One more time...

EXTRA DAY FOR GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER: 
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 8AM -6PM

LOCATION: 6924 NEWTON AVE S, RICHFIELD, MN 55423

Unfortunately, we had terrible weather Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the big garage sale fundraiser for Red Lake Rosie's Rescue.

We had so many donations of wonderful things and everything is set up, so we decided to try for a better sale on Thursday of this week at the same location at 6924 Newton Ave. S., Richfield, MN. Conveniently accessible two blocks east of Penn Ave. S. and 69th Street -- just blocks from Hwy 494, Hwy 35W, and Crosstown Hwy 62.

We need volunteers to help with the sale and to help pack up the remainder of items Thursday night, Friday and Saturday. Please contact Lynn Mecum at Lmecum4@msn.com or call/text 651-283-7668. Or contact Denise Luke at d4luke@gmail.com or call/text 612-269-2254. Thanks so much!! We couldn't have managed without our volunteers last weekend; Thanks to them!!

Be sure to come and shop, and spread the word among your friends and family!! We were very gratified to have shoppers who knew about Red Lake Rosie's Rescue in the first days of the sale :-)

FINAL DAY OF RLRR GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER TODAY!!

Today is the final day of the Red Lake Rosie's Rescue garage sale fundraiser!! The weather hasn't been favorable for the three days of our sale so there are LOTS of great items remaining. You can shop in the garage, under a tent, and in my house, so don't let mere cold and rain prevent you from coming!

Location: 6924 Newton Ave. S., Richfield, MN 55423
(two blocks from intersection of Penn Ave. S. and 69th Street)

Denise
RLRR

Bark in the Park: CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

EVENT SCHEDULED FOR TODAY (SAT. MAY 20) IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER.

Shop Mega Garage Sale; Proceeds go to RLRR!!

MEGA FUNDRAISER garage sale during Richfield's city-wide garage sale days!  All proceeds benefit Red Lake Rosie's Rescue.

Dates:  Thursday - Saturday, May 18-20, 2017, from 8am-5pm

Location:  6924 Newton Ave. S., Richfield, MN

24+ families donated wonderful items that you are going to want

                *  Items collected for several months for this sale 

                *  Everything is clean and in great condition 

                *  Garage and driveway is OVERFLOWING - 24 tables full

                *  No room to put everything out at once, loads added daily

Over 500 Books (most priced between $1-$3)

*  Kids to adult 

• Cookbooks, health, history, design, christian, novels, fiction, nature, arts and crafts, war, planes, kids and teens fiction/storybooks/educational/crafts/drawing

Over 200 board games and puzzles ($1-$5)

*  Large selection, vintage to new, some never opened

Arts and Crafts

*  Stacks of Stamping’UP and scrapbooking supplies: packs of paper, die cut-outs, stencils, stickers, scissors, accents, embellishments, punches, albums  

• Yarn, fabric, fleece, photo albums, flowers, kits, frames

Furniture

*  Black faux leather over sized chair

*  Shabby Chic distressed end table and bedside table

*  Shabby Chic distressed chair

• Shabby Chic distressed dresser
• Black table and 4 chairs with beautiful red floral fabric
• Small patio table, 2 chairs, and blue umbrella
• Red stove heater (looks like furniture)  approx. 21” x 12” x 28”
• Table and floor lamps
• Plus more

Over 100 MATCHBOX cars and plastic play boxes

*  From the 1960’ and 1970’s

Jewelry

*  Table full, many new pieces, loads of Lonnie Loveness

400 DVDs and CDs 

ProForm treadmill

Clothes - many name brands

*  Girls to women size 18 months to size 3XL (tables and racks full)

*  Older boys to men size small to XL (large selection)

Shoes and Boots 

• Girls and women’s from size 4 girls to size 13 women’s

Home Touch STP 2000 pants presser - like new

Small electronics, boom boxes, speakers

Numerous framed prints, mirrors, wall hangings, home decor, candles

Large variety of household, cooking, glassware, bedding, down Q quilt

Baby and infant car seats (no recalls), strollers, infant supplies, toys 

VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY NEEDED THIS WEEK FOR GARAGE SALE FUNDRAISER FOR RLRR

Unable to make the trip to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue?  Here’s your opportunity to help the RLRR animals without leaving in the Twin Cities.  We need several volunteers each day of this MEGA fundraising garage sale.  We have an overflowing garage, furniture, and 24 tables which will be filled with a wide variety of items.  

PLEASE HELP!!  Without more help, we won’t have time to refill the tables and help customers to maximize sales.  Even if garage sales aren’t usually your thing, let this be a labor of love :-)

ALL proceeds benefit Red Lake Rosie's Rescue and the animals of Red Lake.

