Suncoast Primate Sanctuary

Sanctuary Now Open to the Public!

We are pleased to announce that the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary is now open to the public! The hours for public access is Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday 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. Currently need volunteers, Tuesday - Fridays!

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!

Volunteer meeting every 2nd Saturday of each month - anyone who is interested in volunteering is welcome to attend. Please bring an application with you.

Attention!

The Suncoast Primate Sanctuary has the opportunity to win $250,000 from Pepsi! The winner is chosen by voters like YOU! Go to http://www.RefreshEverything.com and vote for Suncoast Primate Sanctuary Foundation, 4600 Alternate 19 N., Palm Harbor - you can vote once a day, every day throughout the month of July! Please pass this on to your friends and neighbors to help as well!!

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!

Kongo Oldest living chimp?

Researcher says "yes!". Click Here for article and research notes.

New Slide show online!

Click Here! for recent images from the Sanctuary.

Upcoming Events!

Birthday Parties - Hold your next birthday party at the Sanctuary! Call us for details!

Blueberry Festival - May 7 - 9th noon to 7:00pm. On May 9th, mothers who attend the festival will be admitted to the Sanctuary FREE (10am - 4pm)!!

Gavel and Grapes - Tarpon Springs - come and see us at this year's event May 15th 5pm - 10pm.

Wine and Beer Sampling - Downtown Clearwater on May 28th from 5pm - 11pm.

Monkey Munch - June 5th from 6pm - 10pm (pre-order tickets at the Sanctuary now!)

Picnic - Suncoast Primate Sanctuary Picnic June 13th from 11am - 4pm.

News!
On March 8, our Ring-Tailed Lemur, Bandit celebrated his first birthday! On March 3rd Bandit's parents gave birth to another Lemur!

Many have seen the exploits of the "Mystery Monkey" running around the Bay area and eluding capture. If you buy a "Mystery Monkey" T-Shirt from www.Mysterymonkeyoftampabay.com for $18, $5 will be donated to the Sanctuary!

For your iPhone or iTouch (and others)- we have a Suncoast Primate App! Visit www.suncoastprimateapp.net23.net to view the App!

ONLINE Giving - This year when you order items online, why not check www.igive.com to see if your merchant is listed. Some companies will donate back a portion of your purchases to the Sanctuary! Simply enter the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary at the prompt and follow the instructions! Give an extra little money to the animals this year - the primates will appreciate it! Also www.igivesearch.com will pay the Sanctuary 2 cents for each time you use them to look up information on the Internet. Thank you for your help!

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!

Anna Mae Noell's book - Gorilla Show now available on eBay - only $50 and is a personally autographed copy!

Watch our Video and help donate for our newest facility!

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 electric 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.

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.

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!