We are Vincent D. Cat and adopted sons Opie and Timmy and we
are here to make you happy! You are HEROES! You work hard every day and you
deserve to smile every day! Those of you working to save us animals hear so
very many very sad things. And there’s lots of very glad things too and that’s
what we talk about here! All pawsitive all the time! We want our friends to be
happy and smile and know there’s a lot of good - including YOU - in this world!!
Be kind and pass it on! Please send us your Good New and Fun Stuff to share,
personal or global. Let’s keep it fun and interactive!! After all, if we
couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane! Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org
It’s been pretty sad here at Rikki’s Refuge while we’ve been
getting used to Vincent being at Rainbow Bridge. The Good News is that he can still talk to us and shows up to
guide us!!
He asked me to carry on in his footstep. But I don’t have any feet, so I’m doing the
best I can. You see, I was born without
back feet.
This is a picture of Me and Vincent the first time we
met. Barbara White from Waynesboro is
the nice lady holding us both. She got
a call one day from a lady who said she had a litter of kittens and the mom was
eating their legs off. Barbara came to
our rescue and found out that it wasn’t our mom’s fault, it was birth
defects. There were nine of us
kittens. This was back last
August.
I’m not even a whole year old yet.
Barbara took my whole family home and took care of us. Cuz of genetic problems I ended up being the
only kitten to survive. Barbara tried
and tried, she took care of us all day and all night. But one by one, all my brothers and sisters died. Even the nice doctors couldn’t save them. But they did save me!!!
Barbara thought I’d be real good to work with Vincent and to
help him spread the word about being nice to the differently abled. And so she brought me to live at Rikki’s
Refuge. And this picture is when I met
Vincent!!
My mom and me was real attached. What with me being her only surviving kid and all. Mom was going to go away and be adopted to
another home. I looked at mom, and mom
looked at me and thank goodness, da hoomans decided to let mom stay with me at
Rikki’s too.
I’m so glad my biological mom gets to be here!!!
This is Timmy
He came to Rikki’s a few months before me. He was born a “normal” kitten. He had a terrible accident. He fell out the window of a moving car. And his hind legs were badly damaged. He kind of scoots most of the time. Sometimes he can stand up a bit and take a
few steps that way.
He came to Rikki’s to see if physical therapy could help him
walk. It helped a little, but he still
scoots most of the time.
I’m very happy to have Timmy for my brofur!
Vincent and his facebook partner Polly who lives in England
adopted me and Timmy to be their sons and to help teach the world to be nice to
kitties and all animals.
That’s daddy Vincent and mom Polly on top, and me on the
bottom left and Timmy to my right!!! We
love our tree house!
My biological mom, Nellie, and adoptive mom, Polly, are
friends and are happy to share me. They
say that’s just more love for me! I
like that!
And so I will do my best to keep in touch with you and let
you know what’s coming up at Rikki’s Refuge.
Thank you for being my friend and helping me to learn how to be a Spokes
Kitty. Timmy is learning too, he’s shy
and gets scared easy, but you’ll get to hear from him sometimes too. Come on out from under the desk and talk to
the nice people, Timmy.
Vincent D.
Cat
From Alley
Cat to World Renown Spokes Cat
April 30,
1998 - April 30, 2012
Vincent
was the inspiration and the evolution of Rikki's Refuge
Read the
story of how his life brought so many together in good
Important
Things I have to tell you today !!!
Please
VOTE for us in the Shelter Contest.
click here http://tinyurl.com/VoteRikkis
and Enter USA, VA, Rikkis Refuge to vote for us in the Shelter Challenge and
win $1,000 !!!!
We’ve been moving up and might even win more if you’d vote
every day and get all your friends to vote every day!!! Thank you !!!!
BIG
EXCITING NEWS !!!!!
PLEDGE: to
help Taco win new wheels !!!
On June 6th, from 10 am to one minute before
midnight, eastern USA time, you can vote for Rikki’s Refuge to win a brand new
Toyota!!! Please help us. You HAVE to vote thru facebook - so even if
you’ve never looked at facebook - it’s worth setting up an account for the day
!!!! PLEASE, I wanna a new vehicle all
my own by my first birthday!!!!
We will be competing against four other organizations to win
that day. (AIDS Resource Group, Wolf
Performing Arts Center, American Red Cross - Black Hills Area Chapter, The
Johnnycake Center of Westerly)
They’re all good people.
But they’re HOOMANS and hooman groups get so much more money and more
help!!! Please vote for us and the
ANIMALS on June 6th !!
YOUR vote on June 6th will help Rikki's Refuge win a new
vehicle for the animals.
Toyota's 100 Cars for Good - VOTE Rikki's Refuge, June 6th
then click on REMIND ME under the BIG ORANGE DOG
to get a reminder on June 6th to
vote for Rikki's Refuge in
Toyota's
100 Cars for Good contest.
Be sure to watch our video so you will know why the animals need
your vote.
