Rikki's Refuge, a division of Life Unlimited of Virginia, Inc: Shelter Challenge Grant Report
How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?
We used the funds for medical bills for two residents and allowing us to accept an animal we otherwise would not have had the money for.rnrnYour gracious grant was used to help three animals in our care. Sampson, who was born with bad knees that would not bend, making it hard for him to get around. He needed major surgery in both knees. One had been done and we were trying to raise the money for the second. We were short and your grant enabled him to have the surgery. He's healed nicely and has been adopted by a family with a five year old boy, who's his best friend now.rnrnYour grant gave us the needed funds to take in an animal, Oscar, that another rescue was going to euthanize because he has diabetes. He came to live at Rikki's Refuge and you provided him the initial care at our vet's and his first bottle of insulin. He'' live the rest of his natural life with us. Unless this elderly man is able to get adopted!! Considers he bites when he gets his insulin shots twice a day .... It's probably a given that he'll life with us !!rnrnWe spent the remaining funds from your grant to help with the surgery bills of Dawn. One of our residents who is slightly retarded but just as lovable as possible. A volunteer working in her area left an old tarp laying about and she ate part of it. Her surgery was successful and she's just as fine and lovable as ever.
Your gracious grant was used to help three animals in our care. Sampson, who was born with bad knees that would not bend, making it hard for him to get around. He needed major surgery in both knees. One had been done and we were trying to raise the money for the second. We were short and your grant enabled him to have the surgery. He's healed nicely and has been adopted by a family with a five year old boy, who's his best friend now.rnrnYour grant gave us the needed funds to take in an animal, Oscar, that another rescue was going to euthanize because he has diabetes. He came to live at Rikki's Refuge and you provided him the initial care at our vet's and his first bottle of insulin. He'' live the rest of his natural life with us. Unless this elderly man is able to get adopted!! Considers he bites when he gets his insulin shots twice a day .... It's probably a given that he'll life with us !!rnrnWe spent the remaining funds from your grant to help with the surgery bills of Dawn. One of our residents who is slightly retarded but just as lovable as possible. A volunteer working in her area left an old tarp laying about and she ate part of it. Her surgery was successful and she's just as fine and lovable as ever.
How many pets did this grant help?
Three specifically.
Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.
Your gracious grant was used to help three animals in our care. Sampson, who was born with bad knees that would not bend, making it hard for him to get around. He needed major surgery in both knees. One had been done and we were trying to raise the money for the second. We were short and your grant enabled him to have the surgery. He’s healed nicely and has been adopted by a family with a five year old boy, who’s his best friend now.rnrnYour grant gave us the needed funds to take in an animal, Oscar, that another rescue was going to euthanize because he has diabetes. He came to live at Rikki’s Refuge and you provided him the initial care at our vet’s and his first bottle of insulin. He” live the rest of his natural life with us. Unless this elderly man is able to get adopted!! Considers he bites when he gets his insulin shots twice a day …. It’s probably a given that he’ll life with us !!rnrnWe spent the remaining funds from your grant to help with the surgery bills of Dawn. One of our residents who is slightly retarded but just as lovable as possible. A volunteer working in her area left an old tarp laying about and she ate part of it. Her surgery was successful and she’s just as fine and lovable as ever.
