Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

Cowgirl Jamie

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Because of their opposable toes, chimpanzees have feet more similar to our hands, therefore their feet are quite wide. So, I’d say Jamie seemed very proud to find a boot wide enough that she could squish her feet into.

**Editor’s Note**
For those of you unfamiliar to our organization or to those first-time blog readers, please visit this post for our stance on chimpanzees wearing clothes. We put out a variety of enrichment (toys, blankets, clothes, etc.) for the chimps to play with every day. They have the choice to either use something, or not, and in what ever way they see fit. So, if Jamie decides to put on a boot, that is her choice… and on this day, she made the choice to put on the boot. 🙂
-Jackie

Chimps’ Choice

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As you can probably tell from several of our recent blog posts (including the termite board, the browse feeder, hanging juice bottles outside the caging, and frozen troll dolls), we’ve been working really hard to come up with unique enrichment puzzles for the chimps. Last week, Jessie from the Center for Great Apes visited, and told us about Boomer Balls. Boomer Balls are non-toxic, heavy-duty polyethylene plastic balls. At the Center, they drill holes in the boomer balls and freeze Gatorade or juice inside. She says the apes at the Center love it and we suspect the Cle Elum Seven will too. So, for this month’s Chimps’ Choice item, we’re asking for Boomer Balls. Help us enrich the chimps! Send us a 4 1/2″ ball, a 6″ ball, a 10″ ball, or a 10″ snack-n-trim in the next month, and we’ll send you something special in return.

Big THANK YOU to Out of the Box Sponsors

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I just updated the Out of the Box event page with new sponsorship information, and I’m so excited I had to share the new sponsors with you here on the blog. These folks are helping in a big way to make the Out of the Box auction (a sold-out event!) possible, and we really can’t thank them enough. Please check out the websites of the businesses and see what they’re all about.

It’s not too late to be a sponsor! Download these docs about sponsor benefits:

Business Underwriter Sponsors benefits

Indivdual Sponsors benefits

Next, I’ll be updating the Auction Items page with lots of new items.


And then, the Online Auction – everyone can bid! Stay tuned… it’s coming soon.


Wine during the silent auction provided by:


Event food by:

Two Tartes Catering



Sponsors as of September 15th

Business Sponsors

Chimpanzee Champions:


T-Arts Designs by Tamela


Chimpanzee Fans:


Chimpanzee Friends:

Seattle Vegan Score

Fido-N-Scratch


Table Sponsors:

Of the Earth

Clearvue Vision Center

Sandi Tampa Real Estate

Kriss Chiropractic

Vitality Chiropractic Center

Lion’s Share Industries

Individual Sponsors

Food Squeak Sponsor:

Nicole Velin-Shaw


Play Laugh Sponsors:

John and Merritt Atwood

Jennifer Godfrey


Play Face Sponsors:

Mike Kerby

Barbara Lauterbach

The Wagmans


Friend of the Staff Sponsors:

Lesley Day

Barbara Lauterbach

Leslie Sodaro

If you would like more information about sponsorships or have any other questions, contact me – Diana, Director of Outreach: [email protected] 509-470-4440.

It’s Annie’s Birthday!

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Today, we are celebrating Annie’s 36th Birthday! Donate $36 today in honor of her silly antics (her bouncy feet, the way she follows Missy around, and her undying love for grass), and I promise to send you something special in your inbox. Let’s keep raising money for her to get “Out of the Box” to run on 2 acres of GRASS!