Hi folks,

Cathy Tarzia, a registered nurse, adds an extra shift to her full-time
job each week to try and cover the expenses of running the Furetti
Ferrets shelter in Ohio. But two large, critical rescues have cost her
thousands of dollars on vet bills and supplies - just in the past year!

Here's an easy, inexpensive way to help - AND have a lot of fun - AND
possibly win a really outstanding prize, such as an XBox 360 Elite -
valued at $299!!!!

Check out the Friends of Ferret Shelters holiday raffle at
www.shelterfriends.blogspot.com and you'll see more prizes like this:

- A soft and cuddly 8 piece ferret bedding set by Rose German of Little
  Feet Ferret Retreat.
- A Winter Festival Deluxe Gift Basket filled with a super soft round
  bed, treats, hammies, Totally Ferret and so much more!
- A 30 lb bag of Totally Ferret Turkey Venison & Lamb, donated by the
  fabulous Isabella Gucci Jones!
- A 25 foot heavy duty tube for the kids to play in for years to come!!
- A custom painted portrait of your furkid (or other pet) in oil
  pastels, by artist Melissa Nichols.
- $25 Walmart gift card (donated by Pat Shaskin) and Ferrets in Fourth
  Grade book (donated by Florence Love).
- Handmade wood trinket box and ferret wind chimes! Donated by Brenda
  Johnson.
- Just Bee-Tween You and Me 3 piece ferret bedding set -- x large
  hammie, x large cube and a padded sack!
- A set of three crinkle sacks/tunnels -- hours of fun for the rugrats!
- A $35 gift certificate from 1 Ferret's Treasure -- donated by Anne
  Gruden.
- Two $25 gift cards from your choice of four stores -- Drs. Foster &
  Smith, Ferret.com, Petsmart or Ferret Depot! Donated by Cathy Ryan.
- Delicious Breakfast package with the famous Aretha Frankenstein's
  pancake mix, two pounds of fuzzy blend ferret coffee (full bean) and
  two beautiful glass coffee mugs with a ferret etched on the front!

You could win one of these beautiful and unusual prizes for the price
of a $2 ticket! Three tickets cost $5, or get six tickets for $10.
Raffle entries are due by 9 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2010.

PLEASE DON'T WAIT! THE MONEY YOU SEND GOES TO THE SHELTER NOW, TO HELP
PAY FOR THESE POOR KIDS' URGENT MEDICAL CARE!

Your support truly makes a difference. Thank you!

Susann Thiel and Lisa Oestereich
Friends of Ferret Shelters
http://www.shelterfriends.blogspot.com

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