Today is in memory of Monica Best’s cat Ozzie. Monica has named today Love a Chimpanzee Day and she sent a care package to the Cle Elum Seven full of their favorite things. Thank you, Monica for sponsoring today and caring so much about the chimpanzees!
View all of the Sponsor-a-Days and sign up for one of your own!
I swear that I just now came across the photo below, which we posted Oct. 27th when we replaced the cage door with the window. It must be a sign that we picked the right day to start our anniversary fundraising!! Our ultimate goal is to raise $45,000 and replace three caged windows with chimp-proof glass. It seems that Foxie has known our plan all along…
We’re off to a good start, thanks to Theresa, Gayle, Brandon, Pam and Marc, Jenny, and a pledge from Barbara! Today we raised $475. We need to raise an average of $512 per day to reach our ultimate goal of $45,000 by the chimpanzees’ second year anniversary in sanctuary and Negra’s birthday. Get some ideas on how to help by visiting the Help Us Fundraise page. Thanks everyone!
P.S. Tomorrow – video of the chimpanzees celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!
Today, on Lucky St. Patrick’s Day, we are launching a big fundraising drive that will end on the chimpanzees’ 2nd anniversary in sanctuary and Negra’s honorary birthday – June 13, 2011. We’re announcing it to blog readers first so you can be the first to participate.
Thanks to LUSH and the blog drive initiated by Anna K., we will soon be replacing three caged windows with chimp-proof glass. We want to be able to replace three more for Negra and all of the Cle Elum Seven, but we need to make sure we cover our operating expenses first.
We do everything we can to keep our costs low, including making use of our incredible volunteer community and a great network of in-kind donations. This helps us spend 90 cents out of every dollar donated directly on our programs! The first $30,00 of the donations we receive over the next three months will go toward the day-to-day costs of caring for the chimpanzees, but we’d like to raise even more for some extra sunshine for the Cle Elum Seven. So, between today and June 13th, if we raise $35,000, we’ll replace one window, $40,000 two windows, and $45,000 three caged windows with chimpanzee-proof glass. You all know how much the chimps love the glass windows, so I know you’ll be motivated to help us reach our ultimate goal.
The first $4500 in donations will be matched by a pledge from our board of directors and staff, so we’re well on our way already! Perhaps blog readers can take on this initial challenge before we announce the fundraising to a wider audience next week. We are including income from all sources starting today – online, checks sent through the mail, facebook donations, money raised through Firstgiving, new Chimpanzee Pals, Sponsor-a-Day donations, etc. Even if you don’t have the funds to donate yourself, you can participate. Start a Firstgiving page and recruit others to donate – they are easy to set up and include fundraising tips when you sign up for your page. You could also have a fundraising dinner at your house, hold a garage sale, sell your wares on ebay, or do whatever is in your heart to raise funds for your chimpanzee friends. Let us know what you’re planning by emailing. We’d be happy to send you brochures or anything else you might need to share with others.
We will be awarding prizes to those who raise the most money, both through personal donations and through recruiting others to donate. We will provide regular updates on the blog, and you can also check out the progress and get more details on our Help Us Fundraise page.
Please join the fun in providing for the Cle Elum Seven and celebrating two years in sanctuary and give today!
A few weeks ago, before J.B.’s recent post on tool use, I took several minutes of video of Jamie attempting to get a piece of chow just out of reach in the front rooms. I condensed the video a bit to show the highlights. There are a couple of things that Jamie does in the video that just make her all-around cool as well as demonstrate the intelligence of chimpanzees.
When it comes to play partners, Burrito tends to prefer his human friends. It is pretty rare to see him join in with the girls’ games (it’s hard to say why — perhaps he’s a little intimidated). Although he spends a fair amount of time grooming and being groomed by the other chimps, once things get playful, he usually withdraws a bit. So I was quite excited this morning when I caught him playing with Foxie in the front rooms. Apparently it looked like such a good time that Jody and Jamie tried to join in, too.
