A Shelter Poem, By Michael F. Janke Hello my little friend You come to me with heart to mend I know not why they let you go I only know you need help so I tend your needs and then you start To share your love, to steal my heart The time will come to watch you go With one I trust to love you so My heart will break, my eyes will tear But go you must with no more fear More will come to fill this hole That's in my heart for each lost soul But you my friend, the memories stay Until my life meets its last day. Hello my little friend. SOS helps our little friends in need all over the United States. You can help SOS continue this important work by purchasing raffle tickets AND you could win one of the fifteen spectacular prizes offered like.... - A FREE 3 day pass to the 2011 symposium - a $175 value! - A $100 gift certificate to The Ferret Depot - Four ferret cross stitch kits - Webcam and gaming package - a PERFECT Christmas gift for the gamer in your life - A beautiful Enid Groves ferret print & a $25 gift certificate to your choice of three stores And so much more - bedding, treats, toys and lots of human items too! GREAT gifts for your Giving Tree ferrets and their shelter moms & dads too. So check out our blog at: http://www.supportourshelters.blogspot.com/ Thank you to all of the people and organizations that donated prizes to make this raffle possible. We couldn't even begin to do this without your generosity and support. Support Our Shelters Fall/Winter Raffle runs from September 30 through December 1. Several of the prizes will be drawn mid-raffle, October 29, and then those prize slots will be re-filled with new and exciting, holiday themed prizes. The lucky winning tickets will be drawn by Bill Gruber. Winners will be notified by email or phone, and announced on December 3. Tickets cost just $1 each, or six for $5. You can allocate your tickets any way you want! Your ticket numbers will be provided to you shortly after your purchase. Use Google Checkout to purchase tickets. Or, you can send a check payable to Support Our Shelters to this address: c/o Lisa Oestereich 10010 Markham St. Silver Spring, MD 20901 AFTER YOU BUY YOUR TICKETS, SEND US AN EMAIL WITH YOUR CHOICE OF PRIZES!!! After you have sent the donation through Google Checkout, please email us at [log in to unmask] and tell us how many tickets you want to place on which prizes. Remember to NOTE THE NUMBER/S # OF THE PRIZE(S) you are entering for! This is the ONLY way we will know what tickets you want. Dooks to you for helping shelters and furkids in need....... Susann Thiel & Lisa Oestereich Support Our Shelters Friends of Ferret Shelters [Posted in FML 6850]