Primate Update E-Newsletter, Vol. 2, Issue 3, Part 2

WHAT’S HAPPENING at PPS?

PPS Extension

There are currently 20 monkeys living in indoor portables who need to get out into the green world. The Pacific Primate Sanctuary Board has approved the building of a new extension, and financing this vital project has become a priority. The Sanctuary is in urgent need of funds to help fund this project that is already underway.

The area for the new extension has been cleared, and the foundation is built up. The cement trucks came up, poured the foundation. Corners, Ltd. has begun the process of fabricating the pieces for the new extension!

Please join with us in this life saving work. With your help, we can build this new
addition with outdoor enclosures for the monkeys now living indoors.

The Cement Foundation for the New Extension Being Poured

Please send your tax-deductible donations to:


Pacific Primate Sanctuary
500-A Haloa Road
Haiku, HI 96708

Or donate on our website, www.pacificprimate.org using PayPal.

Pacific Primate Sanctuary on the Web!

Our “web-master” Volunteer Lisa has been updating our website, and added a new video gallery as well more newspaper/magazine articles. She has also revamped our Volunteer application to make it easier to fill out and email, and is in the process of updating the photo gallery.
Please check out the website to view all these exciting changes!

Erin has created and added a new (warm-fuzzy) video to YouTube this month! The video, depicting Thanksgiving at PPS (with beautiful music by Steven!), can be viewed at the following sites:
YouTube
Facebook

A Hui Ho Intern Alli

Intern Alli has completed her one-year internship, and moved back to the Mainland. We will miss her positive demeanor, thirst for knowledge, compassion, ever-present bright smile, and true loving kindness. Alli writes: “This has been such a special and unique experience and I can’t say thank you enough to the people who made it possible for me to be a part of this effort. I’ll keep the Sanctuary ‘Ohana, and monkeys in my thoughts and heart.”

PPS PEOPLE in the SPOTLIGHT

Meet Operations Officer Erin

Erin first came to Pacific Primate Sanctuary in September 2007, as a resident Intern. Six months into the internship, Erin had the unique opportunity to hand rear Viola, a rejected Capuchin infant, along with fellow intern Tez. Having spent a year working in a Vet Clinic prior to arriving at PPS, Erin was very familiar with medical terminology and procedures. This knowledge proved to be helpful as Erin created an Emergency Care Training Flip Chart and Manual. Towards the end of her internship, Erin was asked to stay on as Chief Operations Officer, which would be a new position at the Sanctuary! As Operations Officer, Erin works in the office with Lucy doing everything it takes to raise funds, develop our online monthly Primate Update, and post videos, and pictures to our online sites. She also helps oversee the selection of new volunteers and interns, consults with our Board, solicits input from our senior staff, and attends to the multitude of details necessary to run PPS.

Erin oversees the general care of the monkeys, providing advice to the interns, and working with our outstanding veterinarians to provide the best possible care for the monkeys. She makes sure the interns have everything they need to care for the animals. Recently, Erin was voted in as a member of the Pacific Primate Sanctuary Board. Her contribution in creating our FaceBook page and Blog is bringing the Sanctuary closer to many new people who are now become “Fans” and “Followers” of PPS. Erin is an invaluable member of the Sanctuary Family!


SPECIAL THANKS

Thank you to our new webmaster-volunteer, Lisa for all your help with the website this month. Thank you Steven, Linda, Dr. Bud, Jennifer, Robin, Dana, Alli, Pete, Jonathan, Torsten, Morgan S., Dr. Delaney and Dr. Dressler, Lucy, and Erin, our right hand woman, for your support which makes all things possible.

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