Lately, Jamie’s been taking a page out of Negra’s book and spending a lot of time covered up.
Hey Seattleites – can you help us spread the word about the auction? We have some fabulous flyers and leave-behind cards, and we’re looking for folks to cover Ballard, Queen-Anne, Magnolia and other greater-downtown areas. Shoot Sabrina an email today and she’ll arrange to supply you with materials and let you know how we’re tracking what areas/businesses are covered.
Thanks for helping the chimps by getting folks to the best fundraising event to hit Seattle all year!
We’re looking for sponsors for the Oct. 2nd Celebrate the Seven auction so that all expenses are paid and all money raised will go directly to the sanctuary, and we want to give you some pretty great stuff for your sponsorship dollars. We already have some amazing auction items (more on that later), and it is going to be one heck of a gala event! Expenses are starting to accrue, though, and we need more sponsors! We are looking for both business and individual sponsors, each come with thier own set of benefits. I’ve pasted the benefit information below and included a link to download the pdf versions of the benefit documents. You can also download the pdfs from our event page.
Please email if you are personally interested or know of any businesses that may be interested in getting some good karma, some recognition and some unique benefits in exchange for their sponsorship.
Thanks!
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Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
2009 Auction Celebrate the Seven
$5,000 – Pant Hoot Sponsors
• Verbal recognition/thanks at beginning of auction
• Full page recognition in auction catalogue
• Recognition on CSNW Facebook page
• Recognition on event signage (including screen projection)
• Recognition in Aug. 09, Sept. 09 and Oct. ’09 enewsletter
• Recognition as “pant hoot sponsor” on all blog posts related to the event (minimum of 10 posts)
• Recognition as “pant hoot sponsor” on Twitter tweets about event (minimum of 20 tweets with 3 Friday Favorites)
• Framed chimpanzee portrait with personal acknowledgment
• Opportunity to hold private tour of the sanctuary for 2 people
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 5 t-shirts, 5 tote bags, 5 packs of note cards
$1,000 – Food Squeak Sponsors
• Verbal recognition/thanks at beginning of auction
• Recognition in auction catalogue
• Recognition on CSNW Facebook page
• Recognition on event signage (including screen projection)
• Recognition in CSNW Sept. 09 and Oct. ’09 enewsletter
• Recognition on at least 5 blog posts related to the event
• Recognition on at least 7 Twitter tweets about event (including one Friday Favorite)
• Complimentary invitation to the next CSNW event
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 4 t-shirts, 3 tote bags, 2 packs of note cards
$500 – Play Laugh Sponsors
• Verbal recognition/thanks at beginning of auction
• Recognition in auction catalogue
• Recognition on CSNW Facebook page
• Recognition on event signage (including screen projection)
• Recognition in CSNW Sept. 09 and Oct. ’09 enewsletter
• Recognition on minimum of 3 blog posts related to the event
• Recognition on minimum of 5 Twitter tweets about event
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 2 t-shirts, 2 tote-bags
$250 – Play Face Sponsors
• Recognition in auction catalogue
• Recognition on CSNW Facebook page
• Recognition on event signage (including screen projection)
• Recognition in CSNW Sept. 09 and Oct. ’09 enewsletter
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 1 t-shirt, 1 tote bag
$100 – Head Nod Sponsors
• Recognition in auction catalogue
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 1 pack of note cards
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Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
2009 Auction Celebrate the Seven
Presenting / Major Underwriters
$10,000 –Sanctuary Presenting Sponsor
• Event title recognition with logo (“CSNW Auction presented by XXX”) on all materials including electronic invitations, website, and promotions
• Verbal recognition/thanks at beginning of auction
• Recognition in auction catalogue
• Recognition on CSNW Facebook page
• Recognition on event signage (including screen projection)
• Recognition in CSNW enewsletter for 12 months
• Logo and link on CSNW website for 12 months
• Logo and link on all blog posts related to the event (minimum of 10 posts)
