Posts by Diana
First snow on Young’s Hill
The video below says it all, but I had to include this photo of Burrito too:
Read MoreLip Balm poll
I posted a little poll on Facebook yesterday asking what we should do about re-ordering lip balm. With the holidays coming, I’m stocking up on merchandise, and we have only 10 Burrito Pom Balms left! If you have a Facebook account, go there to vote. If not, leave a comment below with your opinion among…
Read MoreBrandon Wood’s Fundraising for Chimps
You may recognize the name Brandon Wood or Make a Chimp Smile from previous posts or from other organizations. He’s truly an inspiration to me and to anyone who knows about him. Brandon is always busy helping chimpanzees. Recently he’s been busy sending out letters to representatives and the president, encouraging them to support the…
Read MoreUpdate: how you can help chimpanzees
For Seattleites and other Washingtonians who missed the talk on Wednesday, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has posted information about how you can help chimpanzees by contacting Senator Patty Murray. Time is of the essence, so do this today. Find all the info you need here (including a link for those who live outside of…
Read MoreSee you tonight, Seattle
If you live in Seattle, don’t forget to RSVP for tonight’s presentation about Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. You will also learn about how you can help chimpanzees still in research from Physicians Committee of Responsible Medicine director of public and government affairs Elizabeth Kucinich. The talk and a letter writing session following the presentation is at…
Read MoreHappy Halloween Birthday
Today is not only Halloween and Jamie’s honorary birthday, but it is also caregiver Debbie’s birthday. And in just three days it will be caregiver Elizabeth’s birthday. Send a donation “treat” for Jamie or her caregivers and your name will be on the blog later today – so get your donation in soon! Halloween parties…
Read MoreFoxie’s Day Out
Do not adjust your screens, these are photos of Foxie all over the hill today! Here she is on top of a climbing structure on the hill – a first for Foxie! It’s the climbing structure closest to the raceway. She went up there to retrieve a troll doll initially but went back several…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Pam Lehnert!
Today is Pam Lehnert’s birthday and her friend Jill honored Pam with a Sponsor-a-Day as a birthday gift. Since Pam bought this chair for Jamie (and the other chimps, of course), I’m bring back the first photo we got of Jamie sitting in her hand chair. I really don’t know what I would do without…
Read MoreJust because she can
Jamie is someone to be admired for a few different reasons. She has, in many ways, overcome her terrible past, and she has established herself as the leader of the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees. She is strong and knows what she wants. She seems to have a pretty good grasp of both chimpanzee and human…
Read MoreI just posted this to the Out of the Box event page. Check out the slideshow below and this link for even more photos. What a night! Chimp Sanctuary NW 2011 slideshow – Images by Karen Ducey
Read MoreWOW Again
The online auction raised $19,771. Combine that with our Seattle Out of the Box event and a $200 donation that came since the tally I gave yesterday plus individual sponsors which were not included in that tally and we have (drum-roll, please….) $147,712. And that is the amount raised minus expenses! Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered…
Read MoreOnline Auction Ends Tonight
We would love to follow the success of the Seattle Out of the Box 2011 event by reaching our $20,000 goal for the online auction. We have $3,826 to go in just six hours and 30 minutes. So far we have $1,192 toward the on-site medical clinic through the online auction. This is the best…
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