Post by Forum Administrator on Nov 6, 2008 2:25:21 GMT -5
The Holistic Ferret Emergency Natural Food Fund:
What is it?:
With the American (and world) economy the way it is right now (and having gone through a financial crisis recently myself) I truly feel that it is important that people on our forum can get the support they need to continue feeding their ferrets natural food, regardless of their fiancial situation.
The HF ENFFF is a community fund (from money generated from direct donations, selling items, and raffle profits) that people who are having financial difficulty can use to TEMPORARILY feed their ferrets.
How it will works (rules and policies):
*In order to be elligable for food donated through the HF ENFFF you will be required to fill out an application.
*Anyone applying for the fund must have been a member of HF for a mimumum period of time and have a minimum number of 100 posts
*Anyone approved for food funds must be and remain an active member on the Holistic Ferret forum
*All members who have *directly* donated money to the fund will have to vote on whether or not the applicant can be approved for funds for food, and for how much.
*No money will be given to the applicant if they are approved, instead, we will place an order with the natural feeding provider of their choice (hare today, rodentpro, prey4pets, etc) and the food will be delievered to their home.
*Funds can ONLY be used to purchase approved natural ferret foods (NO KIBBLE! NO EXCEPTIONS!) Whole prey, Commercial Raw Foods (frozen or freeze-dried), Ground Raw Foods, and whole raw foods are all acceptable.
*Funds can NOT be used to purchase ferret treats (even natural treats)---ONLY food
*The fund can only be used to feed a persons ferrets for a maximum time period of 3 months, if additional financial assistance is needed, other arrangements will need to be made
*When the person gets "back on their feet" financial they are not required (but are strongly encouraged) to make a donation back into the fund, to replenish it for future use. We arent asking them to pay back the WHOLE amount they borrowed, but to make a decent effort to try and "pay it forward".
Donating to the Holistic Ferret ENFFF:
*Direct donations to the fund will be made via mailed personal check (PM for mailing address), or paypal (lugnutandhendrix at yahoo dot com)
*Due to fees on paypal to withdraw funds, a minimum donation allowed will be $7.
Funds Currently Available:
*We will list the current balance of the fund, along with all deposits and withdrawls into the fund directly below
Current Holistic Ferret Emergency Natural Food Fund Balance:
$25-donation by Sherrylynne- (11/04/08)
$50-donation by Suds- (11/11/08)
Funds currently available: $75