Fundraiser Archives | Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

We’re Not in Kansas (er, Texas?) Anymore!

Support Animals Like Ce’Ce’ & JJ During NWA Gives Day! Two of our newest residents, Ce’ Ce’ & JJ, a sibling pair of African Servals, are adjusting nicely to their new forever home at TCWR. Relinquished by their previous owner due to COVID related changes back in February, they are just now beginning to feel […]

April 2, 2021 View Article

NWA Gives…And Beyond!

Join Us for Prizes and Fun April 8, from 8 AM – 8 PM March 11, 2021 If you’ve known us awhile, you know we don’t do fundraising- we do FUNraising! Our next big online “pawty” will be NWA Gives Day on April 8, from 8 AM – 8 PM! During these 12 hours, we […]

March 12, 2021 View Article

Subarctic Temperatures In The Ozarks

Blustering Cold Weather At Turpentine Creek February 18, 2021 This week, a few of our big cats may be getting flashbacks of their ancestral home as an arctic front has lingered over much of the central United States.Temperatures, well below what Alaska is currently experiencing, have stalled in our area, bringing activity at the Refuge […]

February 18, 2021 View Article

Will You Be My Meow-lentine

TCWR Online Auction To Support The Animals February 3, 2021 Join us this weekend for our annual online Valentine’s auction! Our Be My Meow-lentine auction gives you the opportunity to give a unique gift that has the added benefit of helping support the animals that call Turpentine Creek home! Starting Friday, February 7, 2021, at […]

February 3, 2021 View Article

Bid For Big Cats

Two-Day Online Auction August 5, 2020 Turpentine Creek is hosting a two-day online auction to support the animals that call turpentine Creek home. Get ready to take home your own piece of TCWR or an awesome animal themed item! Our online auction will run for 36 hours! From August 7 at 8am until August 8 […]

August 5, 2020 View Article

Your Support Saves Lives

28th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser A Success May 6, 2020 On Tuesday, May 5, the supporters of Turpentine Creek came together to celebrate our 28th anniversary. Due to our temporarily closure due to COVID-19 the celebration was moved online, but it was still a wonderful day of like-minded animal lovers getting together to support our Refuge. […]

May 6, 2020 View Article

Life-Saving Surgery Update

Blackfire Recovering Comfortably November 7, 2018 Blackfire is on the road to recovery after receiving life-saving emergency surgery at Kansas State University on Tuesday, November 6. The 2-year-old white tiger is currently staying in a recovery enclosure at our on-site veterinary hospital. He will spend two weeks there healing, receiving much-needed pain medication, and being closely […]

November 7, 2018 View Article

Updating Habitat Continued

Project Near Completion October 31, 2018 In late 2015, Turpentine Creek began working to upgrade our habitats, replacing old fencing, raising fence heights, and even rebuilding a few of our older habitats. It was a time consuming, labor intensive, and costly project, but it needed to be done due to changes in habitat regulations. The […]

October 31, 2018 View Article

Looking Forward

A New Year At TCWR January 2, 2018 The landscape of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is always changing for the better. We continuously put effort into improving the refuge so that our animal residents can have the best lives possible. In 2017, we began building two very large, natural bear habitats that will span over […]

January 2, 2018 View Article

#GivingTuesday Results

Your Donations Make A Difference December 4, 2017 Once a year, supporters all over the world come together on a single day to help the nonprofits that they love. #GivingTuesday is the kickoff of the end of the year giving season. Most nonprofits get 20-40% of their donations at the end of the year, so […]

December 4, 2017 View Article