All
of us ... hope all of YOU had a very Moooooey Christmas ..........
Hi
and happy last Thursday of 2016 !!!!
I
know some of you missed our Christmas Tour ..... so I'm gonna take you on that tour right now !!!
But WAIT !!!!
Do
YOU hate
paying any more taxes than you have to?
Like
many donors, YOU TOO can save on taxes with an end of year charitable donation
!!!!
Feed
the animals .... pay less taxes ... that's called WIN WIN .....
and
at Rikki's we ALWAYS go that extra mile ....
so
we make end of year giving not just win win ... but
WIN WIN WIN
That's
cus ALL donations between now and the end of the year ... yeah .. right up to
midnight ... will be DOUBLED ....
Give
a dollar and the animals get TWO
Give
ten and they get TWENTY ....
Give
one hundred and they get TWO HUNDRED ......
And
if you Really
Need That Tax Break give $1,000 or even $5,000 and see that
DOUBLED, MAKE the
ANIMALS HAPPY and GET A TAX BREAK ...
Our
End of Year Donor sure knows how to save on his taxes by challenging you to the
$25,000 DOUBLE
YOUR DONATION .....
Let's
all meet our goals together
You get a tax break
Every
single DOLLAR
you donate gets DOUBLED
The
animals get DOUBLE
the nums .... and
Our
end of year donor gets tax break too !!!!
Please DONATE
TODAY and MAKE IT HAPPEN !!!
And
now .... ready to go on a tour with me
?
Here
it was, Christmas Day at Rikki's Refuge
and
it dawned rather hazy that morning before the tour.
Look
what Santa brought!! These BIG cans of
cat food, 22 ounces, are one of the special deals YOU make possible for the
animals !!! When we donate so we can buy
in bulk, each can is ONLY $1 !! And It's nummy nums !!! It's
wonderful when YOU donate nums .... but about THREE
TIMES AS WONDERFUL when you donate the cash so we can buy in bulk
and get great discounts !!! We can
usually negotiat about three times on the dollar that you can with small
purchases !!! Thank you for always
helping us so we have enough to eat.
You be very nice to us !!!
Melissa
brought her GoPro Christmas Pressie on the tour and lent it to Jessie so he
could make a movie for you. Joey tries
to remove the GoPro from his brother, Jessie. But, Jessie did not mind wearing it!
Relaxin'
on the hood of a nice warm car....don't you just love Norman's fangs? lol
Meeting
the sheep while we wait for all of the humans to arrive.
Posing
for a picture.
Enough
pictures, give me FOOD! lol
Everyone
had to get used to how friendly/greedy the cows are...
Yum,
yum, yum.
Bub
and Goose were overwhelmed with how many people were on the tour, so they kept
their distance. This was a BIG tour, with 3-4 times as many people as they are
used to. We don't usually do such large
tours but so many people wanted to come on Christmas Day. We were so sad to have to turn many away,
but large crowds are just too hard on the animals and they get scared. We love our hoomans, but we have to think of
our animals first.
We
do have tours almost every Sunday and every holiday ..... BUT ......
If
you're a regular on our Christmas Tours ... may I suggest YOU sign up NOW
for next year's Christmas Tour? We
don't want you to miss out .... but we can only allow so many visitors at one
time. Tours@RikkisRefuge.org to make your
reservation for Christmas Day Tour at noon on Christmas 2017.
Betty
enjoyed some popcorn while being petted.
Well ... not really .... but she was polite and pretended to enjoy while
thinkin ... crazy hooman I'm a cat ... popcorn, Really ??
Arriving
at Patrick's and Preston's pen.
Jessie
LOVES grapes! He says "Thanks, Robyn!"
Feeding
the emus is one of the favorite things hoomans get to do on a tour. I wish they thought feeding ME was as much
fun.
The
rain from the previous morning left things too wet for anyone to go in with the
pigs and emus. So, we fed through the fence and the opening of the run-in.
Petunia
enjoys a sweet potato. I'll tell YOU a
secret about Petunia. Petunia enjoys
ANYTHING !!! Eating just makes Petunia's day !!!
Petunia
sings "Hallelujah!" for all of the wonderful produce that our guests
brought!
Elmer
was asleep in his straw, but came out to say hi when he realized that the
humans brought food with them.
And
the birds enjoyed the company, too!
And
the goats wanted to make sure that they did not miss any available food....
Reece
and Buttercup ask for more, more, more!
Jessie
says "hey, there is more in here! Gimme, gimme!"
The
turkeys said "thanks to those of you who did not eat my friends and family
on this holiday".
More,
please!
Give
it to ME, not the geese!
