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Chimpanzee Photography Experience & Online Auction Opening Soon

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I mentioned the other day that some 2013 HOOT! auction bidders had cashed in their photography experience at the sanctuary that they won at the gala.

Right now, we are gearing up for our Summer Biddin’ online auction. While we don’t have a photography session, we do have a really amazing and unique experience to bid on: a Backstage Pass to the Sanctuary!

Bidding for all items opens Thursday morning, and items are still being added, but you can and should (right now) check out how you can help us throw a spectacular Summer Lovin’ Party for the chimpanzees and get some perks for yourself in the process.

Back to Saturday. Martha and Susie were the first winning bidders for the photography session. They had a great time at the sanctuary learning some new photography skills from photographers Karen Ducey and Dean Rutz. They set up photography camp on the observation deck and learned the ropes of the professional equipment that Karen and Dean generously loaned.

Martha and Susie taking aim

Martha and Susie practicing

Martha and Susie happy

And they got some really amazing photos!! Below are just a few.

Annie:

Annie on young's hill

Foxie:

Foxie pull up

Foxie on platform

 

And birthday-girl Missy, looking like her athletic self:

Missy on fire hose

 

Not only was it Missy’s birthday on the day they visited, it was also Martha’s! Karen was kind enough to bring a birthday cake, which of course we adorned with some CSNW style:

Martha's bday cake

 

Martha and Susie also took a walk with J.B. around the hill with Jamie of course following on the inside of the fence. Ellie the elk was hanging around the property and joined them too:

Ellie, J.B., Martha, Susie

 

You just never know what adventures await at the sanctuary, especially on a party day, which is why you should get ready to bid on the unique Backstage Pass experience and help us throw a great end-of-summer party! You don’t have to wait until Thursday to make your Summer Lovin’ party donation – do it today!

Thank you for getting us to our goal!

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Yesterday was a bit of a roller coaster. At one point in the afternoon, we thought we had exceeded our goal in the Biddin’ for the Seven online auction, but then we received notice that someone had mistakenly made a large guaranteed bid on an item. We corrected the mistake and watched several thousand dollars disappear from the fundraising thermometer.

We were down to the last several minutes of the auction and still had some money to raise to reach the goal. But you pulled out all the stops, and we ended up going over our goal with a total of $12,757 in bids and Sustain the Sanctuary donation pledges!

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Thank you so very much to those who participated in the auction! I’ll be sending off auction items to winning bidders in the next several days, and will be excited to hear how you like your new stuff! If you have any questions about paying your invoice, don’t hesitate to contact me: [email protected].

It’s kind of funny that I was so wrapped up in watching that fundraising thermometer – $12,000 was somewhat of an arbitrary number. It sure did feel great to reach and then exceed that goal, though! It’s not, of course, all we need to end the year strong, so we’ll be doing some end-of-year fundraising and we hope you’ll sign up for our Chimpanzee Pal program or make a general donation.

It truly does take a virtual village to run a chimpanzee sanctuary, and Burrito, Negra, Jody, Jamie, Missy, Foxie, and Annie rely on their virtual family out there in the world to keep them comfortable, well-fed, healthy, and happy. The photos and videos on this blog are a testament to what donations to sanctuaries can provide, and we can’t thank you enough for taking part in giving the chimpanzees the second chance they so deserve.

Right now there is another way that you can help Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest as well as two other animal sanctuaries. Herbivore Clothing Company is spearheading a 10% for sanctuaries week, with lots of businesses participating. Take a look at the list of companies that are participating, and start shopping or make a donation here. Big thanks to Tofurky / Turtle Island Foods and Chicago Vegan Foods for kick-starting the donations!

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And if you’re still in the bidding mood, there’s still time to bid on Jamie’s painting (or any of the great paintings) in the HSUS Chimpanzee Art  Auction, with proceeds going to the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance.

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Only Hours Left to Bid – Help Us Reach Our Goal!

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If you’re signed up for our e-news list, you received the below in your inbox. Please share and help us reach our goal! And if you’re not signed up to receive our emails, sign up here.

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November 11, 2013

10:00 am PT

There’s still time to bid. Help us raise $4,000 in 10 hours!

