Author: Brittnei Schaeffler
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You’re Invited: Frost Fund Christmas Cocktail Gathering and Fundraiser!
🎄 Hello Frost Fund Family! We know the holiday season gets busy, so we’re excited to share early invites for our first-ever Frost Fund Christmas Cocktail Fundraiser! We hope you will join us for a cozy afternoon of cheer on December 6th from 3-6pm in Orange, CA. What can you expect?! A variety of festive…
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We Need Your Votes! 2025 Waggin’ Rights Show
Hello Frost Fund family! This coming Saturday is our 2nd annual fundraiser at Chapman Crafted Beer and we couldn’t be more excited! We have about 130 people joining us for this meaningful night, but we also wanted to open up the opportunity for anyone who wants to virtually participate to get involved by doing so…
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Baxter Has Been Adopted!
We could not be more thrilled to share that sweet Baxter is finally adopted and going to his forever forever home! After what has felt like one of the hardest missions we have ever gone on – with so many unexpected highs and lows – we truly believe our boy has found his perfect adopter…
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Don’t Forget to RSVP!
Just a friendly reminder—if you haven’t already grabbed your ticket, we’d love to see your RSVP for our very important annual Best Friends & Brews fundraiser! It’s coming up in just about 8 weeks on Friday, September 6th, from 6PM –10 PM at Chapman Crafted Beer in the Orange Circle! WE ARE ACCEPTING NOW THROUGH…
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Be the First to Receive Our Inaugural Newsletter!
We’re thrilled to announce that our very first mailed newsletter is on its way—and we don’t want you to miss it! If you’re not sure whether we have your current mailing address (or just want to be safe), please take a moment to click the link below and share it with us. Once you do,…
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You’re Invited: Annual Fundraiser
You’re Invited: Best Friends & Brews – Frost Fund’s Annual Fundraising Event! Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 6th, 2025—we’re thrilled to announce our annual fundraising event: Best Friends & Brews! Join us from 6–10 PM at Chapman Crafted Beer in the Orange Circle for an unforgettable night filled with purpose and celebration. This special…
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RSVP Today and Come Hang Saturday With Us!
Hello fam! Today is the last day to RSVP for our Sweat to Protect Fundraiser this coming Saturday at 8:30am underneath the Newport Beach Pier! This is a time to give some shelter dogs some love and attention as they make their first trip to the beach to hang out with us! We truly love…
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Special Message from Brittnei on the Impact of Proposed LA Animal Care Services Budget Cuts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD1YgghlULQ A special message from CEO, Brittnei Schaeffler. Please listen to the brief video above for full context… In case you haven’t heard, Los Angeles is proposing major budget cuts to address a $1 billion deficit. Among the cuts, LA Animal Care Services is facing a devastating $6.4 million reduction — about 10% of their…
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Join Us at Our Next Sweat to Protect Fundraiser!
Hey fam!! You probably saw how much fun our last Sweat to Protect event was and we don’t want you missing out on the next! Read the details below and sign up via this link to secure your spot – as we are capping it at the first 30 registrants. This will be such a…
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Your Address in Exchange for an Exciting Biannual Newsletter Please!
Hey Frost Fund family, happy Monday! As our small but mighty nonprofit continues to grow, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be sending out biannual newsletter updates to YOU—our amazing supporters. If you’d like to receive these updates in your mailbox twice a year, simply share your info through the link below. Don’t worry, we…
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This Saturday: Our Largest Cat Transport Amidst LA Fires! Donations Would Be A Blessing!
(Click play on the video above for an important message from Brittnei!) We’ve been working so hard the past few weeks to coordinate, network, & plan the rescue transport of cats from the LA region amidst the heartbreaking fires. & we are so excited to finally share that the plans have been made & the…
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Brittnei’s Monday Message of Encouragement
A common source of anxiety and overwhelming thoughts is a lack of clarity or confidence—whether it’s about what to do, how to navigate challenging situations, or even how to make daily decisions. With so many voices, media, responsibilities, and our own internal struggles demanding our attention, it’s easy to feel lost. But what I love…
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Emergency Supplies Being Ordered for Animals During CA Fires. Can You Help Us?
