It's time to remind you about the Support Our Shelters (SOS)
Buck-A-Month Club (BaM)!

As you know from my last post we came close to meeting our $2000.00
goal for BaM  - which is PRETTY AMAZING when you think about it!
$12.00 a year from every person on the FML, yahoo group, ferret owner,
ferret lover, ferret... anyone! WE CAN DO IT!

Did you send in your donations for the March Buck-A-Month Club? You
did? Well Congrats! Hmmm I think I see some of you staring at the
computer confused going "what in the world is this person talking
about?!".... Ok ok.... soooooooo let me explain.... for those that
don't know... or those that don't remember... or those that need this
time to write the check and find an envelope...... yes, you can take
the envelope back from the ferret ---- and no, you cannot ask the
ferret to lick the stamp for you because you won't get it back in a
useable shape! :-) - I tried that once... oh what a mess it was...
Princess Pepper at the time was NOT happy with me.... my oh my! I so
will NOT try that with her little sister Princess Bella!

About 9 years ago is when it all started... with such a simple
suggestion... send Support our Shelter (SOS) $1.00 a month. One little
dollar... that doesn't sound so bad... and when you think that $1.00
is still worth the same in this "club" as it was 9 years ago - thats
pretty BIG news! We decided to call it... the Buck-A-Month Club. You
didn't have to be rich to be "in the club". ANYONE could join the
club... ferrets, kids, cats, dogs... shoot... even FISH... and whoever
else could come up with a dollar a month!

In 2002 I wrote: "Think of what that money would mean to all of the
shelters out there? $1.00 a month won't break you. You wouldn't even
know it was gone. " This STILL holds true. I have a certain amount that
I do a billpay for and I don't even notice that it's gone each month...
because what I send in is still less than what I could buy ONE lunch
for!

We have several people that just pay for the whole year at once.
$12.00... and we have several others who send in their money monthly as
they get it. You can send in $1.00 at a time... or more!

You can use PayPal or do BillPay from your bank and not have to think
about it again....but of course you can STILL donate more if you want!

Be sure you include your name for SOS Honor Roll! We also need your
address so that we can mail you your Membership Card (see below for
details)

TOTAL RAISED FOR BaM February- $283.00 (and I thought last month was
great! WOW!)

TOTAL FUNDS RAISED SO FAR FOR 2011: $418.00 --- goal is $2000

Our Current Buck-A-Month Club Members for 2011 55 Members:
13 NEW MEMBERS
Sheryl Atencio, Sue Burda, Nancy Busso, Michelle Chastain,
Darlene Connon, Denise Craft, William Davison, Jackie DeCarlo,
Dianna Desrochers, Carolyn Distel, Stephanie Downs, Mary Jo Dullum,
Priscilla Gabrielle, Rose German, Trena Girouard, Deena Haner,
Mindy Harvey, Jackie Hawley, Angela Havens, Kitty Hollerith,
Robin Jones, John and Lee Julian, Anna King, Dawna Kraus,
Christi Lorenzo, Marilyn Ledoux, Nancy Mitchell, Angela Neiswenter,
Lacey Neiswenter, Pokey Neiswenter, Elizabeth S. Nelson,
Lisa Oestereich, Carol Owens, Roberta Page, Heather Pitman,
Maren Qualls, Tara Radford, Mildred Sanders, Nancy Sanders,
Cindy Scheidt, J. Scheer, Tracy Schmidt, Laurie Schubert,
Lori Sies, Marsha Stanek, Brenda Steinfurth, Howard Storms,
Debra m. Van De Water, Helen Wojciechowski, Roger Vaughn,
Debra Ann Velia, Dr. Bob Wagner, Lisa Watson, Joanne Werstlein,
Linda Zerillo, Zoo's Ferret Sanctuary

If you don't see your name on here - PLEASE LET ME KNOW! (if you paid
in this current month you name will appear in next months email).

Now... here is the pretty cool part... a couple years ago... we started
to send out a BaM Membership Card to people paying their membership
"dues" for that year. We have continued that each year - and this year
is no different. The February Membership cards for those that just paid
in February are in the mail today!... not only do you get to help SOS
help shelters around the world... but you get a cute card for doing it
to show that you are a member of a Special Club.

If you would like to "join" please send a check or money to: (Make the
check out to Support Our Shelters)

BaM
C/O Support Our Shelters 
5511 Canteria Court
Sierra Vista, AZ  85635

or pay through PayPal (if paying through PayPal please send for the
full year). Tax-Deductible Donations accepted through PayPal:
[log in to unmask] (if you can't see the email link here it is
with a space put in it BAM @ Supportourshelters.org) make sure to put
your mailing address and name if doing paypal so I know who to send
the card to

Please send all donations in US$. Friends outside the US can send money
orders or use PayPal, which will convert their currency for them if
they select US$ as the currency to be sent.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Joanne Werstlein
http://www.supportourshelters.org

Feel free to crosspost to other groups!

[Posted in FML 7006]