Good Morning Good News !!!! October 28, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

This is my new friend we're trying to save.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5121052421/

He's looking good. He's up and walking and most the time sleeps in
normal positions now. He's eating if the food gets put in his mouth.
It seems he can't see or smell. He certainly hears some, at least loud
noises. He loves being patted once he gets used to your hands and feel.

Only 53 more voting days !!!! http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge
of VA, USA
I'm a zebra today, what are you?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5089424482/

Mommey and me'll start trying to get thru phone calls and e-mails today.
WOW so many. So sorry. Wez know you understand that saving the
aminals is more important than messages and we thank you for that
kindness and understanding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-i4zNpIpkk&NR=1

What a wonderful beautiful fall we're having!!!

You think this really works? I'd save up Fancy Feast cans for recycling
to get on for mom. She says sleep is way overrated. If this works she
could get way more than usual in only 40 minutes a day !!!!
http://www.power-nap.com/store/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16143&category_id=248

You know fall means Pumpkin Season!
Sunday is Halloween - and we have a tour at noon. After dark on
Halloween most of the stands that have been selling them want the rest
GONE. Please help us help them. Everybody but us cats and the dogs
love pumpkins. Nummy fresh and full of vitamins and good nutrients!

Most places say we have to start hauling out Monday morning and have
them all gone before the next weekend. Can you help haul during the
week? Ask all the stands you see if you can bring their leftovers to
Rikki's. PLEASE !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcT4paZfflg

Catnip Candy turns into the Pumpkin Princess this time of year. She has
a message for you!

Hey y'all,

Here we are in October already - prime pumpkin time. Halloween is on
Sunday this year, so all the pumpkin patches will want to be selling
until dark Sunday night. I realize that most of my "Pumpkin Peeps" work
during the week, but if there are any of you out there that can help
thru the week, please contact me. I'll be driving every day beginning
on Monday (actually Immanuel Church on the Hill already has a full load
just waiting for me, and I'm sure that St. Luke's the Mt. Vernon
Methodist will have some as well). Plus we have Pimmit out in Fairfax
that said that we could have their unsold. I would appreciate any help
any of y'all can give me. I need to have all the churches cleaned up by
Sunday service on Nov 7. If you don't have a vehicle to transport them,
at least come and help me load Ms. Blue Dog or our van on Nov 6. Thanks
for your help and your interest in Rikki's.

Pumpkin Princess #1
paulcandy214@verizon.net

Madelyn ‎"Do all the good You can, by all the means you can, in all the
ways you can, in all the places you can, for all the animals & people
you can, as long as you ever can." ~John Wesley~

Rikki's is turning green!! We've been working real hard at recycling at
Rikki's. If you have any good sturdy bins you're not using, please
donate them to us. We're recycling metal, plastic, glass. We've
switched to biodegradable kitty litter, the poop has to go, but the left
over litter is biodegradable so it doesn't have to go to the landfill.
We used to take a truck a day to the landfill and now it's one a truck a
week!!!! We're doing it for our pets, pocketbooks and planet!! Just
like these guys!
http://crispgreen.com/2010/10/pet-products-made-from-wal-marts-recyclable-waste-video/

Calling all Santas and Elves!!!
from my Santa Melissa dogslife24@comcast.net
PetsMarts has Photos with Santa for their customers. Rescue groups sign
up to be Santa and the Photographer and two helpers each shift. The
proceeds of the photo shoots goes to the rescue group. It's fun, it's
climate controlled and there's no poop. Unless somebody is that scared
of Santa!

We'll be at Central Park, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 4 days, Saturday,
Dec. 4, Saturday the 11th, Sunday the 12th, and Saturday the 18th.

We will be at Cosner's Corner, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Sunday the 5th

We need to be there at 10:30 a.m., and the picture taking is from 11:00
until 4:00. Can you volunteer for one of these days? PLEASE!

Uh Oh I know what mama's gonna be begging for for Christmas!
http://crispgreen.com/2010/10/submarine-takes-human-powered-machines-to-new-depths/

Home for the Holidays at Reston VA Town Center
Sponsored by GoodDogz.org
http://www.gooddogz.org/index.php/content/view/112/152/
Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Reston Town Center 11 am - 4 pm
Laurie is in charge and if you can help her please let her know!
lkarnay@yahoo.com
The more the merrier at events. Help with our booth and have fun!

Hey Walker, that's Rikki's alumni Spokes Dog Walker, check out this cool
new product!!!
http://crispgreen.com/2010/10/uk-snack-company-plans-potato-peel-packaging/

You into Wrap? We'll be Wrapping at Barnes and Noble, 7 Corners, Falls
Church, VA
This is another great fundraiser with climate control, no heavy lifting,
no poop, no slobber, no fangs, no claws!!! Our dates are 12/20 and
12/21 from 4 pm - 10 pm. Can you be there? Let Candy know
paulcandy214@verizon.net

Anywhere in the country you can ask to set up at Barnes and Noble or
Borders Book and wrap the gifts people purchase there. Donations are
very generous during the holiday season. Would you set up a wrapping
stand at your local Barnes and Noble or Borders Book to help me? One
day would buy lots of Fancy Feast for me! They even supply all the
wrapping paper! All you bring is bows - and you can get about 100 for
$1 at the Dollar Store!!!

It takes all of us working together to make this work and keep all the
animals in food!!!!

Get to work and get fit !!!!!
http://crispgreen.com/2010/10/google-invests-in-human-powered-monorail-system/

Thank you all for the tid bits you've been sending for Good Morning Good
News !!! Keep 'em coming!!!

I'm gonna sign off with this wonderful Haiku by my friend Sam Iam

Life is so precious
Live each day to the fullest
Love with all your heart

Just like I love YOU!!!!
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 26, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Only 55 more voting days !!!! http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge
of VA, USA

Thank you everybody, planners, volunteers, donors, guests, who made the
Fall Furr Festival and Haunted Forest such a success on Saturday!!!! It
was wonderful. I had so much fun meeting so many of you and getting to
visit again with so many of you. Thank you for coming!

A great big hand to Katarina and Melissa for the hours of planning and
set up and to everyone who helped with the prep and volunteered the day
of the event. Job very well done!!!

Mommey said I better get a Good Morning out to let you know we are alive
and safe. I know we have days of e-mail to respond to and now hundreds
of phone messages. We're fine.

