WOW - what a success! Many, many thanks to everyone who donated items
or shipping costs, or purchased tickets in the April-May 2007 Friends
of Ferret Shelters raffle! Thanks to your generous support, the raffle
raised $822.50 ($785.03 after PayPal fees) to assist the Doug McKay
Rescue Foundation (www.mfran.org)!

We use a random number generator to draw the winning tickets. This
month, one entrant scored a hat trick (three prizes!) and another
entrant won two!

Congratulations to our winners:

* "Spring Delights" gourmet gift basket and $65 Ferret Wise Funalia
  gift card (Robin Hochgertel)

* Mother's Day 2007 "Tranquil Delights" super spa gift basket, "Spring
  is Here" not-just-for-ferrets gift basket, and Jerri Carel's glass
  ferret figurines (Susan Zamora)

* Gorgeous ferret garden statue by John Deriggi, shipping donated by
  Cynthia Scheidt (Clover Williams)

* Four ferrety Figurines by Eleanor (Cynthia Scheidt)

* Ferret Fun Grab Bag of unique, collectible ferret items donated by
  Clover Williams (Mary Higby)

* Handmade ferret cage floors to fit Marshall Mansions and Midwest
  Playpens made and donated by Karen Young (Katie Carr and Barbara
  Murphy)

* Hand-sewn "people sack" from Lisa Oestereich (Julie Dyke)

* "United We Stand" ferret bedding and cage set by Clover Williams
  (Diana Bickling)

* "Dragons and Flames" bedding and cage set by Rose German (Donald and
  Eleanor Mead)

* Also, one dozen crocheted "octopus," "mice" or "not-so-ordinary"
  rattle eggs from Robin Vieira and Viki Walch will accompany the
  Midwest and Marshall handmade cage floors and the Ferret Fun Grab Bag!

Take a peek at our Friends of Ferret Shelters website
(http://www.shelterfriends.blogspot.com) and bookmark the page - our
next raffle, and a needy shelter the raffle will benefit, will be
announced shortly! For the theme, think summer fun!! There will be
items for people who love golfing (maybe Dad, for Father's Day?),
camping and the beach, a 4th of July-themed gift basket, and much more!

Your support truly makes a difference. Thank you!

Susann Thiel and Lisa Oestereich
Friends of Ferret Shelters

[Posted in FML 5604]