Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

Hope. Love. Home. Sanctuary

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IDA-Africa Auction

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There are still a few months before CSNW’s big Oct. 2nd auction fundraiser, Celebrate the Seven, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait to go to a great auction that has the added bonus of helping chimpanzees.

Here’s a message from IDA-Africa about a terrific event and a unique opportunity to learn about an amazing sanctuary in Africa:

You’re invited to celebrate IDA-Africa’s 10th Anniversary with Founder, Dr. Sheri Speede, and “Seattle’s Best Comic,” Peggy Platt, as emcee. The 10th Annual Fundraiser and Auction to benefit IDA-Africa and the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon will be held on Thursday, July 23rd at the Lakeside Event Center. Dr. Speede will share chimpanzee rescue stories and the details of IDA-Africa’s groundbreaking conservation campaign. Enjoy a spectacular view of the city from Lake Union while bidding on fantastic silent and live auction items, sipping on wine, and savoring the culinary delights of CaterArts. Click here for more information. Tickets are going fast and can be purchased on-line. We hope to see you there!

Creative Fundraising

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Recently, the students at Walter Strom Middle School here in Cle Elum held a fundraiser for the chimps with the support of the Cle Elum Kiwanis Club. By collecting change, the students  raised $181, which we will use to care for the Cle Elum Seven. We are so grateful for the wonderful support we continue to receive from our community. Thanks everyone!

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And if you are in the Seattle area, visit Corrine at the Hair Company on Greenwood. Corrine took part in our Holiday Fundraising program by donating the proceeds of her haircuts to CSNW, and she decided to keep the program going! Thanks Corrine!

Celebrate the Seven Auction

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We are gearing up for our first auction fundraiser and we could use your help! Details about the auction are below and more details will be available on the website soon.

We are currently seeking the following donations for the auction:
*getaway packages (vacations, flights, stays at b&bs and hotels, etc.)
*gift certificates for restaurants, spas, theaters, sporting events, yoga classes, musical venues, ski passes, rafting trips, cooking classes, pet grooming and boarding, etc.)
*original artwork
*wine

If you would like to help secure donations, please email me. There is a meeting in Seattle on Thursday, July 16th at 6:00pm for all auction volunteers, so let me know if you’d like to join us and I will send you the details.

The event is already gearing up to be a successful evening. The chimps will be celebrated in style! With enough people asking for donations we’ll be able to raise a bunch of money for them.

We’ll also need lots of volunteers to work the auction itself. Jobs that night will include registration, food and beverage serving, live auction help (runners, recorders, item handlers), raffle ticket sellers, checking-out, cleaning up. If you’d like to work the auction, let me know that too.

If you live at a distance, you can still secure items for the auction, or you can help sponsor the auction itself to cut down on the costs to the sanctuary for putting on this swanky and fun event. Perhaps the Chimp Chatterers / blog followers would like to sponsor the printing and framing of a couple of Cle Elum Seven photos to be auctioned off? What do you think?

Details, details, details:
Title: Celebrate the Seven: Hope. Love. Home…Sanctuary
Venue: Fremont Abbey Arts Center, Seattle
Date: Friday, October 2
Time: 6:00pm
Music: Ambience Jazz Quartet
Auction: Live and silent
Vibe: Celebratory!

Caregiving

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One of the more fantastic things that has happened in the last year is that the chimpanzees have new caregivers – staff and volunteer. Jackie is our newest staff person, and she is just finishing up chimpanzee care training. It is so fun to see the chimps react and interact with new friends. Today I spied on Jamie and Foxie playing with Jackie through the barn doors. Jamie had a stretchy hose-like thing that she was using to play tug-of-war. Being Jamie, she naturally wore a bikini top draped around her neck (complete with trolls tied to the strings).

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In addition to playing with the chimps, which is a very important job, Jackie’s been hard at work caring for the chimps’ garden beds. Check them out!

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July 4th forage one year later

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I think it’s really starting to sink in that the Cle Elum Seven have been in sanctuary for one year. We can now look back at blog posts from exactly one year ago and see how much has changed, including our videography skills! So, watch the video below and check out the video and photos from the last 4th of July celebration: https://chimpsnw.org/?p=177