 

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The Biddin’ for the Seven online auction got off to a great start and is going strong, thanks to everyone who has already participated!

We can meet our $12,000 goal if you place a bid or make a Sustain the Sanctuary donation. Your donation provides the Cle Elum Seven with fresh fruits and veggies, medical care and a stimulating environment. 

Though many items were grabbed up with the guaranteed purchase price over the course of the last few days, there are still plenty of items to bid on. Here are just a few:

 

Hand Painted Jody Wine Bottle

Jody wine bottle

Decorative wine bottle featuring a photo transfer of Jody from Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Hand painted with a combination of latex and acrylic paints and adorned with beads and charms at the neck. Created by volunteer caregiver Stephanie Perciful.

Explore Europe Ritz Carlton package

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Five nights at your choice of participating Ritz-Carlton Resorts in Europe with breakfast each morning (can split the stay between more than one resort), round-trip airfare for two, and complimentary booking. Minimum bid price just reduced!

Two Giraffes in Golden Light

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18″ x 28″ canvas with a 1.5″ edge. A photograph of two giraffes side by side, looking out towards the setting sun in the golden grass of a savannah in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Photo by Kathy Cochran.

Ecolodge Excursion in Equador

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Four days and three nights, meals, and guided tours for two at the Kapawi Ecolodge and Reserve where you will be surrounded by wildlife in comfortable lodging by night and have opportunities to explore one of the most pristine and remote environments in the world by day.

Missy in the Bamboo Forest

Missy in the Bamboo Forest

One-of-a-kind handcrafted necklace by Tamela. The chain is a mixture of ceramic and sterling silver beads. The colors were carefully chosen to reflect the natural colors on Young’s Hill at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. 21 inches long with sterling silver clasp The pendant is 99.9% pure silver, 1.75 x 3.25 inches, kiln fired, hand polished, accented with a bamboo pattern, oxidized to give a subtle antique look, then coated lightly with a jeweler’s wax to protect and preserve the finish. Marked as fine silver on the back and given the artist’s own “T” mark.

 

See these and more items on the Biddin’ for the Seven auction website.

 

negra under blanketJoin the virtual village in caring for the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees by giving your Sustain the Sanctuary donation in any amount.

We have $1,650 to go to reach our goal of $4,000 for Sustain the Sanctuary donations on the Biddin’ site. Help us get to our goal by making a donation and sharing the donation page with your virtual friends on Facebook and other social networking sites. We will send you a special thank you in return for your donation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get Your Bids in Now!

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Bid on getaways, art, gift certificates, and more!

 

Remember – bidding ends at 6:00pm (PST) tonight, so get your bids in now.

Below are just a few of the amazing items in the online auction

Private island getaway to Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos!

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Professional recording (audio or video) studio opportunity and bed and breakfast package for three nights

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Visit to Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest and a dinner prepared by staff

annie eating brussels

Note: the photo above of Annie eating Brussels sprouts is not a reflection of the dinner that the staff will prepare for the humans – we promise that the dinner will be good and won’t be raw Brussels. We won’t even make you forage for your dinner – it will be served on plates.

Blooming Trolls:

A one-of-a-kind mixed media piece celebrating Foxie’s love of troll dolls, made with actual troll parts after they were well-loved by the chimpanzees. By volunteer caregiver Seana Blake

blooming trolls

And much, much more!

You can also donate online towards our Veterinary Fund. With your help, the new mobile clinic will be up and running by this fall. The more funds received, the more equipment and needed supplies we can have available for medical procedures.

mobile clinic

Big thanks to Karen and Don Young for generous initial investments to the clinic, to everyone who gave at the 2011 auciton, and to all of the amazing 2013 donors  – notably Marsha Perelman for her $10,000 donation that was matched at the event on Saturday, and to Kathy Cochran and Wynn Kerr who raised their paddles for $5,000 a piece!

 

Almost Time to Bid!

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Here’s just a little sneak peak at Out of the Box 2013 in Seattle:

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And below is a message that just went out to e-news subscribers. We’re so excited about the auction!

