Sipping for Sanctuary

Inaugural Event

September 13, 2018

On Thursday, September 6, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge hosted our first ever Sipping for Sanctuary. The free event was held in a beautiful venue at Sassafras Springs Vineyard in Springdale Arkansas. Sipping for Sanctuary was a free event to help promote Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and our new membership tier program. We were astounded at the response from our community, and our 200 person limit was quickly filled through RSVPs.

The night kicked off with a live band, Red Ambition, playing toe-tapping songs and keeping the atmosphere upbeat and fun. Delicious heavy hors-d’oeuvres were served by Victor Smith with Catered Creations.

We also had a live artist, Amy Eichler, that spent the evening painting a one of a kind portrait of Shasta, one of our beautiful tigers at the Refuge. At the end of the event, Amy’s Shasta painting was live auctioned off with 100% of the proceeds going to Turpentine; she also donated 30% of any sales she made at the event to Turpentine.

At the end of the evening, Turpentine Creek had raised $8,586 to help the animals that call the refuge home. Over all, it was an amazing first-year event. The room was filled with supporters and potential supporters, who were given the opportunity to learn about the Refuge directly from the passionate people who dedicate their lives to helping the animals to create a wonderful life for every animal that calls Turpentine Creek home.

We are ecstatic at the support and turnout of Sipping for Sanctuary; we look forward to planning next year’s event. Please continue to watch our blog and social media accounts for announcements about next year’s event. Also, we encourage everyone to take a moment to learn more about our new membership tiers levels.  Help us, help them.

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