We need "early bird" helpers and help throughout each day to:

*  Set up and fill tables on the driveway, several clothes racks, and tables in the garage. 

*  Organize items on tables.

*  Help customers.  

*  Move things into garage at end of each day. 

Dates:  Thursday - Saturday, May 18-20, 2017, from 8am-5pm

You don't have to commit to a whole day; ANY hours will help.

Location:  6924 Newton Ave. S., Richfield, MN 55423  (Denise's house)

Contact:  Lynn Mecum   Lmecum4@msn.com   651-283-7668

THANK YOU!!

P.S. If you can't help at the sale; COME SHOP!! We need shoppers, too :-)

Victim Zorro

RLRR got a call in midwinter that a large kitten had wandered to a residence and they requested us to pick it up. They said it had broken legs.

Susan and Justin answered the call and brought little Zorro to the shelter. While the cat's ears had no frostbite and the front legs showed no evidence of frostbite, the two hind feet looked crisp and made a sound like someone walking on wooden legs -- "Clunk- clunk- clunk."  The tail also had a wound.

ZORRO'S FEET

ZORRO'S TAIL

Jenny quickly made some contacts and the Animal Humane Society took in Zorro and performed surgery to remove the hind feet. Zorro was placed in a foster home, where he was thriving.

Here is an update from Zorro's foster mom:

"A well deserved rest for this pumpkin! Zorro is gaining energy every day! He's starting to play with toys and loves eating!! He loves to be held and purrs like crazy😍 His feet and tail amputations are healing beautifully and he's walking better every day."

When he was posted for adoption and he was quickly adopted.

This story is a reminder that, in spite of handicaps, the animals we rescue and serve are resilient and can overcome obstacles that we simply cannot comprehend.

Thank you to AHS, Jenny, transporters, and our supporters who make these miraculous rescues possible!

Karen

RLRR

RLRR Garage Sale Fundraiser!

We are having a HUGE garage sale during Richfield's city-wide garage sale days! Ask your family and friends to help the animals of Red Lake Reservation by donating their unwanted items and shopping at the sale. All proceeds benefit Red Lake Rosie's Rescue (donation slips for tax purposes are available). 

Together, let’s help save the lives of more companion animals and make this a major fundraiser!

Dates:  Thursday - Saturday, May 18-20, 2017, from 8am-5pm

Location:  6924 Newton Ave. S., Richfield, MN

Drop off:  By Sunday, May 14, if possible.  The sooner, the better so we have time to price everything. Large items like furniture can be delivered until Wednesday, May 17.

Two drop-off locations:  Richfield and Stillwater.  May possibly be able to meet at another location for pick-up.  Sale is in Richfield, most pricing done in Stillwater.

We need to BORROW tables for the sale, Please contact Lynn (info below).

Needed:  Furniture, tools and power tools, sporting goods, jewelry, bikes, skates, framed art, craft supplies, garden supplies, home decor, household, baby and infant items, toys, games, puzzles, antiques, collectibles, DVD’s, CD’s, records, books, clothing, shoes, and small electronics.

Volunteers:  

Before the sale (Sat, May 13, Mon, May 15, Wed, May 17): To set up, organize, and price merchandise.

During the sale (Thu, Fri, Sat, May 18-20): To help customers, tidy up merchandise, AND we need volunteers in shifts of a couple hours to sit at a table to share information about Red Lake Rosie's Rescue.

After the sale (Sat/Sun May 20-21): To pack up leftovers from the sale.  

Please help in any way you can. And, shop at the sale and encourage your family and friends to come, too!! 

Contact:  Lynn Mecum at lmecum4@msn.com or 651-283-7668 for more information.

Jonah gets a makeover

 

Jonah, a Shih Tzu/Bichon mix, came to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue as a surrender in early April. A nice lady named Patsy rescued him and brought him to us. He was a very matted and dirty little boy!

Jonah was so matted it was hard to look at him. Mats don't just look bad, they negatively affect an animal's health and happiness. As mats get tighter and tighter, they continually and painfully pull at the skin underneath eventually causing sores and infection. They also harbor parasites and in the back become soiled with urine and feces.

We tucked him in for the night with food and water and straw in his kennel. We were so happy to find a place for him at TriCounty Humane Society in St. Cloud and that he could be transported the very next day. We hoped this poor boy would get a shave and a bath first thing.

