The GCFA sincerely apologizes to Lisette and to anyone on the FML who was hurt from the posting regarding the GCFA email on Saturday's FML. We believe the wording was very, very wrong in regards to what we were trying to convey. The GCFA would like to take the previous post back and try to reword what we were trying to say, but of course that cannot happen. We can only try to clarify what was being posted. The GCFA had inquires regarding Lisette's post on 09/25/02 where she was asking for details of donations and for people's names and address. We know this is very confidential information for many, many people. The GCFA does not and will not give out any names and address or donation information without approval. If anyone mentions donation information of their own free will to anyone, or to any media, that is totally up to them. Please remember that anything put out over the Internet can be intercepted and read by unscrupulous people. That is why so much information is encrypted when it is transmitted, like ones credit card information. We had stated in the FML post on Saturday that Lisette has done everything because of the kindness, helpfulness and love of the ferrets. We know Lisette was only trying to be very helpful to our needy organization, as she has done in the past. The GCFA is so grateful for everything Lisette has done and for the time she has spent regarding the shelter ferrets. We are also very appreciative of all of Lisette's wonderful and generous donations she has worked so very hard on. During the Easter season Lisette made up baskets for the GCFA to sell to try to raise some money. A few were sold and the people loved them. We will be taking the left over baskets, minus the Easter theme, to the GCFA ferret show to be put in the raffle. Lisette has also created her own art work, from which she has generously donated a very large piece for our raffle. It is a castle, very ornately decorated. Lisette will also have a booth at the GCFA ferret show displaying and selling her art work that she has put so much time and love into. SPECIAL NOTE TO LISETTE: Lisette, we are so very, very sorry for all the pain our original post has caused you. That was absolutely not our intention. Sometimes when a person writes something, with the intent on clarifying a situation it just comes out all wrong. That is what happened in our post on Saturday. Lisette we hope to somehow be able to make it up to you. Please accept our sincerest apologies. Sincerely, The board members of the Greater Chicago Ferret Association [Posted in FML issue 3922]