News and Events – Sunrise Sanctuary

Join us for our annual Spring Fling Celebration! Sunday June 6, 2021 from 1-3.

Spring Fling is coming and little Regan, well, now big Regan is so excited. It’s hard to believe that it will be a year July 4th when little Regan came into our lives. Please come help her celebrate her first birthday!

Spring Fling is an annual celebration here at Sunrise Sanctuary and one of our largest fundraisers of the year. All funds raised go directly toward caring for the precious souls that call Sunrise home. You can come to meet our furry and feathered family and mingle with like-minded animal lovers. There will be yummy vegan food included in the ticket price. This year, we are honored to have the amazing and talented Kevin Ridenbaugh from Seitan’s Realm be our chef for the day. Kevin is generously donating his food and skills and serving up his award winning burger patties. There will be a huge bake sale of delicious vegan baked goods, Sunrise merchandise for sale, and plenty of time with the animals.

Tickets are mandatory and will go fast! Click on the link below to secure your spot. Tickets are: $15 for adults 18+, $10 for youth 4-17, and children 3 and under are free.

Get Tickets Here

For those of you who do not know Regan’s story… Regan came to us after living her entire young life on a factory farm. Two wonderful people rescued her from a very horrible fate. Regan was born solely to end up on somebody’s plate. She was brought into existence for one purpose, to be killed. Her soul had no meaning to those who brought her into this world, she was just profit. However, Regan is a beautiful, inquisitive, vocal and unique little girl. She loves the grass and fresh air and loves to run and jump. She also loves splashing around in her own little Regan-size piggy pool. She now knows nothing but love and care. Even after everything she’s been through, she’s such a trusting piggy. We will love her and cherish her every moment. She is safe and she is home.

Regan is also special in another way. As many know, a tragic event recently shook the activist world. On June 19th, 2020 long-time animal rights activist Regan Russell with Toronto Pig Save was hit and killed by a transport truck, while giving pigs headed to slaughter fresh water. The rescuers saved little Regan in Regan Russell’s name and we are honored to take part. Regan was an amazing person who dedicated her entire life to bettering this world and giving a voice to those whose voices are not heard. She spent her final hours comforting scared pigs who were about to walk into a horrible nightmare. We will never forget Regan Russell and everything she fought so hard for, justice. Regan’s memory and fight will never be forgotten. We will never forget how someone who could be so caring and so inherently good could be killed in such a horrible way. We gave little Regan sanctuary, in her honor.

A special thank you to the amazing vegan bakers who are donating their baked goods to our event:

Thank you!!

108 Delectable Delights

Okalona ⋅ Vegan Cuisine

The Bella Goat Bakery

Vulgar Vegan Bakery

WallFlour

pattycake bakery

Persephone’s Pastries

Holiday Blanket Drive

December 11, 2020

‘Tis the season! Holiday presents for the piggies! Help keep Regan snug as a bug while she builds her bed for the winter! Drop off your used blankets, comforters, quilts and sleeping bags at one of these Columbus drop off locations through December: Portia’s Cafe, Seitan’s Realm and Virtue Salon.
Look for our designated black Sunrise bins! If you are in the Marysville area, you are welcome to drop off blankets at the main gate anytime.

Events

2020 Events

It was a trying year for everyone here at Sunrise, as we know it was for many of you. We were able to hold some of our Open Barn Days, but had to cancel our two largest events, Spring Fling and Thanksgiving FOR the Turkeys. We are happy to report everyone at the farm is well and we are looking forward to welcoming everyone back in the spring. Our 2021 Event and Open Barn Day Schedule will be posted in January. Please check back for dates and more information.

~~Thanksgiving FOR The Turkeys – Sunday November 22, 2020 from 1-3~~

Due to COVID 19 and an order from the State of Ohio, we have cancelled this event. We are devastated to have to cancel, but want to comply with the letter and sprit of the law and most importantly want to make sure you and our many volunteers that would have had to be on hand for the event are safe. If you pre-ordered a meal, Seitan’s Realm is refunding the cost directly to you. We will refund your admission price paid upon request. If you were registered, an email was send directly to you with instructions. Thank you for your support and we hope to be able to open the farm up to our Open Barn Days in the Spring. If you have any questions, please email us directly, sandy@sunrisesanctuary.org.

Our Thanksgiving FOR the Turkeys Event is our largest fundraiser of the year. Every year, we save turkeys from being on a plate and allow them to live the rest of their natural lives in peace and love here at the Sanctuary. This year’s rescues have not arrived yet, but will be here by the event and you can help welcome them home! In addition to celebrating these magnificent beings, this event helps us to raise money to pay our feed bill for the winter. Every year, we are thrilled to welcome old friends back and new ones to the family.

There will be yummy vegan food available for purchase. We are excited to welcome back Village Taco and Seitan’s Realm and to welcome Where It All Vegan who will be collaborating together to prepare one fantastic vegan Thanksgiving lunch! There will be a link to pre-order food on our Facebook page soon. Also at the event, you will be able to support three amazing bakeries all will have delicious deserts available for sale, Doughasis, 108 Delectable Delights and Moonflower Bakery. So much vegan yummy goodness all in one spot! There will also be a silent auction and plenty of time to meet and love on the Sunrise animal family! Our current silent auction donors are listed below. Please support them as a way of thanking them for supporting us! Also, please check our Facebook event page as donors will be added up to the event.

