Hi there, Vincent here. I enjoyed watching that TV interview if mom
that I shared with you yesterday and learning some things I'd never known, and
so last night I was sitting around reminiscing with mom, all about the early
days of Rikki's Refuge.
But did you know there was
actually a time before Rikki's Refuge? Wow! I guess I just
never knew, that was before I was even born!
That was like, a really, really, really long time ago. But then again, mom is really, really old.
And so I asked her to tell
me about things before Rikki's Refuge.
We sat up all night talking, and now I'm going to tell you the story
....... oh, but it's really long, so it's
too much for my paws to type all up one day, so I'm going to have to share with
you just a few chapters at a time ...
Hope that's okay with you.
So here's Chapter 1 from
my interview with mom.
Vincent: So I understand there was life before Rikki's
Refuge. Even a business you ran to help
animals. That business is the parent of
Rikki's Refuge today, and it's called Life Unlimited of Virginia. Tell me about that and what you did before
Rikki's Refuge?
Mom: Life Unlimited of Virginia, Inc. was formed with
the dream of making the planet a more friendly place for all the inhabitants.
Our focus would be on what we humans usually call “the animals”. But when we divide the planet down into its
basics, animals, vegetables, minerals, we find that the humans also fall into
the category called “the animals”.
Over the years, I have found
that you never touched the life of an animal without also touching the life of
at least one human. Perhaps only yours, but in most cases an entire family or
even more. As humans begin to care about another, be it another human, a cat,
dog, pig or horse, it stirs their heart into caring, into helping, into
kindness, and this kind of spreads forward in other areas of their life. And so
for every animal volunteers the world over reach out to help, they're helping
the entire planet become closer and closer to a state of kindness, compassion
and caring.
Life Unlimited of Virginia,
Inc.’s first project was a radio show - “A program dedicated to the health and
well-being of animals everywhere - especially the ones in your
life” - called Animal Update.
This was an upbeat,
encouraging, up lifting, all pawsitive, all the time drive-time call-in
talk-show where we featured interesting guests who were involved, one way or
another, in the animal world. People who ran rescue organizations, sanctuaries,
veterinarians, holistic medical practitioners, animal communicators, natural
pet food stores. We frequently featured particular animals on the show, cats or
dogs for adoption, iguanas, frogs or snakes.
People would call in with questions about their own pets, about helping
animals in need, with general questions about the species of animal we were
featuring. These questions would lead
to very interesting and informative discussions which our rapidly growing and
loyal audience thoroughly enjoyed.
We used the advertising time
on the radio to support organizations, announcing their adoption days and their
fundraising events. Our paid
advertising time featured businesses who were animal friendly or who were helping
animal rescue organizations in one way or another.
The show always ended with
trailers encouraging people to get involved and do something good
for the planet!
Remember - each new day is
full of opportunities, possibilities, and potential. Make the best of every day.
Start today. Thanks for being
with us tonight.
Remember - Nothing happens
unless it's first a dream. Keep
dreaming and join us again next time.
Thanks for being with us tonight.
Remember - The best way to
predict the future is to invent it.
Have a great evening and join us again next time. Thanks for being with us tonight.
Remember - Cats are nature's
way of telling you your furniture is too nice.
Have a wonderful evening and tune in again next time. Thanks for being with us tonight.
Vincent: Well, that sounds interesting, and I'm certainly glad
you are teaching people the right thing about cats!
Tomorrow we’ll hear about
what had led mom to a point of wanting to educate people about animals and why
she was interested in running a business to help animals.
Have YOU
voting today ???
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help me get the votes ...
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Let’s work together real
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MONDAY,
February 18, 2013
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP - THREE SPOTS AVAILABLE
World famous artist Wayne H.
Morris and a special friend from Australia will be visiting !!!!!
And we’ve got a fun filled day for YOU !!!!
11 am - 1 pm Photo
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take YOUR picture with Opie L. Cat or Duke Thomas Peabody .... or another of
your favorite Rikki’s animals!!!
$10 and you
go home with your photo !! Yes, you can
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more
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2 pm - 4 pm Tour Rikki’s with Wayne and practice what he
taught you in the morning about taking great animal photos.
$12.50 per
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6 pm - 8 pm Reception and Vegetarian BBQ with Wayne and
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$20 per
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ALL DAY -- $50 per person, includes EVERYTHING ...
What a way to spend your day !!!! Meet Opie, Timmy, Duke, Petunia ... all the critters you hear
about!
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Grace
Thank you dear produce
picker uppers for providing this lovely meal for us. Thank you for taking time from your busy day to drive to the
stores and to fill your trucks and your vans and your SUVs with wonderful
delicious produce. Thank you for giving
us the opportunity to taste this delicious fresh food and saving us from having
to eat the same old same old dried up pellets day after day.
Love,
Gregory
PS .... Bless those poor kitties hanging around
outside and climbing on the roof hoping they can find a way in to eat our
produce. I never see them get fed any
delicious produce. No wonder they want
to come in and share with us. I don’t
know why the mean hoomans work so hard to keep them out.
You Herd ?
Psssstttt have you heard? The cats are running out of canned food. Don’t let on about how great this fresh
spring grass tastes. If ALL of THEM
started eating OUR grass ... there might not be enough left for us!
.....
first ... thou shall do no harm ...
Come on? Seriously?
Even if we’re OUT of canned cat food we have to abide by this
“all-species” rule?
Gather
round my friends, let us pray.
Dearly Beloved Donors,
those of you who go to work
and from time to time bring home “paycheck”, thank you for sharing your dear
paycheck with us less fortunates who are not given the privilege of entering
the work force and being allowed to provide for ourselves.
Bless the kind and generous
who donate our nums; who go without a pleasure or an extra num of their own, so
that we may have a necessity.
Bless those who support us
kitties, and the others too (yes my brethren, we must be generous and include
them) who are not allowed to dine at the all you can eat sushi bars, who are
not permitted, even one foot, inside a grocery store.
Bless you my Donors for your
kindness, for your love, and for this meal I’m so hoping is about to show up in
my bowl.
And special blessings today,
to those of you who click here and make a tax-deductible donation to buy nums
for those of us at Rikki’s Refuge http://rikkisrefuge.org/donate.php
and to those who’d prefer to send a check to us at Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357,
Orange VA 22960.
We love you,
Timmy and the gang
I’m doing my darndest to try
and earn my living so I don’t have to beg YOU to help me. I hate complaining, but do you have ANY idea
how hard it is to use these giant mop buckets when you’re only 14” tall?
Love, Grinch
Love you bunches,
Vincent and Opie
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