We are just popping with
good news,
good
donors,
good
volunteers, and
GOOD ANIMALS !!!
I'm back !!!! I went to
school this morning!!! Yup ... went with Lena and Melissa to teach dem kids
some humane education !!! They was nice and humane to me and hugged me and
loved me and gave me treats !!! My pal Gertie Priggy came too, she's a guinea
pig. And Lena was telling the story about how her family dumped her at the
pound cuz they didn't want her no more .... well guess what .... her little
girl was there in that very school and said OH That's my guinea pig and she had
pictures on her phone !!! So they got to do some kissing and love each other
more. Tomorrow I getz to be on TV !!
Young Guinea pig in need of
furrever home !!!! Would YOU like
to adopt?
Teach kindness everywhere you go
every
living creature matters !
YEAHHHHHH The Deck on the
office trailers just passed final inspection !!!!!! Thank you Dennis and Spotsylvania County Schools REACH Program
!! Now it's time to get the electricity
run over to them .... any nice electricians out there who'd like to help us
????
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WOW
.... a real genie pot !!!! And it's on ebay with proceeds going to Rikki's ....
What are YOUR three wishes ? Would YOU like to see them come true? Will a nice
genie come out if you stroke this pot and offer you three wishes? You all be very careful now
.... wish wisely !!! Place your bid NOW to discover ... do genies convey with
their pots on ebay??? I can't promise you'll get your three wishes if you win
.... but I know you won't if you don't bid !!! So bid away !!!!!
See
all our ebay items here http://givingworks.ebay.com/charity-auctions/charity/rikki-s-refuge-animal-sanctuary/31347/
THANK
YOU my successful donors !!! YOU won
the whole jackpot on the Double Your Donation Challenge!!! GOOD JOB !!!!
Let’s
give a BIG HAND to Dennis and the REACH team at Spotsylvania High ... they
recycle thru Terracycle for Rikki's and we just got a check that will cover
four trips to the vet !!!! Yaaa hooo
I'd
like you all to salute our wonderful volunteers who represented Rikki's Refuge
at the Vegetarian Festival in Richmond Saturday .... lead by our fearless
Events Leader Ron Herfurth .... thank you Melissa Felts, Donna Savory, Toni
White, Grace White, Denise Leaghty Halderman, Diane Moore, Cynthia Wright,
Walker Wright, Mariza Soliman, and Angela Soliman. That was the biggest team
ever all working towards one common goal .... helping the animals of Rikki's
...
Your
efforts will feed EVERY SINGLE resident, every one of the 1296 critters, every
single one of the 22 species .... for a full day !!!! WOW
....
now if you'll please come out tomorrow and clean up the poop .....
Just
kidding !!! YOU make the money, YOU feed the critters, we'll scoop the poop,
well I'll instruct my hoomans to take care of it .....
Ron was on the look out for
Kroger shoppers ..... if they get a Rikki’s Kroger Card .... EVERY TIME they shop Kroger’s will make a
donation to Rikki’s !!! Is totally
FREE to the shoppers !!!! Here’s all
the details http://rikkisrefuge.blogspot.com/2011/08/kroger-care-card.html
Come have
fun with at volunteers at events !!!
They travel all over the
state to tell people about Rikki’s Refuge, sell our tshirts, coffee and vegan
chocolate !!! Want some ... just ask
!!!
How
about a BIG HAND for Valerie from Brittany Commons at the Spotsylvania
fairgrounds charity event Saturday !!! Thank you Nora Eldridge and Deb Barrett
for telling Valerie about Rikki’s and for helping out. They raised enough to buy flea drops for
all the dogs and the cats of the 9th Life Center for a month !!!
Duke Thomas Peabody Celebrated his 7th Birthday
on
Monday !!!! Just click his pic if
you’d like to send him a birthday present!
Did
you know Duke has his own stores?? Well
maybe not a whole store .... but a booth at a mini-mall.
ANOTHER
BIG HAND to Dennis and the REACH team at Spotsylvania High ... who run the
booth at Minureman Minimall in Culpeper, the Duke Thomas Peabody Shop!
746
Germanna Hwy at the intersection of 29 and 3.
Stop in and visit us!!
Rikki's
gets a check every month to help the doggies out !!! They specialize in selling animal oriented things ... stop in
and visit ... or let us know if you have items to donate !!!! Yaaa hooo
Hip Hip Hurrah for Buttons
He
made it safely to Texas Sunday night.
He was living in a shelter in West Virginia. His adoptor was in Texas.
It was going to take some time to arrange a volunteer train to get him
home. But the shelter said Buttons was
out of time.
So
Buttons came to vacation at Rikki’s for a couple weeks while all the legs of
his trip were filled with volunteers.
Bright and early Saturday morning .... he started his journey with his
first driver.
One
driver after another handed Buttons off for the next leg of his journey .....
And Sunday night he got to
sleep in the arms of his new furrever mom !!!
June is adopt a shelter cat month --- have you gotten yours yet?
Buttons was adopted thru our
Black Cat Appreciation Day. Helping
black cats the world over get out of shelters and into homes. Learn what it’s all about ... 76,000 people can’t be wrong ....
This poster is from another
organization who’s joined our effort to dispel the myths about black cats and
give them the chance to be adopted.
Since we starting this even two years ago, countless cats have been
save the world over. Click on the kitties above to read all about
this growing global phenomenon.
