FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May, 25, 2010

Greater Chicago Ferret Association Shelter Faces a Dire Emergency

The air conditioning unit for the Shelter has failed. Facing
temperatures in the low 80s to mid 90s pushes the temperatures inside
the building into the high 70s and low 80s. A replacement for this
system needs to be financed and installed very quickly, within days.

Estimates received so far put the cost to the GCFA at nearly $7,000 in
parts and labor.

This cost falls to the GCFA as the extremely favorable rent left little
room for maintenance funding from the landlord.

The Board of the GCFA is funding a portable A/C unit to ensure the
health of the ferrets until this work can be completed.

What we humbly ask is if you could help us fund the $5,000 replacement
cost of this unit. The Shelter is not a small space; it needs a
four-ton unit to cool the 1,500 square feet in the shelter. If you
can find it in your heart and wallet to give whatever you can: $5,
$10, $25 or more, the ferrets currently lying quite still in their
cages will thank you.

Your donations can either be mailed to GCFA, PO Box 3, Lyons, IL
60534-0003 or sent online at http://bit.ly/givegcfa

Again, thank you for your time and generosity.

The Board of the Greater Chicago Ferret Association

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Thanks, Cindy Scheidt @ The Ferret Villa Shelter
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