Hi Everyone, It has been quite a busy week here. Actually, a very busy "SUMMER!" Everyone is experiencing high numbers in their shelters and rescues. We are getting hit hard! I have had over $400 in vet bills just this week, and that is for just getting ferrets caught up on vaccinations and getting a first time check up. Now the sick ones are a different story. And I have gotten a lot of those lately. (Poor babies.) I am in the Vet office 1-2 times a week. I am paying for all of this myself and the only help I get is through my raffles and selling my ferret bedding. It doesn't pay the bills. I sell maybe 6 hammocks a month. The raffles are not doing well at all. My budget is really straining, and I am reaching out a little harder this time for help. I am trying to come up with some fundraising ideas, and have some in the works...but time is not on my side right now. It is still a couple of months away. So...if you could spare a buck or two for a raffle ticket, you will find some great prizes. As always, I am always adding more prizes to it before it is over. Below is all the info...I wish I had pictures, but I haven't gotten that good yet on the internet. Thank you in advance... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Summer of 2003-Deb's Ferret Raffle" Tickets $1 each -- 6 for $5 Date of drawing is August 31, 2003 (May extend if ticket sales are poor.) 1st Prize: 3 Piece Matching Bedding Set as follows: 1 Homemade Hammock (fleece on one side) 1 Homemade Pocket Hammock (fleece lined) 1 Homemade Sleepsack (fleece lined) 1 Four Paws-Safety Ferret Lead (6' Length) 1 Pet ID Tag by Sheppard & Greene (microfilm type--no cost to send in to have info put on it for you) 1 C.E.T. Mini Toothbrush with Poultry flavored Enzymatic Toothpaste by Virbac 1 "My Ferrets Drive Me CRAZY!" License Plate 1 Tasty Toons Talking Treat Dispenser 1 Ferret Boredom Buster-The Treattime-Playtime-Anytime Toy 1 Ferret Tug-N-Tumble Ferret Toy by Super Pet 1 Package of 3 Ferret Shake, Rattle & Roll Balls by Super Pet 1 Ferret Roley-Poley Ball by Super Pet 1 Foil Krinkle Ball (3" in diameter) 1 Petco Tennis Ball 1 Petco Ping Pong Ball that rattles 1 (Now Famous) Deb's Homemade Sock Toy with bell inside 1 Homemade Fleece Toy with Bell inside 1 "I Love Ferrets" Bumpersticker 1 Sheet of assorted Ferret Gift Tag Cutouts 1 1.5 oz bag of Totally Ferret Treats 1 Vinyl Emergency Pet Window Sticker **(A 5-10# bag of Totally Ferret might be added to Raffle if recieved from donor in time for drawing.) 2nd Prize: 1 Homemade Pocket Hammock (Fleece Lined) & Deb's Sock Toy 3rd Prize: 1 Homemade Hammock (Fleece Lined) & Deb's Sock Toy ************************************************************** PayPal Account: [log in to unmask] Send cash, checks or money orders payable to: Deb's Ferret Rescue Address: Mark & Debbie Fitzgerald Deb's Ferret Rescue 10860 Parkwood Drive Montague, MI 49437 Phone: 231-893-4116 Email: [log in to unmask] Thank you, Mark & Debbie Fitzgerald and all the Rescued Fuzzies (22) [Posted in FML issue 4245]