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Our anniversary events have always been a chance to catch up with past Team members and Clients. This year was no exception. Shelby Holloway stopped by, she spent the summer in 2010 alphabetizing books. Several people I graduated from high school with some 40 years ago and haven't seen since stopped by as well. Here are a couple of photos taken during the celebration.

Celebrating Disability Pride Month

Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults)

The seventeen eye-opening essays in Disability Visibility, all written by disabled people, offer keen insight into the complex and rich disability experience, examining life's ableism and inequality, its challenges and losses, and celebrating its wisdom, passion, and joy. $10.99 paperback

Sensory: Life on the Spectrum

From artist and curator Bex Ollerton comes an anthology featuring comics from thirty autistic creators about their experiences of living in a world that doesn’t always understand or accept them. $19.99 paperback

A Day With No Words

This wonderfully illustrated picture book successfully normalizes communication methods outside of verbal speech and provides representation of neurodiversity and autism in a way that affirms and celebrates. $17.99 hardcover

You, Me, and Our Heartstrings

After their holiday duet goes viral, the rest of the country falls for them just as surely as they're falling for each other. But viral fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. People have rewritten their love story into one where Daisy is an inspiration for overcoming her cerebral palsy and Noah is a saint for seeing past it. $12.99 paperback

Unmasking Autism

A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society’s narrow understanding of neurodiversity. $26.99 hardcover

All titles are available in store or online at www.Jerrols.com

Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July and is an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community.

Learn more about Disability Month at https://thearc.org/blog/whyand-how-to-celebrate-disability-pride-month-2023/

You can reach Amy at Amy@Jerrols.com

Community Close-Up

By Brook Buckingham

We have the privilege of helping an eclectic group of folks throughout the county including businesses, artists, students, teachers, parents and all manner of primates! The incredible crew at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Cle Elum, count on Jerrol’s to help them care for their group of 16 chimpanzees and four bovine.

The sanctuary gets gloves, paper products and cleaning supplies from Jerrol’s and we’re happy to play a small role in the care of these amazing animals.

Did you know that Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, or CSNW, is one of just a handful of sanctuaries in the country that cares for Chimpanzees. It was founded in 2003 to rescue chimps abandoned by the entertainment and biomedical testing industries.

CSNW also provides sanctuary to three rescued cows and one steer.

All 16 chimpanzees at the sanctuary enjoy an engaging space with an indoor and outdoor area and a rich social life.

You can follow along with Terry, Rayne, Lucky, Gordo, Dora, Cy, Honey B, Mave, Willy B, Annie, Burrito, Foxy, Jamie, Jodie, Missy and Negra through the sanctuary’s blog: https://chimpsnw.org/blog/

You’ve got to check out the video of Burrito riding a skateboard! It will make your day.

And if you’d like to help the sanctuary continue with their incredible work, please visit their donation page: https:// chimpsnw.org/donate/

You can reach Brooke at Brooke@Jerrols.com

FREE Travel Sketching with Watercolor and Colored Pencils Demonstration with Cheryl Renée Long

All ages & experiences welcome Saturday, July 15th - 1pm – 2pm