Sanctuary Now Open to the
Public!
We are pleased to announce that the Suncoast Primate
Sanctuary is once again open to the public!
The hours for public access is Thursday, Friday and
Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. The donation is
$10 for adults and $5 for children 3 - 10. So
grab the family and come on out to visit us!
Private memberships are also still available.
Come visit our newest inhabitants! Pongo the
orangutan, 4 lemurs and their new baby, Jackie the
capuchin, see our new macaque building (will house
18 macaques), bird aviary, and more!
Every Mon-Thurs from 10-4 come see us at our booth
at the Tarpon Sponge docks.
Volunteer meeting every 2nd Saturday of each month -
anyone who is interested in volunteering is welcome
to attend. Please bring an
application
with you.
Kongo Oldest living chimp?
Researcher says "yes!".
Click Here for article and research notes.
Upcoming Events!
July 18th (rain day July 25th) 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Congo River Adventure - Come and play a round
of miniature golf and raise money for the Sanctuary
Foundation, Inc. Please visit our booth on the
day of the event to learn more about the Sanctuary.
Tickets are just $10 and can be purchased at the
Sanctuary office. Tickets cannot be sold on
the day of the event, so get them now! Congo
River Adventure Golf - 20060 US 19 N.
PayPal Donations now
back! Thanks for your patience, you may now
once again submit donations to the Foundation using
PayPal! You may also schedule monthly
donations through Network for Good by
CLICKING HERE!
Otto the Gorilla Passes away
On Saturday, June 2nd, Otto the silverback gorilla
who was one of the most beloved animals at the
Sanctuary passed away after a brief illness.
Otto was the first animal I worked with when I first
volunteered at the Sanctuary seven years ago.
At 550 pounds, he could be very intimidating, but
was one of the most gentle and peaceful primates at
the Sanctuary. For more information about our
dear friend, please click on this
LINK.
Top Fundraising Volunteers!
Merilitta and Lowel Bloodworth for handling
the poinsetta booth and Art in the Park.
Special thanks!
Thank you Starbucks for the volunteers who
helped to build a brand new tortoise compound and to
the Home Shopping Channel for continued support and
for sending volunteers on a regular basis!
Thank you for your support!
We thank all members of the community, groups that
donate money and Wish List items to our animals.
We understand some people do not wish to give cash
to an organization without knowing how it is spent.
If you would like, you can donate directly to our
suppliers to help the animals. Some of the
main expenses we have are: Smelt Feed and Pet
Supply, 4116 E
7th Ave. Tampa, FL 33605, 800-827-2473. Smelt
accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express.
We normally spend around $200 per month for animal
food from Smelt. You can call
Verizon to
help pay the office telephone bill at
1-800-483-5000, Progress Energy at
464-4000 to help with the water bill. Our
electric is used to run refrigerators and a freezer
to preserve our animal food as well as lighting for
the Great Ape House and office. Also, during
the cold months we put electric heaters on the
animal houses. We hose all enclosures 2 times
a day and use water in the food preparation area to
clean fruits and vegetables.
Here are some additional ones:
PINELLAS COUNTY
UTILITIES
14 S. Ft. Harrison
Avenue
Clearwater, FL
33756-5146
(2) Sanctuary Account
Numbers: 39-156842-0 AND 43-017208-0
For convenience,
payments can be made with Mastercard or Visa using
EZ-Pay at:
www.pinellascounty.org/utilities
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WASTE
MANAGEMENT Pinellas
3411 N. 40th Street
Tampa, FL
33605-1698
727.572.8779
813.740.8404 fax
Sanctuary Account
Number: 996-0054542-1567-3
WM ezPay Account
ID: 00003-13787-72001
OR MAKE CHECKS
PAYABLE TO:
Waste Management of
Pinellas
Post Office Box
105453
Atlanta, GA
30348-5453
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ALLEN'S RIDGE
CALADESI ANIMAL HOSPITAL
903 Curlew Road
Dunedin, FL 34698
727.733.9395
Sanctuary Account
Number: 816
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HOWARD WIRE &
CLOTH COMPANY
28976 Hopkins Street
Hayward, CA 94545-5096
This company has an
outstanding bill for some materials that built the
19,000 square foot Great Ape Habitat - $1187.47
_________________
Bob & Jean Noell
Charitable Trust
700 Tuskovilla Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
This account has an
outstanding bill of approximately $250,000 from
their personal loan to help build the 19,000 square
foot Great Ape Habitat
Thank you!
Primate Finger Paintings now
available!
You may have heard about
the three finger paintings by Congo the Chimpanzee that
recently sold for over $25,000 at a London auction.
Well, you can now own finger paintings by some of
our local primate artists! Check out some of
the beautiful and amazing pieces of art created by
Otto, Sean, Cheetah and other chimpanzees at the
Sanctuary.
Please Click Here!
Grants for
Sanctuary Foundation
In late April the Sanctuary
received a grant for $2,500 which resulted from an
application we completed almost a year ago!
Also, the DeBartolo Foundation just awarded the
Spirit of Humanity Award in the amount of $10,000
to the Sanctuary Foundation!
The award is pictured to the right!
Thank you DeBartolo
Foundation!
Sanctuary
Foundation needs volunteers
Volunteers are needed to welcome members at our
reception desk - volunteers are needed from Thursday
through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm for 2 hour shifts.
If you can spare a few hours a week, please call the Sanctuary Foundation
office at (727) 943-5897 - or just stop by!
Ebay Auction sellers!
Do you sell items on eBay? Would you like
to help the Foundation? Now you can!! The
Sanctuary Foundation is now listed with MissionFish which allows
you to select the Sanctuary Foundation as the recipient of part or
all of the winning bid from your eBay auctions!
Your buyers can take that portion as a tax deductible
donation and it is all handled automatically by eBay!
For more information about this exciting way to donate, CLICK
HERE! Then search for Suncoast Primates!
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