And
dog biscuits for the dogs.
Jack
only put the big biscuit down when he got another biscuit. "Now, to figure
out where to hide them".
Mouky
says "Mmmmm...I love cat treats!"
And
Duke came out to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
A
couple of the Pyrenees look out at the crowd. We did not go over to pet
them...they are not
used
to crowds and can be shy and skittish sometimes. Lots of the free range critters have to be locked up when there
are many guests, it's just too scary and their guard instincts can be on overdrive,
or they can be fearful and run into the woods.
One
visitor tells Duke that she and her husband took his name off of the Angel Tree
at Re-Tail, and brought him canned dog food, just like he asked for! Isn't that really nice? And our Angel trees will be up in stores
till New Years !!!!! So you can still
pick somebody to buy a treat for !!
And
look at the pile of food that our guests brought! Thank you so, so much!!
I've got 12 calendars left .... and I'm giving them away !!!!
Be
one of the first 12 to give an end of year DOUBLE YOUR DONATION of $1,000 or
more and you'll get a calendar shipped to YOU for FREE, just let me know you
want one .... and you'll have it on the way !!!!!
Thank
you for being such an important Rikki's Person !!
Please
consider Iggy and the rest of the animals at Rikki's Refuge for a year end
gift. We are a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, so while you are helping us
to take in and care for more animals, you also get a tax deduction. www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate YOU
make this mission possible and we thank you so much for your support!
Have YOU visited our THRIFT SHOP yet ?
If
you're a regular visitor, you know you don't want to miss shopping New Years
Eve and New Years Day ..... and if you've never visited .... well is this the perfect time or what ?
We're
having a HUGE storewide clearance sale on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day! We're talking HUGE ... yeah!!! 50% OFF of EVERYTHING ... even already marked down
departments .... like Christmas ...
already marked down 50% and NOW take ANOTHER 50% off .... You won't want to miss it!! And, to get even more of a discount, don't
forget that you can bring in 10 cans of cat food and you will receive a coupon
entitling you to 20% off of your ENTIRE purchase!
Use it when you get it, or save it for later!!
I NEED YOU
to
help ME help Opie to keep Rikki's running.
Thank
you for being there for the animals,
with
my love, always, Vincent
This
little beauty is Lil' Miss Priss.
She
is about 8 weeks old and is Feluk+. She is just the friendliest little lady.
She was found wandering a country road and tested positive for Feline Leukemia,
the vet wanted to immediately euthanize her. Luckily, the a wonderful person said
no way and took her back until a safe place, Rikki's Refuge, could be
found.
We
have special houses for the kitties with leukemia. They can run and play and
have friends and fun .... Sometimes they don’t have lives as long as kitties
without leukemia ... but even if they don’t ... it makes us really happy to
know that everyday they are on this earth, it is fun in the sun and they
weren’t just killed because they are not perfect or are considered unadoptable.
We
are able to help cats like Lil' Miss Priss because YOU support us. THANK YOU!
Right
now, ALL DONATIONS ARE DOUBLED THROUGH NEW YEARS EVE!!
Your
year-end gift in any amount will help us save more animals and start 2017 off
strong. Plus its a great tax deduction! www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate
And
guess what !! My GGP is home from the
hospital and growing a little bit stronger each and every day, please keep him
in your prayers, to continue to gain strength and feel better.
THANK YOU FOR LOVING
US AND
TAKING THE TIME TO SAVE TWO LIVES TODAY !
Love,
Opie
Don’t forget to SAVE A LIFE TODAY !
Rikki’s Refuge
PO Box 1357
Orange VA 22960
And please come see me soon !!
In the mean time, Keep up with us on Facebook and
you'll get the minute to minute details about what's going on at Rikki's Refuge
.... you'll be the first to see the new residents .... and the first to know
about up coming events !!!
Rikki's Refuge
Opie and Vincent's Page
Duke's Page
Re-Tail Thrift Store in Fredericksburg
The Duke Thomas Peabody Antique and Collectables
Shoppe in Culpeper
Opie's and Mom's Purrsonal Profile
Opie's Edibles for Fun Animal Friendly Recipes and
Cooking Tips: https://www.facebook.com/OpiesEdibles
Vincent D. Cat's Gathering Place, a place to hang
out, chat, and have fun
Kitty Litter-Ature
Rikki's Crazy Cat Person Club
For the Love of Black Cats
Our Website
which needs help getting up to date .... if you
"do" WordPress and would like to help, let us know Volunteers@RikkisRefuge.org
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. Your donations
provide direct support. A financial statement is available upon written request
from the Virginia State Office of Consumer Affairs.
