{"id":7218,"date":"2019-03-16T00:11:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T07:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/?p=7218"},"modified":"2019-03-16T00:11:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T07:11:27","slug":"a-message-from-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/a-message-from-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message from the President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! I hope you are having a great start to the new year and I want to give a heartfelt thank you to all of you who donated so generously over the holiday season!\u00a0 Your thoughtful kindness is truly appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>I want to take this time to introduce you to Christy Valsente, a stained glass mosaic artist who created the beautiful orangutan piece below.\u00a0 Even though she has created small architectural\u00a0 pieces, she finds she does her best work representing mammals, birds, and fish. She chose to represent an orangutan because his eyes capture the seriousness of the Orangutan\u2019s plight.\u00a0 She has chosen to dedicate some of her artwork to further awareness of their various struggles in the world. The Orangutan piece is up on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/665599012\/orangutan-stained-glass-piece?ref=shop_home_active_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsy page<\/a>, <strong>Gladys Finkelstien Creations<\/strong>, at gladysfinkelstien.etsy.com if you would like to purchase this artwork.\u00a0 The size is 10&#215;12\u201d and a frame is included.\u00a0 \u00a0Proceeds of the sale will come back to us at the Orangutan Conservancy.<a href=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OC-Orang-stained-glass.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7219 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OC-Orang-stained-glass-250x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OC-Orang-stained-glass-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OC-Orang-stained-glass-600x721.png 600w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OC-Orang-stained-glass-768x923.png 768w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OC-Orang-stained-glass-852x1024.png 852w, https:\/\/orangutan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OC-Orang-stained-glass.png 1043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/665599012\/orangutan-stained-glass-piece?ref=shop_home_active_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to view this item on Etsy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! I hope you are having a great start to the new year and I want to give a heartfelt thank you to all of you who donated so generously over the holiday season!\u00a0 Your thoughtful kindness is truly appreciated. 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