Ela wrote: >I've known Chere for years and she has been on the FML for many years, >and I can't think of a more worthy shelter. Chere is also not the type >to ask for help lightly; the fact that she is asking now means that she >REALLY needs your help! :-< Usually Chere is the one PROVIDING help. Despite them having to budget like most of the rest of us, she and her family have normally flown supplies into areas in need and ferrets out to places which can take them during disasters. She's worked closely with groups which rescue animal after horrors like floods, storms, forest fires, and more, and has been publicly praised for her work by those other groups which have even said that the ferret rescue groups were among the best organized -- and that is due to the work of Chere and her family and friends! She almost never asks for funds; instead she has one of the first shelters which make things to help keep ends meeting. We've given one of her ferret treetop angels to our vet, actually, and have seen the FML moderator, Bill Gruber wear another one as a hat. Here's an idea! Does anyone have a copy of a photo with Bill wearing that ferret angel hat? If so, maybe the photo could be e-mailed to anyone who sends a certain sum or requested goods of a similar value to Chere? How does that sound? Chere, the SOS -- which is tax deductible and send monies to the treating vets; see http://www.supportourshelters.org -- and anyone else designated by Chere to pass along moneys or supplies can let everyone know who has contributed and then the photos of BIG can be emailed! Here is info from the SOS page of Chere's shelter's needs BEFORE the hurricane damaged the shelter: Chere McCoy, [log in to unmask] Ferret Friends of Indian River County 8775 20th Street, Lot 614 Vero Beach, FL 32966 772-567-0994 Dr. William Herman, DVM Pet Medical Center 1795 10th Avenue Vero Beach, FL 32960 Average # of ferrets: 17 Adoptable ferrets: 14 Hospice ferrets: 3 Unpaid Vet bills: $3,980 SOS addy (or paypal at their site for donations): Support Our Shelters c/o Judith White 100 Walsh Road Lansdowne PA 19050 [Posted in FML issue 4634]