A big huge Thank you to Jan
Chetnik for spreading the word about our need for supplies !!! The quantity of food we go thru with 1300
animals, and the quantity of cleaning supplies would stun you !!! Fill your car up ... and it will only last
days !! Not the year or two you’d
expect. And Jan knows this. So she rounds up all her friends and
co-workers to help out and buy supplies.
She even makes deals with stores just for Rikki’s!!! 360 Feed in Fredericksburg will sell 40#
bags of cat food for only $21 if, and ONLY IF, you are donating it to Rikki’s
Refuge. You need a secret code to make
that sale ... so ask us first !!!
When ever you shop let the
store owner or manager know that you’re a part of Rikki’s and ask if they have
any broken bags to give away, or they’d like to make a special deal!! You’ll be surprised how often they want to
help when you tell them about Rikki’s.
Jan filled her car to the
max and brought out the goodies on Monday.
Thank you Jan. She also keeps
an eye on collection cans in several stores and picks up the change ... which
adds up ... and brings it out to Rikki’s.
Yippee. That’s easy -- you can
do that too -- make up a pretty jar and ask if you can put it at your favorite
store. Be sure to promise to come and
collect the money every week or two !!!!
Thanks to you supply
donors .... the pantry isn’t looking so bare !!!
Paws
up to Deb Barrett who heard the plight of our pantry and began advertising for
nums on facebook. And to Wayne Morris
who created one of those “a picture speaks a 1,000 words”
and
to everyone who shared the photo and the donate site http://rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php
and to everyone who donated .....
you’ve bought a pallet of cat food !!!!
Up Close and Purrsonal - Visit the
Neighborhoods of Rikki’s Refuge
Chicken
City, Rabbit Rotunda, Cavy Castle, Pigeon Palace, Bovine Boulevard, Capri
Corners, Horsey Haven,
Feline
Fields, Piggy Paradise, Emu Estates, Doggy Downs, Turkey Terrace, and MORE ....
June 22, 2013 Saturday, tour at noon, Nature Hike at
2 pm
July 4, 2013 Thursday, tour at noon, Nature Hike at 2
pm
Tours are two hour, all outdoors, walking tour covering
2-3 miles and start at noon
Limited space on each tour so tickets must be reserved in
advance
Reserve by email mail@RikkisRefuge.org
or phone 540-854-0870 x3
The tour is an outdoor event, dress for the weather, and the
animals (which means that for your safety, no sandals so your feet don’t get
stomped by big hoofed animals, no short pants / dresses / skirts or bare
shoulders so you don’t get scratched, no jewelry nothing shiny or dangly so the
emus won’t injure you by grabbing)
Admission for Tour only is $12 per person, $5 for ages 12
and under! If this is financially
difficult for you let us know, Orange County residents may qualify for a
scholarship.
Nature Hikes take you thru the trails to
discover who’s watching you from the thicks of the forest !!! From birds to bears .... who you meet is
different on every hike. Some experts
have recently been cataloging species of wildlife out there. The last guy who spent the night camping out
to learn who lurks in the darkness burst out of the woods around 2:45 am
screaming about a giant creature chasing him.
The next day several experts went in to investigate .... they found no
Bigfoot ... only some huge prints and other markings commonly found at Bigfoot
sightings ... they are being investigated by a team now.
And in the meantime .... while we await the news ... will
Rikki’s Refuge be adding their 23rd species, Bigfoot?
You can come explore the woods with us! Our trails thru the woods are not like
cultivated paths in a park!! Expect to
get snagged on pricker bushes and get your feet wet jumping stones or walking
logs to get across creeks. Lots of up
hill ... and down hill hiking. It’s
relatively strenuous and we’ll be covering several miles. Be sure to bring water.
Use the same dress code as for Tours, but add sturdy hiking
boots !!!
Not suitable for little ones who’ll tire climbing the
hills. You know your kids better than
we do, so you decide. Please remember
there is no way to get vehicles back into the woods, so if they tire, you’ll
have to carry them!!
Nature Hikes always start at 2 pm and run for two hours ....
or until we find our way, a few times our hardy hiking guide has gotten lost
and lead the troops out after about 4 hours !!
Admission for Nature Hike only is $12 per person, $5 for
ages 12 and under! If this is
financially difficult for you let us know, Orange County residents may qualify
for a scholarship.
Combine the Tour and the Hike for a special price, $20 for
adults, $7.50 for those 12 and under.
Limited space, RSVP NOW by email mail@RikkisRefuge.org or phone
540-854-0870 x3
Tickets sales STOP 48 hours before event !!!! So sign up NOW !!!!!
We never forget that YOU are
our LIFE SAVERS ... our lives depend totally on your donations!!!
Love you bunches,
Vincent and Opie
2013 is the Year of the Purr ....
Join the movement ... we’re adding purr to planet earth !
Look! It's a great
car magnet with the world's most loved cat -- Vincent Cat!!!!
"What Would Vincent Do?"
He'd "Purr More, Hiss Less".
Magnet is $5 each, plus shipping (65-cents for 1 magnet,
$1.05 for 2 for U.S. addresses). For other shipping costs (international, or
for more than 2 magnets) contact Melissa Felts dogslife24@comcast.net with your zip code and how many you
want. Purchase your magnet TODAY
right here http://rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php
Don't be
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