Sarah Senior Reporter April 2012 HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO out there it's me, Daisy. Mum told me Sarah needed help with the news so I am here to help. I am smart, witty, energetic and so close to what Suzie Q was like; that sometimes Mum even call me Suzie Q without thinking about who I really am. I set her straight right away. I am going to report stats for Mum and Sarah starting this month. The stats in this news will include Jan, Feb, and March. Miss Mindy and Miss Janette record them for us each month. Miss Mindy records all the stuffs that you humans send to us like toys and treats, blankies and laundry soap. Miss Janette records all the sponsor and cash donations that come in. You will get to see how much help we/mum get to take care of us. Miss Kathy C. says you hear about all the humans who come in to visit and to help but you don't get to hear or see all the folks who do other things behind the scenes to help Mum keep us going. So we are going to start putting that in our news, as well. Sooooooooooooo here you go! Jan shelter donation stuffs - $1,279.56 Feb shelter donation stuffs - $204.99 Mar shelter donations stuffs - $420.93 Jan general donations $355.00 Feb general donations $273.00 Mar general donations $253.00 Jan sponsors $745.00 Feb sponsors $565.00 Mar sponsors $380.00 Totals miles run by volunteers for fur kids Jan-Mar 1,108 miles, this includes the miles run for the Brooklyn rescue that happened recently. Thank you; Miss Susann T, Mr Pete B. and Mindy H. for getting the 3 to Naples and to the vet. And a big thank you for all those involved in getting these and the other fur kids out of a bad situation. Sarah here: Hey mum said you could help - that is H-E-L-P - with the news not take it over! I am the senior reporter, I have been here longer than you so you need to slow down and take a breath! From last report that came into mum, 274 of you looked at our picture site http://community.webshots.com/user/lakeroad2 mum is a bit behind getting new pictures on there she has been pretty busy lately. Last month Miss Wendy L. was looking to find a ferret girl to take home with her, so she and Miss Mary B came to the shelter to check us out. Miss Mary B is Honey Dew's far away mom. Miss Marcia C was here that day too, she is far away mom to little "take over the news letter" Daisy'. All 3 of these humans helped mum get us weighed, our nails clipped and some hands on loving. That is a big job to get done! Thanks for helpen mum with that. Yeah! Miss Ili is home from Florida! Snow bird no more! We sure missed her; she is Delilah's far away mom. Delilah missed her the most! Miss Ili came to help mum catch up our play areas and poopy papers the same week she got home! We think she knew mum needed her help bad! Now maybe mum will be able to catch up on the 245 emails she has sitting on her computer! Welcome home Miss Iliana, we missed you. Miss Kathy C. asked me to add this to our news, "Now that LFFR/S is a recognized charitable organization, all you volunteers can keep track of your mileage when you come to help us and deduct that as a charitable contribution at $.14 a mile in your income taxes, if you itemize deductions. We're trying to make it easier for you to come help us, even when gas is soooooo expensive. Mum got a rather late phone call one night real close to 6 pm - Mums bed time. When mum answered the phone she heard this little voice say, "Hi it's me" mum could not figure out who was on the other end of the phone! Mum sat waiting for more, then she heard her 2 legged furless son in the back ground say to the caller, "Tell Grandma who you are" now mum knew it is one of her 2 legged furless grandkids. "Hi grandma it's me" with that mum chuckled and said, hi me which one of you are you? "Logan" - ah ha now mum says we are cook'en "Grandma Will you come to my concert"? Mum goes into questioning Logan as to where, when and what time for the concert. It was established that mum was going to a concert on April 3 at 7 pm at the middle school in Bloomfield to see her 2 legged furless grandson Logan's concert. How special that he would call to invite our mum. Mum said she guessed he was on a mission; the mission having been completed there was no need to continue the conversation. Logan hung up the phone. As many of you may be aware there was a rescue situation, in the NYC area - mum had been contacted, so mum got involved a few weeks back. The involvement came to a positive end when all fur kids were removed from a bad situation and fur kids were dispersed into several shelters. Mum took 3 