OASC Community Service

 

Together, we serve our community in two ways:

 

1)  Volunteering

2) Charitable donations (see below)

3) OASC "Feed Our Homeless Hot Breakfasts" Program

 

 

Volunteering spotlight:  Rikki's Refuge wildlife sanctuary

 

     On our numerous trips to Rikki's Refuge, we have done everything from organizing storage trailers & cleaning up the grounds, to building & mending fences, to building enclosures & rounding up sheep & goats for the monthly vaccinations.  The latter seems to be the most popular activity for our volunteers, as you don’t get to play cowboy every day. Everybody works at their own pace, and some people simply come to play with the critters all day.
     Of course, the most rewarding part of the trip is playing with the animals.  They LOVE getting attention.  Some people say cats don’t like affection from humans?  Walk into one of the cat enclosures.  See if you get the door closed before you are surrounded by purring, furry kitties.
     Rikki’s relies on volunteers, as they can only afford to pay 5 employees, many of whom work 7 days a week. They are always grateful for people who help out, and especially for the OASC, since we are the only group to come out on a regular basis.

 

 

Charitable Donations

 

When joining OASC online, you can make

 a tax-deductible donation to select charities, and

the club will match up to $10 of your donation by 50%.

We also participate in outdoors-related fundraisers.

 

We have raised and donated over $26,000!

 

 

Charitable Organization Total Donations
American Cancer Society $3,827
American Heart Association $100
Blue Ridge Mountain Rescue Group $233
Boys and Girls Club $100
Charlottesville Free Clinic $1,006
Emergency Food Bank $992
Habitat for Humanity $130
Ivy Creek Foundation $1,621
Kay's Kitchen / Haven at First and Market $650
Multiple Sclerosis Society $14,515
SARA $1,000
SPCA $1,644
The Nature Conservancy $580

TOTAL

$26,398

This page was last updated on July 27, 2010.

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