Not only does this group go above and beyond for all of us shelters, they are moral boosters too!! It has been so secret that things are fairly dim here, donations are down (been that way ever since the couple said they would help put the shelter in a building) surrenders are up (we no longer have a dining room, and lost use of part of the kitchen). Had a beautiful little girl come in that was thrown into a dumpster, her cage mate suffered a broken neck, she was emaciated, and two abandons come in last night. We are down in numbers, had 5 adoptions, so we are at 98 rather then 106. Dancing the happy dance. Then, I started to lament that there will be no Christmas decorating this year, no Christmas gathering, non of what I really enjoy. I love Christmas, I love my son showing up with 8 or 9 of his Marine buddies that have no where else to go, I love the people who show up on Christmas day because they have no where else or no family to share it with. I love the hustle and bustle in the kitchen, the cooking and the baking. I love Christmas. I love what Christmas means, family and friends. Ok, so you get the picture, I was feeling sorry for myself, there is a knock on the door, and there is a package with goodies in it, a we care package. That package boosted my morale, and reminded me that even though my Christmas is put off and my family has been in second place the past year, that ferrets here and in all shelters need a shelter op to care and love them until they find their forever homes. So, thank you to the ladies of SOS, and to the following folks who contributed to the "We care package". You gave me hope that there still are folks who care. Rose German of Little Feet Ferret Retreat Bedding Alicia Drakiotes of Ferret Wise and X-tasy bedding Ada Gibbs of Weaselpals bedding Lixit Animal Care Products Oasis Pet Products Tomlyn Ferret Thank you all so much for giving me that ray of hope on a desperately dark day. jean Jean Caputo-Lee Director Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter 4116 Bucyrus Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44109 www.ferretsunlimited.org Non Profit No Kill [Posted in FML 5452]