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Wilbur, the Unlikely Internet Celebrity

Wilbur, the Unlikely Internet Celebrity

Wilbur is an unlikely internet celebrity.

Picked up by Caroline Animal Control, Wilbur and a canine buddy entered the shelter severely underweight. So skinny in fact, that Wilbur managed to slip out of his collar and escape the folks who were trying to save him. He made his way back to the shelter, however, and sat outside of his buddy’s kennel. Wilbur had decided that the people at Caroline Animal Control weren’t so bad after all.

Enter the Richmond Animal League. Specifically, Board President Sharon Cornett and long-time RAL volunteer Carolyn Turner. When Carolyn shared Wilbur’s picture with her, Sharon knew that Wilbur would be coming to RAL. Wilbur’s picture hit RAL’s Facebook page and went viral.

There's Still Room for Vendors at Richmond Animal League's Woofstock!

There's Still Room for Vendors at Richmond Animal League's Woofstock!

It's not too late to secure a vendor spot at Woofstock 2012.  Woofstock draws thousands of people to Monument Avenue for fun, food, live music by the Chris Adams Band, craft beers, and animal adoptions!  This year's event will take place on Saturday, April 28th on historic Monument Avenue between Allen and Lombardy.   Kicked off by the Sturt Your Mutt walk at 9:30 a.m. the festival continues until 2:00 p.m. 

Woofstock provides businesses with media exposure, logo impressions, and a tent at Woofstock.  There will be dozens of area business vendors lined up along the Avenue.  This is a perfect opportunity to showcase your business in front of an audience of thousands. 

To find out more about becoming a vendor, please contact Sarah Clinton at Sarah@ral.org, or 804-379-0046. 

Richmond Animal League Holds T-Shirt Fundraiser

Richmond Animal League Holds T-Shirt Fundraiser

Richmond Animal League is hosting a t-shirt sale on Saturday, March 17th and March 24th from 11-3pm.  The sale will be held at RAL's thrift store, Reuse Thrift.  The store is located in the Midlothian Station Shopping Center at 13547 Midlothian Turnpike.  Customers will be able to play a game of Plinko to determine the price of the t-shirts.  Prices will range from $1.00-$5.00.  There are also various styles of sweatshrits for sale.  All proceeds will benefit the animals in the care of Richmond Animal League. 

RAL is the area's oldest no-kill shelter.  With a simple mission of SAVING LIVES:  providing hope, help, and homes for animals in need, RAL rescues and finds homes for more than 800 animals a year. 

For more information, visit www.ral.org or amy@ral.org

 

Students Jump for Richmond Animal League

Students Jump for Richmond Animal League

CIEE, Council International Educational Exchange, a non-profit sponsor of high school exchange students is working with Richmond Animal League (RAL) to raise monies for their non-euthanizing organization that helps homeless cats and dogs.

CIEE has students from Brazil, S Korea, China, Thailand, Czech, Slovakia, Spain, Germany and more in Richmond and surrounding county high schools this school year.  Each student is encouraged to participate in volunteering.  The students agreed in unison that the homeless animals need a chance!  Whether a cat or dog,  the kids feel that saving their lives and providing hope is a must.

On Sunday, April 29th, at Washington Henry Elementary School's annual Earth Day Festival, the exchange students, their host siblings, host parents and friends will JUMP ROPE raising funds for RAL's animals.  Come and join the students in jumping, pledging as little or as much as you like knowing that with each jump, RAL will ra

LiveSky - Space Junk!! Is Earth a Hoarder?

From the makers of junk food and junk mail...comes...SPACE JUNK! Tens of millions of objects floating in orbit around our planet. How did they get there? Can we clean them up? Do they pose a threat to our astronauts or even here on Earth? Come see what Science Museum of Virginia astronomers and TV's Matt Paxton have to say about Earth's history of hoarding objects for decades!! After the show, weather permitting, we will point telescopes into the vastness of space and see things with our own eyes! LiveSky is on Friday, February 17, at 6 pm at the Science Museum of Virginia. $5 or free for Museum members.

 

DMV Mobile Office to Serve Customers at the General Assembly

Info via: www.dmvnow.com

RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ mobile customer service center, called DMV 2 Go, will be in downtown Richmond Monday, January 30 through Friday, February 3 offering convenient service for Virginia legislators, state employees and other customers.  DMV 2 Go will be open for business from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. across from the General Assembly building at 200 North Ninth Street.  The handicapped-accessible full service office provides all DMV transactions. 

DMV 2 Go made its inaugural outing one year ago at the General Assembly building.  DMV will recognize DMV 2 Go’s first birthday on Tuesday, January 31 with an open house from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  At 11:30 a.m. DMV Commissioner Richard D.

Jupiter: a Gaseous Giant

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system! Not by a little, but by A LOT! This gas giant is a very intense place filled with massive stirrings and swirling layers of gases. This giant also has 64 moons and a giant storm that has been brewing for centuries! Join us and learn more about this massive planet on Jan 20, 2012 only at the Science Museum of Virginia. In the meantime enjoy this cool video!