06/02/2026
Let’s go! Raise funds and win a trip to Columbia Vegfest July 19.
🚨 IT’S LAUNCH DAY! 🚨
The Raise The Refuge Challenge is officially LIVE, and we need our Cotton Branch community to show up BIG. 🐷💛
From June 1 through June 30, you can register as an individual fundraiser or start a team to help raise critical support for the animals who call Cotton Branch home.
It only takes a $5 donation to create your fundraiser or start your team. That $5 gets you in, gets your page started, and helps kick off your impact for the animals. 🙌
When you register, you’ll get:
✨ Your own fundraising page
✨ Your own shareable link
✨ A spot on the leaderboard
✨ An invite to our exclusive Raise The Refuge fundraising group
✨ Direct updates, encouragement, and support from Josh and Evan throughout the campaign
This means you are not doing this alone. You will be part of the group helping lead this campaign from the inside, and we will be right there with you cheering you on, sharing ideas, celebrating milestones, and keeping the momentum going all month long. 🎉
And yes, we made this extra exciting.
Anyone who raises more than $1,000 will be entered for a chance to receive a Cotton Branch VegFest Weekend Getaway for two. 🌱✈️
VegFest is a full festival experience in Columbia with food trucks, vendors, handmade goods, art, community, and plenty to explore.
The getaway includes a fine dining dinner with Josh and Evan, 2 nights at the Marriott Columbia, a full Cotton Branch tour, time with the residents, watermelon treats for the animals, a grazing board, brunch at The Hoot, VIP early-entry tickets to Columbia VegFest, and a specialty VIP VegFest gift bag packed with goodies. 🧳🎟️🍉
And if the top fundraiser raises $5,000 or more, the getaway gets upgraded to include airfare for two and chauffeured airport transportation. 👏
There will also be a leaderboard, which means you can rally your people, start a team, challenge your friends, and watch this community build momentum in real time. 📣
But the biggest reason to join is simple.
Every fundraiser created helps provide food, medical care, safe housing, daily caregiving, and lifelong refuge for the animals who depend on Cotton Branch every single day. 💛
This is your chance to do something big for the animals, and you do not have to do it alone.
👉 Start your fundraiser today:
https://givebutter.com/raisetherefuge/register
Let’s make this the biggest thing we have ever done at Cotton Branch.
Let’s Raise The Refuge. 🐷💛
'More info about VegFest: https://bit.ly/colavegfest2026
