Check out the winter wonderland of prizes in the December/January
Friends of Ferret Shelters raffle for Furetti Ferrets, in Amherst,
Ohio, including a brand new Xbox 360 with two games!!!!!

Think of a shelter operator who's always ready to pitch in with the
critical rescues, and that's Cathy Tarzia. She participated in the
Parma, Ohio rescue in June of 2009, taking 10 of the 14 surviving
ferrets taken from a horrendous hoarding situation. The ferrets were
a mess and all of them needed medical care -- some very urgently. Her
vet bills from that rescue alone were well over $4,000.00.

Most recently, Cathy took 23 ferrets from Michigan, after a sanctuary
closed and left 82 ferrets needing immediate new lodgings. Eighteen of
the 23 are adrenal, and some have other medical issues as well. Cathy
just ordered 10 Deslorelin implants at $1,000, and still needs eight
more. The eighteen have all received Melatonin implants.

Your ticket purchase in this raffle helps pay for these babies' medical
care right now!

To see all the fantastic prizes and purchase tickets, check out our
blog at: http://shelterfriends.blogspot.com/
- A new Xbox 360 -- WOW!!! An incredible $299 value!!!!! The Xbox 360
  Elite Holiday Bundle is a great value with two great games included,
  a massive hard drive, an HDMI port (HDMI cable sold separately), a
  black wireless controller and headset, and a premium black finish.
  Donated by Cathy Tarzia.
- A soft and cuddly 8 piece ferret bedding set by Rose German of Little
  Feet Ferret Retreat. Thanks, Rose!
- A Winter Festival Deluxe Gift Basket filled with a super soft round
  bed, treats, hammies, Totally Ferret and so much more! Donated by
  Susann Thiel.
- A 30 lb bag of Totally Ferret Turkey Venison & Lamb, donated by the
  fabulous Isabella Gucci Jones in memory of her fine friend Forest,
  who was called to the bridge last January.
- Four glass photo coasters -- your choice of two patterns! Donated by
  Susann Thiel.
- A 25 foot heavy duty tube for the kids to play in for years to come!!
  Donated by Lisa O.
- A custom painted portrait of your furkid (or other pet) in oil
  pastels. Finished piece matted size is 8" x 10". Donated 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 of Lakeroad Ferret Farm.
- Just Bee-Tween You and Me 3 piece ferret bedding set -- x large
  hammie, x large cube and a padded sack. Made and Donated by Lisa O.
- A set of three crinkle sacks/tunnels -- hours of fun for the rugrats!
  Donated by Lisa O.
- 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!
  Donated by Lisa O.

IMPORTANT: We're trying something different this time -- when you
paypal money directly to the shelter, please ONLY TYPE IN HOLIDAY
DONATION. Then, email us at [log in to unmask] with
your full name in the reference line and your mailing address, amount
you paypal'd, which items you want your tickets placed on and your
telephone number in the body of the email. We're hoping this will
avoid the problem of paypal shutting down shelter accounts because of
raffles.

To enter click on the PayPal logo to purchase your tickets (your money
goes directly to Furetti Ferrets): $2 for one, three for $5 or six
tickets for $10 and support an incredibly giving shelter mom. Follow
the instructions on the website to purchase your tickets -- it's very
simple and totally secure!!

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

[Posted in FML 6541]