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Spring Issue 2004 Tributes

Rafflemania! Check this out: 22 GREAT PRIZES! And 2 ways to win! 1st Prize: 3 day Great Wolf Lodge - stay in the family suite with 2 queen beds, a sofa sleeper, and semi private living area, up to 6 person occupancy. Includes 4 complementary passes to the Great Wolf Waterpark and 4 passes to Wiley's Woods, donor wishes to remain anonymous. 2nd Prize: Beautiful ladies 10 kt filigree ring with a 16x12 lilac amethyst appraised at $500 donated by Darlene Novak, Lowell Michigan 3rd Prize: Gorgeous stained glass window hanging donated by Sheri Law Art Glass, Ltd. Homer Glen 4th Prize: Golfers Delight Package - 2 certificates for a two-some plus cart use for Prairie Bluff Golf Course, Lockport Township; a gift certificate for a foursome including cart rental at Woodbine Golf Course, Homer Glen and a certificate for two Greens fees at Broken Arrow Golf Club, Homer Glen, all donated by the above mentioned golf clubs 5th Prize: 7 inch widescreen monitor portable DVD player, watch movies anytime anywhere donated by Sandi & Parnell O'Brien of Homer Glen 6th Prize: Beautiful designer gold leopard pin with diamond collar donated by Katherine Ashe of Orland Park 7th Prize: Viper Remote Start for your vehicle donated by Sound Decision, Montgomery 8th Prize: 4 Chicago White Sox Lower deck reserve seats donated by the Chicago White Sox 9th Prize: Tastefully Simple Basket filled with goodies donated by Liz Miller, Lockport 10th Prize: Stunning Ladies bracelet donated by Teresa Janeczko, Orland Hills 11th Prize: Dining Delight Package - $30 in certificates for Rossana's Pizza, Lockport; $25 gift certificate for The Landing Restaurant, Lockport; $25 gift certificate to Maria's Family Dining, Tinley Park; $20 gift certificate to Nancy's Pizzeria, Lockport; $15 gift certificate for Salerno's Restaurant, Crest Hill, Lockport; $10 gift certificate to Marichka's Restaurant, Crest Hill (all donated by each respective restaurant listed) 12th Prize: Coffee Basket consisting of a Cuisinart two to go Coffeemaker and specialty coffees by Sandi O'Brien, Homer Glen 13th Prize: $100 Best Buy gift certificate donated by Elmira Binkowski of Chicago 14th Prize: $100 Carson's gift certificate donated by Noreece Nemecek, Chicago 15th Prize: Coby Super Slim DVD Player donated by William and Janice Kiss, Lockport 16th Prize: $60 Target gift certificate donated by Beverly and Donald Ermler of Homer Glen 17th Prize: $50 Tastefully Simple gift certificate donated by Michelle Boblak, Lockport And now for your second chance to win! The 5 people selling the most raffle tickets will win the following: 1st Prize: $100 donated by Dr. James A. Gianfrancisco MD. Ltd., Justice Illinois 2nd Prize: Memorex Progressive Scan Ultra Slim DVD Player donated by Sandi & Parnell O'Brien, Homer Glen 3rd Prize: 4 Club box seat tickets to a Jackhammers baseball game donated by O'Neil Funeral Home, Lockport 4th prize: To Pamper You - $56 worth of John Amico Hair Supplies donated by Hair Downtown, Lockport and 2 Emilia Manicures valued at $18 each donated by the Victorian Parlor, Lockport 5th Prize: $50 Mary Kay Gift Bag donated by Deborah Heart, Homer Glen If you need more chances you can pick them up at the Shelter between 11:00 A.M. & 4:00 P.M. Tuesday through Saturday, or call 708-301-1594 if you would like more chances mailed to you. Drawing 4:00 P.M. Saturday June 5th You need not be present to win all prizes will be awarded REMEMBER: with every chance you buy, it is one more chance to help the animals at TLC! Smokey Joe's Happy Ending In December of 2002, our sons, Kyle and Drew, decided that they wanted to spend their birthday money to rescue a dog. We had been visiting the animals at TLC for quite a while (the kids love to bring treats for them), so we naturally went there. We needed to be careful who we brought home, because we had a nine-year old cockapoo, three birds and a little girl there. Our little men love animals, and wanted to bring home every dog we saw; but the right animal wasn't there yet. After months of waiting, a tired bunch stopped by the animal shelter just before closing on May 5, 2003. In the dog area, our boys spotted a shy little black dog called "Spooky." They asked if we could take him outside and meet him face to face. We relented, and the rest (as they say) is history. On that Saturday, Smokey (as the kids renamed him) came home with us. He had passed the small child test with Mariah at TLC, but the real test would come when he met our much loved pooch, Luc (pronounced Luke). They became fast friends. Smokey has become a very precious member of our family, and we wanted to be sure we thanked the staff at TLC who brought him to us. Without organizations like yours, dogs like Smokey and families like ours would never have the chance to meet. Thank you for helping to fulfill the birthday wishes of two boys, and for making our family complete! Sincerely, Mike, Carol, Kyle, Drew and Mariah (Jean Luc and Smokey Joe, too!) We wish to give a special thanks to the following people: Alison Andrews for turning her spa into a holiday wonderland of gifts to raise money for the animals at TLC. Maria Banich for rounding up a third of the prizes for this year's raffle from area merchants. The Endebak Family for the Chevrolet van they donated to the shelter, for transporting animals to the vets and for emergency pickups. Sending Flowers to your Mom on Mother's Day? Try Floral Alliance and you'll be helping the animals too! Your floral order can generate anywhere from a $5.00 to a $14.00 contribution to TLC. Next time you're sending flowers call Floral Alliance at 1-800-423-5803, and use TLC's code NP-1136 so the shelter receives the donation. Thanks PETsMART Charities and Sandi O'Brien Sandi O'Brien not only works hard keeping the Shelter's website current and interesting, Sandi has used her talents in many other ways to help TLC. We would like to commend Sandi for the diligence and hard work she put forth to procure a $4,500 grant for the shelter from PETsMART Charities! The terms of the PETsMART grant is that the money is to be used to fund medical care needed for shelter animals, and to enhance our website. We are very grateful to Sandi for obtaining this grant for us, and to PETsMART for their generous donation.