We're trying to save somebody's life. A poor kitty got hit by a car
Saturday night. Valerie saw it on her way home, late at night after the
Haunted Forest closed. She stopped and though he was unconscious, he
was alive. He's been lapsing in and out of restless sleep and pretty
disoriented when he's awake and walking into the walls of the cage and
banging his head. He needed 24/7 care if he's going to survive. So me
and one of the hoomans has been with him constantly, day and night.
When he's stroked he can relax enough to get some sleep. Which is what
he needs, sleep can be very healing. It's a head blow and he's on meds
for a brain injury and on heavy pain meds too. He's frightened and
disoriented. When he wakes up he thinks he's out in the road again and
tries to fight and get away. He'd hurt himself if mom or Valerie or
Lena weren't there to hold him. Three days is the real critical time.
If he makes it thru tonight, he's got a really good chance of recovery.
Finally this morning about 5 am he fell asleep in a normal curled up
kitty position for the first time. That's real good to have normal
reactions. Please pray for him and keep your fingers crossed!!!

I have three very important events coming up!!!

October 31, 2010 at NOON is a tour of the refuge. Tour and meet me of
course !!! It's just one tour and it starts at noon, so be there in
time. You'll meet all 1259 of us, goats and pigs and cows and horses
and chickens and guinea pigs and rabbits and dogs and us cats of
course!! Cost of the tour is one can of cat food per person, but please
be generous and bring a case. We're all putting on fat and fur for the
winter and need your help.

November 7th has two events.

Rikki's Second Annual 5k Run at Chancellor High School Track, Sunday,
November 7,2010.
Race Time: 8:00am
Registration: 6:30am-7:30am
Advance Registration Fee: $30.00
Race Day Registration: $30.00 + donation of cat food of any kind.
Prizes: Awards to the top three male and female overall and top three
male and female finishers in each age group.
Age Groups: 19-under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60 and over.
Attached is a flyer with registration!!!

Come join in the fun and run run run - can you outrun KiKi????? Please
pass the attached flyer out and hang them up everywhere you can think of
!!! We want 100 runner !!!!!

Also on November 2nd we're hosting a Feline Fundraiser Speuter Clinic
(Cats only, ferals welcome), Rabies Clinic and Yard Sale.
$50 to spay and $35 to neuter and the proceeds will be sent to fund
spays and neuters at our 3rd Annual Guatemala Speuter Clinic.
Space is limited - reserve a spot for your kitty NOW! We've got four
docs doing surgery so we're able to add more kitties!!!

Email Kerry@RikkisRefuge.org to reserve your spot!

Location: Culpeper Animal Hospital, 441 Aspen Street, Culpeper, Virginia
Date: November 7th Time: Drop off 7-8 am
See the attached flyer for details and give a copy to anyone you know
who's in need of an inexpensive speuter!

Life's better after a trip to the Speuter Clinic !!! Trust me, if I'd
gotten a ride to the Speuter Clinic when I should have, I wouldn't have
been chasing hot young things and lost my leg in an accident.

Seez you all tomorrow !!!!

Love,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Oh Yippee the day I've been waiting for !!!!

It's Fall Furr Festival and Haunted Forest Day !!!! Yippee come to
Rikki's and visit me !!!!

Today I am gipsy fortune teller

and I say first you vote http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of
VA, USA

then you come to Fall Furr Festival with lots of Fancy Feast and I tell
you very good fortune. You bring dog food and ...... uuuuuuu......
maybe your life line not be so very long ....

Fall Furr Fest from noon till 5 and then yikes I'm gonna hide !!!

Haunted Forest till 8 pm.

Hope I get to see you. I gotta go get to work now, licking my fur so I
look beautiful for all my friends!!!

I love you cuz you're my hero !!!
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 22, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

It's Furday and so many important things to do!!!!

First, VOTE !!!! http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of VA, USA

Bllleeeeetttt Bllleetttt I eat your tin cans, I butt your windows, I
climb on your car, I eat your cell phone, I am baahhhhd baaahhhhd,
mommey says if there's anything badder than a kitty cat, it's what I am
today !!!! Can you guess??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5089421258/

And Furdays are Free Food Furdays at PetCo num num num
send an email to Giveaway@freekibble.com with the subject "Shelter
Giveaway" on Fridays to enter PetCo's drawing for a $50 PetCo Gift Card
every weekend. A winner will be chosen at random every Saturday. It
may as well be YOU! http://www.freekibblekat.com/giveaway.asp and of
course you'd want to five it to me !!!!

And today is the last day to gather your friends together and get ready
for the Fall Furr Festival and Haunted Forest !!! You need to go
shopping and bring lots of canned cat food. LOTS. Tickets to games are
one can !!! For a can you get your fortune read by ME the world famous
Fortune Teller http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5000683975/
That certainly is an opportunity you don't want to miss !!!! Just
imagine how long your life line will be if you bring me a whole truck
full of Fancy Feast !!!!! More info or ready to buy tickets?
www.RikkisRefuge.org

And if you've got a buck or two you can spare, mom's working on covering
those nasty bills, please help me help her http://bit.ly/BeMyHero It's
good when my mom is happy cuz she gives me extra treats!!! Don't let
her know I told you that secret ok!!! It's gonna be COLD tonight -
first time in the 30's this fall !!! Mama needs to get da money to give
the propane man so he'll keep us warm! I like being warm, don't you?

And the whole planet is helping us out, tomorrow is gonna be a beautiful
day and the full moon is coming up just before dark!!! Well almost
full, the official really full full is tonight. You could come out for
a trial walk in the woods. It's not really haunted till tomorrow when
the volunteers and aminals dress up scary. But the owls hoot and the
deer call and the fox bark and ....... there have been rumors of
bigfoot ....... uuuuuuuu are you scared yet?

"If News is not really news unless it is bad news, it may be difficult
to claim we are an informed nation" - Norman Cousins

India creates new court to try environmental cases
Polluters beware: India has created a tribunal to punish those who sully
the forests or rivers or otherwise break its environmental laws.
Tuesday's announcement makes it only the third country to set up a
separate judiciary for environmental cases, after Australia and New Zealand.

'We have taken a giant step forward in having a tribunal to take quick
decisions on behalf of the people of India,' Ramesh said. Once up and
running, the National Green Tribunal can order polluters to pay civil
damages in any amount instead of the previous 25,000 rupee ($564)
liability.
Experts said the tribunal would ensure informed judges were deciding
environmental cases.