Watch the whole video so you don't miss Taco the Cat
driving.
then click on REMIND ME under the BIG ORANGE DOG
to get a reminder on June 6th to
vote for Rikki's Refuge in
You can
win this Spectacular Autograph Quilt!
Made by Melissa Felts of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and
quilted by Jo Ann Cooper of South Carolina, this spectacular quilt measures 73
1/2″ wide and 76″ long. Made from 100%
cotton fabrics, and 100% wool quilt batting.
It features the autographs of 20 well-known animal lovers:
Anjelica Houston
Cloris Leachman
Raymond Usher
Betty White
Raquel Welch
Ryan Newman
Martin Sheen
Dolly Parton
Johnny Depp
Maya Angelou
Matt Damon
Tim Allen
Sally Struthers
Victoria Stilwell
Kiefer Sutherland
Bill Cosby
Whoopi Goldberg
Bob Barker
Jack Hanna
Elizabeth Taylor — she signed this just 2 months before she
died.
The drawing for the quilt will be held on Labor Day,
September 3, 2012, at Rikki’s Refuge.
The winner does not need to be present to win.
So, get your tickets now!
For every dollar that you donate to Rikki’s Refuge, you will get a
chance to win this quilt! Look for the
quilt around town in Orange, Va., and Fredericksburg, Va. We will be at businesses and stores
accepting donations. Or, you can donate online at
http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/Rikkis/food
Be sure to leave a comment with your contact information on
the FirstGiving page (name, address, and e-mail address). If you would like your ticket stubs/receipts
mailed to you, please add 45-cents for U.S. address, or $1.05 for other country
addresses. Please note that your
contact information will not be made public. If you do not want the stubs
mailed to you, then please give us your e-mail address, and I will send you an
e-mail confirmation that your donations have been added for the drawing.
Or, you can contact Melissa at: autographquilt@gmail.com to
get information about mailing in your payment.
Read about how it took the year and a half this quit was in
the making and see more photos and up close shots of signatures here http://blog.rikkisrefuge.org/
Read how it took Valen, pictured above, a year and a half to
make this quilt happen!!!
And more photos and up close shots of signatures here http://blog.rikkisrefuge.org/
Memorial Day Tour
May 28th, at noon, one tour only. Gates open at 11:30. Be prepared for a two+ hour tour, all
outside, so dress for the weather.
Don’t forget sunscreen, hats and water.
And remember to dress for the animals!!
NO bare legs - please wear long pants to avoid scratches. NO bare toes - wear closed shoes or
boots. NO earrings or jewelry - come as
you are, no dress up! Pigs and goats
have rough course hair and bristles and will rub on you and scratch bare
legs. Hooves will squish bare
toes!!!! Emus reach out for and grab
shiny objects and can be damaged by eating your earrings - and it might hurt
your ears too! Remember .... it’s wild out here ......
Please call 540-854-0870 x3 in the morning before heading
out to Rikki’s on May 28th - if there’s been rain the tour may be
cancelled due to muddy roads!! Weather
patterns vary and can be quite different here than where you are starting out
from.
Vincent
had a wonderful Birthday Party
Vincent had a wonderful birthday party and thanks all who
came and who sent gifts and cards!!! He
sends his love from Rainbow Bridge.
Here’s his birthday pictures from his party!!
CATS vs DOGS
2012
has been
extended !
So you can still vote for the candidates of your choice --
cats or dogs ---- WHO will you vote to
Rule the Refuge. Click on your
candidate’s photo above to vote for them, or read all the campaign details
here: http://rikkisrefuge.blogspot.com/2012/04/cats-vs-dogs.html
Please, please vote for cats and give me a chance to be
ruler !!!!!
I love you
sooooo much,
Opie
PPS You tell me what you want! Email me at Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org with
instructions to change your subscription: additions, deletions or
modifications! Subscriptions:
Vincent’s VIPs - up to the second alerts about issues at Rikki’s
Refuge for those who care and want to be intimately involved. Scheduled as
needed. Good Morning Good News - a little something to get you going in
the mornings, for those of you who want to keep smiling with us! Scheduled
daily. Hairballs - so you know what’s coming up at Rikki’s! Scheduled
weekly.
Rikki's Refuge, supported solely by private donations,
houses over 1200 animals of 22 species. On line at http://bit.ly/Give-a-gift-to-Rikkis
Checks, money orders, cash, items at Rikki's Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA
22960
Rikki's Refuge is owned and operated by Life Unlimited of
Virginia, Inc., an IRS 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Virginia Corporation, tax-id
54-1911042. Combined Federal Campaigns #77674, Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign #3163, PetsMart Charities #1377. A financial
statement is available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer
Affairs.
Learn more www.RikkisRefuge.org
and help spread the good word, tell everyone you know about Rikki’s Refuge
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