by Melanie Parker | Dec 4, 2016 | Volunteers
The volunteer program at the Primate Rescue Center has been successfully growing and evolving over the years, and we are very proud of our dedicated and loyal team of volunteers who continue to help us create a safe, healthy, happy, and loving environment for our...
by Laura Clifford | Oct 15, 2016 | Events, Our People, Staff
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA) workshop in Tacoma, Washington. The focus of this year’s workshop was planning for the future of primates who are in sanctuaries now as well as for those who...
by Melanie Parker | Oct 7, 2016 | Food & Enrichment, Volunteers
Within the sanctuary’s volunteer program, we have a unique category of supporters who help the primates from afar by making enrichment and fun recipes from their very own homes and then delivering those items to the sanctuary. These Off-Site Volunteers are a...
by Melanie Parker | Sep 25, 2016 | Volunteers
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 Monday...
by Primate Rescue Center | Aug 12, 2016 | Our People, Volunteers
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...
by Melanie Parker | Jul 19, 2016 | Interns, Volunteers
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 she’s...
