OK everyone ... I'm sending out an S.O.S.!! I've recently heard that the Oregon Ferret Shelter (a registered 501 c3 non-profit org) is in DESPERATE need of a new gas clothes dryer so I have a proposition. I know personally that the shelter operators, Dave & Chris Mathis, have selflessly helped COUNTLESS ferrets and given an IMMEASURABLE amount of time, money, and ferret care (not to mention done a TON - literally - of laundry loads!) to sooo many furries and people throughout the 26 yrs. they've been operating so now it's time for those of us (myself included) who have benefitted from OFS's generosity to give back to them. Here's my proposition: For EVERY penny donated toward the "Oregon Ferret Shelter dryer fund" between July 25 - August 8, I will match the donation 100% - up to $500. I realize this isn't a *direct* ferret need but all of you who wash ferret bedding know and I'm sure will understand just how valuable an asset a dryer is for a shelter. Can you imagine just how many loads of laundry a shelter with 100+ ferrets runs each day and week???? The "people" laundry takes second fiddle for sure! * * * * AND as a BONUS - everyone who makes a donation (regardless of the amount) will be entered into a drawing to win a free (surprise) gift. One winner will be chosen and notified by Aug. 31. (this also includes those who have already donated money toward the dryer directly to OFS). No donation amount is too small (or too big for that matter) so please don't think your $1.00 doesn't matter because it DOES. REMEMBER: it actually becomes a $2.00 donation with my matching contribution! I KNOW that this economy has put sooo many people into a tailspin financially -- esp. animal shelters -- so this is primarily directed at ferret OWNERS who have benefitted from OFS's generosity over the years (although I also know how sacrificially giving shelter operators are -- even when they really can't afford to give). If you can't give, no problem. Just pray for those who *can* so that they will. Lastly, I am purposely keeping my name anonymous because I would prefer that people focus on the gift and not the giver. Who I am is not important but I assure you I am no stranger to the FML. YOU CAN DONATE TWO WAYS: (Don't forget to mark your donation "Dryer fund") AND provide your contact information for the drawing (full name, email address or snail mail address, and phone number). If you would like a donation receipt for tax purposes, please request one with your donation. PAYPAL: (go here and click on the PayPal button) http://oregonferretshelter.org/donations.htm POSTAL MAIL: Oregon Ferret Shelter ATTN: Dryer fund P.O. Box 1775 Oregon City, OR 97045 If you have any questions, please contact Kimberly (OFS Volunteer Coordinator) at [log in to unmask] THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! No good deed ever goes unnoticed. [Posted in FML 7133]