On Wednesday February 24, 2010, homeroom 1C spent the afternoon making sock monkeys for Operation Sock Monkey in our first (of many) OSM sessions! We have 20 monkeys in progress! There will be some surgical reinforcement and then next Wednesday we will finish them. By end of April, we hope to have 100 monkeys ready for shipping!
KEITH LYNN ALTERNATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL SUPPORTS OSM! KLASS-OSM
Long anticipated- Alison finally finished her fabulous cat!!!
Someone is going to be very lucky to receive this monkey by Kathryn!
Miranda brought in her "homework"- this adorable monkey with button ears! Her dad's idea!
In progress- stop motion animation by Infotech/Art Therapy Animation Elective students! MAGICAL!
Be sure to visit the North Vancouver School District site featuring our students:
http://www.nvsd44.bc.ca/sitecore/content/SchoolStories/KLDigitalMedia.aspx
Monkey and baby eagle trekked to Stephen Colbert’s taping of the Colbert Report on Feb 17, 2010 to promote Operation Sock Monkey!
Almost ready to go! Eagle happily seated on top of Colbert Monkey. It was finished off with an Operation Sock Monkey button and website link!
Monkey and eagle meet several fellow stuffies as they wait for HOURS in lineup in anticipation of seeing Mr. Colbert!
Spencer- friend of monkey and eagle- had been in the lineup since 5:30 AM and helped the pair get a place closer to the front! Thanks Spence!
Monkey and eagle deep in thought as they wonder what lies ahead...
There they go! The crowd passes the pair forward to the camera man who will give them to Colbert!
The crowd cheers for Colbert! It was great fun with a massive amount of people. Somewhere up there is monkey and eagle off to new horizons- promoting Operation Sock Monkey and World Peace- one monkey at a time... Fly you two- FLY!
This monkey was rescued from the project bin- G. started it a year and a half ago! She got as far as the eyes, mouth shape, arms and tail... Poor neglected monkey. So B and K rescued it today and added ears, smile, lashes, heart, toque and flair! Will this monkey go home with G or be sent to OSM?! G hasn't seen it yet! FEB 26 update: the monkey was donated on Monday to a student who passed it on to a young lady courageously battling a severe illness. Here's hoping the monkey works his healing magic...
C finally finished her second cat- so cute!!!! This one she will keep for herself and we can see why! C has the cutest real cat, by the way!
H made this incredible "Beetlejuice" snake- her favorite character and movie. And yes- the rattle works!
Note the use of embroidery to sculpt the face and the use of coffee to stain the hair (which is made out of quilt batting)...
KLASS’s Youth-at-Risk-Art-Therapy-Sock-Monkey Club (aka Sock Monkey Monthly) http://klasssockmonkey.wordpress.com/ has been asked by Operation Sock Monkey (OSM) to become its West Coast Operative! OUR GOAL is to make 100 sock monkeys by the end of March/mid April! Can we do it?! WHY NOT?!
Operation Sock Monkey (OSM) http://www.operationsockmonkey.com/
OSM is an initiative in support of Clowns Without Borders South Africa (CWBSA) providing laughter, hope and healing to communities affected by HIV/AIDS. Handmade Sock Monkeys can be purchased by the public or sponsored* to be sent to children in need of a smile. All proceeds are donated to CWBSA. KLASS sock monkey makers will be making “oodles of monkeys” to send overseas to help OSM and CWBSA meet the demands! This is an amazing opportunity for KLASS students to contribute their talents to an incredible cause while experiencing the healing power of sock monkey making. All supplies and shipping costs for the monkeys are covered through fundraising efforts using OSM notecards, buttons and sponsorships. STAY TUNED!!!
* Sponsoring: In exchange for sponsoring a monkey, the sponsor will receive a colourful card that explains the project and what the donation will support. The sponsor monkeys are made by local crafters in KwaZulu Natal region in South Africa as part of a poverty alleviation program. All sponsorship proceeds go to directly to the crafters, many of whom have little source of income. Sponsorships act as a double gift, providing a means of income to those living in communities affected by HIV/AIDS and psychosocial support to those bereaved.
B made a baby monkey to go along with Kong- the monkey he gave M! Remember Kong!?
Baby Kong
Cow and rider- another fabulous creative creation by S!
Amazing!
Canadian Pride Monkey by E!
Painfully adorable!
Topped off with a toque (mohawk toque!)...
This simple papercraft sock monkey was created by Tyler Tinsley in 2008.
INSTRUCTIONS: CLICK HERE: freemonkey
The art therapy room is abuzz with projects- especially sock creations! It’s a good sign that by the end of the day we run out of stuffing too fast and that the room looks like a disaster! The pins and buttons and pieces of thread and bits of fluff and sock lint is cleaned up, put back in place, discarded, floor vacuumed, brushes cleaned, coffee cups disinfected… Ready for tomorrow!
S made this loving lovely mutt and monkey pair for A...
She included a fluffy heart!
Awaiting delivery!
Toddler size monkey #1 getting stuffed! The process continues... Stay tuned!
B finally finished her monkey (who had been in the project bag unfinished for months)! Monkey is happy now- complete with toque, earring and a... knife. Oh dear- hard core!
Hard-corely cute! 
Watch clip on youtube! CLICK on image:
Sock Monkey Looooooove
Send your special someone a smile and help send a Canadian clown to Haiti to spread some joy to those who’ve suffered so much.
Operation Sock Monkey has once again teamed up with Clowns Sans Frontieres in Montreal. $5 will sponsor a sock monkey on behalf of your Valentine… they receive a card and all proceeds send smiles, snacks, sock monkeys and support to CSF Project Haiti.
Order online @ http://www.facebook.com/l/c59e5;www.operationsockmonkey.com
In Other News…
Chibini Circus School
Proceeds from OSM Holiday Sales in 2009 will help to keep the Chibini Circus School running at Woza Moya. Huzzah!
Monkeys 4 Max
OSM will send 30 sock monkeys to Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia in honor of Maximillian Faughnan’s 1 st Birthday.
Max was born with a rare heart condition and was given the emergency surgery he needed to survive by the Children’s Hospital staff- Max’s Mom has ordered 30 sock monkeys to be sent to C.H.O.P. as a celebration of Max. The proceeds from this order have been donated to CWBUSA to suupo their upcoming expedition to Haiti.
