We would like to welcome the new members to Monkey
Tales.


The Second Annual Toy Drive was a success. When
the monkeys receive toys, the toys are placed in
their enclosures while they are locked in a separate
area. They pace back and forth in anticipation,
seeming to tell Linda to hurry up. When they reenter
their enclosure there are squeals of delight.

Enough toys were donated for each enclosure to
receive a basketball, at least 2 tennis balls and a
busy box. Many of the macaques received sheets
and many of the capuchins received Playskool
musical toys, which play either music or electronic
sounds. Individual monkeys received rattles, action
figures, tug toys and an assortment of other toys.


Here is just an idea of what some of the individual
monkeys received:

Linus received a hard plastic golf bag which he
takes with him everywhere. Ginger, Linus, Garner
and Pumpkin received an xylophone which they
love to drag around. It plays as they bump the keys.

CJ is enjoying a duck that quacks when squeezed.

Cookie can be seen smiling next to a Barbie jeep
that is in her enclosure.

Sunshine, Detroit and Abu received a variety of
toys, such as busy boxes, rattles, plastic action
figures, tennis balls and basketballs. They all
share their toys and when one is done playing
with something another will play with it.

Cash donations had been made that were used
to buy pecans and basketballs for all of the
monkeys to enjoy.

They also received a supply of peanut butter
which will last for months.

A cart to help carry the monkeys food to their
enclosures was purchased with the help of a
cash donation.

Some people even shopped through IGIVE,
allowing the sanctuary to benefit even more.
You can scroll down to the HOW YOU CAN
HELP section to learn how you can help by
shopping through IGIVE.


To view a couple of pictures of the Toy Drive you can visit:
http://www.amomentintimedonations.freeservers.com/photo.html


Linda would like to thank the following people who made
the toy drive a success:

Lorraine
Shelly
Laurie and Tony
Joanne and Brian
Linda and Janet
Michael
Laura
Jody
Bonnie
Sherrill
Maru
Rushawn



*****NEW*****Mindy's could really use some volunteers.
The sanctuary is located in Newcastle, Oklahoma. This is
near Oklahoma City. If you live in the area, or know
someone that would be interested in volunteering,
please contact Linda 405-387-4354. If she is unavailable,
there is an answering machine for you to leave a message.


*****NEW*****When you make a $25.00 donation,
or sponsor a monkey you will receive a flip album on
CD. You will view monkeys playing, eating and socializing.
This is all set to music.


*****NEW*****EVER WONDER WHAT IT TAKES TO
FEED 50 MONKEYS FOR A WEEK?

160 lbs of bananas
60 lbs of sweet potatoes
40 lbs of oranges
25 lbs of grapes
2 bushel of apples
3 1/2 gallons of Juicy Juice (for biscuit soaking)
75 lbs of raw in shell peanuts
4 lbs of peanut butter
4 lbs of jelly
50 lbs of Zupreem Dry Diet Monkey Chow
All of the lettuce, broccoli, cucumbers and carrots
they can get

In Season
1 bushel of sweet corn
6 Watermelons
1 case of cantaloupes
Approximately 35 lbs of paper shell pecans
1 bushel of pears

The monthly food bill for each monkey is approximately
$30.00. This comes out to a total of $18,000.00 per year.


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Please read "A Monkey's Prayer"
which was written by Linda
http://www.mindysmem.org/monkprayer.html
**********


PHOTOS OF MANY OF THE MONKEYS CAN BE
VIEWED AT:
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/monkeytales
Mindy's has the largest enclosures of any Primate
Sanctuary, complete with wooden shelves and
perches for the monkeys to sit on and climb to.
Please bear in mind that many of the pictures
are taken at an angle, as the monkeys can be
sitting as high as 15 feet up in the air. This
could make the enclosures look smaller than
they actually are.


WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE
OF TWO WEBSITES THAT YOU CAN VISIT ON
A DAILY BASIS AND WITH A SIMPLE CLICK YOU
CAN DONATE FOOD TO SOME HUNGRY PRIMATES

Join Care2.com's Race for the Primates
http://primates.care2.com where on a daily
basis you can help protect chimpanzees,
gorillas, bonobos and other endangered
primates supported by the Jane Goodall
Institute. By registering you can keep
track of your own donations as well as
invite friends to join the race. While there,
you can also participate in races for The
Oceans, Big Cats, The Rainforest, Pets
In Need and Children In Need, where your
clicks help to sponsor 13 children a month.

At RedJellyFish http://www.redjellyfish.com
a simple click allows you to donate food to a
hungry primate. While there, you can also
preserve The Rainforest.

*****NEW*****If you would like to participate
in many click to donate websites, please visit:
http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?tashasmom
Whether your interest lies in helping animals, the
environment or humanitarian causes there is a click
to donate website for you.


HOW YOU CAN HELP

If you have a website consider adding a banner
to link directly to Mindy's.

When shopping online, please check to see if
the store you will be making your purchases
from is listed with at http://www.igive.com
If it is and you choose Mindy's as your charity
of choice the sanctuary will receive a portion
of your purchase donated, at no cost to you.
The amount donated varies by store.

For your convenience, donations can be made
online using the Paypal link on the Mindy's
homepage http://www.mindysmem.org You
can make a donation to the Building Fund to
help raise funds for housing future residents.
This fund was created when we were not able
to raise funds quickly enough to rescue Ben
and Norman before they were sold back into
research. You can also donate to the Mindy's
General Fund.

If you know an animal lover and don't know
what to give as a gift, we have the solution.
Send a donation in their name. A card will be
sent letting them know that you have made
the donation.


INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
LINDA BARCKLAY
DIRECTOR
Mindy's Memory Primate Sanctuary
P.O. Box 134
Newcastle, OK 73065
http://www.mindysmem.org
mindysmem@...


WRITTEN BY - JOANNE CHRISTIE-SHPAK
Please visit my website
http://www.amomentintimedonations.freeservers.com
to explore several wildlife sanctuaries including
Mindy's. There are also links to various Click To
Donate websites, which are done at no cost to
you. You can also find Helpful Organizations,
Website of Interest, Quotes, a collection of
Animal Poems and an Animal Story as well as
ways to help your favorite cause.


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