• Recognition on Twitter tweets about event (minimum of 20 tweets)
• Complimentary double-truck ad in auction catalogue
• Framed chimpanzee portrait with personal acknowledgment
• Opportunity to hold private tour of the sanctuary for 6 people
• Complimentary invitations to future CSNW events
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 10 t-shirts, 10 tote bags, 10 packs of note cards
$5,000 – Chimpanzee Advocate
• Verbal recognition/thanks at beginning of auction
• Recognition in auction catalogue
• Recognition on CSNW Facebook page
• Recognition on event signage (including screen projection)
• Recognition in CSNW enewsletter for 12 months
• Complimentary full-page ad in auction catalogue
• Logo and link on CSNW website for 12 months
• Logo and link on most blog posts related to the event (minimum of 7 posts)
• Recognition on Twitter tweets about event (minimum of 15 tweets)
• Logo recognition on all promotional materials (ads, flyers, posters)
• Framed chimpanzee portrait with personal acknowledgment
• Opportunity to hold private tour of the sanctuary for 2 people
• Complimentary invitations to future CSNW events
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 5 t-shirts, 5 tote bags, 5 packs of note cards
Event Sponsor Benefits
$1,000 – Chimpanzee Champion
• Verbal recognition/thanks at beginning of auction
• Recognition in auction catalogue
• Recognition on CSNW Facebook page
• Recognition on event signage (including screen projection)
• Recognition in CSNW enewsletter for 6 months
• Complimentary 1/2 page ad in auction catalogue
• Logo and link on CSNW website for 6 months
• Logo and link on some blog posts related to the event (minimum of 3 posts)
• Recognition on Twitter tweets about event (minimum of 5 tweets)
• Recognition on all promotional materials (ads, flyers, posters)
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 4 t-shirts, 3 tote bags, 2 packs of note cards
$500 – Chimpanzee Fan
• Verbal recognition/thanks at beginning of auction
• Recognition in auction catalogue
• Recognition on CSNW Facebook page
• Recognition on event signage (including screen projection)
• Recognition in CSNW Sept. 09 and Oct. ’09 enewsletter
• Complimentary 1/4 page ad in auction catalogue
• Complimentary CSNW merchandise: 2 t-shirts, 2 tote bags
OK – here are some photos to go along with my lengthy post about Saturday. I’ll post the conflict photos separately.
Jamie with enrichment in playroom
Dave mowing
Wildflower patch from seeds planted at the last volunteer work party
Pie cherry tree. We also have bing cherries that need pitting!
Andrea at sink, Connie offering a pitted cherry to Jackie
trees staked to keep them upright in the Cle Elum wind
Jackie and Dakotta planting seeds in the new herb garden
Consultation over the herb garden – J.B., Dakotta, Jackie, Kristin
Gratuitous shot of the vegetable garden, also Dakotta and Jackie’s handywork
Foxie at the end of the day in room four – she got her necktie troll back. The troll on her lap is the one that spend some time on the roof.
Just wanted to let everyone know that I added a couple of things to the amazon.com wish list today. Two things we’re a little desperate for are memory cards for our cameras (we’ve worn ours out!) and a wheel barrow or two.
I’ve heard from a couple of people who are sending us troll dolls for Foxie’s birthday on August 8th – yay! Keep em’ coming! I was also looking for toys that Jamie likes. She’s fascinated by those old ball popper things – they don’t seem to make them anymore, but I found one on ebay for only $.99 – check it out here so you know what I’m talking about – I bet there are lots of these at garage sales and such.
In terms of BIG ticket items, we’re going to need a tractor with a plow and a loader before winter. J.B.’s started looking at used tractors online – maybe summer is the time to find a deal?
There are a few things that we now have plenty of – most notably blankets and sheets.
Thank you all for your help in keeping the chimp house stocked and the chimpanzees happy!
Insulated Water Bottles
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Register now for Race for the Apes, the sanctuary's first 5K fundraiser in Ellensburg, WA. The event on Sunday, May 20th is open to everyone. Register to run, walk, sponsor, or create your own fundraising page. More details on the Race for the Apes event page.
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