RainFurrest

RainFurrest (RF) was a furry convention first held August 24-26, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Seattle-Sea-Tac Airport hotel in Washington state, U.S.A.

History
RF was conceived by a group of individuals in the Pacific Northwest region who wished to start a new furry convention in the absence of Conifur Northwest. Gene Armstrong was one of those amongst the group who was asked to help coordinate and lead the efforts as he had experience working with of convention development within the sci-fi and fantasy fandoms.

Attendance
370 furs attended the inaugural event. For its second year, RF was held on September 26-28, 2008 at the Seattle Airport Marriott, with an attendance of 599. The 2009 event was held September 18-20 at the same hotel, and had 911 attendees.

In 2010, RainFurrest attracted 1045 attendees, making it the sixth convention worldwide to surpass 1000 attendees. For 2011, there were 1420 Attendees, a 36% growth over 2010. Attendance for 2012 was 1705, a 20% growth over 2011; in 2013 there were 2202 attendees, an increase of 29% on 2012; and in 2014 there were 2,586 attendees, or an increase of 17% on 2013. There were 2,704 attendees in 2015, or an increase of 4.5% on 2014.

Cancellation and closure
In February 2016, RF announced the cancellation of the 2016 event, citing an inability to secure a venue. On February 28, 2017, the board of directors and convention staff announced that the event was again cancelled, and referred attendees to Furlandia.

The RF website and social media channels shared the following message:

Guests of Honor

 * 2007: Monika Livingstone, Stalking Cat, Phil Geusz & Alexander James Adams
 * 2008: Werepuppy
 * 2009: Farore Nightclaw and Nicodemus
 * 2010: Balto, Kodi, and Graveyard Greg
 * 2011: Tani DaReal, Beetlecat, and Alan Dean Foster
 * 2012: Yamibliss, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and Matrices
 * 2013: Soulscape, Temperance, FurPlanet (Fuzzwolf, Teiran, Buck C Turner, Zia McCorgi), and Fred Patten
 * 2014: Kyell Gold, Egypt Urnash, Pepper Coyote, and Croc
 * 2015: Jan, Renee Carter Hall, RedHyena, and Amadhia Albee
 * 2016 (Cancelled): NeoGeen, Ribnose, and Ryan Campbell

Charities

 * 2007 - Sarvey Wildlife Center - $1000
 * 2008 - Ferret Rescue Society - $1000+
 * 2009 - Unknown - $536.78
 * 2010 - Unknown
 * 2011 - Unknown
 * 2012 - Unknown
 * 2013 - Clouded Leopard Project - $6454.17
 * 2014 - Cougar Mountain Zoo - $6,500
 * 2015 - Cougar Mountain Zoo - $10,000+

Organization
Rainfurrest Anthropomorphics International (RAIn) is a 501(c)(3) exempt organization founded in the state of Washington, which "exists primarily for the purpose of holding events to facilitate education in anthropomorphic literature, art and culture, and to facilitate the donation of funds to non-profit institutions that the board decides are worthy."

RAIn's other events include Furlandia, SpokAnthro, RustyCon, and annual meetups in the summer and fall.

The current board president is Rex and the vice president is Saph.