HELP US MATCH AN ENDOWMENT FUND CHALLENGE!   We have great news! We have been given the opportunity again to add to our endowment fund. But we have a deadline of May 31. The same anonymous donor who gave us money the past two years is repeating the offer. The donor just gave $3,000 to the fund and offers to add another $3,000 if our chapter matches the offer by raising $3,000 in donations by May 31. Because of your contributions, both large and small, our chapter was able to match the donor's offer last year . Can we do it again? Can we meet the May 31 deadline? Please consider mailing a check to House Rabbit Society of Missouri, PO Box 6362, Chesterfield, MO 63006-6362. Write "matching contribution" on your check. Donations are tax-deductible. Thanks so much for helping the bunnies! The endowment fund is important to our chapter because it's like a savings account. Income earned from the account can be used for daily operation, such as veterinary bills. We will follow with updates to let you know how close we are getting to the $3,000 mark!

LINK TO FLYER IS TO THE RIGHT-->ANNUAL BUNNY EXPO, Sunday, June 8, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Humane Society on Macklind. ALL ANIMALS BROUGHT TO THE EXPO MUST BE IN A CARRIER OR ON A LEASH. Hit the link at the beginning of this paragraph to direct you to our flyer for more information. WE ENCOURAGE ALL TO PRINT COPIES OF THE FLYER AND DISTRIBUTE WHEREVER YOU GO (grocery store, doctor's office, gym, etc).

WANTED: FRIENDLY VOLUNTEERS, extensive bunny knowledge not necessary. We need people to talk to the public at our educational tables. We need salespeople. We need people to staff the "Bunny Rest Station." We need people to demonstrate the Furminator. No preference? We'll find a spot for you!  Here's a benefit for volunteering: You can bring your bunny for photographs and he/she can relax in the Bunny Rest Station while you work. (The public gets preference for the rest pens but we will have several). On Saturday, June 7, we need lots of people, starting at 4pm, to set up the Expo at the Humane Society.  We need a few people at the storage locker earlier Saturday (time to be arranged) to load Expo stuff into a U-Haul. On Sunday, June 8, we need lots of people at 4pm to tear down.  Please e-mail us at mo_hrs@hotmail.com. Let us know what time you would be interested in working.

SUNDAY, MAY 18:  Guys & gals with muscles & truck or van needed.  We need to swap the contents of two storage lockers at Storage Banc on the frontage road of I-44, east of Bowles Avenue, Fenton.Missouri.  Please e-mail us if you can help.

PetsMart Adoption Program - ILLINOIS HELPERS NEEDED, TOO. Missouri House Rabbit Society has teamed with PetSmart to provide information and adoption applications to those wishing to adopt a companion pet rabbit. If you are interested in a pet rabbit, stop by PetSmart, Sunset Hills, the 2nd Sunday of each month, or PetSmart, Promenade, Brentwood the 3rd Sunday of each month to speak to a MO HRS volunteer, pick up an application, and see a few bunnies on display. We are also searching for volunteers who would be willing to help at a PetsMart location in Illinois (possibly O'Fallon).

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