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 horse paste, panacur 22% granules, latex gloves, needles, syringes, blood tubes 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, 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:

June 2008 donations
Alex Robertson (volunteer) raised a total of £921 by giving a short presentation to colleague, family & friends. Thank you to all who contributed.

July 2008
Kathleen & Lee Healy - 250 Euros

August 2008
Tiffany Myers (previous volunteer 2007) raised over $543 AUD from having a monkey magic day at her work. Tiffany is head of the charity division at 'Express Data' who matched the funds bringing a total of $1086 AUD

September 2008
Michaela Roberts - produced a vervet photo book (see above)
Jacqueline Pearce - £1000 for doing an interview with the Daily Mail.

October 08
Eileen Goersdorf ( volunteer) sent a box of pens, surgical scissors for sickbay
Carolynn Garrison (volunteer) – blankets, surgical gloves, surgical trays, instruments, kidney dishes, emergency light, culture pots, blood pressure guage, masks, swabs, syringes

Nov 08
Simon Strickland (volunteer) - 60 small baby bottles and 20 extra teats, 20 soft fleece baby blankets, kindly paid for monkey to be taken to vet
Lucy Radford (volunteer) – donated £20 towards fridge for sickbay

Dec 08
Chris Auty (volunteer) – baby bottles (thanks to Sue Jackson for bringing them out)
Jude Roycroft (volunteer) – Blankets, bottles, bottle and teat brushes, latex gloves, bandages
Andy Tinker photography - donated 2000 postcards to help raise funds

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

April 09
Thiago Lourenco Christofoletti - $10
Mary Ellen Blinn - $100
Worldwide Veterinary Service – donated £78.50 worth of veterinary textbooks for our sickbay
Anthony Fama - $10
Lisa Reed - $25
Jennifer Tremblay - $5

May 09
Mayra Rodriguez  - $25
Krissie Sullivan – Held a pictionary evening for volunteers, raised R200

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