DONOR MATCH FOR ANIMAL EVACUATION SUPPLIES TO HELP OUR FRIENDS AT @cawildlife 🔥As many of you know, California is in a State of Emergency. There are fires burning out of control in LA and Ventura county regions. These fires have led to thousands of animals and people being displaced and put in extreme danger. Frost…
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Brittnei’s Monday Message of Encouragement
Hello Frost Fund family! I thought a great way to start our weeks might be reflecting on a little encouragement and virtually supporting each other. I am going to do my best to share these weekly moving forward in an effort to remind each of you how important you are and to keep all things…
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Check Out Mag’s Rescue Video! Our 22nd Pup’s Life Saved.
I am so grateful and blown away to share this 22nd Red List Rescue reel for our sweet Mags… Frost Fund family – you guys sharing, commenting, reposting, and tagging made this possible. On many different platforms and within your beautiful networks. Thank you. The adopter shared with me that Mag’s original Frost Fund red…
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22nd Red List Rescue Announcement: Magpie Needs Us.
Urgent Red List Rescue announcement for MAGPIE!! 🚨Let’s save this beautiful girl and find her a home in time for CHRISTMAS, Frost Fund fam! Magpie is a spayed, 10 month old, Australian Cattle dog mix who was found as a stray and is currently at the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter. She is incredibly smart,…
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Black Friday Frost Fund Sale
Hello fam and happy Black Friday! If you are in need of some gear with a purpose – check out the Black Friday sales we have going today through tomorrow at midnight! You can choose from custom Frost Fund hats, sweaters, coffee mugs, shirts, doggy bandanas, and more! For 15% off clothing click here and…
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My Apologies For Multiple Inbox Messages at Once!
Hello! I just wanted to apologize for your inbox having quite a few emails from us this morning. These were meant to be posted throughout the days to come, not all at once on your Saturday morning! We appreciate your continued engagement and support and never want to spam or overload your emails – this…
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Brittnei’s Request for Prayer & Giving Towards Frost Fund’s End of Year Campaign.
A message from Brittnei: Hello Frost Fund family! I can’t believe that there are just a few weeks left in 2024. This year has been full of learning, growing, and continued lives saved for Frost Fund. As always, none of this would be possible without your continued support; in words, financial giving, prayers, and encouragement.…
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URGENT: We Need Your Help to Save Another Life! Red List Rescue Announcement for Milo.
Red List Rescue Announcement!! Alright team, it’s time to step up and save Milo’s life before euthanasia. Milo is a sweet 1 year old German Shep mix, neutered, gets along well with other mild tempered dogs, has not acted aggressive towards cats, knows basic commands, and is such a great boy!! He entered the shelter…
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Red List Rescue Announcement for Patriot.
Alright @frost_fund family, it is time to get to work by tagging, sharing, and commenting on this post to help us find sweet 2 year old Patriot’s forever family and save his life! I have personally met Patriot and have seen how incredibly sweet he is. He is neutered, loves to have hugs, cuddle, and…
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Frost Fund Strives to Help Shelter Cats During the CA Fires.
If you follow us on social media, you already know that we are neck deep in helping transport abandoned or displaced animals during this tragic time of continued wildfires. However, we are taking things one step further to try and alleviate some of the stress one local shelter is feeling during this time. As you…
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Duke’s Life Saved: Our 19th Red List Rescue Story!
If you are looking for some good news to start your day – you have found it! Just a few weeks ago, we were able to save one of the most sweet and tender hearted dogs I have ever met from euthanasia at the Lancaster shelter. This was a shelter I had never been too…
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Checking in with YOU!
Hello Frost Fund Family! I hope that each of you are enjoying your week and the month of September. We have been so busy over here rescuing animals and prepping for our Fall Festival Fundraiser in just a few weeks! Additionally, our wonderful Content Writer Intern, Stone, has been enjoying his first few weeks as…
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Watch Fox 11 8:35am Today to See Our Latest Red List Rescue!
