Ms. Liz's class has been working with Rikki's Refuge since 2007. Last year the class raised over $100 for Rikki's Refuge by growing organic vegetables and flowers and selling them at the Waterpenny plant sale. This year the class will be making a book about the animals at Rikki's Refuge to sell at the Rainbow Market. In preparation for the book the class (along with the first and fifth grades) went to Rikki's Refuge in Orange, VA for a day of feeding, petting, and sketching the animals. We were also able to meet with Kerry Hillard, founder and director of Rikki's Refuge, for some questions and answers as well as a few stories about living with 1,200 animals.
Rikki's Refuge in Orange County, Virginia, is a 367 acre, no-kill, all species peaceful sanctuary supported solely by donations of kind and loving individuals. The refuge is home to over 1200 animals of 20 different species, including but not limited to cats, dogs, sheep, goats, rabbits, pigs, emus, chickens, ducks, geese, a chukar, peacocks, and more. Visit their flikr site to see the refuge in action! It is owned and operated by Life Unlimited of Virginia, Inc. an approved not-for profit Virginia Corporation and IRS tax code 501(c)(3) corporation as determined by the IRS. Federal Tax-ID number 54-1911042. A financial statement is available upon written request from the State Office of Consumer Affairs.
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