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Fresh Volunteer Faces! – September 2016
We’re happy to announce and welcome 2 new volunteers to the PRC’s On-Site Animal Care Volunteer Team! Kirsten Perkins, who works at Marriott in Lexington and also volunteers for the Louisville Zoo, began volunteering in August 2016 and joins us on...
Exciting Enrichment
If you follow us on Facebook, or keep up with our blogs, you have probably noticed that we use the term “enrichment” regularly. But what exactly are we talking about when we mention enrichment or request enrichment items for the primate residents? Enrichment...
Happy Hour for the Chimps
A toast; to our PRC staff, supporters, volunteers and West Sixth Brewery for the awesome turnout at our Flight Night fundraiser! As a part of West Sixth’s Wooden Nickel Program, The PRC hosted a Flight Night Happy Hour event at the brewery on Thursday, August...
Passionate about Primates: Shawn Kayley Sullivan
At our May 2016 Member Event, we met a lot of PRC donors, but one really stuck out from the bunch. Shawn Kayley Sullivan, a bright and chatty 10 year old, donated the proceeds from her lemonade stand and was able to support the annual medical, nutritional and...
A Splashtastic Summer!
The weather here in Nicholasville, KY has been scorching this summer! The primates love to cool off with tasty frozen treats, like homemade juice pops or frozen grapes, but their favorite way to beat the heat is with a pool party! Inside each monkey enclosure are...
Summertime Friends – New Volunteer and Interns
We would like to welcome some new faces to the PRC’s Volunteer and Intern Team this summer. Sierra Cleveland, a biology major at Duke University, has joined our animal care volunteer crew and has been working with us on Sundays. We’re so glad...
What’s for Lunch?
One of the things we do everyday is prepare lunch and dinner for our chimps and monkeys. Each recipe we use follows specific nutritional guidelines, and they are always packed full of fresh fruits and veggies. We prepare these recipes in the mornings and portion...
Bleat the Heat
Our three Pygmy goat residents, Roscoe, Lonnie and Cinnamon, have been living it up this summer at the PRC! Their favorite past-times include frolicking through two expansive fields, napping under shady trees, gobbling up their favorite summer fruits and playing...