Hey fam! If you are up and on the TV this morning, check out Good Day 11 at 8:35am to see Amanda Salas share about Lightning, our current Red List Rescue pup! Lightning is a 9 month old incredibly amazing Belgian Malinois who needs out of the shelter ASAP. I have personally spent two days…
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Today Only: Shop With A Purchase!
Hey fam! Friendly reminder if you would like to treat yourself or a special lady in your life – today is the day! A portion of all purchases made at the adorable Social Butterfly Boutique in Placentia will be donated to Frost Fund in our effort to get a new and much needed transport vehicle!…
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Treat Yourself (Or Your Lady) This Saturday and Help Us Save a Life in the Process!
Calling all my Frost Fund females!! I know you are in need of a cute top, necklace, or a new summer dress! And this Saturday (August 3rd) just happens to be the perfect time to treat yourself! The adorable boutique, Social Butterfly, is donating a portion of all proceeds made on August 3rd to Frost…
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Two More Lives Saved: Denver and Mint’s Story.
Frost Fund recently had the wonderful opportunity to once again save the lives of two adorable kittens from an overcrowded shelter in Riverside, California. Our friends at Boulder Humane willingly accepted these 14 week old babies into their shelter where they both have ALREADY been adopted! There is no better feeling than knowing Mint and…
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Come Hang Out Tonight With Brittnei and the Beagle Alliance!
Hello everyone!! I have been invited by the Beagle Alliance nonprofit to be this month’s special Town Hall guest – TONIGHT! WHICH MEANS YOU ARE TOO!! I would love for you to grab a drink and come hang out with us tonight at 5:30pm PST as we chat about all things animal welfare, hard work,…
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17th Red List Rescue Saved After 270 Days in the Shelter.
If you follow us on Instagram, you know all about Harley by now. But if you don’t, allow me to share with you the dynamic and unpredictable story of our 17th red list rescue pup. I met Harley while I was advocating for Hailee (our previous red list rescue). Something about him stood out so…
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Frost Fund Saves Seven Cats From Overcrowded California Shelter and Transports to Boulder, Colorado!
One of my goals this year for Frost Fund was to start rescuing cats (in addition to dogs). And by God’s grace, we have started to do just that!! On June 19th, we partnered with the Riverside West shelter to transport seven cats from their overcrowded facilities to the requesting Boulder Humane Society in Colorado.…
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Hailee’s Life Saved! 16th Red List Rescue Video and Update
Hi Frost Fund family! I can’t even begin to tell you how busy I have been! Between juggling multiple rescues, managing amazing interns, planning our Fall fundraising event, and trying to apply to jobs myself, things have been so busy. However, I wanted to provide you with a few exciting and delayed updates of our…
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Please Read: Looking for One or Two Larger Sponsors!
As shared in a previous post, we are busy preparing for an exciting Fall Festival Fundraising event this October in Chino Hills, CA. However, as a non profit – we rely on financial gifts (also tax deductible) from our supporters! The goal of this event is to bring in new funds to help us grow…
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Raffle Prizes and Sponsorship Opportunities!
Hello Frost Fund family! Man, this year just seems to keep flying by. We are already hard at work planning our first ever Fall Festival Fundraiser to be held in October of this year! This is going to be an exciting evening for guests to enjoy dinner, raffle prizes, guest speakers, fun activities, and of…
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An Update and Message From Brittnei
My most incredible Frost Fund family. Below is a video message that I hope encourages you to keep going when times get tough. That shows you even those doing incredible things can fall hard sometimes. And that gives you a little insight into what it’s like internally to endure spiritual warfare – whether people see…
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Are You Our Next Intern?
We are on the search for our next Social Media and Project Assistant intern! As we begin our second year as a non profit, we are looking for a highly motivated, creative, well-versed, and social media savy intern to join our team and help us grow! If you know someone in college or just recently…
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Frost Fund Assists With Two Rescues of Dogs From the China Meat Trade!
