After such a long, cold winter and muddy, rainy start to the year, we are thrilled to be able to get out and about!
Come visit our booth at The 28th Annual Virginia Wine & Craft Festival In Historic Downtown!
The festival gates open on Saturday at 10am with activities and musical entertainment all day until 6 p.m. Come and enjoy tastings from 20 Virginia wineries, food vendors, and artists and crafters from all over the east coast.
The event is over now, but boy, did you ever make it a success! Thank you for all your help — we received 224 unique donations (several people made more than one donation), totalling $12,263! We also won one of the four $2,500 Union First Market Bank’s Home Stretch prizes, for the most unique donations 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM.
Remember … donations must be made through thecommunitygive.org to count!
We will give a $5,000 reward to the person(s) providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot and killed our beloved emu Mary. Her buddy Beau is beside himself with grief, and we are heartbroken at this act of horrible cruelty and hatred.
For more information, see the whole story here.
Opie wants to be everybody’s Secret Santa at the Refuge, and give all the critters a meal on Christmas Day! That’s a LOT of meals. Won’t you be Opie’s Secret Santa and help him out?
There’s not much time so help today!
‘Tis the Season to think of others and share our love and blessings. Whether you choose to do it virtually or in person, we have many ways to help you show your love!
Visit our Shop and Save page for links to all the ways you can shop online and benefit the Refuge at the same time.
And when you need a break from the bustle, slow down with Vincent D. Cat’s favorite inspirational quotes. Color photos of Rikki’s Refuge animals illustrate 50 of his favorite quotes. This book is filled with old world wisdom which seems to have been forgotten in recent days. It is perfect for young and old alike. All proceeds from the sale of this and other Rikki’s Refuge titles are used to care for the animals. Not only do you brighten your day, but you help animals as well. What a great gift. Download a copy today and read it with your kids. You will be glad you did.
