle Elum and for sharing the GoPro footage! And thanks to GoPro camera donors who helped us purchase the camera earlier this year and the special group of volunteers…
Read MoreCle Elum Seven Chimps on King 5 tonight at 5pm
The chimpanzees had a visit from reporter Gary Chittim and videographer Ken Jones of King 5 today! At least two of the girls were smitten – Jamie checked out their boots and Jody shyly spied on them from the greenhouse. They will be airing the visit and some unique video footage of the chimpanzees on…
Read Moresweet eats and sweet annie
Hey! Tomorrow is the last day of the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale (what a cool concept, right?) You can help Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest by heading to the Tacoma bake sale located at King’s Books, 218 St Helens Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402. Find out more on the Facebook event page, which includes photos of some of…
Read MoreChimpanzees’ choice: enrichment or food?
Today is GORGEOUS! So gorgeous that we set out a party on Young’s Hill complete with new gifts from special friends and fun food. It was an early celebration of Love a Chimpanzee Day (April 23rd), a holiday invented by supporter Monica Best and a day that she sponsors each year. Jamie passed the food…
Read MoreFoxie’s expanding troll doll collection
Foxie has received a lot of new troll dolls in the past few days. She’s also been even more playful than her baseline playfulness, which is off the charts. Coincidence? She was sitting in the window ledge watching Connie and me set up the playroom after cleaning today, so I decided to set her troll…
Read Morerule #1 – make your boss happy
We talk a lot about how Jamie is the boss not only of the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees, but of the humans at the sanctuary too. People ask us what makes her the boss. I don’t know that I’ve ever explained it quite this way before, but I’d say a good 75% of the “why”…
Read MorePhotos from Sippin’
If you purchased tickets for last week’s Sippin’ for the Seven, you should have received an email today with a link to a survey about the event (Did you attend the event but didn’t get an email with a link? The survey is here). Enjoy the photo montage below with photos of the event by…
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Read MoreWe’re almost to our goal!
Last night I was biting my nails watching the conclusion of the Biddin’ for the Seven online auction. Margaret Parkinson’s painting Missy on a Mission brought in an amazing $2,325! The bid war at the end of the auction for Sally-Anne Ryan’s painting of Negra was really exciting. Big congrats to all auction winners! The…
Read MoreThank you Barb in Ohio!
Barbara B. has officially kicked off the Sustain the Sanctuary fund-a-need on the Biddin’ for the Seven online auction! Her generous donation of $500 this morning will go directly towards caring for the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees. Thanks so much, Barb!
Read MoreWood Art and Art on Wood
We have some amazing art pieces made out of wood in the Biddin’ for the Seven online auction. I have been waiting since October to share three pieces created by retired biologist and woodturner Keith Welsh. He donated them for the Out of the Box auction last fall, but we received them a bit too…
Read MoreNegra Inspires Us All
Art Month Musings #2 Many artists and creative-types have a muse – that source of inspiration that seems to come from outside of them. I often wonder what it is that inspires Jamie, who is one of the most creative chimpanzees I know. Yesterday Jamie made this composition: I am not going to claim…
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