'I don't believe there is any inherent conflict between environmental
conservation and protecting community interest,' said Prodipto Ghosh, an
official with The Energy Research Institute. But 'environment- and
forest-related cases often require some special disciplinary knowledge,
which the general judiciary doesn't have.'
http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=128763072023390867

Philanthropist Charles Bronfman scrapped a planned bio and wrote about
his passion, explaining that donating money starts with the heart, not
the wallet. "It makes you feel very, very good that you have
accomplished something," he said. People making even small
contributions should really think about what they want to change in the
world, and which organization is most likely to fulfill that, he said.
Bronfman, the 79-year-old scion of the Seagram empire, wrote The Art of
Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan with Jeffrey Solomon,
chairman of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies.

And remember if you want to buy his book, or anything from Amazon, go
here and you'll be feeding two cats out of one bowl as we say in the no
kill world !!! You'll get your book or mmusic or product and I'll get a
can of food!!!
http://www.amazon.com/?&tag=wwwrikkisrefu-20&camp=212361&creative=392013&linkCode=wsw&

The book is the sum of Bronfman's decades in philanthropy, going over
what worked (the Historica-Dominion Institute focusing on Canadian
history) and what didn't (a variety show that collapsed when the donors
tried to organize it themselves instead of hiring an impresario.)
Bronfman founded the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies in
Montreal in 1986. It moved to the United States in 1996 and now engages
in $220-million worth of programming, and has been hailed as a model
foundation by the Philanthropy Roundtable.

His website, 2164.net, offers decks of 25 motivational values cards
naming all manner of values from "community" to "tradition." People
sorting out their priorities can order the cards according to what each
value means to them. That can help target what charity might be most
appropriate.

All donations, large or small, trendy or traditional, can only be
effective if contributors don't shrink from asking clear-sighted,
business-like questions. This is particularly important these days when
the contracting economy has caused a net loss in charitable giving.
http://www.goodnewsdaily.com/show_story.php?ID=10183

Thought for the Day - "Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they
become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch
your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it
becomes your destiny."

Remember it's pumpkin season! And EVERYBODY here - cept me and the
kitties and the dawgies - love to eat healthy yummy pumpkins!! Stop by
all the stand you see selling them - ask for the damaged ones and bring
them to us. And ask if you can take all the leftovers to bring to
Rikki's after Halloween. Often they are so happy to have somebody haul
them away. Let me know if you need help hauling!! Our volunteers are
standing by!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5104261923/

I be Happy Dancing all day waiting to hug you tomorrow at the Fall Furr
Fest,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 21, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Today I be a panda !!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5089429120/

What be you ??
http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of VA, USA

Send me your good news !!!! I love to hear from you !!!!

Bridges Built to Help Borneo Orangutans Meet Mates
Endangered orangutans on Borneo island are using fire hoses slung across
rivers by humans to help them move around isolated forests to
potentially meet new mates and boost the species' chances for survival,
an environmental group said today. Malaysian authorities are building
more of the makeshift bridges after some orangutans were spotted using
them over the past year

Environmental groups and wildlife authorities have been hooking up old
fire hoses strung together between trees on different sides of rivers to
help orangutans — which cannot swim — swing or walk across them. The
first bridge was set up seven years ago, but it was only last year that
an orangutan was captured on camera using one of them. Witnesses have
seen others doing so since then, prompting officials to build more
bridges. "It takes a while for the animals to get used to it.
http://www.gnn.com/article/bridges-built-to-help-borneo-orangutans/1337539

First Census of Ocean Life Uncovers 6,000 New Species (Oh No how am I
going to make room for all of them at Rikki's?)
Taking a census of marine life is not as easy as knocking on doors. But
after a 10-year effort that included diving into icy waters, guiding
robots into pitch-black depths and laying out a vast network of
microphones to spy on migrating fish, scientists today unveiled the
results of the first-ever accounting of the ocean's creatures, including
some 6,000 new species.

The Census of Marine Life, found strange new beasts such as a hairy
white crustacean nicknamed the yeti crab, and uncovered several species
though to be extinct. It also compiled a kind of White Pages of the sea
listing species and their "addresses" in the underwater kingdom. The
project "far exceeded any dream or vision that I had," census co-founder
Jesse Ausubel.
-- The first animals known to spend their whole lives without oxygen.
Rare creatures called loriciferans, they may resemble early life forms
that thrived before Earth was rich in oxygen.
-- A new species of lobster that measures 20 inches long and weighs
nearly 9 pounds. Finding such a huge and showy creature is "like finding
a new species of bird in Europe," said marine ecologist Enric Sala, a
member of the census steering committee.
-- A clam that was thought to be extinct until scientists stumbled
across it near the coast of Colombia. The clam is a living fossil that
thrived when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
http://www.gnn.com/article/first-census-of-ocean-life-uncovers-6000/1311116

Interesting Statues of the World ... and more ...
http://amolife.com/image/

I'm all ready for the Haunted Forest, Catruday night at Rikki's, right
after the Fall Furr Festival - read all about it in the Free Lance Star
today !!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyDYY8Sy4sI&NR=1

I hope to see your there !!!!

Love,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 20, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

I'm a big dawgie today!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5089419462/

Vote now and tell me what you are!!
http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of VA, USA

Well I'm glad one of dem hoomans round here finally got something
right!!! Melissa made mom a vest and see what it says!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5099485498/

Julie's quote of the day: ‎"Success is dependent on effort." ~ Sophocles

And mom thinks she's got problems treating feral cats!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCXPXAX8bs4

Hey this guy has a good job! Henry the Feline Fiber Artist
http://henrythefelinefiberartist.wordpress.com/

You know the saying, Fighting like Cats and Dogs! Sometimes folks are
amazed to see how we all get along here at Rikki's. Here's more proof
to that old saying!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/09/photos-fighting-like-cats-and-dogs-yeah-right.html

Don't miss Caturday's Fall Furr Festival and Haunted Forest !!!!
http://network.bestfriends.org/golocal/virginia/16090/news.aspx
I'm gonna be waiting in the woods to poof up and scare you!!!

