Today is World Chimpanzee Day! And this amazing day was sponsored by Erin Yuhas and her incredible colleagues at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Norwich! Erin shared this wonderful message about their generous gifts for the chimpanzees:
“Our medical office wears “Jeans for a Cause” every Friday and my cause for the month of June was your sanctuary and these special chimps. Together we raised over $300 and, in addition to sponsoring a day, we also sent the chimps many items from their wish list–including tons of blankets for nests! With all of us having worked in the medical field for many years, we can appreciate all these chimps went through in the name of science. I was happy to be able to share my knowledge of chimps and of your sanctuary with my coworkers helping to create awareness. I’m not sure my coworkers really liked my fact sheets and quiz, though! (This made us smile, Erin! 🙂 ). Thank you for all you do for these beautiful chimps and for the ones still to come!”
To everyone at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Norwich, thank you so much for your generous hearts, your willingness to share your knowledge of, and learn more about, chimpanzees! You couldn’t have chosen a more perfect day to sponsor. Always, but especially during these uncertain times we all face, your support means the world to us, and most importantly, to the chimpanzees. From our hearts to yours, thank you!
You can learn more about this special day and hear a message from Dr. Jane Goodall here: “July 14, 1960, is the day Dr. Jane Goodall first stepped foot in what is now Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, to study wild chimpanzees. In honor of humankind’s closest living relative, World Chimpanzee Day is a celebration of chimpanzees and an opportunity to raise awareness about the vital need for worldwide participation in their care, protection, and conservation in the wild and in captivity.”
Jamie:
Jody:
Mave:
Annie, Missy, Foxie and Jody:
Honey B:
Burrito and Negra:
Willy B:
Linda C says
thanks to Erin and all of her coworkets! HOOT!!!
Kathleen says
Happy World Chimpanzee Day to everyone! Hope the chimps have a celebratory bash today! I watched Jane Goodall’s ‘Gombe 60 LIVE’ FB event today in honor of it all. Amazing.
Elaine Reininger says
Wow what a great group of people at Hartford Medical Healthcare — thanks to all who contributed to make such a generous donation and then sending blankets etc in addition.
Tobin says
I love my first cousins in the Animal world. I so hope that, in the years to come, more and more chimpanzees (and bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, just to name a few species) can thrive in their natural habitats.