Posts by Diana
Way, way Out of the Box
We had an incredible evening on Friday. The volunteers did a fantastic job and the attendees clearly had a great time bidding. The Out of the Box auction so far has raised over $100,000 and the online auction continues to go strong – currently at $14,400. More soon about the event – I just wanted…
Read MoreFelicity Day 6
This month’s Felicity Day (the 6th in a series) is from Lue Clifford, Felicity grandmother. As you know if you’ve been following the blog for a while, for her birthday this year, Felicity Wood asked her loved ones to donate to the sanctuary in honor of her birthday. And they did -we’ve been happily celebrating…
Read MoreMonkeying Around
I was commenting the other day about how many stories in the media about chimpanzees use some sort of monkey reference, often the term “monkeying around.” This generally irritates primatologists, partly because it’s just silly and the stories themselves often are not, but mostly because chimpanzees are NOT monkeys. Chimpanzees are great apes like gorillas,…
Read MoreHappy Day, Spence!
Today is in honor of Spencer’s birthday. Burrito wishes for your special day that you will have all of your favorite foods… You too can celebrate the loved ones in your life by sponsoring a day. Details here.
Read MoreBig THANK YOU to Out of the Box Sponsors
I just updated the Out of the Box event page with new sponsorship information, and I’m so excited I had to share the new sponsors with you here on the blog. These folks are helping in a big way to make the Out of the Box auction (a sold-out event!) possible, and we really can’t…
Read MoreToday in memory of Marilyn Goodrich
(from Diana, Director of Outreach) I sponsored today’s day of sanctuary for the Cle Elum Seven in memory of my mom, Marilyn Goodrich. Today would have been her 65th birthday. It’s been just over five years since her death, so she missed out on a lot of changes in my life. I know she would…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Peter Cross
Today, Peter Cross sponsored a day of sanctuary for his birthday. Peter and his wife Marie are our newest supporters “across the pond” and follow the lives of the Cle Elum Seven on Facebook and Twitter. We wish Peter the very best on his birthday and thank him for including the CSNW chimps in his…
Read MoreFoxie
There are so many ways to relax when you have hand-like feet
Read MoreJamie’s Invitation
Important update below in video form about Out of the Box, told with the help of Jamie, who loves to get our extra cards and invitations.
Read MoreToday in honor of Angel
Today is a Sponsor-a-Day for Angel. Angel is Debbie K.’s 14 year old golden retriever and the 24th of August was the day Debbie adopted her from the Humane Society when she was 9 years old. Happy rescue day, Angel! Thank you Debbie for honoring Angel by sponsoring today in her honor. Debbie says when she…
Read MoreNegra looking tough?
Negra chose one of the pirate blankets (part of pirate day last week) to put over her this morning. From the back she looked kind of tough From the front, though, Negra just looked very sweet
Read MoreYoung’s Hill and Out of the Box
We just sent out an e-news announcement with a link to the video below. Sign up for our e-newsletter if you didn’t receive the announcement, and check out the video below to learn about our new dream! (view in full screen mode for full effect – click on the brackets below the video image) Share…
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