Today was sponsored by Chad DeBree, one of our wonderful student interns, in honor of his mother, Jody Sanchez, on her birthday! Chad shared this pretty amusing message:
“February 5th is my mother’s (Jody Sanchez) birthday. When I was first just thinking about interning/volunteering at CSNW, she went straight to the internet to learn more. Through her research into the sanctuary, she learned there was a chimpanzee named Jody, as well. From then on, she refers to Jody as my second mom, and scolds me if I refer to Jody by her name or Jo. If I tell her any story about Jody, I have refer to her as “Mama.†So now I have a Mommy and a Mama, which, personality-wise, they’re not that far off from each other.”
Chad, thank you for sharing your mother’s special day with the chimpanzees! We really appreciate all you do for the chimps. Your hard work makes a lasting difference in their day to day lives and helps provide a safe, comfortable and enriching home in which they can thrive and that means the world.
Happy Birthday, Jody! Jody Chimpanzee would probably have a lot of suggestions on how you should spent the day, but whatever you do we hope it’s a day full of joy, celebration and a full heart!
Thank you all for the Birthday wishes. All the videos you post always puts a smile on my face.
I love those pictures of Jody.
This is a great post, you didn’t leave out a minute. I smiled from ear to ear thinking of Foxie braving the cold to enjoy the very last sunset of 2017. That’s ending the year on a high note. Great choice!
What a special New Year day you had. Your last paragraph really got to me. Like you, I believe with whole hearted certainty that the chimps were celebrating another year of freedom and comfort. I believe they know there is now joy in the passing of time — better days always lie ahead! Thank you for giving them this beautiful life, this freedom to be. And I hope those black eyed peas bring CSNW prosperity in 2018!!
Much love and Happy New Year to all.
What A great post! Wishing all the chimps and their human friends a New Year filled with good health, peace, joy, and love!
Thank you so much for this wonderful glimpse into their lives. So much love from me to you all!! Happy New Year to you all and love and hugs to all…