of them to fatten up and allow them to be happy and healthy. Daisy here: Hey! Hey! Hey are you going to save me some news, mum told me you needed help, I am not helpen much if I am not reporting too! I am going to add some news! One Saturday was crazy here; well most Saturday's are but this one especially! Miss Shaylyn our new shelter helper was thrilled to be here. Miss Shaylyn kept telling mum that she works hard when she comes to help but then she gets to play with us ferrets. Shaylyn told mum her teacher said our mum had been to her class with Genevieve, and wondered if she would come again. Mum told Shaylyn that she would if the teacher wanted her too. Shaylyn did work very hard, Miss Patty S. brought mum a treat from Simply Crepes in Canandaigua (gluten free) that we shared with both Shaylyn and her mom. Miss Patty S. brought a lot of them, enough to give mum breakfast and dessert for Miss Donna D. and mum on Sunday. Miss Patty S. got to spend time with her far away boy Teddy on Saturday and Miss Donna D. got to spend time with her far away boy Dancer Sunday. The next Sunday morning the young man that wanted to interview mum for a school project came in about 10 am. Damian is 8 yrs old in 2nd grade both his mom and dad came with him, very supportive and very nice. When mum asked him how he picked our shelter he said his teacher had us on the list to choose from. Damian got interested in Miku and Kiwi so mum let them out of the cage. Oh my, the family just laughed at their antics. Miss Donna called about 11:30 to say she was coming to Naples; she brought dinner, cooked dinner, and then picked up our poopy papers in the play areas. It was took wet to work outside in the yard. Yeah Miss Jackie came to see us - she is not missing in action any more! It was a busy day because Miss Ili and Miss Pam where here too! Mum was on spring break so lots of things were going on that week, like Shaylyn went with mum to Seneca Lake Terrace to help with the ferret girls Miku and Kiwi for an out reach day. Seneca Lake Terrace is an assisted living home that Old lady Kay lives in, that is where mum visits weekly to check on OLK. There were lots of campers here too that week! The 3 new Brooklyn fur kids have names now. Minnie of course was named by Miss Susann T, thank you Susann that fits her well, the little albino boys name is Petrie and the little silver boy is Bron. Mum chose names from the movie Land before Time. Mum loves those little guys in that movie. Sarah here: the 3 Brooklyn fur kids are free! The gate is open and they are roaming around mum's space! The Vet got them all checked out and shots done gave them a clean bill of health, so mum says now they can explore. They seem to be happy to explore larger horizons, they are climbing in and out of the trash can (mum emptied it before letting them loose) checking out all corners and toy boxes. They are acting like ferrets so mum says she guesses they are settling in as happy shelter kids. Miss Peach and Mr. Tom stopped by to visit and hang out with us for a while, Miss Donna came in to make our property all pretty again, boy the grass was getting so high, mum thought she was going to have to hire some goats, turns out the only thing wrong with the tractor mower was it needed a new battery, so once mum got that put on it was good to go! Miss Donna spent 2 afternoons getting things cleaned up, and best of all, our entire play yard mowed so we can go play out there. We still need to get the canopy up before we can go out because the hawks are always out looking for lunch; mum says she does not want any of us being part of their afternoon meal. Reminder that we still have our laundry soap campaign going - http://www.ferretfarm.org/Laundry_Soap_Campaign.html Clinic day is not too far off http://www.ferretfarm.org/Ferrets_Only_Clinic_2012.htm Mum wants me to remind you once again that you can still get IFC Arizona symposium shirts - there are a few left. There are Goody Bags too. Then there are the Globe T-shirts that are available. You can find out what they look like, and how much they cost here http://ferretcongress.org/Merchandise.html Well we sure did a lot of news this month - gotta run So for this month I will say farewell my cyber friends Sarah missing Possum Daisy coming to the rescue Newest Shelter Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0GEYL02fnU Shelter Video http://www.kwflatbed.com/videos/ferretfarm.wmv Fur kids with new homes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4QDOOjil9A The Giving Effect http://ferretfarm.thegivingeffect.com/ [Posted in FML 7397]