Early the next morning as we prepared for the transport, Jenny and I went to Jonah’s kennel to get him loaded in a crate. To our dismay, Jonah darted out the door! It was still dark and almost impossible to see him. We were so discouraged to think we may have lost Jonah and in his miserable condition!

Finally, after an hour using headlights and flashlights, Jenny was able to run after Jonah and catch him.

We were rejoicing again when we found out that when Jonah arrived at Tricounty later that day,   there was a groomer waiting for him and he was treated with a shave and a bath immediately!

We received this update from Tricounty:
"Jonah looks amazing and is super sweet! He was neutered today and already has a deposit for adoption, so hopefully will start his new life tomorrow!"

Thank you to everyone who played a part in the rescue and relief of little Jonah who is now up for adoption. It is also a message to guardians of the long-haired and curly-haired dogs on the importance of regular grooming and bathing. Do not let your animal friends end up sick and miserable due to lack of grooming.

There will be grooming available at the upcoming clinic May 4, 5, and 6th in Redby. We are asking for a $10 donation per animal for grooming and wellness checkups.

Karen
RLRR

A visit, plus a donation of clinic supplies!

What a nice surprise when Shannon and Mike drove into the driveway of Red Lake Rosie's shelter with a U-Haul trailer full of clinic and shelter supplies on Friday April 28th. They collected and purchased clinic supplies such as 240 bottles of water, paper products, rubber gloves, coffee, filters, puppy pads, and numerous other supplies.

They remembered our shelter cat Nicholas and brought a box of his favorite canned Friskies shreds for him. They also brought a batch of delicious muffins that Jo Tallchief, our RLRR board chairperson and I enjoyed.

Shannon and Mike got a chance to meet all the animals at the shelter. Shannon and Mike have three Red Lake cats that they adopted from Pet Haven, you can learn more about them in an earlier blog post HERE. Also riding along were their two family canines, shepherd mixes, Rudy and Rolly, 10-years-young, who also toured around the shelter. We happily expect to see Shannon and Mike at the shelter as volunteers this summer.

With the clinic coming up May 4, 5, 6, I could knock off many of the items on the shopping list. Not only does Red Lake Rosie's Rescue pay per animal for clinic services, but also for a contract wellness veterinarian, room rentals for volunteers, some refreshments for volunteers, transport fees, vaccine and medical supplies, cleaning supplies and paper products.

Red Lake Rosie's Rescue asks the Red Lake community members to contribute $10 per animal and any nonmembers to pay $50 per animal to help defray these costs. When all expenses are added in we spend about $8,000 or more per clinic. It is well worth the investment, however, to help end the overpopulation of unwanted animals.

Thank you, Shannon and Mike and all the kind people, like our loyal food-preparer Claudia, who provide financial and material support for our vital neuter and spay clinics!

Karen
RLRR

Rosie Update

UPDATE FROM GREY FACE RESCUE & RETIREMENT:

"Um, we're in love ... can you blame us?? Say hello to Rosie, who just joined Grey Face today! She's great with dogs, cats and people she's met so far.  

She's mostly blind and deaf but that doesn't stop her from stealing hearts! She'll be up for adoption soon!

"Read more about Rosie and all of our adoptable dogs, or fill out an adoption application at http://www.greyfacerescue.org/available-dogs"

Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic THIS WEEK, May 4, 5, 6!

Another Rosie

On April 19th, a blind, 10-year-old, female pug named Rosie arrived at Red Lake Rosie's Rescue after a plea from a resident and her daughter. Susan and Justin answered the call and brought little Rosie to the shelter.

Rosie arrived wearing a heart necklace and she came with a letter handwritten from the heart:

“This is Rosie. She is blind. We rescued her from the women’s shelter about 10 years ago. Then we lost our home and she has been staying with a relative, but then that couldn't continue. Rosie can’t stay with us, so we, me and Lenelle, decided to surrender her to Rosie’s rescue, because we know you will find her a good home with someone who will pay lots of attention to her like we did.

"We love Rosie enough to give her a better home. Rosie also has a heart necklace on from me and Lenelle which we hope stays with her.

"Can you please keep us updated on her? Pictures? Anything on how she is doing and to see her new home?

"Rosie loves to be talked to and to have her shoulders massaged. She loves beggin strips, she sits and shakes hands for them. She eats moist and meaty burger dog food. Please take good care of her. Find her a good home. This hurts us to let her go, but we love her enough to let her go to a better home. She loves to sit on your legs. 

"Thank you from Lauren and Lenelle"

We are pleased to report that Rosie has been accepted by Grey Face Rescue & Retirement in St. Cloud, MN. We will share updates. We hope to get a nice photo for her family to remember her.

Karen

RLRR