For those of you who haven't heard, in July Chris Mathis (founding member
of the Pacific Ferret Shelter Network and Chairperson of the Oregon
Ferret Shelter), her daughter Samantha, and her deceased grandson David,
were in a serious car crash.  You can find the details at
http://www.ferretnet.org/accident.html
 
To help raise money for the Mathis' medical expenses, Elle Hayes-Cook
made a beautiful quilt to raffle.  She's even wants to add appliques of
the winning family's ferrets to the quilt.
 
We will be announcing the winner of the raffle at the ferret show in
November.  There's about a month left to buy tickets.
 
The Mathis family has openned their hearts and homes (Their house is
often the pre- and post-party location for Portland events) to any of
us that they've met, and have been an invaluable source of advice and
direction for many of us.  Our shelter would not be anywhere near where
it is today without them.
 
Please help them out by buying a few raffle tickets ($2 each, 3 for $5)
through the PFSN website (http://www.ferretnet.org/quiltraffle.html) and
tell any of your friends that might be interested.  Even if you're not
interested in the quilt for yourself, it would make a great gift and the
donation would help one of the kindest families I know.
 
Thank you.
 
Bill
Emmett Ferret Shelter
[Posted in FML issue 4670]