FRED’S PUMPKIN PROJECT FOR RIKKI’S REFUGE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2014
(Possible additional dates through the following week!)
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO SIGN UP ASAP!
LOCATIONS: Alexandria, Vienna, Fairfax and Burke, Virginia
We need to get pumpkin pick-ups set up as quickly as possible, so if you would like to help, please contact us right away. Trucks, Vans and SUVs work well, but if you own a car and want to help, that’s OK, we can use any help we can get!
To sign up to haul pumpkins, please email FRED at fred@z9a.com or Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org
Did you know that all our animals and birds, with exception of our cats and dogs, eat pumpkins? Donated pumpkins help off-set the cost of grain and hay!
When volunteering your own vehicle to help a registered non-profit, don’t forget that your mileage/gas is claimable on your taxes!

PAL” SHELTER SHOWDOWN 10/22/14 – 11/19/14
1. LIKE the “Pets Add Life” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PetsAddLife
2. VOTE here once daily through 11/19/14:
https://www.facebook.com/PetsAddLife/app_208195102528120
3. Enter your Name, Email, search for us by the ZIP CODE 22960, click on Rikki’s Refuge, hit the vote button!
4. Please share for us – that helps us too! Thanks!

Volunteer Gift Wrappers are needed for Rikki’s Refuge on December 19, 20, 21 (2014) at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore (Seven Corners Location) in Falls Church, VA! Help customers, help Rikki’s and have fun all at the same time! Please contact FRED at fred@z9a.com or Vincent@RikkisRefuge.org if you can help! THANKS!
Dates:
Friday, Dec. 19, 10 AM – 9 PM
Saturday, Dec. 20, 10 AM – 9 PM
Sunday, Dec. 21, 10 AM – 7 PM

WRAPPING FOR RIKKI’S REFUGE!
Volunteer Gift Wrappers are needed for Rikki’s Refuge on December 20, 21, 22, 23 (2014) at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore (Central Park Location) in Fredericksburg, VA! Help customers, help Rikki’s and have fun all at the same time!
Please contact Nora at 540-729-2797 (text or voice message) if you can help!
THANKS!

THE GREAT PUMPKIN HAUL FOR RIKKI’S REFUGE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 AT 9:00 AM
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
Saturday, Nov 1, 9am at Miller Farms Market, 12101 Orange Plank Rd., Locust Grove, VA. Contact: Nora Eldridge, Pumpkin Co-ordinator, 540-729-2797 for directions to the farm, directions to Rikki’s Refuge and where to drop the pumpkins at the refuge.
Every autumn, farms, pumpkin patches and churches around Virginia give us their unsold pumpkins and squash. All we have to do is get there with trucks, SUV’s, horse trailers and other vehicles that can carry a lot of weight, load those pumpkins up and bring them to Rikki’s. The cows have caught on fast! When they see the trucks coming in, they run along the fence to the gate and wait impatiently for all those golden goodies to be off-loaded into their field. Just about every animal at the refuge eats the pumpkins and it goes a long way toward stretching out the food budget!

This is a fun day! Put on your jeans and boots, pack up everyone who wants to help and join us! After a couple of hours of loading pumpkins, you’ll be able to skip the gym!

NATIONAL FERAL CAT DAY
OCTOBER 16, 2014
All cats deserve a chance!
Support your local TNR programs! 

PUMPKIN SPICE PANCAKES

2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup almond milk
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup organic canned pumpkin
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Combine almond milk with the tsp vinegar in a separate bowl. Give it 5 minutes to curdle (this is like using buttermilk).
Stir together pumpkin, spices, water & almond milk in mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients & stir until most.
Let sit 5 minutes to rise & lightly stir again. Let rest 5 more minutes & cook them up. Makes twenty 4” pancakes.
Serve with fresh cut fruits and/or syrups of your choice! 

We held our Columbus Day Tour yesterday! It was a lovely day made possible by all our fabulous volunteers – THANK YOU! We sure appreciated all of our visitors who took time out of their day to learn about Rikki’s Refuge and spend time with all our animals!

Sharing a few photos:

You can see the rest of our photos from our Columbus Day Tour at any or all of the following links:

1. On FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152309863277391.1073741884.169651012390&type=1

2. On PINTEREST: http://www.pinterest.com/RikkisRefuge/columbus-day-tour-101314/

3. On FLICKR: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rikkis_refuge/sets/72157648738713772/

We could use your help with nominations and voting! Thanks!

Do you have a photo of your dog using a door? If you do, you can use that photo to enter this contest! You could help win 1000 pounds of dog food for Rikki’s Refuge! Submissions (USA only) accepted through 11/30/14 here:

http://plexidors.com/contest-2014/

Please nominate Rikki’s Refuge for a chance to win 1000 meals from “LandLoveandYou”! You must like the SNIFFERY page, enter your email and enter your rescue (Rikki’s Refuge, Rapidan, VA.) ONE VOTE PER EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY! Last day to enter 10/30/14. Nominate Rikki’s here: http://woobox.com/bbrxoe/a8048c

Please nominate Rikki’s Refuge for a 2014 Top-Rated Award from “Great Non Profits” by writing a new review for us! We need ten new, positive reviews by October 31, 2014! Use this link for your nomination: http://greatnonprofits.org/awards/nominate
Rikki’s Refuge is registered as LIFE UNLIMITED OF VIRGINIA INC with this organization, but a search for Rikki’s Refuge should also bring us up! THANKS! 

 The new Shelter Challenge runs from October 13, 2014 through November 23, 2014. 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

Please vote for Hershey and Colt, and help them win for Rikki’s Refuge! No registration! Just CLICK and VOTE! Please vote and share once a day through 10/21/14 – THANKS!
VOTE HERE: http://www.publix-pet-contest.com/vote#entry-12817
Hershey and Colt are trying to win a $750 Publix Gift Card for Rikki’s Refuge! WOW!

The new Shelter Challenge runs from October 13, 2014 through November 23, 2014. Please vote and share for Rikki’s Refuge every day, thank you!

Please create your account (this counts toward recruiting and could win us an additional grant!) and vote here:

http://www.shelterchallenge.com/web/charityusa/nomineehome?userId=53331&nomineeId=17448