Posts by Diana
Colin Screenprinting Hoodies
This is so cool – check out Colin’s blog and his post about his process of screen printing the Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest hoodies. We still have some hoodies for sale Get them through our online store while you can! Thanks, Colin!
Read MoreBanana updated again!
We’ve had lots of new donations over the last few days! We’re getting close to our initial goal, so I updated the banana again this morning. Only $783 to go to reach the $30,000 mark. This means $15,783 to reach our ultimate goal and three new chimp-proof, sun-letting-in, clear-view, picture windows! 42 days to go……
Read MoreFoxie and Jamie’s epic play session
When Foxie first came to the sanctuary, she was pretty shy. It was clear she did not want any of the toys, blankets and other objects that we gave the chimpanzees every day. Then, she adopted a troll doll, which we named Trixie. That’s when the troll soap opera began. At first, Foxie was very…
Read MoreToday in memory of Tom Chimpanzee
Today at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, we remember Tom Chimpanzee, who lived at the Fauna Foundation sanctuary in Quebec for the last several years of his life. Tom died in December of last year. We remember him today because May 1st was his celebrated birthday at Fauna. Please read more about him from our December 18th…
Read Morethe banana
In case you don’t click through to the fundraising page, below is a visual of our 2nd Anniversary Fundraising progress. Can you tell I’m excited about this today? I really think we can do this! In addition to all of the things you can buy and ways you can donate I mentioned in the previous…
Read MoreFundraising Update – OMG! $10,000 in 1 week
This week was really incredible in terms of donations towards our 2nd Anniversary Fundraising. We received a $5,000 grant from the Tony Stewart Foundation (share this page with all of your race-loving friends) and over $5,000 in individual donations!! This means we have only $17,332 to raise by June 13th to reach our ultimate goal…
Read MoreWindows
Wondering what windows we will replace if we reach our ultimate fundraising goal? Thanks to LUSH and generous blog readers, we have the funds to replace three windows. We want to replace six total. Here is the “garden-side” of the playroom. On this side, we would replace two on top and one on the bottom.…
Read MoreLove a Chimpanzee Day!
Today is in memory of Monica Best’s cat Ozzie. Monica has named today Love a Chimpanzee Day and she sent a care package to the Cle Elum Seven full of their favorite things. Thank you, Monica for sponsoring today and caring so much about the chimpanzees! View all of the Sponsor-a-Days and sign up for…
Read MoreFundraising Update – $17,500 raised
I just updated the banana and we’ve raised $17,500 since the fundraising began on March 17th. This is great! Thank you so much to everyone who has already given in so many creative ways. We have $27,500 to go to reach our ultimate goal by June 13th. I really think we can do it, but…
Read MoreBeautify your space, make life more beautiful for the Cle Elum Seven
If you’ve been to any CSNW events, you’ve seen the work of Pam Lehnert. Pam is an expert at transforming spaces. She actually has a business doing just that. For the last eight years, she’s worked with real estate agents and others with Home Staging Consultations. To help us reach our 2nd Anniversary Fundraising goal…
Read MoreLearn Pet First Aid, help the Cle Elum Seven
Volunteer Stephanie Perciful’s husband Tim has a cool opportunity for you. Tim is a certified instructor through the American Safety & Health Institute (endorsed by the ASPCA) to teach Pet First Aid. He’s been teaching this class for a couple of years and has a ton of experience in the field. He and Stephanie are…
Read MoreSpring!
Warm weather has finally arrived. Yesterday J.B. removed one wall of the greenhouse panels. Negra was ready Negra spent yesterday and today in her spot enjoying the view While we enjoyed the view of Negra with the direct sunlight on her face She also spent some time in her favorite pose, taking a nap Doesn’t…
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