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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

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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!
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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 |
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TOTAL |
$26,398 |
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updated on July 27, 2010.
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