How
YOU CAN Help the monkeys
Volunteer
Your Time
We are currently in need of more local volunteers! We need
Animal Caregivers, Handy people, and Gardeners/Landscapers. Retirees are
welcome. If you live on Maui and are interested in becoming one of Pacific
Primate Sanctuary’s Angels, by volunteering your time and skills, please e-mail
us at pps@aloha.net
Spread the Word
One of the easiest ways for you to support the monkeys at
Pacific Primate Sanctuary is by sharing information about our refuge with
others. Pass this E-Newsletter on
to your family and friends and encourage them to “Like” us on Facebook— http://www.facebook.com/PacificPrimateSanctuary.
Looking
for a worthwhile gift? You can make a donation in honor of a friend or
family member and we will send them a beautiful Contribution Certificate to
commemorate your gift. Just send your donation, along with the name and contact
information for the person you wish to receive the certificate. Contribution Certificates make
wonderful gifts for any special occasion.
The support of compassionate people is what keeps our good
work going. Please choose this meaningful gift so that we can continue to
protect and conserve the beings with whom we share the Earth.
Donating
to Pacific Primate Sanctuary can be as simple as doing an Internet search, or
shopping online- two things that you are probably already doing!
Visit GoodSearch.com and designate Pacific Primate
Sanctuary as your charity of choice and get started using this wonderful
program. Each time you do a search
using GoodSearch, or shop online
using GoodShop, a contribution will
be made to PPS!
How to Donate Directly
We deeply appreciate your contributions to the monkeys. You
and your family and friends, can make tax-deductible donations on our Website: www.pacificprimate.org and on FaceBook, using PayPal, or by sending a check to:
Pacific Primate Sanctuary
500-A Haloa Road
Haiku, HI 96708
With your support, you make everything we do possible!
PPS Internship
Farewell
Intern Linda
Intern Linda has completed
her Internship and is now off to Vet School. Her presence here at the Sanctuary has such been a
blessing. Each day, she brought
joy into the Sanctuary (to both the
monkeys and other Volunteers) with her positive attitude and bright
smile. Linda has an openness that
is truly rare. She has the ability to see many different points of view and
share her perspective with others, as well as a willingness to explore and
implement new ideas that are presented to her. This capability makes Linda a remarkable caregiver, because
she is able to adjust and adapt easily in any situation. During her internship, Linda has honed
her observational skills, and has gotten to know each monkey intimately. She can easily identify every
individual, and is able to tell when an animal is getting sick long before the
situation becomes critical. She
has created new Sanctuary protocol, made major revisions to the Current list of Primates with Descriptions,
Detailed Descriptions of the Primates at PPS the Quick Reference Guide to the Primates, and has passed her knowledge
on to Interns Annabel and Mary as well.
Her contributions will remain with us and be built upon in the
future. Linda has endeared herself
to all of us, and will be greatly missed. She will always be a part of the
Sanctuary Family.
Farewell Linda,
we wish you all the best in your endeavors, and know that you will succeed in
all that you do. Your light shines brightly, and you have the power to make a
positive difference in this world!
Linda
Writes:
Before
I arrived at PPS, my goals for the internship were to gain experience, meet
others, and to challenge myself. Now after almost 10 months I can be confident
in saying that I’ve achieved all my goals. I’ve gained experience working with
the most amazing monkeys! From feeding and cleaning to customized care in the
infirmary to bringing monkeys back to good health; these are experiences that
will stay with me for a lifetime. I’ve met people that have become lifetime
friends. At the sanctuary we’ve laughed, cried, and have shared countless
memories together….
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Team PPS at Linda’s
farewell:
Erin, Mary, Linda, Annabel & Lucy
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Mahalo
(thank you) to monkeys: for showing me that it is so much more valuable to give
then to receive. You’ve shown me the appreciation for life and that the little
things in life are what matters most. I’ve seen juveniles become adults and
have watched the passing of life right in my very arms.... All of you will always be a part of who
I am.
Mahalo,
for giving me this opportunity to be here at PPS…. Thank you for all that you
do for the monkeys. The monkeys have a beautiful home here at PPS and are very
happy…
Welcome
Intern Stephanie
We have happily welcomed
Stephanie as our newest PPS Intern! Stephanie is being trained in all the
aspects of New World primate care by Interns Annabel and Mary and COO Erin.
They are sharing their experience, expertise, and teaching her everything they
know.
During this first Training Module, Stephanie is learning
how to prepare the monkeys diets, administer medications, clean, prune, and
outfit the enclosures, and maintain the Sanctuary facility. With her extraordinary observational
skills, she is already able to identify many of the monkeys. Stephanie has
already mastered food preparation and dispensing the appropriate medications.
It is a joy to watch as she becomes proficient in each task- gaining the skills
she needs to one day, perhaps, become certified as a Primary Animal Caregiver.
When she learned of her acceptance as a PPS Intern,
Stephanie wrote:
I am
honored to accept your offer to join the Pacific Primate Sanctuary as a
Resident Intern from June 2012 to June 2013.
My love
for primates and my belief that they should all have somewhere to feel safe are
my main motivations for joining the sanctuary. I hope that by the end of my
year as an intern I will have gained experience in caregiving, knowledge about
New World primates, as well as see the individual personalities of all the
primates at the sanctuary. I am truly looking forward to working among others
who have a dedication to the well being of animals.
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