This past weekend was the GCFA's Greatest Ferret Show on Earth sponsored by Ferret Depot. The event sponsors were: The Ferret Den of Milwaukee, Ferret.com, Martin's Cages, and Casey's Hidden Pantry. Without the help and assistance of the volunteers and judges at the show, it would not have been as successful as it was. We'd like to take the time, right now, to publicly thank Scarlett Gray-Saling, Diane Calhoun, and Chris Sayne for agreeing to be our judges. Chris even stepped up at the last minute to help us out. Thank you! Another person which deserves public recognition is Virgil Kinder, GCFA club president, who besides having a 6 month old daughter in his arms, and running a 102 degree fever, was able to quickly rectify the situations which arose. Some may take a week or so to fix (yes, specialty winners you will be receiving trophies), but the rest were handled efficiently and professionally. Thank you, Virgil! For the many volunteers, who gave up their time to set-up, take-down, steward, check admissions, run the raffle and sales booths, and serve us hungry and tired souls really yummy burgers and nachos -- we thank you. And if you came out to Lake Villa to support the shelter and the show, we LOVE you! Without your support at the raffle and sales tables as well as the concession stand, the show would not have been as successful as it was. Thank you for bearing with us as we trouble shot some problems and started late, causing us to run pretty late into the evening. And for the very generous person, who came through in the 12th hour and donated to the GCFA's New Location Challenge -- we humbly thank you. The 90 ferrets in our shelter are dancing right now (although you may not be able to see them.) We handed a survey out to attendees this year, and we genuinely appreciate the feedback. Many of your suggestions were well thought-out, and we'll try to implement them in upcoming shows. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. And now, without further ado, this year's Best in Show was Mr. Binky (Marshall Ferret, early alter). Mr. Binky hails from Chicago, and is a very handsome 4 year old sable boy. [Posted in FML 6485]