The Portland-based Cascade Ferret Network will be having its 3rd Annual
Ferret Awareness Day on June 27th from 12-4pm at Leverich Park in
Vancouver, WA.  Sponsored by The Ferret Store, the theme for this year's
event is "The Ferret Days of Summer"
 
There will be events for both "fuzzies" and their owners alike.
 
Activities (small fee for some):
-Health checks, ADV testing, & microchipping curtsey of nationally
 respected ferret veterinarians from Southwest Animal Hospital will be
 available for a discounted fee
-Face painting
-Vet Presentation: "A Step by Step Explanation of a Ferret Exam"
-Shelter ferret playpen
-Take a spin on the "Weasel Wheel of Fortune"
-Trivia test
-Fortune telling for you or your ferret by the "Kind of Impressive
 Aladin Tyme" and his mystical ferret assistants
-View educational and entertaining ferret videos and displays
 
Contests:
-Ferret/Owner Look Alike Contest. Let your creativity and imagination
 run wild.  Match your ferret's color or style of hair to yours, create
 matching accessories or costumes, capitalize on a common physical trait
 or behavior.
-Tumbler Tumble.  Does your ferret have an obsession with investigating
 drinking implements?  If so, your ferret's tipping talent could win the
 prize in this competition.
-Ferret Kissometer Competition. Does your ferret give kisses upon request
 to the point of exfoliating your facial skin? If so, your ferret may
 have the tongue power to triumph at this timed event.
-The Paper Bag Bolt.  The average brown paper grocery bag is all the
 training equipment required to get your ferret in top form for this
 exciting competition.
 
Silent Auction & Raffle:
-Original artwork (paintings, sculpture, ornaments)
-Gift certificates for services, vets, and pet supply businesses
-Ferret food, ferret treats, ferret products
-Customized pet carrier and nesting box
-Handmade bedding
-Novelty items, ferret clothing/costumes
 
Ferret Awareness Day is an annual fund-raiser for this 501(c)(3)
tax-exempt ferret shelter that focuses on providing high-quality care
for ferrets by using a network of temporary foster homes. For more
information, contact Elayne Barclay, Network Coordinator at (503)
231-0887 or [log in to unmask]  For directions and more details
about the event go to CFN's web site at www.cascadeferret.org.
 
Schedule of events:
12:30       The paper Bag Bolt
1:00        1st raffle winners announced, every 15 minutes thereafter
1:00-1:30   Presentation
1:00-3:00   Fortune telling
1:30        Tumbler Tumble
2:00-4:00   Vet check: Dr. Burgess, Dr. Ramsell, and Dr. Wilcox
2:30        Kissometer competition
3:30        Ferret/owner look alike contest
3:45        Silent auction ends
 
Healthy ferrets in secure carriers outfitted with food, water, and
bedding are welcome to attend.  Please make sure your ferrets have been
fully vaccinated to protect them from distemper and are not contagious
for any diseases.  For your ferret's safety, we encourage everyone to
keep their pets isolated from other ferrets, all activities and contests
have been chosen and arranged so there is little chance of cross
contamination.
[Posted in FML issue 4547]