GOOD
MORNING GOOD NEWS
Only
FOUR days left in 2017 !!!
In just a minute, I'll tell
you about a very special end of year DEAL !!!!
GOOD for YOU and GOOD for the
ANIMALS !!!!
But FIRST .... I wanted to
share our Christmas Day Tour with YOU !!!!
So MANY MANY of you got to
come !!!
I wish every one of you did
..... We still LOVE you and wish you a
wonderful full and exciting rest of 2017 even if we couldn't give you a hug and good wishes in person on Christmas !!!!
Here's our 2017 Christmas Tour Album. I love that some of you come every year at Christmas to see where your donations have been used. What's getting better. Who's life was saved. Who got adopted. Who's new to meet !!!!
Here's our 2017 Christmas Tour Album. I love that some of you come every year at Christmas to see where your donations have been used. What's getting better. Who's life was saved. Who got adopted. Who's new to meet !!!!
I have told you that our tour
are UP CLOSE and PERSONAL, haven't I?
No matter how much you hear it ..... folks are always surprised at how closely the animals want to interact with them !!! A kiss here and a lick there and checking out your pockets for treats !!!
Everybody brought wonderful gifts for the animals !! Just look at how full that truck is !! It was a beautiful sunny day to stroll the couple miles around the refuge to see the animals. With 1300 animals of 22 species, the animal area is spread over a little more than 100 acres. That area is in the middle of 450 acres and all the rest is wooded, with creeks and wetlands, for native wildlife friends.
Thank goodness you've helped
us save this land. More and more around
the Refuge is being logged and these poor animals are loosing their homes. Our wildlife population is definitely on the
rise !
As we strolled along on
Christmas Day, there were frequent stops so everyone could feed the
animals. The animals love it .... and
so do the people.
After a few hours out in the sun ... and a bit of chill ... we wrapped up with a reception and refreshments in the Life Center, where Goldie and others helped themselves to our guests nums!
After a few hours out in the sun ... and a bit of chill ... we wrapped up with a reception and refreshments in the Life Center, where Goldie and others helped themselves to our guests nums!
One thing visitors always
talk about on tours are the bonds of friendship our animals form. Some with their own species, some with other
species. In either case, they certainly
pair up and form bonded groups. It's
always interesting to see where a new resident is going to settle in !!
Feline Fields is a favorite
spot on the Tour ! So many cat lovers ! And we have enough cats to go round !!
Christmas was such a
beautiful day for laying about sunning, taking a stroll ..... or rolling in
some luscious mud !!!
NOW
to tell you about RIKKI'S END OF YEAR SPECIAL
We got a BIG job ahead of us,
friends. Every year Opie's GGP would challenge us to a DOUBLE YOUR DONATION end
of year TAX SAVINGS challenge by putting up a big donation
BUT with a CATCH ....
We had to raise an equal
amount .... or we wouldn't get it !!!!!
But you all know we have a
SAD this year .... cus GGP went to Rainbow Bridge so he can't help Rikki's
Refuge this year.
MOST IMPORTANTLY of all ....
did you know around the end
of the year is when most people make their donations for the WHOLE YEAR ???
So it's really important to
fill the pantries NOW, cus some months out of the year it gets real bare and
slim .... like in January and February when people are paying off their crazy
holiday buying sprees and their wonderful holiday vacations .... they don't
have anything to spare for the animals.
So WITHOUT that big end of
year DOUBLE YOUR DONATION time .... we'd all starve to death in the lean
months.
And so our wonderful Board of
Directors put their heads together and said
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ?
And THIS is what they came up
with !!!!
$52,775 to DOUBLE .... yes !!!!
And when that is all done ...
us animals will be safe for all the lean times of 2018 !!!!
So won't you PLEASE help me
out and help Rikki's to reach this goal?
Be sure to tell all your
friends too !!! Tell everybody at work
!!!
It only take a few dollars
from everyone to make miracles happen !!!
Everybody needs a TAX BREAK
.... donate to OPIE's RIKKI'S REFUGE not to the IRS !!!!
Don't miss it !!!
End of the Year $52,775 Donation Match Challenge!
NOW through MIDNIGHT 12/31/17
Double your impact for the
animals!
These generous donors have
offered to match all donations through 12/31/17 up to $52,775 !
Will you help us make it
through the cold winter months, ensuring that everyone gets fed??
$20 becomes $40, $50 becomes
$100, $250 becomes $500
Will you share with everyone
you know!
We need your help!!
Paypal: mail@RikkisRefuge.org
Mail a check or money order:
PO Box 1357, Orange VA. 22960
Click right here: http://rikkisrefuge.org/donate?purpose=Double
I
just LOVE to hear from Rikki's Refuge's Alumni !!!
Most of our animals will live
with us the rest of their natural lives.
They come to us cus nobody wanted them, and no one was willing to adopt
them. Many are simply older. Some have serious physical or health issues. Some need expensive on-going medical care
for life. Some have behavioral
issues. Some have awful injuries.
ALL were unloved and unwanted.
At Rikki's Refuge, EVERYONE is loved and wanted !!!! And they're always welcome here for the rest of their lives.
At Rikki's Refuge, EVERYONE is loved and wanted !!!! And they're always welcome here for the rest of their lives.
BUT sometimes someone heals, or
looses their fear of people, or captures a heart .... and they get adopted !!!
I always wonder how every one is .... year after year ... I think about them and I hope they are happy and healthy .... it's hard to see someone you love move on .... but sometimes it's the right thing to do ... but I always worry about them, always pray for them.
I always wonder how every one is .... year after year ... I think about them and I hope they are happy and healthy .... it's hard to see someone you love move on .... but sometimes it's the right thing to do ... but I always worry about them, always pray for them.
And sometimes I'm made SO
VERY HAPPY when their new parents send photos and keep us up to date on their
lives !!!
This is Winslow ! He was adopted 11 years ago. His wonderful mom send a photo of him every
year !!! We're all so excited when we
hear about him. It sparks a
conversation about his antics when he was a Rikkite !!! May you live long and prosper, Winslow !!!
This handsome young man is
Max, an alumni of Rikki's Refuge. He spent some time at the Refuge and then was
in the adoption room at our Re-Tail store in Fredericksburg and many folks fell
in love with him, but none more than a wonderful man named Nate. Nate adopted Max about a year ago and just sent
us this wonderful photo of sweet Max ready for the holidays! This makes our hearts happy that Max and Nate
found each other!! Even if we do miss
Max here !!
THANK
YOU FOR LOVING
ALL OF US AND
TAKING THE TIME
TO SAVE A
LIFE TODAY
CUZ EVERY
ONE OF US MATTER S
DON'T
YOU THINK ?
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.
