Archives for November 2008

First – the CSNW store is almost ready to launch! We’re waiting on word that the merchandise will arrive this week, and I’ll let you know as soon as the store is live. I’m so excited! I received such great feedback about the items we will be carrying – just wait until you see everything “in person.” I’ll likely be adding stuff as we go, but the initial items are note cards, calendars, tote bags and t-shirts. We’ll do our very best to get orders out in time for x-mas so that the Cle Elum Seven to be well represented at your holiday gatherings.

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Second – Cory Michael and Fresh Facials and Skincare had their open house this past week.  20% of all sales went to CSNW, and they released a new product – Chimp Balms! Jesseca will be adding them to their website store soon. 15% of all sales from their website and direct sales of products and services for the rest of November will go to the sanctuary. I went on the site the other day and bought all kinds of great stuff.

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Third -Tamela found a really great BIG acrylic mirror that we can mount in the chimpanzees’ enclosure so that they can admire themselves! You can help pay for the mirror by making a donation online or by mail and including a gift note that says “wall mirror”.

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Fourth – Michelle of Rabbit Ridge Designs is busy spreading the word about CSNW in Alaska. She is donating 10% off all sales for the rest of the year, including shows she attends and online sales. She raised nearly $300 for the chimpanzees a few days ago at a show! Because I don’t “do” wool, I was particualarly interested in the bracelets and the hand-dyed soy silk yarn that Michelle sells – definitely check out her site.

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Fifth – Shelly C. is advertising her beautiful Lights of the Valley soy candles on the forum and any sales she makes through the fourm she will give 20% to CSNW.

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Sixth – volunteers in Seattle are organizing an enrichment party to make holiday treats for the Cle Elum Seven! Details are below. You can chat about the party and RSVP on the Forum.

Date: Sat Dec 13

Time: 1-4 PM

Location: Kenmore Junior High in Kenmore, WA

RSVP by leaving a message on the Forum or by contacting Jeani – [email protected]

Unfortunately I don’t have a photo to go along with this post, but I wanted to share the latest Jamie story with all of you.

As you know, Jim, with the help of Brian and Audrey, recently built us a wonderful shed right outside the door of the kitchen at the chimp house. In fact, Audrey and Jim were out a few weeks ago in some pretty chilly weather adding some finishing touches and starting to paint it. They refused to come in to get warm – I swear I asked them several times. These are some dedicated volunteers.

Anyway, we have, as expected, started to fill the shed, and I noticed today it already needed some straightening. I spent some of the morning moving things around, consolidating, and opening up new gifts that were put there the other day (a much-needed boot scraper and door mat!!). I ended up with several empty boxes, one that was quite large and full of lots of packing paper. So, I decided to put it in one of the front rooms before letting the chimpanzees in for lunch.

When I let the chimpanzees into the front rooms from the playroom, Jamie immediately went for the box. I had tossed it up on the bed in room two, but she wanted it on the floor. After getting it to ground level, she climbed right inside it and wrapped the packing paper around her. Of course I had lots of good food for lunch that she didn’t want to miss, but she also didn’t want to leave her box. While still inside the box, she scooted it and herself right up to the caging so I could serve her the carrots, green onions, celery and apples Elizabeth had prepared. Jamie occasionally got out of the box during the meal, but went right back to it for the next course.

I just love that Jamie sums up a situation and knows exactly what she wants to do. I think that if I saw that box in my bedroom, I probably would have climbed right in too.

Katherine Sather just posted info about our new 50 Pal Pledge on the awesome and informative Seattle community focused Citizen Rain blog

It would be great for folks to comment on the blog and thank her for helping us with the pledge. We’ve already received a new pal since she posted!

We’ve had some other bloggers over the past few months write about CSNW and the Cle Elum Seven. Here are a few links to the blogs:

stuff about artstuff and stuff (a blog post from the artist who designed the CSNW logo)

Laura Bee Designs (the promotion to benefit the sanctuary has past, but her merchandise is still neat!)

Super Vegan (the original post is not there, but Foxie’s photo is, and the blog is lots of fun)