[Moderator's note: Part I of this post was automatically rejected by the server for being too long so it probably will be posted at a later date. If doesn't seem like Parts II and III were very dependent upon Part I so I would hold them up wating for part I. BIG] Dear Bibi, Where is the map thingee? Dear Map-Less Human, Remember that hotel front desk thing I was telling you about? There will be directions on paper for you right there. Pick them up and read them! Also, my Auntie Renee Downs will send you directions from the airport in your email box April 25-27, if she has your email address. Make sure you ask for them ... okay? - Bibi ***** Dear Bibi, In Las Vegas and Atlanta we went to a shelter. Why are we having this at the park and not a shelter? Dear Shelterless Human, My Auntie Renee thought about this a lot after Atlanta. She thought that there may not always be a shelter near da Symposium ting, or there might be a whole bunch of shelters. And then the humans whose shelters did not get picked would be very sad! So, Auntie Renee, who is very smart (for a human), decided to help as many ferrets as possible! Do you know how she did that? She did that by donating the money to SOS, who can disperse it as needed. (My Mommy is in SOS and she gives out money to shelters!! Isn't dat very cool?) This way, ferrets everywhere can be helped, even if the Symposium is not near the shelter. And Auntie Renee didn't know where a good place in a shelter would be in St Louis, but there was such a nice park! And every ferret knows that being in a park is nicer than being in a shelter! So, we are going to the park .. okay? - Bibi [Posted in FML issue 4849]