hey, friends... As you know, when SOS has a raffle now, 1/2 the proceeds go to the 'requested' shelter , if there is one, and the other 1/2 of the proceeds goes to SOS's General Fund. In light of this horrible tragedy that has happened to Chris Mathis and her family, [info is on the page, if you have not heard] SOS will be donating their half of this raffle to Chris Mathis, Oregon Ferret Shelter, 17560 S Holly Lane, Oregon City, OR 97045... So please...be generous, if you can...but even if it is only $1.00... that will be great...every dollar adds up...and quickly...if we all try to help... http://raffle.supportourshelters.org/ This raffle will run till mid August...last day to mail payments in is 8/9 Snail mail the donation to: Support Our Shelters c/o Kat Parsons 1174 Seminole Ave Mansfield, OH 44906 or https://www.PAYPAL.com the funds to [log in to unmask] ...last day to paypal is 8/13 again...please help us raise a fair amount for both Brenda and for Chris... thank you very much in advance... SOSkat p.s... SOS also asks people to donate to Chris directly or to SOS specifying help to her shelter. If you make the check out to the network, they are 501(c)3, so people don't have to go through us to get a deduction. please feel free to cross-post this in as many places as you want. ===== Kat's ShelterHelp pages... http://ferretlover97.terrabox.com Kat's Help4ADV Pages... http://Help4ADV.terrabox.com/ "ROOPS"... http://www.kwflatbed.com/hjg/hjg2.html SOS/FML Shelter and Vet List... http://SOS-ShelterList.supportourshelters.org SOS Raffles... http://raffle.supportourshelters.org/ When you care about others....when you reach out to others.... ...when you give of yourself to others...YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE! [Posted in FML issue 4581]