Actually that part is after my bedtime, but I will be there all day to
tell your fortune!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5000683975/

Love you!!!!
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 19, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Good Morning to YOU !!!
I love living in my ZOO !!!
And it's all thanks to YOU!!!
For the kinds things you DO !!!
Saving animals like ME !!!

When I put that on Facebook this morning my friend, Indigo Wheeled
Terrier Jones, wrote back and said

Good morning Vincent
We love visiting your Zoo
If it weren't for you
there would be a lack of a zoo
and the animals would have nowhere to poo.
...So Vincent we love you!

Only 62 voting days left !!!!

I'm a Ladybug today and I'm going to fly around all over the world and
visit each and every one of you !!!! http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis
Refuge of VA, USA Please help me spread the word!!! Only 62 voting days
left and I'm stuck in 6th place on the planet. You are keeping me in
number one in Virginia !!!!

End of voting comes before Christmas and Santa is watching you, so you
better not forget to vote or you'll get oh his naughty list!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/2696306075

Yikes - I'm 1158 emails and messages behind!!! Will I ever catch up ????
Me and mom's wez been running here and there - to and fro - and never
get caught up!!

Gotta get Reflections the printed newsletter done - if you said you'd
send me article I really really need it now!!!!! Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Sarah write in: I stopped to get an injured young male Kangaroo out of
the middle of the road & called WIRES. (that's animal rescue where she
lives)

Imelda says: Sweet Vincent! I just came across a horrible case of
neglect. This poor 10 years old kitty was left in a basement for months
on end with no contacts just because the family doctor told the parents
that their human baby has feline allergies. The poor thing is matted and
starved for attention. To add insult to injury the folks were going to
give it to a shelter to be given the needle! Thanks to some pretty fancy
footwork and love on behalf of some cat loving ladies the kitty is going
to be safe with me for as long as need be. I do not understand cruelty
and neglect of animals.

YIPPEE !!!!!! Way to go Imelda!!!!

Just spreading some love !!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04RZrf3-Mgo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GEzD6wh8o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsaEvyHNZGs

OK my HEROES I gotta give the puter back to mommey so she can get to
what she calls "Important Stuff". Tell Santa that all I want for
Christmas is to be the top winner of the Shelter Challenge and my very
own puter!!!

Love you, hope you're enjoying a beautiful, shuchiney day,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 18, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Ok Good Night, but hey, better late than never!!!!

Another beautiful fall day!!!! Looks like it's going to be great next
Saturday for the Fall Furr Festival and the Haunted Forest. Lots of
volunteers were out yesterday making the forest really really scary !!!!
As if all the wild and dangerous howling screeching animals out there
weren't enough !!!!!

And it's gonna be a full moon ......... 1 in 25 never make it into the
woods on Full Moon Walk Nights - can you make it into the woods AND into
the haunted forest ?????

Only 63 voting days left !!!!
Vote for Rikki's Refuge http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of VA

I'm a tiger today !!! I'm bouncy bouncy bouncy fun fun fun cuz I love
YOU every one !!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5088833635/

This is what Rikki's Refuge looks like to the hawks flying over head!!!
http://rikkisrefuge.org/facebook/SummaryPage/Map.html

Mu Brofur Needy Smurf, eats like a bulldozer and needs a bath after meals!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGBkTw--_Qo

Buying goodies from Amazon? Go thru is link and Amazon will make a
donation to Rikki's!! No charge to you !!!!
http://www.amazon.com/?&tag=wwwrikkisrefu-20&camp=212361&creative=392013&linkCode=wsw&

Unneutered 2 year old male goat looking for home in Green County. If
you'd like to add a goat to your family let me know and I'll put you in
touch with the family wishing to relinquish him.

European Beard and Mustache Championship
http://www.abc26.com/news/nationworld/sns-european-beard-moustache-pictures,0,6496725.photogallery

"A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from
others. Be a carrier." - Author Unknown

Me and my Brofur Sam http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5094713417/

Ahhhh Yeah!!! Bring on flavor number 7 !!!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5095312160/

Ahhhhh that's NOT Fancy Feast !!!!!! MOM ???? What are you trying to do?
Poison me? http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5095312512/

Nighty night, love you, my hero!!!
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 16, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

What a lovely day!!! And the leaves are all pretty!! Orange and gold
and yellow and read!! And the grass is so green !! The sky is
beautiful blue with wonderful white clouds!! Thank you god for such a
beautiful planet to live on!!! I think I like this one best of all !!!

Only 65 voting days left !!!!
Vote for Rikki's Refuge http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of VA

Can you think of ANYBODY you know who isn't voting? Make it a challenge
this weekend to convince them to help us too!!! Together we can make
the world a wonderful place! I just know we can. But we all have to
work together on it!!!

This October is very very special!!! It has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and
5 Sundays, all in one month. It happens once in 823 years. How cool is
that???

Amy Sommer has some great news here!!!
Purchase Tupperware and support Rikkis Refuge!

As many of you know, I volunteer for an animal sanctuary in Orange Co.,
Virginia named Rikkis Refuge. What makes this place special is that
they do not discriminate, they take in any and all creatures who would
otherwise be left for dead or euthanized. It is basically a big farm
with a very limited staff who take care of over 1200 animals. Needless
to say, it can be very expensive to feed, house and provide medical
treatment for that many animals, many of which are exotics.

I recently started an on-line fundraiser for Rikkis Refuge, by selling
Tupperware. No, I'm not a Tupperware lady, this is just an on-line
fundraiser in which Rikkis Refuge gets 40% of anything that is sold from
their special fundraising catalog that has over about 100 items in it.
Now, we all know that Tupperware is the real deal - it lasts forever and
doesn't melt in your dishwasher; anyone who has been to my mom's house
may know that she still has some from 1973 and it works fine!!! Please
take a look at the on-line Tupperware catalog and order at your leisure.
I purchased a few microwave soup bowls to use for lunch - they don't
melt in the microwave like the cheaper plastics do. I also got several
pieces as a house warming gift for a friend.

You can access the catalog by clicking here
http://order.tupperware.com/pls/htprod_www/!twx$eparty_ctl.p_guest_welcome?pv_eparty=155b7bf84aea3c26c5d3792cc23962e5

If you would like more information about Rikkis Refuge please go to
their web site at www.rikkisrefuge.org and to see any upcoming programs
/ open houses (something special coming up on 10/23). They have three
new baby pot belly pigs that are too cute for words!

