Mike Powers's Fundraiser
My Appeal
Friends: The funds for this campaign will be used to support training sessions for chimps like Kassie who are out of shape and need a personal trainer to get fit and fabulous for long term health! Most chimps have the motivation to keep in shape by their natural activities and controlled by diet, however, there are some that are not accustomed to the freedom and choices for their own exercise program once they arrive at the Sanctuary - some have NEVER experienced the feeling of green grass under their feet. Volunteering to help these beautiful animals is the best thing that I have ever done!
There are over 100 chimps from Kassie's lab in Alabama that are anxiously awaiting their final trip to their new forever retirement Villa at Project Chimps. Will you please consider donating any amount possible to help us achieve our goal of bringing the remainder of the chimps from the Alabama lab to Sanctuary?
Cheers, and thank you for your consideration.
Mike
My Progress
Mike is walking 78 miles and raising funds for Project Chimps. Please show your support and donate generously.
126.4 MILES done
78 miles
My Cause
The Mission: Project Chimps' mission is to provide lifelong exemplary care to chimpanzees retired from research.
About the Organization:
Project Chimps is the newest chimpanzee sanctuary in the United States and was founded to provide lifelong exemplary care to 200 former research chimpanzees at its sanctuary on over 230 acres of forested land in the Blue Ridge Mountains of north Georgia. Today, Project Chimps is home to 77 chimpanzees and we are working to move nearly 130 more to permanent sanctuary.
Our History
September 14, 2015, marked the effective end of unrestricted invasive experiments on chimpanzees in the United States. All chimps, both wild and captive, were listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on that day, after a decades-long fight to end the use of chimpanzees in laboratory research.
Chimpanzees in private research institutions also needed a forever home. In anticipation of the federal policy change, Project Chimps reached an agreement in 2014 with the University of Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center (NIRC), which houses the largest population of privately-owned chimpanzees in the United States, to provide sanctuary to all of NIRC’s chimpanzees.
Recent Donations
A
$ 85
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NH
$ 35
EE
$ 25
LK
$ 25
DT
$ 50
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