Dear Family of Animal Friends, When we decided to purchase this home and create a natural environment for our animals, we knew it was a huge undertaking and costly endeavor. We reached out to you for help and without hesitation; you were there; willing and able to do just that! Tony and I are completely humbled by your generosity directly and/or indirectly. Words of thanks seem so inadequate compared to our heartfelt gratitude. Please know we are so grateful in all you have done and continue to do to assist; helpful hands, support, gifts, monetary donations, time, web page updates and raffles. Without all of you we would not be as far along as we are or able to continue towards completion. Tony and I are still living apart in two locations till we have all the animals moved here to Hudson. It is hard on us emotionally and financially with the constant commuting between the two homes. We are looking forward to the day the move is complete and we can again resume construction of the Natural Area for the ferrets. For those who do not know my husband, Tony is working full time to support all of this, building all the animal enclosures to house the cats, dogs and ferrets after work and on weekends, packing & moving our belongings since he is still living in Statesville to save on fuel, commuting hours on end and trying to keep on top of book keeping, accounting, paperwork for his company and the shelter, animal care and the huge lists of "Needs to be Done". He is very tired and frustrated with trying to prioritize and get it all done. Personally, I do not know how he does it all but he does. Tony is "The Wind Beneath My Wings" enabling me to continue sheltering and 99.9% of the shelters financial support. Without Tony, we could and would not exist. In the 11 years of his support of our shelter, all the work he does and the caring for so many unwanted animals, Tony receives little to no thanks for all he does. Shelter Dads get far too little recognition. I know Tony sometimes feels unappreciated for all of this and gets a little discouraged. I would like him to know just how much he is needed and appreciated in the ferret/animal community by asking you to send him a little thank you note of encouragement to email address: [log in to unmask] if you feel moved to do so. A little appreciation can go a long way and if he knows others appreciate him it will mean a lot to him. Supporting our cause through donations and raffles does take some of the financial burdens off him and believe me; it is a lot right now. Only 5 days left on the raffles folks. Please go check them out and get your tickets before it is too late. http://www.fgrh.org/raffle3.html These are really nice items! The raffle ends September 6th along with the 50/50 Raffle. Total to date in 50/50 raffle is $133.00. http://www.fgrh.org/raffle2.html . Your continued support is still needed desperately. Monetary donations can be sent through PayPal <http://www.paypal.com/> to the email address [log in to unmask] There is a PayPal donate button on our Natural Area <http://www.fgrh.org/> Fundraiser site. Be sure to check out the Raffles and get your tickets. Checks/Money Orders can be sent to our new address; Ferret Guardian Rescue Haven, Inc. Natural Area Fundraiser 3110 Lewis Austin Lane Hudson, NC 28638 Remember, donations are tax deductible. Receipts will be sent out in January 2009 upon request. Thanks for all you do and your continued support, Diane Campbell Ferret Guardian Rescue Haven, Inc. "Please feel free to cross post this message." [Posted in FML 6081]