Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Archives for September 2009

Help poster Seattle

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Hey Seattleites – can you help us spread the word about the auction? We have some fabulous flyers and leave-behind cards, and we’re looking for folks to cover Ballard, Queen-Anne, Magnolia and other greater-downtown areas. Shoot Sabrina an email today and she’ll arrange to supply you with materials and let you know how we’re tracking what areas/businesses are covered.

Thanks for helping the chimps by getting folks to the best fundraising event to hit Seattle all year!

Lookin’ good, Jamie

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Today, Jamie spent some time brushing her hair, brushing a troll doll’s hair, and checking herself out in a mirror. Seeing Jamie doing such ‘human-like’ things makes us wonder about her childhood (her records only describe her as a ‘circus chimp’). She definitely loves being a girl; that’s for sure!! The song, “I’m so pretty, Oh so pretty…” comes to mind.

Bowls and straws

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For today’s afternoon enrichment, we filled bowls with tea, soy milk, soy yogurt, peanut butter, and ketchup, and placed the bowls on the outside of the chimps’ enclosure. Then we gave them tools to fish for the food.

Its fascinating to watch the different personalities in action. Burrito has no patience, and he’s not a very adept tool user either. Negra will use someone else’s straw once they’ve fished it into the bowl, but she won’t do it herself. Missy, Annie, Jody, and Foxie are all very patient and skillful. But Jamie is by far the best. I didn’t catch this on camera, but Jamie found a clever way to get the last bit out of her bowl. After she had gotten all of the yogurt that she could, she went to the water fountain to get a mouthful of water. She spit the water through the caging and into the bowl, diluting the remaining yogurt. Then she fished her straw through and drank the liquid.

Philanthropy Day at Urban Weeds

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One of our favorite Seattle businesses is having a philanthropy day! Shop Urban Weeds all day today – Saturday, September 19th and choose to donate 20% of your purchase to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest or three other worthy charities – including the Fremont Abbey Arts Center where Celebrate the Seven is going to be held. The Fremont Abbey is a not just a venue for rent – they have a bunch of great community programs focusing on music, visual dance and literary arts (we’d understand if you have a hard time choosing which organization to give your 20%).

In addition to supporting four terrific causes, Urban Weeds will be offering some great deals on plants and accessories for your urban gardening desires.

Hours are 10am to 6pm and their address is 4302 Fremont Ave N. Find a map here.

So many things to bid on!

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We’re in the middle of writing up the catalog for the Celebrate the Seven auction, and I’ve got to tell you – we have a lot of really fabulous stuff, and LOTS of it! Now we need to sell those tickets out! So, if you haven’t already – email everyone in your address book and tell them not to miss this event. Ticket sales are picking up – better get yours today! And email me to let me know if you’re able to flyer in and around Seattle – I’ll hook you up with some gorgeous flyers and leave-behind cards.

Here are a few of the items up for grabs: yoga classes, etched bottles of wine, getaway packages (like a NY stay and Candle 79 dinner, an eagle-watching float trip, a week in Mazatlan, and a Caribbean cruise), gift boxes of vegan meat (that’s right – vegan meat made locally by Field Roast), jewelry, NASCAR tickets, special label wine with a photo of Missy and Annie on it, numerous Seattle hotel overnights, rafting trips, wine tastings, gift certificates for so many restaurants my head is spinning, boarding for companion canines, custom portraits, and art worthy of our own gallery show! Check out just some of the art here. This is going to be one amazing evening.

Thank you to everyone who donated and helped procure items.

Jamie sleeping outside

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J.B. and I were just outside and we spied a chimpanzee -form on top of the climbing structure in the outdoor area after all of the caregivers left for the evening. Normally the chimps tend to bed down right after dinner and are pretty well settled by the time the caregivers leave at night, and we’ve rarely seen anyone settling  outside. I figured that the indoors might just feel safer, but I’ve been hoping that, after time, the outdoor area might also feel like a safe place to sleep.

When we got closer, we could tell that it was Jamie. She was lying down on her stomach and had a sheet completely covering everything but her head. She looked at us casually, but with no interest in getting up. Next to her on the platform was the boat bumper that she had apparently pulled up there earlier today. Maybe Jamie decided it was a good night for a camp out in her own personal tree house.