PLEASE CUT & PASTE AND FORWARD THIS TO ALL OF YOUR ANIMAL LOVER FRIENDS!
Or any friends who would like to buy some new Tupperware!
Thanks, Amy

October 23rd is fast approaching!!!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5000683975/
I'll be telling fortunes!! Bring Fancy Feast , the more Fancy Feast the
longer YOUR lifeline will be!!!!

Lots of fun, tours, entertainment, games and more www.RikkisRefuge.org
Get your tickets NOW and save!!!

Everybody is out volunteering getting things ready for the Fall Furr
Festival and the Haunted Forest for next Saturday!! They'll be working
tomorrow too!!! Katarina, Melissa, Cindy, Dave, Christine, Joe, Paul
and Valerie are all working on things. Katarina is running work parties
tomorrow to finish the final details!! Come help and don't forget to
come to the event next week.

Melissa just gave mom her vest to wear, it says Vincent's Assistant
!!!!! I'm glad somebody's finally put her in her place!

November 7th at Chancellor High School is our 5k run!!! Sign up now -
just ask me how!

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary now has a spokes dog named Charles D. Dog,
do you think they're copying me? That's ok!! I'm really proud to have
anybody follow in my pawsteps!!!

I've got so much to talk to you about but they keep calling VINCENT and
I keep having to run so if I don't finish up now I might never get this
off to you!!!

Love you whole bunches,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 15, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Hi everybody!! Gosh I miss you. And how time files. Only 66 voting
days left !!!! We're holding down number one in Virginia. Seems we
can't get away from #6 planet wide!!! Keep adding more and more and
more friends to voting.

Vote for Rikki's Refuge http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of VA

KiKi had surgery on her eye yesterday.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4132976609/
She's doing great!!!!

Uncle Arthur had surgery again too and he's doing well.

Wish I could talk more but somebody just drove down the drive way and
I've gotta go kiss her!!!

Love you so so so much and hope to see you in the morning,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 3, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Only 78 voting days left !!!! How many friends have you rounded up!!!!

We have a new country voting!!! !!!! Majid from Morocco has joined
our voting !!!! Thank you Karen Hooper !!!

Vote for Rikki's Refuge http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of VA
Get your friends, coworkers, school mates, pen pals, email pals, chat
pals, neighbors out there voting.

Who did you get to join in today?

Busy busy day do I can't stay long!!

We had the Blessing of the Animals this morning! Here's me getting some
blessings that my nose and ear will get all fixed up soon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRfZEP4pcRc

Big thank you to those of you who are helping me to pay my medical
bills. With out you ... oh gosh I don't even want to think about that.

I love you,
Vincent

PS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Good Morning Good News !!!! October 2, 2010

Good Morning Good News !!!!

Welcome to October 2010 !!! Only 79 voting days left !!!!

We moved up 0.01 % planetwide overnight - keep up the good work !!!!!
Keep voting over the weekend and remind your friends - tell every one
you meet - we often lose ground on the weekends with people not at their
computers.

Vote for Rikki's Refuge http://bit.ly/VoteVincent Rikkis Refuge of VA
Get your friends, coworkers, school mates, pen pals, email pals, chat
pals, neighbors out there voting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPoH5UkBFqs

Special Happy Birthdays !!!

Snoopy Turns 60! How the Cartoon Dog Became the Ambassador for 'Peanuts'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5044333262/
© 2010 Peanuts Worldwide LLC

The moment everything changed for Snoopy was when he stood up on two
legs. (Pay attention Walker!) It was 1956, six years after creator
Charles Schulz's first comic strip featuring his landmark characters
from Peanuts appeared. Snoopy, inspired by and modeled after Spike, a
terrier from Schulz's childhood, had until then been more like a regular
dog.

When he stood up, and then climbed up on the doghouse ... good grief!
Snoopy started to become the beloved beagle he is today. "When he was
doing his happy dance, with his feet just going like a bandwagon, he was
expressing a completely different personality than a dog," Schulz's
widow, Jeannie Schulz, tells PEOPLEPets.com. "He ceased to be a real dog
and he became an abstraction of a dog, with human characteristics."

Both Charles and Jeannie were dog lovers, and the cartoonist always
carried dog biscuits in his pockets. Some he would give to his pets at
home, and others he would save for the stray he encountered every
morning in a parking lot. "Sparky thought a lot like a dog," Jeannie
says. "He had a very intuitive feeling. He wrote about how when you walk
down the street and you pass a dog, he looks at you. Your eyes meet, and
for a little while, you're communicating."

By the time the comic strip had turned 25, Schulz said that he could
probably do an entire comic strip about Snoopy. "His personality gives
me so many ideas," he told Jeannie. He recognized, too, that Snoopy was
his comic strip's international ambassador. "You didn't have to read
the story to love Snoopy," Jeannie says. "Snoopy was what they all
loved. His black-and-whiteness, he's just a beautiful design."

98-Year-Old Twins Crowned World's Oldest
French sisters Lucienne and Raymonde Saumade become the world's oldest
living twins. They were born in Paris in 1912.
http://www.happynews.com/news/9302010/twins-crowned-world-oldest.htm

October 2nd is World Farm Animals Day
That's for our cows and goats and sheep and pigs and chickens and
turkeys! Here's info for those of you who support Farm Animals
(warning: probably not for the non-vegetarian)
http://www.wfad.org/

Yippee !!! The 5K Run is scheduled !!!!!
http://pawprintsgallery.com/blog/wp-content/themes/prophoto/images/boudreaux_running.jpg
Sunday, November 7th at 8 am at Chancellor High in Spotsylvania!
Come and run with us!
http://cuteobsession.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/running-cat1.jpg
For more info and to sign up, contact Dennis at 540-207-2829 or Crystal
at 504-786-2606x5021.

Commonweatly of Virginia Campaign Kicks off Monday
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=13034
Please support Rikki's Refuge, our CVC number is 3163

Our Combined Federal Campaign - CFC - number is 77674
You'll often see us listed as Life Unlimited of Virginia, Inc. That's
our corporate name!

Thursday is a very sad case.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5043880459/
He lost his home at the age of 10 and we pulled him hoping to find
something better for such a beautiful Maine Coon. Unfortunately, he
suffered a severe eye infection in both eyes and is now blind in one eye
and the other eye had to be removed due to the infection. Now he is all
alone and cant see, and is very sad :( Is there someone who can make a
happy life for this 10 year old? He likes other animals and needs an
active home where he can hear the noise of others and not feel lonely.
We did adopt him out previously as a solo but he was returned to us for
crying :( Please email info@zanisfurryfriends.org if you can help.

