The Animal Rescue Site launched their summer SHELTER CHALLENGE yesterday, and we sure could use your help! Please vote for us every day! Your votes could help us win a grant to help feed all the animals here at Rikki’s Refuge!
The new Shelter Challenge runs from July 14 through September 21. Please vote and share for Rikki’s Refuge every day, thank you!
Vote here: http://www.shelterchallenge.com/web/charityusa/nomineehome?userId=53331&nomineeId=17448
Rikki’s Refuge is raffling a motorcycle! 
It’s a BEAUTIFUL blue, 2009 Honda Rebel 250. It would make a great starter bike! It has 3,450 miles on it. It was test ridden in the parking lot of our thrift store, Re-Tail, by a motorcycle enthusiast who also happens to be a mechanic. He found nothing wrong with the bike. It runs great! He did note that the exhaust pipes are after market, and are Jardines.
The bike comes with saddle bags and 2 helmets.
Tickets are only $5 each, or 6 for $25. The bike can be seen, and tickets purchased, at Re-Tail Resale Shop, 3503 Lafayette Blvd., Fredericksburg, Va., 22408, during store hours (Monday through Saturday 10:00-6:00, and Sundays Noon – 5:00).
The drawing will be held at 12:00 noon on July 4, 2014. The winner does not need to be present to win.
To see the bike in action, check out the links below!
This one shows that all of the lights work:
The winner of the raffle will be responsible for taxes, tags, registration, and inspection of the motorcycle.
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.
Come and see what is going on in the new Re-Tail Resale and Thrift store! It’s now open! Filled with donated items from people like YOU, the store has something for everyone! Our “library” is like shopping in a book store — everything is sorted by fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, and then sorted alphabetically. So, it’s easy to find the author or title that you’ve been looking for! We have antiques, glassware, sporting equipment, office equipment, kitchen cabinets, puzzles, children’s toys, framed art, and lots and lots of clothing! 
We are open from 10:00 until 6:00 Monday through Saturday, and Noon until 5:00 on Sunday.
We accept donations (at the back door, please!) daily until 2:00. All donations are tax deductible!
So come and see us, and come often! The selection changes daily! (Hourly, really, but I don’t expect people to come in and shop every hour….although it would be nice for the animals who benefit from your sales….)
And be sure to like us on Facebook!
Re-Tail, a thrift and resale store, opened in early January! It is located at 3503 Lafayette Blvd., Fredericksburg, Va., 22408. Monies raised will help support the animals of Rikki’s Refuge, as well as other animal groups in our area!
Volunteers are always needed! We need plenty of people to help keep the store running, so this is a perfect opportunity to help the animals in our community! If you know a little something about clothes, crafts, books, glassware, china, antiques, etc., then we would love to have you on board! Just fill out this contact form, and we’ll get in touch with you soon! [contact-form subject='[Rikki%26#039;s Refuge Animal Sanctuary’][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’ required=’1’/][/contact-form]
If you prefer to call, our number is 540-891-5300. Just leave a message on the recorder, and we will get back to you just as soon as we can!
We would love to have your gently used items to sell! Sorry, but we cannot accept mattresses, boxsprings, car seats, infant furniture, or any fabric items that are stained.
All donations are tax deductible, and we will gladly give you a receipt!
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!