Thanks so much for your wonderful support of our Friends of Ferret Shelters raffle on behalf of The Ferret Inn of Columbia, Maryland. What a fantastic way to start off the year - the raffle raised $843 (after PayPal fees) for this wonderful shelter! Here are the prize winners in this month's FOFS raffle: Tea & Scones Gourmet Gift Basket - Pat Shaskin Hand-Crocheted Afghan - Bonnie Russell Pretty in Pink Ferret Tent - Pat Shaskin Free-Standing Water Bottle & Filter - Lisa Watson Free-Standing Hammock - Anita Hermes Anne Klein 18k Gold Snowflake Necklace - Bernadette Keith Body Pamper Valentine's Gift Bag - Katie Carr Ferret Tarot Cards by Elaine Moertl - Nancy Interrante "Be Mine" Valentine's Ferret Gift Basket by Tails of Distinction - Debra Ann Velie Ferret Plaque and Handmade Notecards - Tammy Baxter Love Me, Love My Weasel Handmade Bedding Set - Linda Hammell "Be My Valentine!" Handmade Bedding Set - Heidi Lepak The $843 raised includes not just ticket purchases, but also the proceeds from Don & Eleanor Mead's generous donation of the proceeds from their eBay sale of a beautiful little handcrafted ferret, posing on a pink heart-shaped rug. Ann Gruden of 1 Ferrets Treasures donated the handmade ferret tarot cards by Elaine Moertl from her eBay store, and Brenda Johnson of the Lakeroad Ferret Farm & Rescue donated handmade ferret notecards. Nancy Wilson of The Ferret Inn donated the gorgeous hand-crocheted afghan with scalloped edging. Thank you all for helping to make the raffle a great success! Visit our FOFS website at http://www.shelterfriends.blogspot.com and bookmark the page. We'll be announcing our next raffle soon! Susann Thiel and Lisa Oestereich Friends of Ferret Shelters [Posted in FML 5879]