Friends of JACK,

I have just noticed I haven’t given you the most recent donations’list.

Here are the following donations received since lastMay:

A/ single donations

- May: Cathy R (150$), Wanda H (25$+ 25$), Sheryl B (25$), Anonymous (2000$)

- June: Danalea S (50$) and Oliver T (50$);

- July : Thurlow (100$) and Candice D (200$)

B/ monthly donations

- May : Anonymous (30$ + 10$), Birgitta S (10$) and Kevin C (10$);

- June : Anonymous (30$ + 10$), Birgitta S (10$) and Kevin C (10$);

- July : Anonymous (30$ + 10$), Birgitta S (10$) and Kevin C (10$).

Again, thank you dear Friends  for your donations which are of great support for the continuation of our project.

Roxane

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Hi Everyone,

As Chantal told you last week, my family and I took 12 days off. Since we started JACK two years ago, we had never had the opportunity to take more than 2-3 days off all together. When you are starting up a Centre like JACK, it isn’t easy to find a reliable  person ready to take over such huge responsibilities. So, Chantal felt fine to run JACK on her own, obliged us to have a break and did an excellent job! THANK YOU again, Chantal,  for having devoted your time to the Refuge and to the chimps!

In a previous post, I spoke about the welding machine we ordered and wanted to buy with your donations. Well, a few days ago, Franck bought the machine and it is now at the refuge.

Because the price of the machine had been increased, Mister Deepak Parnami, the manager of the YAMAHA Shop of Lubumbashi, agreed to make a discount keeping thus the same amount as asked and collected thanks to your kindness. Thank you again, Mister Parmani !

The purchase of this machine is very very important. JACK must improve its facilities and provide better night accomodation to the growing chimpanzee orphans. The works will start in September and will be finished by the beginning of the rainy season (early November). I’ll keep you posted and will send you the pictures !!!

Again a great THANK  YOU to all of you : this purchase couldn’t have taken place if you hadn’t sent JACK the money ! And, remember, your donations are crucial to the development of our small rescue center for young chimps seized by local authorities!!!

Roxane

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Dear All,

Last week, I remembered you about the money you sent end of April/early May for the purchase of the welding machine.

The bank has called us  saying your money finally arrived. But, when Franck went to buy the machine, bad news: no welding machine was left. Here, it’s always like this: once you see something very particular in a shop, you have to buy it at once !! So,  JACK has immediately ordered a new one that will come midth /end of July. But, don’t worry, once again, I’ll keep you posted and send you the  pictures of the machine.

Also, in addition to your single donations of May, we received your one-time donations of the previous months and wanted to show you what we did with this money.

We had no gate at the entrance of the Refuge Centre. Visitors very often managed to enter the complex, reached too easily the quarantine area putting the isolated chimpanzee babies at risk (quarantine place is close to the main entrance of the Refuge!!!)  Therefore,  we decided to put a gate to prevent anyone from coming in.

BEFORE: NO GATE = NO SECURITY

TODAY : A NEW GATE = SECURITY 

More things have to be done to improve the complex (build extra night facilities, bring electricity as we still have no power, add extra fencing around the complex).  

Proof of purchase

But, today, and mainly thanks to your donations, security has been enforced ;  this, again,  is a new step in JACK’s everyday life. THANK  YOU !!!

 Roxane

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