It's time to remind you about Buck-A-Month Club (BaM)! As you know I had set a goal to reach $2000 by the end of 2011. We are about $500.00 away from meeting that goal!!! $12.00 a year from every person on the FML, yahoo group, ferret owner, ferret lover... anyone! WE CAN DO IT! Or you can set it up on your billpay ... $1, 5 10, 20 a month and just forget about it... it goes out of your account and because it's a low amount you don't even notice it. Of course you can set it for ANY amount you want it. Sooo... since we are in October....Did you send in your donations for Buck-A-Month Club? You did? Well Congrats! Hmmm I think I see some of you staring at the computer confused going "what in the world is this person talking about?!".... Ok ok.... soooooooo let me explain.... for those that don't know... or those that don't remember... or those that need this time to write the check and find an envelope...... yes, you can take the envelope back from the ferret ---- and no, you cannot ask the ferret to lick the stamp for you because you won't get it back in a useable shape! :-) About 9 years ago is when it all started... with such a simple suggestion... send Support our Shelter (SOS) $1.00 a month. One little dollar... that doesn't sound so bad... and when you think that $1.00 is still worth the same in this "club" as it was 9 years ago - thats pretty BIG news! We decided to call it... the Buck-A-Month Club. You didn't have to be rich to be in the club. ANYONE could join the club... ferrets, kids, cats, dogs... shoot... even FISH... and whoever else could come up with a dollar a month! In 2002 I wrote: "Think of what that money would mean to all of the shelters out there? $1.00 a month won't break you. You wouldn't even know it was gone. " This STILL holds true. I have a certain amount that I do a billpay for and I don't even notice that it's gone each month... because what I send in is still less than what I could buy ONE lunch for! We have several people that just pay for the whole year at once. $12.00... and we have several others who send in their money monthly as they get it. You can send in $1.00 at a time... or more! You can use PayPal or do BillPay from your bank and not have to think about it again....but of course you can STILL donate more if you want! Be sure you include your name for SOS Honor Roll! We also need your address so that we can mail you your Membership Card (see below for details) TOTAL RAISED FOR BaM August- $167.00 TOTAL RAISED FOR BaM September- $230.00 TOTAL FUNDS RAISED SO FAR FOR 2011: $1,507.50 --- goal is $2000 Our Current Buck-A-Month Club Members for 2011 58 Members: Fran Brown, Nancy Busso, Michelle Chastain, Marie-Agnes Compagny, Darlene Connon, Denise Craft, William Davison, Jackie DeCarlo, Angela Dixon, Stephanie Downs, Mary Jo Dullum, Priscilla Gabrielle, Rose German, Trena Girouard, Deena Haner, Mindy Harvey, Jackie Hawley, Angela Havens, Mary Hogan, Kitty Hollerith, Larry Houmard, Robin Jones,Tracy Kilmer, Anna King, Dawna Kraus, Marilyn Ledoux, Christi Lorenzo, Nancy Mitchell, Elizabeth S. Nelson, Angela Neiswenter, Lacey Neiswenter, Pokey Neiswenter, Garry Pritchard, Carol Owens, Heather Pitman, Penny Potter, Maren Qualls, Mildred Sanders, Nancy Sanders, Cindy Scheidt, J. Scheer, Tracy Schmidt, Jennifer Schober, Lori Sies, Marsha Stanek, Brenda Steinfurth, Howard, Storms, Dianna Stover, Cathy Strobach, Debra m. Van De Water, Roger Vaughn, Dr. Bob Wagner, Joanne Werstlein, Helen Wojciechowski, Brenda Zupko, Linda Zerillo, Zoo's Ferret Sanctuary If you don't see your name on here - PLEASE LET ME KNOW!. Now... here is the pretty cool part... a couple years ago... we started to send out a BaM Membership Card to people paying their membership "dues" for that year. We have continued that each year - and this year is no different. The January Membership cards for those that just paid in January are in the mail today!... not only do you get to help SOS help shelters around the world... but you get a cute card for doing it to show that you are a member of a Special Club. If you would like to "join" please send a check or money to: (Make the check out to Support Our Shelters) BaM C/O Support Our Shelters 5511 Canteria Court Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 or pay through PayPal (if paying through PayPal please send for the full year). Tax-Deductible Donations accepted through PayPal: [log in to unmask] (if you can't see the email link here it is with a space put in it BAM @ Supportourshelters.org) make sure to put your mailing address and name if doing paypal so I know who to send the card to Please send all donations in US$. Friends outside the US can send money orders or use PayPal, which will convert their currency for them if they select US$ as the currency to be sent. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Joanne Werstlein http://www.supportourshelters. Feel free to crosspost to other groups! [Posted in FML 7227]