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$980 away!!
Thanks to a generous offline donation from Barb, we’re $500 closer to reaching the $7,000 goal! Only three days left – donate today for Negra and in celebration of the Cle Elum Seven’s first year in sanctuary: http://www.firstgiving.com/chimpsanctuarynw
Read MoreFour Days, $1565 – can we do it?
Thanks to really awesome supporter-fundraisers, we have raised $5,435 on our Firstgiving pages towards the goal of $7,000 by the end of June. I have been amazed at the success of the supporters of the Cle Elum Seven, and can’t thank you all enough!! We’re still $1565 away from reaching our goal, and there are…
Read MoreDo chimpanzees chew gum?
Yes. Yes, they do. See video below All of the chimpanzees at CSNW enjoy gum as an occasional treat. Foxie is particularly enthusiastic with her gum chewing.
Read MorePaula Wade’s tribute
Paula Wade of Colorado, a supporter of CSNW and a friend to the Cle Elum Seven, died on June 10th. Paula began following the CSNW blog early on and made comments on some of the posts. She sent in a photo of herself as a child that is now included in the chimps’ photo album.…
Read MoreExciting Foxie stories
On Saturday, the night of the Cle Elum Seven’s one year anniversary, Jackie and I were hanging out with the chimps after dinner and we witnessed two amazing things. I do not have photographic evidence of these events, but I was so glad that Jackie was there to also see them. First, long after the…
Read MoreOne Year Later
We’ve all been reflecting on how much the chimpanzees have changed over the last year and going through old photos and videos of when they first arrived. Sometimes photos tell the story better than words, so I put together this video. Happy Birthday Negra and a very happy anniversary to the Cle Elum Seven. I…
Read MoreNegra’s new life
Tomorrow we are celebrating Negra’s honorary birthday and the Cle Elum Seven’s anniversary of their arrival to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Negra is about 36 years old. She was captured in Africa as an infant and brought to the U.S. to be used in biomedical research. She had four babies during her decades in research. She…
Read MoreLink to King 5 video
You can watch the King 5 video online and pass it along to your friends!
Read MoreWatch Seattle’s King 5 tonight
On Tuesday, the Cle Elum City Council passed a proclamation to make the Cle Elum Seven honorary citizens of the city. The Daily Record published a story about this, which was picked up by the Associated Press earlier today. This afternoon Gary Chittim from King 5, who was here the day the chimps arrived, came…
Read More$7000 goal update
Just wanted to point out that we’re up to $3995 towards our $7000 anniversary fundraising goal and 12 people (including Negra) now have fundraising pages! Thanks for all who are fundraising – Pam, Tamela, Margaret, Susan, Courtney, Jackie, Sara, Grace, Michelle, Nicole and Jeani (hmmm, all women…) Check out all of the wonderful and creative…
Read MoreNesting and Resting Outside
I decided to add some text within the video below. Foxie is really coming along with her nesting! And, seriously, who can resist Negra? Don’t forget about her birthday, which we’re celebrating on June 13th, and our $7,000 fundraising goal for June. We’re almost half-way there – $4,000 more to go!
Read More26 days, $4120 to go!
We’re not quite to the halfway mark in our one year anniversary fundraising, and there are only 26 days to go. We have some new fundraisers who are participating that you have to check out – read below for details. You can chose to make a donation to Negra’s page or through one or more…
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