Hi, Lisette. You're funny as well as clueless :) And the person who helps ferrets during hurricanes and other disasters is Chere McCoy in Florida of the Ferret Friends of Indian River County.... a very good organization! For the newbies, S.O.S. is Support Our Shelters, a group of seven volunteers who raise money for ferret shelters in various ways. Among the group of us we compile the FML Shelter List, sell Ferret Warrior bumper stickers and ferret soaps, run the Kouri Fan Club, make bedding for the shelters, run the card exchanges, make the Ferrets of the FML calendar, run auctions, and receive and distribute donations from the generous members of the FML. Some of the other people are so talented and industrious that I've probably forgotten to mention one or more of the great things they do to help ferret shelters. You can read more about us on our web site (see below), but our most visible fund raising has been for vet care for the ferrets of the New Jersey Xmas Rescue (103 already neglected breeders stranded by their owner's death) and the Utah Rescue (Jen Morrison's 235+ ferrets). On an ongoing basis, you will see Joanne Ruffner reminding people to send us their dollars for the Buck-a-Month Club, which is Joanne's very successful brain child. We have been able to send gifts for vet care to the ferrets of 30 shelters so far in 2002 through BaM and other gifts. The other six members are Georgia Wood, Ela Heyn, Sharon Bearden, Lisa Williams, Judy Cooke and Ron Carter. -- * * * Support Our Shelters * * * 1236 Belfield Avenue Drexel Hill, PA 19026-4211 http://www.SupportOurShelters.org Helping the Shelters of the Ferret Mailing List Ask me how you can help a shelter near you. Tax-Deductible Donations accepted through PayPal: <[log in to unmask]> [Posted in FML issue 3915]