Shelter Challenge

[Shannanigan]

What are the "dark horse" prizes they mention for the ones who make it in the top 10 but not that top 3? Is that just recognition, nothing else?

[wizard]

Keep voting.
There's more at stake than just the top three prizes.
Each week a $1000 prize is awarded (I think random) and there's a new prize this time - Champion Challenge Award - for the shelter with the most cumulative votes in all three of the year's races.
The Dark Horse prizes are reserved for rescue organizations that have never won any other prize in any past Challenge or in the current Challenge. This includes Final, State/Regional, Weekly, Story, Photo, and other special prizes. I don't think BRAT would qualify since they did receive weekly and maybe state prizes in the past.

BRAT has a chance for one of the prizes – keep voting! We have until December 19.

[wizard]

We've slipped again – get out there AND VOTE.

[DebraDownSouth]

I know… I keep bugging friends and fb

[Arwen]

Vote from work. Vote from home. Vote from your smartphone. :) I'm doing the same thing on Twitter and FB. bug bug bug We are back in the Top 10 this morning.

[Patty M]

Bump! I hope everyone keeps voting.

[Arwen]

@DebraDownSouth:

Please click once a day for as many days as you can (like the next 2 mos :) ) … PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help and vote for BRAT in the Shelter Challenge. We are now out of the top ten--and out of the top spot in Texas.
To vote, go to:

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3

put in Garland, Texas and choose Basenji Rescue & Transport.

Quoting the voting. :)

[Patty M]

I was looking at the challenge today (11/14), and
we can still make the top 10
if everyone takes the time to vote!!!! :o:p:);)

[DebraDownSouth]

:( If we don't move up I don't think we get money.

[Chealsie508]

I voted and I'll have my friends vote….I don't have facebook but I have friends that do- I'll have them put it up to vote

[wizard]

We've still got a few days to go – GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!

[Patty]

Wwe did much better last time - are there some out there who haven't voted this time? Come on folks, please.

[DebraDownSouth]

WOHOO, not sure how but BRAT came in on top for Texas shelter. But we really need to push it next one so we stay up on weekly.

[DebraDownSouth]

From Brat:

The first Shelter Challenge of 2011 has begun!

We would greatly appreciate if you could vote for Basenji Rescue & Transport, Inc.–-on a daily basis.

This is a great contest and the money is real. BRAT received $6,000
last year and over the years has received well over $10,000.

And it's easy to vote. Just click here.

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3

You can find BRAT by typing in "basenji" in the search box and entering the state of Texas.

You will be asked to identify an animal photo to prove you are a person and not a robot.

That's it.

This voting round begins on January 10, 2011, and ends at midnight (PT) on March 20, 2011

Mike Swan
President, BRAT, Inc.

Please ask people if you can put on daily email reminder. We really struggled last one.

[Arwen]

There is a story challenge called "New Beginnings". The winner gets a 3,000 grant for their rescue. You can enter your story until February.

Nayru's is here.

This is on the same site as the Shelter Challenge. :)

[DebraDownSouth]

Kewl! Btw, everyone should submit stories both there and on BRAT page. :)

[Arwen]

I redid Nayru's story so I had the BRAT name in there correctly. I'm hoping her story is one of the few that will be picked for voting! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/ars/story/heaven-through-her-ears142

[DebraDownSouth]

YEAH! Please post if she is!

[DebraDownSouth]

Anyone else having issues with voting using IE. I keep getting a timed out notice. I have done everything. It's okay, can use Firefox but very strange.

[dcmclcm4]

There were a number of people having trouble over this past weekend.

I could not get on Petfinder on Friday afternoon and I gave up.

Jennifer