A huge thank you to all the participants in the July-August Friends of Ferret Shelters raffle! Due to their generosity, more than $735 was raised for the Lakeroad Ferret Farm Rescue & Shelter of Naples, New York! The final tally is $706.90, after PayPal transaction fees. "I am truly blessed to have so many people care about and help me do what I love doing," says shelter mom Brenda Johnson, who operates the only full-time ferret shelter in upstate New York and is caring for more than 50 ferrets despite an injured hand, leaky roof and a terminally ill vehicle. The raffle winners are: Hot Off the Grill gourmet gift basket - Harold Pike Sweet Little Strawberry ferret bed - Anita Bell Pamper Your Ferret gift basket - Maureen Howe Exquisite Earrings - Lori Sies Bath & Body Works deluxe gift set - DJ Schneller Sleep 'n Play ferret toy and bedding set - Sharon Spain Keep on Truckin' ferret bedding set - Lori Sies Beep! Beep! Super ferret car bed - Katherine Weiss Framed to Please ferret picture frame - Lee Rose Wilson Ferret-y play and sleep tent - Dale Larson Please visit our website at http://www.shelterfriends.blogspot.com and bookmark the page, because another terrific raffle is going to be announced very soon!! Thank you, Susann Thiel and Lisa Oestereich Friends of Ferret Shelters [Posted in FML 5715]