I feel terrible! I was interrupted several times, last night, when writing about being thankful for people who have helped us. I inadvertently left out Friends of Ferret Shelters!!! It was a year ago now, when we got an email from Susann Thiel & Lisa Oestereich. (These women are amazing!) They wanted to do a raffle in honor of our 10th anniversary as a sanctuary. We are thankful for everyone in the ferret community who became involved & donated items, or bid on them. It helped us immensely. Friends of Ferret Shelters raised well over $900 to help our babies! This money bought meds & food, and two shelving units to hold ferret bedding. (I think of FOFS every time we change out a cage!) There are two more wonderful women out there who deserve to be thanked by nearly every shelter out there. These women don`t have an "organization" but they have done countless auctions on Ebay to benefit nearly every shelter we have heard of--and they do it out of the limelight, without fanfare. Kris B. (Carpet Sharks ink) and Diane I. raised most of the funds for every scrap of lumber, all the plumbing, wiring, the drywall, the paint, the linoleum, ceiling fan, and you name it, for our second ferret room-- the playroom. We will always be grateful to them. Because of these ladies, more ferties can get out at a time to run & play. Because of these ladies, ferties all over the United States have been helped. (Thank you, Kris & Diane!) So when we feel "down & out"--When we feel that we can`t deal with one more nasty litterpan, one more vet bill, one more loss, one more human dumping their pet here, or another night of lost sleep---we remember all the people who have been good to us. ALL of them. Whether it was a card, or an email, or a check, or a package of treats, it was support, and it helped us to care for the little ones. Thank you. Love, Zoo [Posted in FML 6329]