Hello Frost Fund family! We just wanted to share some pictures and excitement over our involvement with two recent rescues. Last week, our CEO was able to assist Kindness Ranch with a rescue of four beagles who were saved from slaughter after being used in research overseas. These sweet beagles traveled from Shanghai, China all…
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Take a 7 Minute Encouragement Break and Listen to the Latest Podcast: Distracted Mind
Hi Frost Fund fam, Do you ever feel like you have a million things running through your mind, whether that’s a to-do list, questions, emails to respond to, plans to make etc.? And outside of all these do you sometimes just feel like you can’t solve one challenge before considering the next? Everything just starts…
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Take a 6 Minute Encouragement Break and Listen to Our Latest Podcast: Guarded Love.
Love. It is a word that brings mixed feelings and often diverse definitions. But did you know that in the same verse the Bible instructs us to be loving in all we do – it also instructs us to be on our guard, to stand firm, and to be brave? I think it is no…
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Watch Otto’s 90 Second Red List Rescue Adoption Video!
As you know, we have been hard at work advocating for sweet red listed Otto at the Long Beach Animal Care Shelter. Well, after just three days of everyone sharing Otto – we found his miracle adopter!! He was also able to stay with our wonderful foster for 5 days until his adopter could pick…
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Take a Five Minute Encouragement Break and Listen to the Latest Podcast: Body Goals.
Here at Frost Fund, we believe it is very important to encourage each other. Why? Because how we view and treat ourselves/others will have a direct impact on the way we also treat this planet and both domestic and wild animals. So, we hope that each of our little 5 minute or so podcasts will…
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We Need Your Help!! Red List Rescue Announcement for Otto!
Frost Fund family, now is the time when our true colors show. When we decide to take 2 minutes out of our busy days to share within our networks the story of our 15th Red List Rescue pup named, Otto. Please – this is the heart of what makes the Frost Fund family so powerful…
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Take a 5 Minute Encouragement Break and Listen to the Latest Podcast: Living Faith
It is one thing to say that we have faith. It is another to show that faith through how we live and the decisions we make. If you have a hard time understanding the difference between feeling faith and living faith-filled, this message is for you! Ultimately, the Bible tells us in James that “faith…
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Will you help us find Riggs a home? Just read and share to do so!
Hey everyone! We need your help spreading Rigg’s story! Although he is not yet on the Red List, he has already been at the Long Beach shelter for almost 4 months! He was found tied to a pole in front of the aquarium of the pacific. He was brought to the shelter and was adopted…
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Take a 6 Minute Stress Break and Listen to Our Latest Podcast: Kingdom Training
If the thought of being corrected, admitting a wrong, or self-reflection makes you a little anxious – this podcast episode is for you. Because I believe that Godly training (not criticism and shame) can either serve our growth or thicken the walls of our egos if we don’t view it as the gift it is.…
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Behind the Scenes: Lessons Learned in Buddy’s Red List Rescue
Outside of saving a dog’s life, one of the greatest parts of carrying out Red List Rescues are the lessons learned along the way. Lessons in faith, in communication, in rescue politics, and in grace. Each and every advocacy mission requires new levels of endurance and creativity. As I write this, the verse that comes…
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Need Five Minutes of Encouragement? Listen to the Latest Podcast: Guard Your Heart. Watch Your Tongue.
Have you ever said something you immediately or soon after regretted? If you’re like most humans, the answer is probably yes. But the question we should consider asking ourselves is not necessarily “why” did we say such a thing, but rather – “where” did it come from. Often times, the words we choose to speak…
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Will You Take 3 Minutes to Help Us Save Buddy?
Despite going on 10 days of advocacy, we have not had anyone step up to foster or adopt sweet Buddy. And time is starting to run out. So, yesterday I had the idea to make sharing EVEN EASIER for our Frost Fund family (that is you). We have already had 13 people join Buddy’s Red…
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Take a Five Minute Break and Listen to Some Encouragement: Knowledge vs Feelings
Hello Frost Fund family! Our mission here is to provide hope and resources to both animals AND the people protecting them. So, it is our hope you will take a few minutes to listen to our podcasts when shared in an effort to provide you with some hope and perspective to consider! This week’s podcast…
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