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Archives for June 13, 2020

Happy Birthday to our Queen Negra!

June 13, 2020 by Kelsi

To know Negra is a true honor. She is unapologetically herself. To know who you are is a very important life skill. To have the ability to express yourself is also very important. Negra’s life has not been easy. However, Negra is a chimp who knows how she likes things and what she wants. Negra knows she loves pine-coco juice, lettuce, and chow. Negra as many of us know is the queen of comfort, she loves to make people dance for her, and when she wants to play she is not afraid to initiate it. When she feels like it, she gives the best kisses. Negra also gets to make those choices. She gets to choose where and how to make her nest, if she wants to go out on Young’s Hill, and she gets to express herself how she chooses. If Negra feels annoyed with her caregivers she can show her feelings, and trust us Negra is not afraid of holding back :).

June 13th, 2008 changed many lives. Most importantly everyday for 12 years seven chimps’ lives have gotten better each and everyday. And seven chimps became ten chimps. While our family may be growing, our visions and goals as a sanctuary have not. As Leslie Knope once asked in a TV show called Parks and Rec, “Are you better off now than you were a year ago?”. The answer is ABSOLUTELY and Negra is the perfect example of that. Happy Birthday to our Queen Negra. You are so very special to us.

If you missed the The Queen’s Brunch today you can still donate on our auction page. There are still a few second chance items left. Don’t miss out!

The Queen laying on her throne.

We had a huge forage out on Young’s Hill for lunch. Jody had arms full of cattails and a mouth full of roses. She also scored a big chunk of coconut. However, Jody got a little distracted near Negra. Negra looked over and to her dismay there was an abandoned coconut! Negra looked to be the happiest person in the world!

Negra with the coconut.

Missy zipped around the whole forage. I literally never saw her walking.

Jamie with arms and a foot full of lettuce.

Bubba enjoying his peppers.

Negra loving her lettuce too.

We hope you all had as much fun with the virtual auction and brunch as we did! I will leave you with these two images of Negra.

Filed Under: Annie, Burrito, Foxie, Fundraising, Honey B, Jamie, Jody, Mave, Missy, Negra, Nesting, Party, Play, Sanctuary, Willy B, Young's Hill Tagged With: Annie, Burrito, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, forage, Foxie, Fundraising, Honey B, Jamie, Jody, Mave, Missy, Negra, Party, Sanctuary, Willy B

In honor of Queen Negra!

June 13, 2020 by Katelyn

We’re so fortunate to have a second sponsor of a day on this very special day of celebration! Long-time friend and chimp family member, Kathleen Corby, sends this heart-lifting message about her gift:

“Happy 47th birthday to my dear Negra. This is one of my favorite days of the year. A day to honor and celebrate the one and only HRH, Queen Negra. I will be celebrating with you, munching on my StroopWaffels, sipping yummy pineapple spritzers with my special straw, wearing my CSNW pin, and popping my party cracker so I too can wear a crown and be Queen for a day with you. Oh what fun we will share during your Live (yippee!!) Queen’s Brunch celebration! May nut bags rain from the sky. Happy birthday Negra, I love you so. And Happy 12 Years of Sanctuary to everyone at CSNW. So much to be grateful for today. Let the celebrations begin…..”

Thank you so much, Kathleen, for sponsoring our Queen’s (and her family’s!) incredible day of celebration and for being right there with us all every step of the way. We’re so grateful to have you as part of our chimp family. <3

It’s finally here! The Queen’s Brunch! Be sure to tune into our live event on Facebook today at 11:00 AM PST to join in the festivities!

Happy Birthday, Negra! You are more loved than you may ever know.

Filed Under: Events, Negra, Party, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day Tagged With: chimpanzee, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Negra, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day

In honor of Denise and Richard

June 13, 2020 by Katelyn

Janet Mattox is sponsoring a day of sanctuary today for the chimpanzees and bovines: “In honor of my wonderful friends Denise and Richard Edelson. Denise introduced me to the chimpsnw.org blog, and it has brought me so much pleasure, especially welcome just now when the news is bleak. Thank you, everyone, cows, chimps, and humans!”

Denise and Richard, thank you for your support and sharing your love of the chimpanzees! This makes a huge difference in their lives.

And Janet, thank you so much for celebrating Denise and Richard and the shared joy the chimps and the bovines have brought to your life! To all our lives. 🙂

Today is a pretty big deal here at the sanctuary as we honor the ten chimpanzees and four bovines who call this their home. It’s the 12 year anniversary of the arrival of Jamie, Jody, Annie, Missy, Burrito, Foxie and Negra, whose honorary 47th birthday we’re also celebrating today! And you can join in all this amazingness with our first ever virtual event, The Queen’s Brunch (live via FaceBook at 11:00 AM PST)!

Negra:

Willy B:

Honey B and Mave:

Jody:

Meredith, Honey, Nutmeg and Betsy:

Jamie, Foxie, Missy, Annie and Burrito:

Filed Under: Annie, Burrito, Cattle, Events, Foxie, Fundraising, Honey B, Jamie, Jody, Mave, Missy, Negra, Party, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day, Willy B, Young's Hill Tagged With: chimpanzee, chimpanzee sanctuary, Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Sanctuary, Sponsor-a-day

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