We charge admission to this event to raise money for the Sanctuary, but, instead of a fixed amount, we are letting you choose the admission price that is right for you by buying a virtual item of food or a supply the animals need and you will have the option to make an additional donation either online or at the event. One ticket is required per person, they are non-refundable, but may be transferred to another Sanctuary event. This event always sells out quickly, so please get your tickets early! Thank you so much for your support and we hope to see you on November 22nd!

***As of 11/9/2020 this event is sold out. Thank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing everyone on 11/22.***

Get Tickets Here

Thank you to our silent auction donors!

Follow Your Heart

Dutch Mill Greenhouse

GUNAS New York

Social Threads

Dreena Burton

The First Choice Massage

Four Sigmatic

Freely Vegan

Kind Style Shop

Lush Handmade Cosmetics

Rustic Apple Art

W. Bruce Cameron

Yellow Rose Vegan

Check our Facebook events page for updates.

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Past Events

Thanksgiving FOR The Turkeys – Sunday November 17, 2019 from 1-3

We are very excited for our Annual Thanksgiving FOR the Turkeys Event on Sunday, November 17, 2019 from 1-3. Back by popular demand we will be having a vegan chili cook-off with Village Taco, Seitan’s Realm and Woodhouse Vegan as contenders as well as a silent auction, time to mingle with the animals and meet and mingle with other like minded animal lovers. And as always, you are welcome and encouraged to bring a vegan desert to share!

This event is our largest fundraiser of the year. Every year, we save turkeys from being on a plate and allow them to live the rest of their natural lives in peace and loved here at the Sanctuary. In addition to celebrating these magnificent beings, this event helps us to raise money to pay our feed bill for the winter.

$6.00 – Representing 1 Bale of Straw

$8.00 – Representing 1 Bale of Hay

$14.50 Representing 1 Bag of Pig Food

$18.00 – Representing 1 Bag of Equine Food

$37.50 – Representing 1 Bag of Waterfowl Food

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Please join us in thanking the amazing corporate partners who are donating items for our silent auction! We are always overwhelmed by the generosity of our supporters. Please check back often, donors being added up to the event and please support them as a way of thanking them for supporting us!

Ninja Penguin Graphics

The Very Good Butcher

Village Taco

Woodhouse Vegan

cordially invites you to attend our

LIVE FUNDRAISING ART AUCTION

ART FOR THE ANIMALS

Saturday July 27th 2019

PREVIEW – 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

AUCTION – 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

THE COLUMBUS IDEA FOUNDRY

421 W STATE STREET, COLUMBUS, OH 43215

TICKETS $20

INCLUDES

TWO COMPLIMENTARY DRINKS (WINE OR BEER) WITH ADMISSION

VEGAN HORS D’OEURVES PROVIDED BY CAMERON MITCHELL

Sponsored by Signature Financial Group, LLC

Enjoy an evening of art and entertainment to help support the approximately 170 precious souls that call Sunrise home. We are proud to work with Joseph Scott Galleries from NY who will bring a wide variety of moderately priced art for you to view, and if you see something that catches your eye, to bid on!

100% of the ticket sales and a portion of the art sales go directly toward caring for the animals that call Sunrise home.

A special thank you to Cameron Mitchell Restaurants who will be providing vegan hors d’ oeuvres and to Signature Financial Group, LLC who is our primary sponsor of the event. Deserts are generously donated by The Bella Goat Bakery.

Tickets are $20 and include 2 complimentary drinks (beer or wine) and appetizers. The viewing is from 6-7 PM with the auction from 7-9 PM and is being held at The Columbus Idea Foundry 421 W. State Street, Columbus OH 43215.

Tickets are required and limited

For Tickets, Click Here

Thank you for supporting our Spring Fling! It was held on Sunday June 9, 2019 from 1-3 and was one of our most successful spring events ever! Willie truly was excited to see everyone and appreciated your support!

Sunrise Sanctuary is a non-profit, volunteer based organization providing a loving and permanent shelter for approximately 160 formerly abused, neglected, or unwanted farm and companion animals. Spring Fling is an annual celebration here at Sunrise Sanctuary and one of our largest fundraisers of the year. All funds raised go directly toward caring for the precious souls that call Sunrise home. You you can come meet our furry and feathered family and mingle with like minded animal lovers. There will be yummy vegan food, a silent auction, Sunrise merchandise, and plenty of time with the animals.

Tickets are mandatory and limited! Adult tickets are $15, Children 4-17 and $10, and Children 0-3 are Free. Tickets will go quickly! Secure your spot today by clicking here.

Below are our generous supporters who have donated items for our silent auction. Please support them as a way of thanking them for supporting us! Please check back often as more details and donors will be added as we get closer to the event!

Location: Sunrise Sanctuary, Inc. 16730 Martin Welch Road, Marysville, OH 43040. For more information or questions, email sandy@sunrisesanctuary.org

Thank you to our Generous Corporate Sponsors!

A to Z Candles

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