For those of you in New England just itching for a good ferret frolic... you're in luck! New England Ferret Foster, Education, and Rescue, Inc. (NEFFER) will be hosting the 2002 "Frolic in the Snow" on February 23, 2002. (We'll be inside, and currently we have no actual snow on the ground in Massachusetts, but we like the name anyway!). The Frolic will be held in Hadley, Massachusetts at the American Legion Post 271 on Russel Street (Rte 9) in Hadley. The location is easily accesible from major highways. For directions, visit our website calendar at http://www.neferrets.org/id17.htm and type in your address to get personalized directions! So this is a call for all ferrets to mark their calendars, because on February 23rd, they'll want to grab their proof of current vaccination, strap their human's leash firmly around the hand (we don't want any stray humans at the Frolic; they need to be on their leashes), and come out for a day of visiting with New England ferret shelters, shopping the vendor tables, eating hot chili and meatball grinders, and of course playing games!! There will be the First Out Of The Bag, Un-Pot the Flower, Best Trick, the Obstacle Course (a huge hit last year), a Costume Contest, and also the Longest/Shortest Tail, Coolest Markings, and another of last year's hits, Musical Chairs! We have beautiful ribbons to be awarded to the winners! Ferrets are admitted free and pay just $5 for each human they bring with them (If they have signed their human up for NEFFER membership, they will be admitted FREE!). There will be lots to do and lots to see, so if you'd like to break up the midwinter blues with a Ferret Frolic in Western Massachusetts, mark your calendars! There will be future reminders posted as the date draws closer as well as any updates...and we'll let you know what shalters and vendors will be with us at the Frolic, too! Proceeds from the Frolic provide shelter, food and vet care for the homeless ferrets in foster care with NEFFER, Inc., as well as the independant shelters across New England. This is a great opportunity to come out and support our shelters by shopping their tables, and also to have a day of socializing with other ferret folk! For more information about NEFFER, Inc., visit our website at http://www.neferrets.org. Hope to see lots of New Englanders there!! [Posted in FML issue 3679]