This day of sanctuary was sponsored by Judy and Thom Nash in honor of their family! Judy shared this beautiful message about their gift:
“Last year we sponsored a day as our gift to our four grown daughters and grandchildren and want to continue that tradition. We believe it’s extremely important to care for our earth and all inhabitants. These seven chimps have found a special place in my heart and I feel ashamed as humans that we treated them so horrible. I am eternally grateful for the sanctuary and the wonderful people that take special care of these seven beautiful beings.”
Judy and Thom, this is such a lovely, heartfelt day of sanctuary in honor of your daughters and grandchildren and the chimps! Thank you for holding the chimps in your hearts and for making a lasting difference in their lives. Happiest of holidays and winter seasons to you and your family from all of the primates at CSNW!
On this first day of winter we’ve had happily nowhere near the snow we had last year yet (knock on wood), but chimp family snowdays are nevertheless a sight to behold. Here are Jamie and Missy ingeniously avoiding the snow from last year:
Jamie:
Missy:
Jody bringing in a snow treat:
Jamie and Annie improving upon the humans’ shoveling skills:
Foxie and Burrito:
Of course, snowdays call for plenty of warm tea and cozy nests:
Negra:
What a great gift! It’s people like Judy and Thom Nash that give me hope for the world. I wish them and their family all the best in the coming year. Also, all the best to the great people that care for the wonderful chimps. You are all truly special!
Next year I want one of these shots to be our Christmas card. 😊Amazing! They are like my kids were on the first day of snow! Adorable and very lucky chimps to have Diana and JB and the staff, volunteers and donors behind them!
Merry Christmas to all the staff…thanks for a year of fun photos shared about the chimps
Oh I think we need to make a little book using these photos and call it “Snow Day”. Sigh…..LOVE!
Ah, such a dilemna for the chimps: the snow looks pretty and it’s fun to eat, but to walk on it? Eesh! Ya’d think that Jamie might employ a pair of her boots to avoid getting her feet wet. Negra appears to have the best solution to keeping her feet warm.