Thank you to all of the wonderful people who have purchased raffle tickets to win the wonderful afghan that Support Our Shelters is currently offering. And ESPECIAL thanks to Kat Parsons for making and donating this beautiful afghan in the first place! I will have new pictures of it up soon! :-> Kat has asked that the proceeds of this raffle go to benefit Jean Caputo-Lee in Ohio. If you read her plea for help for Jean in today's FML, I'm sure you can understand why. Jean's shelter is full to capacity (and beyond), and Jean is in danger of losing her home (which houses the shelter) unless she can raise funds. PLEASE help! The raffle drawing will be on Xmas, and think what a wonderful present a few raffle tickets would be to a shelter near you, or to a family member, friend, fellow ferret lover, etc. :-> To see the afghan, please visit: http://www.geocities.com/crochetkat/ferret/sos-raffle.html This afghan is HUGE (over 6 feet in length, I believe), and it says "Love your ferret like there is no tomorrow". :-> The afghan is ivory/bone in colour, with a beautiful red/green trim running around the edges. ALL proceeds from the raffle of this afghan will go to help Jean Caputo-Lee through S.O.S. (Support Our Shelters, aka S.O.S. is a registered 501c3 corporation which exists to raise money for ferret shelters and distribute funds and needed supplies to them). I am donating my time and supplies (including postage to the winning bidders, and FIVE RUNNER UP PRIZES OF FERRET SOAPS!! The afghan itself was donated by Kat Parsons.) 100% of your money goes to Jean's ferret shelter! You can purchase chances to win this beautiful afghan for $1 each, or 6 for every $5. Every person purchasing over $10 worth of tickets will receive a tax donation certificate for Uncle Sam after the new year begins! The deadline for purchasing tickets is 12/20, and we plan to announce the winner on Xmas! You can purchase tickets by Paypal .. our address is [log in to unmask] Please include your address when you Paypal funds, and note in the subject line or memo field that it is for raffle tickets. While we prefer Paypal (especially during this time of anthrax mail delays and the holiday mailing rush), we are very grateful if you choose to mail us checks for raffle tickets, too. Our address is: S.O.S. attn. Ela 304 Hillside Ave, B11 Nutley, NJ 07110 Please make your check payable to either "SOS" or "Support Our Shelters", and include your mailing address AND email address. Good luck to everyone, please let me know if you have any questions, and Happy Holidays! :-> - Ela [Posted in FML issue 3607]