Think your pet has star power? Prove it — and help kids at the same time!
Every $1 vote fuels EmpowerLit’s mission to help local students build confidence through reading and storytelling.
📸 Enter your pet. Rally your friends. Vote with your dollars.
The pet with the most votes will earn:
🐶 A custom drink named after them at Voodoo Brewing Co. (yep, their own signature brew!)
🏆 The title of EmpowerLit’s Pet of the Year — plus bragging rights for a cause that changes lives.
Make your pet a legend. Make a difference.
Prizes
Grand Prize
- A featured signature drink at Voodoo Brewing Co. named after your pet for one year.
- EmpowerLit’s official Pet of the Year plaque.
- $100 Voodoo Brewing Co. gift card (or equivalent gift card if there isn’t a local Voodoo)
- Copy of You Really, Truly Do Belong
2nd Place
3rd Place
- $25 Voodoo gift card (or equivalent) + Copy of You Really, Truly Do Belong
If your area doesn't have a Voodoo Brewing Co. location or cannot accept the gift card, we will offer an equivalent gift card (e.g. Amazon or another retailer).
Eligibility:
- Must be 21+ to enter.
- Pet must be owned by entrant or entrant must have rights to submitted photo.
- Photo must be family-friendly; no watermarks or logos.
How to Enter:
- Submit your pet's photo online. (Optional: Add a short description to tell voters why your pet should win.)
- Entry donation: $10 (includes 10 votes).
Voting:
- $1 = 1 vote.
- Voters may cast as many votes as they wish for one or multiple pets.
- Voting closes at the posted deadline; late votes will not be counted.
Prizes:
Grand Prize- A featured signature drink at Voodoo Brewing Co. named after your pet for one year.
- EmpowerLit’s official Pet of the Year plaque.
- $100 Voodoo Brewing Co. gift card (or equivalent gift card if there isn’t a local Voodoo)
- Copy of You Really, Truly Do Belong
2nd Place- $50 Voodoo gift card (or equivalent) + Copy of You Really, Truly Do Belong
3rd Place- $25 Voodoo gift card (or equivalent) + Copy of You Really, Truly Do Belong
If your area doesn't have a Voodoo Brewing Co. location or cannot accept the gift card, we will offer an equivalent gift card (e.g. Amazon or another retailer).
Disclaimer: By entering, you grant EmpowerLit & Myrtle Beach Voodoo Brewing Co. the right to use your image and story for promotional purposes. EmpowerLit reserves the right to disqualify entries that violate rules. All donations are final and non-refundable.EmpowerLit is a South Carolina–based nonprofit dedicated to building literacy, confidence, and belonging in children. Our signature program is author visits in schools—and our goal is to bring 50 of these transformative visits to classrooms each year nationwide.
Why It Matters
Right now, 1 in 3 kids feels like they don’t belong, and only 30% read at grade level. But when children see themselves in stories and learn the power of their own voice—everything changes.
EmpowerLit is on a mission to change that with your help! Every $1 vote in this contest helps bring author visits, literacy camps, and storytelling workshops to classrooms where kids need hope—and heroes—the most.
Your votes fund moments like these:
“I learned that it doesn't matter about how you look, dress or smell. We are all humana. You do belong” – Naziah
5th Grade Student "This visit wasn't just about literacy; it was about hope. Gina gave our students something priceless: the belief that their stories are worth telling." Jessica Flowers, Media Specialist at Manchester Elementary
📚 Every pet entered helps a child believe they belong—and fall in love with reading.