Ferrets at Heart is very grateful to everyone for their contributions to our Spring Raffle, whether through the purchase of tickets thus far or the grant of the items in each prize package. Here are our current stats: We have raised: $160 Raffle #1: 51 tickets Hand-embellished and signed "Red Butterfly Ferrets" stretched canvas on wooden frame with hanger by Jasmine Becket-Griffith. Extremely rare painting. This is NOT the usual print on card stock, but a canvas painting! Raffle #2: 20 tickets Bath and Body Works sets of "Charmed Life" and "Be Enchanted" scents with complementing jewelry Raffle #3: 21 tickets Business portfolio, photo coasters, Finch Valley Winery birdhouse, choice of 10 cat or ferret holiday cards, and pick a 8"x10" matted photo Raffle #4: 28 tickets Military-style men's gift set, leopard picture frame, animal print queen sheets, humorous raccoon holiday and greeting cards, and funny donkey holiday cards Raffle #5: 21 tickets "A Ferret and His Fairy" signed print by Jasmine Becket-Griffith Raffle #6: 26 tickets "Angel with Ferrets" signed print by Jasmine Becket-Griffith Raffle #7: 12 tickets A variety of 35 cat holiday and greeting cards, cat sticky notes, and a pair of huge paw print stickers Raffle #8: 89 tickets Small luxury pet carrier, ferret-themed people things, Zupreem kibble, and a variety of items just for a pet ferret We will be extending the deadline for ticket purchases to May 4th, but the drawing will go ahead on May 5th. This means that, if you are mailing a check, your check MUST CLEAR before we will mail out your prize. For those of you who prefer to pay electronically: Anyone who uses the "Donate" button on our website through May 4th or sends money to [log in to unmask] will be given raffle tickets as a "free gift," if you 1) Do not mention the word "raffle" in the PayPal transaction and 2) Email us separate from the PayPal transaction with the directions on how you would like your free tickets assigned. These instructions are very important, because PayPal will freeze the account of anyone using its service to run a "lottery." Go here to our homepage and click on any of the raffle links to see picts of all the prizes: http://ferretsatheart.com/ We also thank Rose German of LFFR and Eleanor Mead for their generosity in donating a portion of auctions this last week to our rescue. These efforts generated sighs of grattitude among our members and volunteers. All this information will shortly be up on our website (sometime Sunday), but a thunderstorm and the late evening is putting a stop to any further computer activity this night. Feel free to email me with any questions, and please know how much your support means to us at Ferrets at Heart. With respect, Lori of Ferrets at Heart http://ferretsatheart.com/ [Posted in FML 7403]