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Jackie Prime Project - We're starting to grow...

Hey Everyone,

It's social media mania for the Jackie Prime Project these days! We're still a small organization but getting bigger everyday! And we need YOUR help. Please, spread the word! We've got new "Share It" buttons and a new "Jackie Prime Project Facebook Page" (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jackie-Prime-Project/128310613902170) to help keep you connected to Jackie, learn more about gibbons, and help stimulate interest in our planet and connect people with nature.

Remember, the Jackie Prime Project (http://www.jackieprime.org/) has three divisions (all of which you can link to through this blog at any time through the sidebar links):

PRIME EARTH - It's life, as we know it. Be inspired to find your passion and your place in the world by following Jackie and her brother Jim as they chronicle their experiences in our Prime Earth Video Logbook.

UP IN THE TREES - Learn all about gibbons and siamangs and find out how you can help save these magnificent creatures from extinction through our gibbon research/conservation efforts.

UNDER THE CANOPY - Want to know what life is like as a primatologist? Join Jackie as she treks through the rainforest in Thailand studying white-handed gibbons and pig-tailed macaques. (http://www.prime-jm.blogspot.com/)

Please spread the word, use our new Share It links located on the left sidebar and "Like" our new Facebook Page through the link on the right sidebar. And as always, keep sharing, liking, and commenting on individual posts that link to Jackie's blog.

Thanks Everyone! We appreciate your support and participation so much!!

Jackie

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