I want so much to let him come live at the 9th Life Center but mom is
saying we barely have enough money to feed us and we can't possibly care
for any more until the budget grows. This is so sad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJaMtBKnN-I

Wildlife rescue workers in Florida have discovered a common sandwich
ingredient is perfect for cleaning toxic crude from the skin of oiled
sea turtles.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5043709921/

Just days ago, government officials announced that the BP well
responsible for the worst oil spill in American history is finally dead.
Unfortunately, the crisis has only just begun for wildlife that lives in
and around the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The staff at The
Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida are still seeing new oiled turtles
come in from areas affected by the spill, and they are using an
easy-to-get, safe, and effective kitchen condiment to save their lives...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5043709953/ Mayonnaise.

I want my own little red wagon!!!!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39437375#39437375

Cross-country paddler completes 4,300-mile trip
An extreme paddler who launched a cross-country canoe trip in Portland,
Ore., has completed the journey 4,300 miles later in Portland, Maine.
Alexander Martin paddled the final stretch down the Presumpscot River
Friday and arrived at Portland's East End Beach, where family waited.

The 24-year-old from Kensington, Conn., completed the trip in three
two-month segments starting in April 2009. He says it included using a
bicycle to haul the canoe 800 miles over land to cover parts of the
country that aren't connected by water. And he's thinking about his
next waterborne adventure, possibly Siberia's Lena River. He says it's
described as one of the longest rivers in the world that's not
obstructed by dams.

Cutie-pies
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5044273150/

Always remember http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5041583204/
and believe you're my HERO!

I love you,
Vincent

Ps - we're having a real tough go of it right now. I know many of you
are too. If you've got a few dollars to spare, please help us out. And
please know that we understand if you're having trouble putting food on
your table an you can't help us right now.
http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

PPS If you don't want your Daily Good News, just let me know! A couple
of you have said you only want Hairballs with out the Good News!!
That's ok! Just tell me. I'm here to make you happy, just tell me how!
If Good New don't make you happy - I could always start Bad News, but,
as you hoomans say, why reinvent the wheel - that's what you've got tv
and newspapers for !!!!!

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

Hairballs and Happy Tails - Rikki's Refuge Newsletter a

RIKKI'S REFUGE - HAIRBALLS AND HAPPY TAILS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/4654847890/
The newsletter of thanks from grateful animals to their beloved rescuers
brought to you by Vincent D. Cat

We are the happy animals of Rikki's Refuge who so thank you for giving
us the gift of our lives. We represent all the animals, the world over,
whose lives have been saved by kind and loving people just like you.
Thank you for being an animal rescuer.

It's a beautiful sunny fall day!!! Fall really is here. The leaves
have been changing so fast. It's going to be a lovely fall.

WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO AT THE FARM

The bestest news all week! Brought together by feral kitties!
Hi Vincent - My fiancé. Larry Bisgaier, and I just got engaged - our
first unofficial "date" was at Rikki's Refuge many years ago to learn
about vaccinating feral cats, so we wanted to give back. We both
believe in your mission so much, and wish we could send you more! Best
of luck - Sue Wolf and Larry Bisgaier

Squeaks, the pigeon, has joined Rikki's Refuge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIGSF-1vBco

Last week was International Differently Abled Week
My sisfur Pepper Kitten Face got interviewed! Read it here and see her
pictures.
http://www.sparklecat.com/special/pepper-rikkis-refuge

Gibson !!! LIVE and in Catson doing the Happy Dance !!! After almost a
year and a half of confinement, healing from traumatic wounds, Gibson
tastes freedom at last!
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/Rikkis/Their%20Storiesl.html
Scroll near the bottom to see him or watch his happy dance here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6cqvwXhUyw

AT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL

A real HERO traveled from Boston on Friday before the event. Christy
took the train all the way to bring me Mowgs' stroller so I could ride
in style at the Vegetarian Festival!!! AND she stayed to give me love
and hugs and more and more love. She's the bestest hugger!!! Mmmmmm
Purrrzzzz Mowgs sadly passed away in 2008 and Christy just couldn't
part with his stroller. Mowgs was paraplegic and loved his rides out
and about in his stroller. Thank you Christy and love to you Mowgs at
the Rainbow Bridge.

I went to the Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival yesterday. It was in
the big city so mom won't let me drive. I have to ride in my car seat
and watch out the window and nabigate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3JqtJ1Zalo

There are so many buildings and people and cars in Charlottesville they
park them on top of each other! It's like a kitty condo with lots of
levels. They call it a parking garage. I found a handicap spot right
near the elevator! http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025731423/

I'm ready to roll!!! No more long long walks down city streets to get to
the festivals!!! Thanks to my hero Christy who gave me this wonderful
stroller!!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026346070/

There were lots of other little folk riding in strollers. I think I was
the only one with fur!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025731203/

This is our set up. We have a cow tent cuz we love cows and all animals!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025731033/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026345610/

Angel, advertising herself as an organic vegetarian dog biscuit for sale
!!!! No Angel, you silly kitty, you came to look for a Forever Home. 16
weeks old, homeless, dumped on the streets, now ready for a new home.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025730755/

Cindy Lou, the doggy, came to look for a Forever Home too. Looks like
she may get her dream come true too. We have a great application for
her adoption. As soon as it's all checked out and verified we'll take
here there on the home check and see if she's happy!! This photo is me
and Cindy Lou and Mariza and Angela.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026345384/

Angel wants a forever home too. This little girl fell in love with her.
But her daddy is allergic to kitties. Lots of folks held and loved on
Angel. We're processing a really good looking application and soon
we'll see if Angel won that home!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025730497/

Polly came to help me out - she's a Spokes Kitty too. She thought it
was to scary, lots of dogs barking and so many people coming by. She
decided to take a nap in her cozy crate instead of give out hugs.
That's ok Polly, I love you.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025730393/

Larry, Mo and Curly came along looking for a new home too. They didn't
have any luck. They were scared so they won't go out to a real crowded
area again. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025730293/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026344894/

As soon as I arrived my fans began to flock around! I had to get a
drink first, before I could start the loving and hugging. It was a
really hot day. I got to see my friend Wendy again!!! That was so
nice. And her husband Greg.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026344798/

I love meeting folks and trading hugs and kisses!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025729935/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026344576/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026344470/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026344364/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025729467/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026344104/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5026343986/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5025729101/

HERE ARE SOME OF THE EVENTS WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS FALL!

