Proposed New Enclosure for 2010:

Target of R75,000 to raise

We are appealing to raise funds for a new enclosure for this year's orphans to be released into a natural environment of between 1-2 hectares. Many other vervet monkeys will be integrated into this troop in the future. This is an appeal that needs to be completed this year before the next baby season and we simply don't have the funding.

If you donate R750 ($100, £67, 74 Euros) or more then your name will be added to a special plaque which we will put on the enclosure on completion. This amount will pay for 150 square metres. We are looking for 100 sponsors to achieve our goal. Please click on the button below to donate and share the widget with your friends and family. You can also read more about the proposal with updates on our Chip In blog page:

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So far R7000 has been raised from our Christmas appeal in 2009 but we still need your help as we rely only on donations and volunteers.

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For fundraising ideas, please see our December 2007 issue of our newsletter under the news and events page. If you need any help with fundraising or would like a list of items we currently need, please contact info@vervet.za.org

We are currently in need of:

• Materials for fencing and enclosures - poles, electric fencing etc
• Veterinary supplies - panacur 22% horse granules, milbemax, droncit injectable, latex gloves, needles, syringes and much more
• Vehicle to run our monkey patrol project and education programmes
• Projector screen for our new education centre
• 40 school chairs for our education centre

If you can help with sponsorship of these items or wouuld like to see our most current wish list, please contact info@vervet.za.org or use our click to donate button.

Vervet Photobook available to buy online

click here to order Vervet photobook

Michaela Roberts (a previous volunteer in 2007) produced a photobook of vervets at the Vervet Monkey Foundation.
All photos were taken by volunteers.

All profits (except those made by Blurb) go directly to the Vervet Monkey Foundation in supporting our projects.

'Natemba' children's book - By Annette Lodge

click here to order Natemba book

Annette is a well-known artist, poet and author of children’s books.

Whilst volunteering with us she was inspired to write the book during her stay as a volunteer here in 2005.

Annette Lodge is donating 50% of her royalties to the Vervet Monkey Foundation.

Excerpt from the hardback book:

“Natemba's life is turned upside down on the day she loses her mother. Her search for belonging takes Natemba across the wide plains, deep rivers and dense forests of South Africa. Helped along her way by giraffes, zebras, lions and elephants alike, Natemba soon finds friendship and the meaning of ...”

T-shirts available from UK or South Africa
(£13 in UK or R200 in SA plus P&P. Can post to other countries also)

Ladies fitted t-shirts in ice blue or black (S, M, L, XL)
Unisex crew neck t-shirts in steel blue or black (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
Men's v-neck t-shirts in steel blue or black (M, L)
E-mail info@vervet.za.org to order

 

VMF Glossy Postcards available in South Africa
(R10 each or R80 for 10 plus P&P) e-mail info@vervet.za.org to order
(Kindly donated by Andy Tinker Photography)
Postcards are higher quality than shown

Front of postcard - photos taken by Nicole McClelland, Fionnuala Kerins, Alan Hughes

Back of postcard - photo taken by Sean Smart

We would like to thank the following people who have donated via our UK account, click to donate button or items needed so far this year:

Jan 09
Melissa Liggio $25
Julie Kirkley £25
Peter & Diana Grove (Sitecrew Limited) £25
Lee Healy 325 Euros
Margaret & Ian Brown – donated lots of food for monkeys
Mark MIchaliszyn - $250
Eveline Vos - generous donation for various projects

Feb 09
Kim Howard £10
Alexandra Smith £10
Rob Tuppen $140

March 09
Cynthia Tretola - $50
Brian’s Art for Animals - $50
Fleetwood Children’s Centre - £40
East Amwell School raised money – R1562
SA Neutraceutical Suppliers donated 5litres of colloidal silver
EasyTrac-ID for donating 500 microchips
Medicor donated the entire cost of the courier fee for the microchips

June 09
Worldwide Veterinary Service donated veterinary supplies equivalent of £334.84
Lauren Byrnes - $25
Mary Ann Sullivan - $25
Al & Lisa Davies asked for donations instead of wedding gifts - £300
Christina Mollaghan - £38 towards droncit injectable
Hellen Bersacola, Jo Armson, Jo Turner, Rob Tuppen, Michaela Rowley, Sarita Gulati, Simon Taylor, Karolynn Parker, Sophie Clarke, Angi Bowles, Jennifer Redinger - all clubbed together to purchase 5 bottles of droncit injectable for the monkeys

July 09
Contributors towards new quarantine / isolation unit:
Rob Tuppen $50
Simon Rushton $10
Jo Turner - $10
Hellen Bersacola $15
Melissa Liggio $10
Brenton Head $50
Daniel Grove $33
Lloyd Glater $10
John Hewer $10
Hannah Taylor $15
Rob Tuppen $30

Hellen Bersacola - $200 from art exhibition
3M donated 240 N95 face masks
Danielle Ackrill - £180 from organising a companion dog show
Wendy Morgan – latex gloves
Becca & Guy Levin - overalls nand various other items

August 09
Rowan Lodge – bowls, pens, panacur horse paste and granules, bottles
Danny Bergin – Bunny bottles for use in our sickbay area.
Hilde Olbrechts – various blankets & items
Natalie Caillault - £100 from a car boot sale

September 09
Tree tags – donated 10 tree tags (specialists in indigenous tree identification)
Eveline Vos – Bunny bottles

Oct 09
Elizabeth Whitehouse - $100
Vixtrix signs – donated 2 sign boards

Nov 09
AMCF – donation parcel of vet supplies
Doerthe Jansen – donation  towards gift shop
Aubrey Torralba – donation of syringes & needles

Dec 09
Pautie Peeters – box of bandages
Chris Auty – box of pens
Helen Sunter – pot of babymilk

Christmas Appeal:
The following donated towards the new enclosure in response to the Christmas Appeal:
Joy Iliff, Lloyd Glater, Diana Grove, Enrico Grespan, Mary Ellen Blinn, Dawn Puttock, Heather Crombie, Alex Robertson, Donnae Bell, Sarah Jane Dowling, Dawn Patrick, Margaret Brown, Claire Humes, Joanne Savage, Mark Ashcroft, Peter Grove, Aoife Healy,

Jan 2010:
Doris Reismann-Lagrèze – fleece blankets, DVDs, candles, chocolates, pens, pencils, nursing bottles (xmas gift)
Nicola McAlister  - 10 Euros
Jessica Hughes £2
Angie Fitzgerald, Romani-Jo, Laura Ravaschio brought baby bottles with them
Laura Ravaschio - donated some dental instruments

Feb 2010
Alexander Kerckhoff - $25
Natalie Cauillault - vit C, dropper bottles, bunny bottles
Worldwide vet service – donation parcel of vet supplies
Wendy Morgan - $100 – towards new enclosure
Espen Thomassen - £10
Kelly Schmitz – recommended us to fellow vet students
Oxygen for life – donated courier costs and cellpet products
John O’Brien – recommended a friend to volunteer
Ruthie Cassidy – donated $50 in memory of volunteer Mark Von Bucher
Rose Lewis Cole – 5 bunny bottles
Sandra Vind – recommended friends to volunteer