April 2018
Until They're All Home 2019 Pet Calendar Photo Contest
4/1/2018 -
You've always known your pet belonged on the cover and now you can make dreams come true.

Enter your pet in the 2019 Calendar Contest and lead the way in SAVING LIVES. By participating in the Calendar Contest, YOU are providing hope, help and homes for homeless animals in need!

Enter your cat, dog, ferret, rabbit—any animal—(no humans please) in our Calendar Contest! It’s easy to do and ALL proceeds go to help the homeless animals at St. Clair County Animal Control.

Upload photos directly to photo contest site (link coming on 1 Apr 2018), and participants donate for votes where $1 = 1 vote. SCCAWA is a designated 501(c)(3) charity, making all donations toward voting in the contest tax deductible.

There is a $5, tax-deductible entry fee.

Begin fundraising! The top 12 WINNING PHOTOS will be FEATURED IN the 2019 CALENDAR with the overall winner featured on the COVER. Every entry that raises at least $50 will appear as an honorable mention. Online voting makes this international, so make sure all your friends and family, near and far, join in the fun! In addition, if you know of a business that would like to purchase an ad in the calendar, those donations will be added to your pet’s total! (see below for advertising prices)

The top pet will win the cover AND their photo on their choice of month inside the calendar. The other top eleven pets will be featured on a separate month in the 2019 Calendar. Absolute Beginner Photography will take the featured picture of each of the top contestants to use in the calendar. Winners must be within the St. Louis Bi-State area in order to have their pet photographed by Absolute Beginner Photography.

Pet photo submissions begin Apr 1, 2018 and end April 21, 2018.

Voting will begin on April 22, 2018 at 9am end on May 15, 2018 at 9pm.

Reserve-a-Day to Honor your Pet! Create a tribute to your pet. Just choose your favorite photo and then choose the day. First come, First serve! Once a date has been reserved, it will no longer be available. Each day is a $15 donation. Deadline is May 15, 2018 Sponsorship Opportunities: There are still a limited number of sponsorship opportunities available for the calendar this year. If you're interested in becoming a sponsor or learning more, please email advocates@sccawa.com.

Want to pre-order your calendar? Please consider pre-ordering a calendar. This will help us purchase the right amount of calendars so we don't waste valuable funds on extra stock. Link to pre-order will be on contest page.

Fundraising Tips: •When asking for donations, make sure to ask if people work somewhere that has an employee matching gift program. Many businesses offer a matching gift for an employee's charitable gift that will help to multiply and add to your overall amount. •Offline gifts can also be added to your fundraising page, in which you would collect cash and checks (made payable to SCCAWA) and enter the info onto your personal site. Once the donation is received at SCCAWA, the status will change to "confirmed" on your page. If you have any questions, email advocates@sccawa.com •Have fun and be creative! For a fun way to get your friends involved, hold a $5 Friday. Ask your friends, coworkers, and family to donate $5 on a Friday. Get 10 friends to donate and you have quickly raised $50! Ask another 10 the next Friday and you have reached $100. •And finally, enjoy your Calendar Contest participation and know every dollar YOU raise is helping an animal in need!!!

For more information, email advocates@sccawa.com

Advertising Prices: $25 for a 3” x 1.5” ad, color or black & white, for 1 month $37.50 for a 5” x 1.5” ad, color or black & white, for 1 month $75 for 10” x 1.5” ad, color or black & white, for 1 month $450 for 5” x 1.5” ad. color or black & white for 12 months

$12.50 to advertise a special event on a specific date

Rules Photo Eligibility: •Photos can be of ANY type of pet. •All photo submissions must include Pets name, Pet Owner/Families Name, City & State, where they were rescued from (if applicable), and a short biography about the pet •Your photo may contain more than one pet •Eligible entrants may submit more than one photo •All animals must be depicted in a humane and dignified manner. No prong or choke collars, please •People are not allowed in your photo, only pets •We cannot accept Polaroids, heavily edited photos, photos with stickers or doodles or any copyrighted or professional photos •All photos must be uploaded to the website. Sorry, we cannot accept hard copies of photos or emails with photos. If your entry was taken by a commercial studio, please include a signed copyright release from the photographer with your entry. Images with logos and or watermarks will not be permitted •Complete the online entry form and submit your photo in a JPEG, JPG, PNG, or GIF format (JPEG/JPG is the preferred format). Photo size should be at least 270 pixels by 180 pixels in order to minimize photo distortion online. All submitted photos are subject to review by SCCAWA for inappropriate/offensive content. Those entries will not be permitted •Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries and entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification. •Once entered, photos become the property of St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates, to be used for print and marketing purposes •St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates reserves the right to deny any photo submission for any reason and a full refund of the entry donation will be provided

Entry Fee: •Photo submissions will be accepted from 1 Apr 2018 12am CST through 21 Apr 2018 11:59pm CST (submission link will be provided) •Each photo entry is a $5 tax-deductible, non-refundable, donation to St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates •12 entries will be featured in the calendars monthly pages. Any additional photos, will be featured on the "collage" page(s) •All photo submissions will be tabulated and displayed online.

Voting: •Once a photo is uploaded, it will appear in the online gallery on our GoGo Photo website and be open to voting by the general public. Votes are $1 each with a minimum donation of $5 (5 votes). •Online voting will start 22 Apr 2018, 9am CST and end 15 May 2018, 9pm CST. •Winners will be announced on our website and Facebook by 21 May, 2018. •Calendars will be available through St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates & other local veterinary clinics and stores for purchase in mid-November 2018, or sooner.

Prizes: Grand Prize (1) •The photo with the most votes will be on the cover of the St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates 2019 calendar as well as on one month of choice, inside the 2019 St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates •Two St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates 2019 calendars mailed to them •Pet photo session by Absolute Beginner Photography ($150 value) •Other prizes TBD

First Prizes (11) •11 First Prize winners will have their photo featured on one month inside the 2019 St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates Calendar •Each first prize winner will also receive a 2019 St. Clair County Animal Welfare Advocates Calendar mailed to them •Pet photo session by Absolute Beginner Photography ($150 value)

?All other photo submissions will be featured on the collage page(s). There will also be some additional incentive prizes announced via email and social media - stay tuned!