Today and every Friday is Furrday!!! And on Furrdays you can send an
email and if yours is chosen they'll send me a $50 gift card for Fancy
Feast at PetCo!!! http://www.freekibblekat.com/giveaway.asp
Right now email Giveaway@freekibble.com with the words "Shelter
Giveaway" as the subject and tell 'em Vincent D. Cat of Rikki's Refuge
sent you!

NOW - October 30 - Enter your Craft for a Cause and help Rikki's Refuge
JoAnn Fabrics is having a contest called "Craft for a Cause." Make any
item using supplies purchased at Joann Fabrics, photograph it, and enter
it online.
http://joannfabricandcraftstores.blogspot.com/2010/08/twice-as-nice-to-craft-for-cause.html

October 1-7 is International Vegetarian Week
http://www.animalsaustralia.org/features/veg-week/
Save lives this week - it's easy - just go vegetarian for the week!
You'll be joining millions of hoomans across the globe who'll be giving
it a try.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAaFhKuMRgw

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full
breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit
itself to mankind. Compassion is the keen awareness of the
interdependence of all things...MAY YOU ALL have a compassionate weekend!

Saturday October 2nd, Rikki's is Going to the Dogs in Fredericksburg
http://www.fredericksburgsgonetothedogs.com/Fredericksburgs_Gone_to_the_Dogs/Home.html
come join us and have a lot of fun!

October 4th is World Animal Day http://www.worldanimalday.org.uk/index.asp

Saturday October 9th, Vittles with Vincent at N's Cafe in Culpeper. The
WHOLE family is welcome, the dogs, the cats, the kids. 11 am - 7 pm.
Yummy yummy Middle Eastern food with specials of the day, just for
Rikki's folks. Rikki's Sampler Platter with Falafel, Dolma, Baba
Gannouj, Hummus, Tabouli or Fattoush, with Pita. Pooch Platters. Kitty
Cups. Kids Plates. Indoor and outdoor dining, I'll be dining on the
patio and you can join me! Ask me for the flyer if you can hang it up
anywhere around Culpeper!

October 23rd, Saturday, Fall Furr Fest (noon-5pm) and Haunted Forest
(5-8 pm) at Rikki's
Meet Vincent the Fortune Teller (bring can of Fancy Feast if you want a
long life line)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/5000683975/
Scarecrow Competition, Pie Walks, Cornhole Tournament, Game Booths,
Craft Tables, Face Painting, Visit all of Rikki's Animals, Tickets are
on sale, Admission $3 pre sale, $5 at the door, game tickets one can of
cat food or 50 cents. info? Katarina Galvin katarinagalvin@yahoo.com

It's not to early to sign up for the Fall Furr Fest and Haunted Forest!!!
http://www.whofish.org/Default.aspx?tabid=47&modid=382&itemid=917306&rCode=23&action=detail
I'm gonna get to eat and eat and eat ... oh wait .... Katarina!!
Isn't that supposed to be Furr FEAST ???????

October 31st, Sunday, noon, Tour the Refuge, Famous Tour Guide Jan
Chetnik gets you up close and friendly with all the animals.

November 13th, Saturday, noon, Tour the Refuge, 2 pm, Nature Hike at the
Refuge

Sunday Nov 21, Rikki's Vegetarian Thanksgiving, refreshments start at 4
pm and sit down dinner at 6 pm. RSVP is required, limited seating for
dinner. Send me an e-mail to sign up. This year Mariza, a Rikki's
Refuge Approved Vegetarian Chef, will host the dinner in her lovely new
home, off Route 3, not far from Route 20 in Spotsylvania, about 20
minutes closer to Fredericksburg than Rikki's.

December 25th, Sunday, noon, Tour the Refuge

See www.RikkisRefuge.org for additional details about events.

HOW YOU CAN HELP AND WHAT THE ANIMALS NEED THIS WEEK

We desperately need your help with expenses. Food, winter bedding,
utilities, doctor bills. If you can, please be my HERO and make a
donation this week http://bit.ly/BeMyHero Rikki's Refuge, PO Box 1357,
Orange VA 22960 Thank you, I know your bills are going up as fast as
mine. Every dollar donated really helps us help the animals.

Items we need this week are: Canned cat and dog food, the winter eating
binge has started!
Dry cat food.
Cracked corn.
Paper Towels.
Trash bags.

Donate your Capital One Credit Card reward points to us!
https://www.capitalone.com/give/donate/541911042?external_id=WWW_Z_541911042_Charity_Widget_Z_Z_G_GSDON

AND HERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN HELP WITHOUT IT COSTING YOU A PENNY!!

GIVE US YOUR VOTE. The new Shelter Challenge is running thru December
19th and Rikki's needs your vote!!! Last time you made Rikki's number
one in the state. The challenge now? Can you make Rikki's number one
in the nation? Right now were wavering between number 5 and number 6.

You can vote every day. Round up friends, co-workers, school mates,
neighbors to vote.

If you'd like voting bookmarks to hand out let me know. I can send you
the PDF for you to print and cut or if you can't do that I've got
volunteers making them and I can send you finished product!

It's very simple, quick and FREE and could win Rikki's up to $10,000.
Very much needed right now! You can go thru our web page
www.RikkisRefuge.org and click on the $100,000 or use one of these
simple links: http://bit.ly/RikkisRefuge or http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
Enter "Rikkis Refuge" as the shelter in the state of VA, if you're
outside the USA you may have to enter USA as the country. That's it.
Click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation!! Very simple!!! Spread the word.

Anybody have experience using a web cam with a cellular modem at events?
We haven't had a lot of success. Would love any tips.

Our Great Bend backhoe attachment for our tractor needs some parts.
They no longer carry that brand locally and mom's had trouble finding a
supplier on the web. Anybody know where we can get parts?

HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A WRITER? Would you like to see your
by-line and/or your photos in Reflections, my printed newsletter? I'm
accepting articles now! Send me your story about your visit to Rikki's.
What you like to do to volunteer and help. What you like about
animals. A story about your special animal. A story about an alumni
you adopted from Rikki's. A cartoon you'd like to draw. Anything you
think our readers would enjoy seeing. Please send your material to
Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org

CHEST FREEZER - minimum size 4 ft x 2 ft x 3 ft.
If you have one you're not using and you'd like to donate, or if you see
an ad for an inexpensive one.

Pickup and strong people! Elizabeth ebw2s@eservices.virginia.edu has a
freezer she'd like to donate to Rikki's Refuge. It's about 4 feet long,
two feet wide and three feet high, so it's not huge, any size pick up or
even a small trailer should do. You'll need to take it out of her
basement at Lake Monticello, so you might want to take help with you for
lifting or check with her to see if she or someone else can help. Lake
Monticello is south east of Charlottesville. Please contact Elizabeth
if you can help.

INSTALL GOOD SEARCH BAR - costs you nothing, GoodSearch donates to
Rikki's on your behalf. Here's another way to help for FREE!! Would you
take a minute to help Rikkis Refuge win $1,000? GoodSearch.com is
sponsoring a contest that will give an extra $1,000 to each of the five
organizations that have the most toolbar downloads (and $100 to each of
the first 100 charities to reach 100 downloads!) With the GoodSearch
toolbar, every time you search online or shop at more than 1,500 stores
(from Amazon to Zazzle!), a donation will be made to Rikkis Refuge —
all you have to do is add our toolbar to your computer.

Instructions on our web site www.RikkisRefuge.org or ask mom
Kerry@RikkisRefuge.org

To date the GoodSearch search bar has earned $584.49 for Rikki's Refuge!!!
http://www.goodsearch.com/nonprofit/rikkis-refuge.aspx
You may ask why, it's the advertising on the search sites, folks are
paying to see their blips come up in hope it'll get you interested in
their products.

So YES it's worthwhile for you to install this search bar NOW!!

USE THE KROGER CARE CARD - it costs you nothing yet Kroger donates 5% of
your grocery bill to Rikki's!!! Start with a $5 Kroger gift car you buy
thru us (must come thru us to be coded for your % to come to us), reload
the card before you shop, pay at the register with your card and Rikki's
gets a check!! Real easy!! Tell mom if you'd like to get a card.
Kerry@RikkisRefuge.org
Gift Cards can be used at the Fuel Centers to purchase gas! And are
good at all Kroger affiliates nationwide: Kroger, Ralphs, King Soopers,
City Market, Dillons, Smiths, Fry's, QFC Quality Food Centers, Bakers,
Owens, Jay C, Hilander, Gerbes, Pay Less Super Markets, Scott's Food,
Kroger Fresh Fare, Food 4 Less, Foods Co, Fred Meyer and these
convenience stores Turkey Hill, Kwik Shop, Loaf n Jug, Quick Stop and
Tom Thumb.

YARD SALE It's getting time to raise funds for the Pana Guatemala
Speuter Clinic that Dr Vargas will head up in December. She'll be
holding yard sales to raise the funds for this years clinic. If you can
help, please call the clinic 540-829-9085 about volunteering at the
sales, or when and what items you can drop off.

Any amount of change that you can spare this week will be a great help.
With winter coming we're all eating more and the warm bedding is being
bought. We can't buy ANYTHING without your help!! http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

Love and Purrs to YOU my HERO,
Vincent
10/1/10

THE FINE PRINT
Rikki's Refuge in Orange County, Virginia, is a 367-acre, no-kill, all
species, peaceful sanctuary supported solely by donations from kind and
loving individuals just like you! We help farm animals, domestic
animals, and wildlife. Over 1200 individuals of 22 different species
now reside at Rikki's Refuge. Please continue to help us help the
animals. To learn more about Rikki's Refuge go to
http://www.rikkisrefuge.org/, http://www.rikkisrefuge.blogspot.com/, and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge .

We survive on donations from kind and loving people, just like you. We
live on a shoestring and make it on less than one dollar per day, per
animal. So if you can spare a couple of bucks to buy a few meals,
please go to http://www.paypal.com/ and use our email address of
mail@rikkisrefuge.org . We do accept checks, money orders, cash and
stuff, too! Thanks for your support. Rikki's Refuge, PO Box 1357,
Orange VA 22960

Your donations directly support the Critters of Rikki's Refuge. 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. We hold membership in all Combined Federal Campaigns in
Virginia #77674, Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign #3163, PetsMart
Charities #1377, iGive, Benevolink, paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
your donations provide direct support. A financial statement is
available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer Affairs.

If you know others who'd enjoy reading about the exciting adventures at
Rikki's Refuge let me know and I'll be happy to include them. If you
are one of those strange humans who does not wish to laugh and cry with
us, simply reply with "REMOVE" and nothing but "REMOVE" in the subject
line.

--
Vincent D. Cat, Official Spokes Cat of Rikki's Refuge
Representing the Right to Life of the Differently Abled of every species.

Please VOTE daily to help Rikki's Refuge be the Top Shelter in the Nation!
We're very honored to have been voted the Number One Animal Rescue in
Virginia.
Now we're going for the gold!!! Click here http://bit.ly/VoteVincent
and enter Rikkis Refuge in VA in the USA
click search, then vote, then identify your animal of the day for
confirmation
Please share this with family and friends, with the most number of votes
by December 20th, we'll win first prize of $10,000!!!

JOIN THE RIKKI'S FAMILY http://bit.ly/BeMyHero
Not a Rikki's Family Member? For only $45 you can join for a year and
receive your electronic subscription to HAIRBALLS and paper subscription
to REFLECTIONS

DONATE NOW save a life today http://bit.ly/BeMyHero

RIKKI'S REFUGE a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary
supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals, just like
you.

Your donations provide direct support. Only 4% of our income is spent on
fundraising and management, 96% is spent directly on the animals you
love. A financial statement is available upon written request from the
State Office of Consumer Affairs. All material in this e-mail is
copyrighted and cannot be used for any purpose other than to bring
awareness of Rikki's Refuge and the plight of unwanted animals to the
public. Any monetary gain attributed to this material must be donated
to Rikki's.

Phone: 540-854-0870
Address: PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960
Member: paypal.com (mail@rikkisrefuge.org),
CFC 77674, CVC 3163, PetsMart Charities #1377
Web page: http://www.rikkisrefuge.org
E-mail: Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org