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Valentine’s Day with Burrito and Friends

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Today we celebrated our forever valentines (the chimpanzees of CSNW) with a lovely party planned and prepared by caregiver Jenna! Jenna threw an amazing party, complete with chocolate pudding covered strawberries, fruit-filled ice treats, acai smoothie bowls with berries and homemade granola, chow cookies, and edible flowers in pools of gatorade. She also made mail boxes for Jamie and Cy (the resident book worms) where staff and volunteers could write notes for the chimps (or in Cy’s case, cut out pictures of people from magazines, his favorites!), and banners with photos of the chimps. Check out the video to see Burrito, Missy, Foxie, Negra, Annie, and Jamie enjoy all of their special goodies, and come back tomorrow to see Cy and friends enjoy their party!

2024 Wrap-Up

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Happy New Year, everyone! Please check out Katelyn’s first of the year blog and look out for the New Year party video coming tomorrow!
I thought I would leave you with our end of the year wrap-up. Our long time follower, Ozzie, sums up our year so perfectly! I have linked some of the blogs for all of you to enjoy.
And with much anticipation, here it is:
“Ozzie’s Annual CSNW New Year’s Gongs:

My annual year in review! This one has been a tough one. But without further ado:

2.Willy B Brando swaggers unconfidently to second in charge.
3. Cy wins the Easter Egg hunt!
4. Jamie forces JB into thigh high psychedelic boots for a march around the hill!!! Cher applauds Jamie from Malibu!
5. Gordo thrives in his PRT training.
6. Rayne masters her beauty regime
7. Annie turns 50!!!! Banana cream pies all around!
8. Gordo screams at wounds but can’t stop looking and screaming.
9. Dr Z’s patients of the year: Honey B loses an eyelid; Willy B almost loses a toe; Meredith goes to the big hospital
10. We do have a new category: Video of the Year. Hands down? Pan Hibernatus.
11. Two biggest achievements this year: everyone goes out onto the Bray (some in the heat of battle but everyone has been out now!)
12. Burrito climbs a tree. This one was a particularly bittersweet moment for me. My partner of 25 years died and this was the last video she saw. Tears of joy.
13. Finally: in memoriam. This year saw the passing of so many supporters of the sanctuary. We also sadly lost our beautiful big boy Nutmeg. And we sweetly remember Jody – every day.
And thus we end 2024 – a rough year for everyone except Burrito who held all of us on his laughing shaking shoulders.”

Thank you so much, Ozzie!

Bonus photos from today!

Burrito looking for pomegranate seeds:

Neggie eating some black-eyed peas:

And Jamie:

Tune in tomorrow for the New Year party shenanigans!

Early Christmas!

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With the success of the Fill the Fridge for the Holidays fund in our Comfort & Joy 2024 online auction, we thought we’d bring Christmas to the sanctuary a little early. Grace and Kelsi ordered some extra special treats along with our usual produce delivery and the staff set about decorating the trees on the Hill and Bray with edible ornaments! As you can see, there are many ways to pluck treats out of a prickly tree—and many ways not to! It’s always fun to watch the chimps work through challenges like this.

Many, many thanks to the Fill the Fridge donors: Shelley W., Jamie R., Sherry P., Jayne R., Melody W., Jackie P., Penelope A., Teresa C., Tricia M., Dusty C., Molly N., Frances B., Rebecca M., and Winifred G.!

 

Happy Birthday, Willy B!

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Today is Willy B’s 34th birthday! We are so fortunate to be able to know, love, and care for this special chimpanzee. He certainly always keeps us on our toes, whether it be trying to understand the motivation behind some of his actions, or quite literally when he suddenly decides its time to play chase (never miss out on a game of chase with Willy B!)! There’s so much to love about Willy B from the silly faces he makes when he sees himself in a camera, the way he eats many crunchy foods (like fennel, with the side of his mouth munching on them like a rabbit), watching him crack open a coconut (see today’s video to enjoy this for yourself), his satisfied food grunts, his ever-growing bravery in conquering The Bray, witnessing all the small moments of friendship between him and the other chimps in his group, and so much more.

We celebrated Willy’s birthday with coconuts, pineapple juice cups, and banana chow cookies with a peanut butter frosting on top. In addition to the food festivities, we made sure Willy got to enjoy one of his favorite pastimes of watching videos of chimps. I think it is safe to say he had a great birthday! Happy birthday, Willy B!

Thanksgiving 2024

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We have so much to be grateful for here at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. We are beyond grateful for the residents that we are so lucky to care for, but we are also incredibly thankful for our community at CSNW as well. We would not be able to give such quality care without the unwavering support of our avid followers, donors, and volunteers. Your generosity ensures that the chimps and cows have the resources they need to live their best lives. Your belief in our mission helps us to continue providing lifelong care, compassion, and sanctuary for these extraordinary beings. We are so thankful for each of you who plays a role in making this sanctuary a place of healing, peace, and love.

Menu:

Celebration Field Roast

Green Beans

Mash Sweet Potatoes

Cranberry Sauce

Hawaiian Rolls

Mini Apple Pies

& Cider

Happy Jamieween!

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It was a day filled with boots, books, food, friends, and long walks with rag dolls come to life—a chilly but otherwise perfectly spooky day to celebrate the birth of our favorite now-47-year-old trickster, Jamie.

Happy Jamieween, everyone! Can you guess who the pumpkin thief was this year?

Don’t forget that today is the last day for you to vote for our 2025 CSNW Calendar Cover Photo! Voting ends at 11:59pm PT tonight—be sure to click here to vote for your favorite!

Jamieween also means that our annual Comfort & Joy Quid Pro Throw online auction is LIVE! Register for the auction and you will be invited to join us on November 6th for a live zoom event of Lucky’s birthday event! Place bids on one-of-a-kind items for yourself (or a loved one- who says it’s too early for holiday shopping?) AND bid on items to gift the chimps! The event will run through November 20th and we will be adding new items throughout, so be sure to keep checking back. Happy bidding!