Here are some shots of the new mural. Thank you all for donating to this project. Though it was several months ago, you remain permanently appreciated!
Artist Kim in front of the mural, just after completing it.
Missy checking it out:
Fundraising
Sponsor Out of the Box, the 2010 Auction!
Exciting news! Preparations for our Oct 1, 2010 auction – Out of the Box are in full swing and we have some amazing auction items!
The auction team has been working hard to get good deals and donations for all that it takes to put on this fabulous event. We still have to pay for some things, though, and this is where you can help!
We are seeking individual and business cash sponsors to offset the costs of the auction, and we’ll even give you stuff for your donation. Big thanks to Barbara Lauterbach, who made her Playface sponsorship donation months ago (I wish I could plan ahead as well as Barbara!)
See the main auction page for details and current sponsors, or just click to download the documents below and make a donation by check or online:
CSNW 2010 Individual Sponsor Benefits (pdf)
CSNW 2010 Business Sponsor Benefits (pdf)
Please feel free to reach out to businesses you frequent and to friends about sponsoring our auction, just let me know and I can send you more introductory information. Email me: [email protected]
Out of the Box is going to be a fantastic and fun night. With your help, we’ll make even more money for an exciting new project for the chimpanzees…
Ultimate goal reached! $1,800 to reach $50,000
We’ve reached the $45,000 goal!!! We will replace one more window if we reach $50,000 – only $1,800 more to get there. That will allow us to replace a grand total of seven windows – one for each chimpanzee! Two windows from LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, One from Anna Kircher’s generous match and you blog readers, and hopefully four from the 2nd Anniversary Fundraising.
The remaining windows we will keep as they are so that we can open them for air circulation. We are waiting for our welders to fit us in to their schedule. As soon as that happens, we’ll start installing the first three picture windows!
The idea behind our 2nd Anniversary Fundraising was to raise crucial funds for our operating expenses before doing any more projects, so any additional funds raised will go towards these operating expenses. Let’s see how far we can go!
A big thank you to recent donors who helped put us over the top:
*Karen and Don Young for their amazing $7500 match. They really allowed us to reach that goal so much faster!
* Frank Milette of Magnetic & Penetrant Services Co., Inc. Frank is volunteer Cari Parker’s boss. Remember that big roll of pink paper? Cari saw the paper at work, thought of Jamie, and asked her boss if she could bring it to the sanctuary. As a thank you for letting her give the chimps the paper, Cari shared a photo of Jamie in her giant pink nest and a link to our website, and Frank immediately wrote a very generous $1,000 check!
*Barbara Bakeletz (Barb in Ohio) who donated $875 to get us to the $40,000 goal.
* Volunteer Stephanie Perciful, who raised $700 through the Pet First Aid Class she and her husband Tim taught last week. Thanks to all who attended the training and donated!
* Tamela Burgess has been “feeding the banana” for months by working really hard to produce amazing and sought-after jewelry for her Etsy store. Her total raised so far is over $1,500!
*A special thanks also to our monthly donors, who keep us going whether we are having a special fundraising drive or not.
*I don’t want to leave anyone out! There have been so many donors over the last two months, and I will be updating our donor list soon to reflect all of these wonderful folks. Everyone who has given any amount since March 17th has contributed towards the 2nd Anniversary Fundraising. Our success is thanks to all of you.
Who’s Burrito’s biggest fan?
Tamela is looking for Burrito’s biggest fan to buy a one-of -a-kind handmade Burrito belt buckle (see photo below).
She also has very cool paperweights for sale in her online Etsy shop with interchangeable photos of the Cle Elum Seven, so you can spend each day with a different chimpanzee image!
For other fun stuff to support the chimps:
Cindy still has some of her adorable beaded bracelets available in her Etsy shop – get your Burrito, Negra, Missy, Foxie, Annie, Jody or Jamie bracelet today!
and don’t forget about Jeani’s Firstgiving page with the woodburned pins as a thank you for your donation
and Margaret Parkinson’s Firstgiving page with a card with a print of one of her amazing paintings as a thank you for a donation
And Pam Lehnert’s Firstgiving page and offer to transform your space for a donation to the sanctuary.
So many fun ways to support the chimps for our 2nd Anniversary Fundraising drive! Thank you, everyone, for your hard work and great ideas and for those who have supported these supporters!
banana update – $36,627 raised
With Karen and Don Young’s generous match for each new goal we reach towards our 2nd Anniversary Fundraising, we have just $873 to go to reach $40,000 and 2 caged windows replaced by bullet proof glass and $3,373 to go to reach our ultimate goal and replace three caged-windows windows.
Thanks so much to everyone who has donated and raised funds so far!
Only 27 days to reach the ultimate goal!
Banana updated again!
We’ve had lots of new donations over the last few days! We’re getting close to our initial goal, so I updated the banana again this morning.
Only $783 to go to reach the $30,000 mark. This means $15,783 to reach our ultimate goal and three new chimp-proof, sun-letting-in, clear-view, picture windows!
42 days to go…
My personal thanks to everyone who donated in honor of my birthday on Facebook and otherwise. And thanks for all of our regular donors and creative supporters who have gotten us this far.
Fundraising Update – OMG! $10,000 in 1 week
This week was really incredible in terms of donations towards our 2nd Anniversary Fundraising. We received a $5,000 grant from the Tony Stewart Foundation (share this page with all of your race-loving friends) and over $5,000 in individual donations!! This means we have only $17,332 to raise by June 13th to reach our ultimate goal of $45,000 and three more chimp-proof windows. We are getting so close! Don’t slow down now!
There are two new supporter fundraising pages:
Jeani Goodrich (no relation to me) has a Firstgiving page set up. With every $25 donation, she’ll send you something special, starting with wood-burned pins made by Diane Frederick of Fredericks Firegraphics (see the Foxie pin to the left.)
Donate now to get your pick of chimpanzee for the pin.
Cindy Marks has set up an Etsy store to sell handmade bracelets with the chimps’ names on them. All net proceeds will go to the sanctuary. Each bracelet includes a picture card of the chimpanzee you select. Most bracelets include African wedding beads to honor their heritage.
She has created a very sweet BFF Missy and Annie bracelet (see photo at left) with intertwined strands representing Annie and Missy’s devotion to each other.
Shop now and check back often for new designs!
And don’t forget these other ways that you can donate to the sanctuary while supporting those who are raising funds:
- Margaret Parkinson’s firstgiving page. Margaret is giving away art cards with prints of the Cle Elum Seven chimpanzees with a $30 donation. See Margaret’s paintings on her website. I can’t decide if Missy and Annie or Negra in the Sun is my favorite. You can get any of the chimpanzee prints on cards with your donation.
- Tamela’s Art Under Glass Etsy store. Tamela is donating all net proceeds from sales from now until the end of June of all of the handmade jewelry and other items for sale through her Etsy store. She just added more items last night, so check it out now!
- Pam Lehnert’s firstgiving page. Pam is giving away a percentage of all of her consulting fees from her staging business and is offerring reduced rates for those in Seattle, Cle Elum and Roslyn who want to beautify their homes through her gift for decorating and who choose to give all of the fees to the sanctuary.
- Tim and Stephanie Perciful are offering an invaluable class in Pet First Aid on Sunday, May 23rd with all fees for the class going to the sanctuary. Register now while there’s still space.
You can also make a direct donation to the sanctuary. 45 days to go…. we can reach our goal with your help! Thank you, everyone!