 

On Your Mark, Get Set, Bid!

out of the box logToday is the day! Over 200 guests will be arriving at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest’s Seattle gala auction at 6pm (PST), and the Out of the Box online opens at the exact same time!

Just think, as Seattle guests are perusing auction items and placing bids, you can do the same thing on your computer!

You can even donate toward the Veterinary Clinic at the same time paddles are being raised in Seattle.

To connect those at a distance even more with our Seattle event, we’ll send you the link to the video that guests at Bell Harbor will be watching, as they are watching it, at 9:00pm PST. We’ll be watching the online auction and can update the auctioneer in real-time with online donations being made.

I hope you’ll join the fun, and raise your virtual paddles high!

You can also follow the Seattle Out of the Box auction through photos and posts on Facebook throughout the evening.

Consider celebrating Audrey Hepburn’s birthday today, and place your first bid on this painting of Audrey by Spazy Art.

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The artist donated the piece after finding out about the auction through the pre-auction Green Day tickets. Don’t forget, the online auction also features a guitar signed by Green Day members:

guitar signed by Green Day members

Those are just two of the amazing auction items available for online bidding. There’s something for everyone – from art, to gift certificates, to exotic getaways. We JUST added a new amazing getaway to an ecolodge in Ecuador!

Bidding on all online items ends Monday, May 6th at 6:00pm.

Out of the Box 2013 was made possible by auction committee members Pam Lehnert, Felicity Wood, Connie Robertson, Julie Harding, Patti Sims, and Annie Norris, as well as many, many event volunteers.

Big thanks to celebrity host Charlotte Ross:

Charlotte with jamie

You can bid on a visit to Paramount Studios with Charlotte!

Out of the Box sponsors:

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Seattle Met logo

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Provitro biosciences

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Rock Stars and Getaways

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I sat down to write a blog post highlighting Out of the Box 2013 auction items, and quickly became overwhelmed! There are SO many amazing items! I decided to focus on two things – rock stars and getaways.

What auction, I ask you, can you bid on a guitar signed by a chimpanzee??

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A couple of weeks ago, we sent out an e-newsletter and posted about the Green Day Tickets in our online auction. Those tickets went to the loveliest of families for $5,640. They had an awesome time at the concert in Berkeley on Tuesday – more on that later.

In addition to the tickets, Adrienne and Billie Joe Armstrong also donated a guitar signed by Green Day members.

green day guitar

 

But that’s not the only signed guitar in the auction – Jamie “signed” a mini guitar, and we had it framed in a shadow box along with a photo of the rock star herself. This is an item that will be available at our Seattle gala, so you’d better get your tickets now in order to bid on this one-of-a-kind conversation-starting art piece.

Here’s a photo of the guitar before it was framed:

Jamie guitar before framing

And now, for a couple of getaways –

How about a week on Grand Cayman Island? Jackie and Kevin Downey, friends of Don and Karen Young (as in Young’s Hill), generously donated a week’s stay in their condo on Seven Mile Beach! cayman sunset

Or an adventure in the Amazon? Volunteer Rozsika went to Peru last year to work on her master’s thesis and decided everyone should be able to experience the beauty of the jungle, so she managed to get this amazing trip donated for the auction.

peruvian sloth

Both of the above getaways will be available to our Seattle Out of the Box attendees. Did I mention you should get your tickets to this event asap?

For those who will be bidding online, perhaps you’ll be interested in four nights at the Ritz Carlton in Cancun or, for a more casual tropical retreat, bid on a week at The Beachouse in Fiji!

fiji swing

We even have a combination rock star and getaway item – a Recording Studio Vacation at a beautiful bed and breakfast  studio in Idaho! You can be your own creative genius for three days making an audio OR video project for private or commercial use, or bring your band to work on that first album!

recording studio

And all of that is only a small sampling of the auction items! Remember, online bidding opens May 4th and the Seattle event is that night. You can see which items will be available for bidding online by looking at the items as a full list or by sorting by category – the ones that are highlighted will be online; the ones not highlighted will be at the Seattle event.

All proceeds from the auctions will go towards the care of the chimpanzees and the sanctuary’s advocacy work. You can also donate directly to our very important fund-a-need, the veterinary clinic, right now.

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