Story Book Farm and all its residents want to send a huge thank you out to the people who attended the Open Day on Sunday August 14!!!! You were all great - the monkeys enjoyed meeting you - and your support is truly appreciated!!!!!
We hope that you will come again and that you will follow events as they happen at the Farm on this site or on our Facebook Page!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
After a busy (and hot) four days of tearing down and rebuilding, Lexy's new outdoor area is ready for her inspection! There are still things to be done (like adding the door!!!!) but she has been locked inside for long enough and needs to be outside for a while. So - she is opened up - but she is very tentative ... taking her time to peer out the door, then stick head and shoulders out, and finally come to sit at the top of her ladder and take everything in. I am sure that after we left, she explored her new area. Once all the bits and pieces have been completed, we can try letting Julien out there with her! Things just keep moving along at SBF!!!!
Huge thanks to Reece Cowan for spending his vacation building Lexy's area - and to everyone who came out over the 4 days to help! It could not have happened without you!!!!! Lexy and Julien are grateful!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Julien's surgery
After a year in the planning, Julien finally had his neuter surgery yesterday. Thanks to Dr. Holmes and his staff, as well as Iga and Izzy from Toronto Zoo! A great success! The next step will be to rebuild a newer stronger enclosure so that Julien and Lexy will be able to share space!!!!
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| Julien all calm and sedated before being darted |
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| Mr. Jules fast asleep, being put in a net for transport |
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| Anaesthesia |
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| A helping hand The rare opportunity for Julien's caregivers to be able to be close and actually touch him Leslie and Jenn even made some fabulous handprints! |
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| All neutered and as if nothing even happened! |
Monday, August 1, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
SBFPS Baseball Tournament a Huge Success!!!
Hi everyone!
Proud to say SBFPS is in its 7th year of hosting our annual baseball tournament in Sunderland, and this year was bigger and better than ever! With 8 teams of 10 people each, and the community to cheer them on, we withstood sweltering near 40 degree heat all in the name of rescuing monkeys!
We had a merchandise booth, as well as a silent auction, all next to the food and drinks, our biggest hit on this hot and humid day.
And to top it all off, we brought in well over our projected target, and fundraised near $4500!!!!!!
Thanks to all the teams that played and contributed, all our supporters and donors, and especially the following companies who donated to the tournament:
Proud to say SBFPS is in its 7th year of hosting our annual baseball tournament in Sunderland, and this year was bigger and better than ever! With 8 teams of 10 people each, and the community to cheer them on, we withstood sweltering near 40 degree heat all in the name of rescuing monkeys!
We had a merchandise booth, as well as a silent auction, all next to the food and drinks, our biggest hit on this hot and humid day.
And to top it all off, we brought in well over our projected target, and fundraised near $4500!!!!!!
Thanks to all the teams that played and contributed, all our supporters and donors, and especially the following companies who donated to the tournament:
Oshawa Community Credit Union
Planet Organic
Chem Dry(Leslie Barrett)
Westburne Ruddy Electric (Travis Paddley)
Black Diamond Golf Club (Andy Sandilands, Ponty Pool)
Goats Milk Soap Company (Anne Dubois)
Metro Toronto Zoo (Ann Walsh)
Sunderland Pharmacy
Foodland Cannington (Kevin Fasolino)
FreshMart Sunderland (Rick Flindall)
Loblaws Lindsay Market (Margaret McRae)
Staples Depot Lindsay
We couldn't have done it without you!
Photos from the event:
Quite the professional swing!
Len running to tag the batter!
Some of our wonderful volunteers: Izzy, Malcolm, Jen, Len and Mike!
Another wonderful volunteer, Ann, staffs our table full of her great photos!
"Mom, I won!! I won the raffle!"
Our lovely merchandise table
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Sweet Pea and her new Baby Chimpanzee!
Sweet Pea, our Olive Baboon, received a wonderful new present on our last Open Day. In fact, it was a motorized, life size, baby chimpanzee!!! It even made noises! Pea loved this so much she decided to groom it and carry it wherever she went, in typical Pea style. Thanks so much to Kimberly for this fantastic gift!!
Youtube Link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocWpnfSoRPI
Monday, July 4, 2011
Pierre and the baboon in the mirror!
Pierre loves to look at the baboon in the mirror. He smacks his lips together and postures in front of the handsome fellow he sees there. The only thing that distracts him is the tractor - he hates the tractor!
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