RIKKI’S REFUGE
HAIRBALLS AND HAPPY TAILS
HAIRBALLS AND HAPPY TAILS
The newsletter of thanks from grateful animals
to their beloved rescuers brought to you by
to their beloved rescuers brought to you by
Duke Thomas Peabody and Vincent D. Cat
Building a
Better Planet
One Rescued
Animal
at a Time
portraits compliments of artist Wayne H. Morris
You can make Duke’s and Vincent’s job easier
We are the Happy Animals of Rikki’s Refuge
who
so thank you for giving us the gift of our lives and the tools to build
our Refuge. We represent all the animals, the world over, whose lives
have been saved by kind and loving people just like you. Thank you for
being an animal rescuer.
Hope to
see you Saturday!
Please join us Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Rikki’s Refuge
for
NATURE APPRECIATION DAY
Noon - Refuge Tour
2 pm - Nature Hike
5 pm - Sunset Bonfire and Veggies on the Grill
7 pm - Full Moon Walk
$28 per person (minimum donation), for the full day or any
part of the day! All donations go
towards the Wildlife Defense Fund.
In addition to the 1300 domestic and farm animals we care
for every day, we protect 300 acres of pristine nature, woods and wetlands, for
Native Virginia Wildlife. It’s a hard job, as development encroaches, large
tracts are logged, hunters poach. This spring an adjoining landowner wanted to
build a logging road, meandering a mile and a half thru the woods and wetlands
of Rikki’s Refuge. We fought, and we saved the land and the lives of countless
animals that call it home. The
resulting survey and legal bill is a devastating $28,976.16, at a time when
we’re finding it difficult to cover the daily expenses for our 1300 resident
animals; their medical bills, their food, their care. Would you please give a tax-deductible donation of just $28 to
help the animals?
RSVP
TODAY!!
Celebrate
a Thanksgiving
Where no
Animals are Hurt !
HURRY - Hurry - RSVP NOW - limited space so get in on the
fun !!! Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org
Remember last Thanksgiving for Rikki’s Friends? It was DELICIOUS!!! The Good News is Mariza is doing it again
this year!!! Rikki’s Thanksgiving
Dinner will be served at her home, Spotsylvania close to the rt 3 / 20
intersection, you’ll get a map when you RSVP.
November 20th, Sunday, 4 pm the eating starts!!! Appetizers, dozens of appetizers!! 6 pm, sit down dinner!!
RSVP now as we do have to limit the number to how many can
fit in Mariza’s house! $25 per
eater! Delicious. many many courses, all kinds of wonderful
delicious things. All vegetarian. And yes, you carnivores are welcome too,
you’ll never miss a thing!!! So many
different and varied delectable dishes!!
Are you
ready for the Best Ever
Just in
Time for Christmas Shopping
Auction
ever?
Well I am !!!
And here it is!!
CLICK HERE http://www.rikkisauction.blogspot.com/
to see items and start bidding!
The auction is running now - It ends 7 pm Nov 21 !!! In time to ship your items out for
Christmas.
Bidding is EASY - Enter your bid in the comment box,
When asked "Comment as" pick the option best
suited to you.
Facebook user - pick Name/URL from the drop down menu, enter
your Name and your FB URL.
None of the above, pick Anonymous and be sure to enter your
contact e-mail in the comments - or just enter your name and send me an email
letting me know which bidder you are so I can email you!!!
Keep track of who’s bidding on the items you like - click on
“Subscribe to: Post Comments” at the
bottom of the listing, after the comment area.
Pick google and set it up to notify you by email, or pick any other
option you like.
Questions? On the
“home” page, top right, “How to Bid” should give you answers!
Questions? Don't hesitate to ask Vincent Cat
Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org the answer-cat!!!!
Over 250 items!!!! To see them all http://www.rikkisauction.blogspot.com/
There are some really fabulous tings in here!!! Here’s just a few! Click on any photo for more details!
All items were donated to Rikki’s Refuge and all proceeds of the auction will be used to pay down Rikki’s Refuge’s debt!!!! So BID with joy !!!!!!
Over 225 MORE ITEMS !!! To see them all http://www.rikkisauction.blogspot.com/
Rikki's Refuge
Where EVERY penny
is spent on the animals!!!
The Pumpkins have Arrived !!!!
Where EVERY penny
is spent on the animals!!!
The Pumpkins have Arrived !!!!
The more
we get for the herbivores, the more money to buy food for me!
So many of you have been working hard and hauling pumpkins
to Rikki’s !!!!! have you seen a
pumpkin stand that we haven’t cleaned out??
Report in immediately!!!! STOP,
fill your truck, your truck .... grab those pumpkins and come on out to Rikki’s
No matter
who
small or
....
large
we’ll eat
all the pumpkins you can bring us !!!!!
Volunteers ARE a Big Deal at Rikki's Refuge!
Yes, we staff. Our
staff is wonderful, too. Our budget is
so limited that we are only able to afford to have staff for the absolute daily
essentials. The feeding, cleaning,
medicating. It’s a lot of work and it
has to be done on a schedule every day, day in and day out. No matter what. 365 days a week. Rain,
snow, sleet or heat. Holidays and mundane days. We love volunteers who like to come in to help with this work
too. Some come in just to wash the
dishes one day a week. Others to help
with the regular cleaning.
And lots of volunteers come to build new Animal
Neighborhoods, make repairs to existing Neighborhoods, mow acres and acres of
grass, do special seasonal scrub ups of Neighborhood Houses, and to keep houses
warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Every one of our 22 species needs volunteers!!!
CLICK to Learn more about our wonderful Volunteers!!!
The Fall Furr Festival
Was lots of fun!! Meet the Animals Up Close, Hay Rides, Games, and More
The Haunted Forest
..... was it to scary for you to come ????
What’s on YOUR Calendar?
Did you remember Nature Appreciation Day, this Saturday, November 12th
Noon - Refuge Tour
2 pm - Nature Hike
5 pm - Sunset Bonfire and Veggies on the Grill
7 pm - Full Moon Walk Rikki’s
Thanksgiving Dinner
Sunday, November 20th
RSVP Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org
Holiday Auction
over 250 Fabulous Items!
http://www.rikkisauction.blogspot.com/
I HOPE TO SEE YA SOON
CUZ
I LOVE YOU,
VINCENT
November 9, 2011
PS: I count on YOU to help me keep the Refuge Running.
The Fine Print
Rikki's
Refuge in Orange County, Virginia, is a 367-acre, no-kill, all species,
peaceful sanctuary supported solely by donations from kind and loving
individuals just like you! We help farm animals, domestic animals,
and wildlife. Over 1200 individuals of 22 different species now reside
at Rikki's Refuge. Please continue to help us help the animals. To
learn more about Rikki's Refuge go to http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/, http://www.rikkisrefuge.blogspot.com/, and http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge .
We
survive on donations from kind and loving people, just like you. We
live on a shoestring and make it on less than one dollar per day, per
animal. So if you can spare a couple of bucks to buy a few meals,
please go to http://www.paypal.com/ and use our email address of mail@rikkisrefuge.org
. We do accept checks, money orders, cash and stuff, too! Thanks for
your support. Rikki's Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Your
donations directly support the Critters of Rikki’s Refuge. Rikki's
Refuge is owned and operated by Life Unlimited of Virginia, Inc., an
IRS 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Virginia Corporation. Federal Tax-ID
54-1911042. We hold membership in all Combined Federal Campaigns in
Virginia #77674, Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign #3163, PetsMart Charities #1377, iGive, Benevolink, paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org), your
donations provide direct support. A financial statement is available
upon written request from the State Office of Consumer Affairs.
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