GARC Calendar Photo Contest

Lights, Camera… Cuteness! 🧡

Is your pet adorable, quirky, majestic — or just downright hilarious? Now's their time to shine and help save lives!

From July 28 to September 15, Grace Animal Rehab Center (GARC) is hosting our 2026 Calendar Photo Contest — and we want your pet in the spotlight! Whether it's a dog, cat, pig, chicken, or a Netflix-loving ferret, all domestic pets are welcome. (Sorry, no wildlife.)

📸 How It Works

Submit your favorite pet photo — just $5 per entry
Enter as many pets (or photos) as you like
Each entry supports GARC's lifesaving rescue work

🎯 Let the Voting Begin

Once your photo is in, share it far and wide — every $1 vote brings your pet closer to being a calendar star!

🏆 Prizes

Top 12 Pets with the most votes will be featured in the 2026 calendar — one for each month
Cover Star: The pet with the most votes overall lands the front cover
Top 3 winners will receive complementary calendars

Tiebreaker: The earlier submission wins, so don't wait!

🎁 Bonus Voting Promotions

Keep an eye out for special voting days and match promos and prizes giveaway— they're great chances to give your pet a big boost and get free gifts!

🧡 Why It Matters

This contest helps GARC rescue and heal abandoned dogs and cats, fund spay/neuter program, and bring our Paw & Claw Café one step closer to reality—a space for adoptions, community events, and a mobile clinic to reach pets in need. Every photo and vote saves lives. Learn more

Don't Miss this!

Your can guarantee your spot by Reserve a Day or preorder your calendar.

Reserve a Day to Honor Your Pet

Just want a guaranteed spot in the calendar? Reserve a day to honor your pet. This can be for your pet's adoption anniversary, birthday, loved one's birthday, memorial or really any special day! Your pet's photo will appear on the day of your choice. Just choose your favorite photo and then choose the day and pay! First come first served! Once a date has been reserved, it will no longer be available.

Reserve Your Day Here →

Want to Order Your Calendar(s)?

Please consider ordering a calendar. This will help us purchase the right amount of calendars so we don't waste valuable funds on extra stock.

Calendar Order →

Rules

Contestant Entry Information

You may enter as many photos as you wish but only one image per entry.
Your entry is/are final.
Photos can only include one cat or dog or other small pet.
Cats and dogs do not need to be adopted by, fostered by, or otherwise affiliated with GARC.
No humans in the photos, please.
No obscene, defamatory or offensive images or content.
Entries from anywhere on planet earth are acceptable.
Photos must meet the criteria listed in the Photo Requirements section.
GARC reserves the right to refuse images that do not meet these specifications.

How to Enter

Minimum donation is $5 per photo to enter the contest.
Donations (photo submissions) are tax-deductible by law. Please save your credit card receipts for your tax records. GARC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We will email you donation summary in January 2026
You acknowledge that you understand and agree to all other requirements/restrictions listed within these rules.

Photo Requirements

Pets only — no humans in the photos, please.
Photos must be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater) and be in landscape (horizontal) format to be considered for a month spread in the calendar.
One pet per photo, but you're welcome to enter multiple pets in separate submissions.
No graphics or filters. Please avoid frames, text, or social media-style filters — we want to see your pet's natural charm! But clothing and costumes are encouraged.
Anyone can enter, but the pet(s) must be your own, and you must have the rights to the image.
Once your photo is submitted, it will be publicly viewable for voting.
By submitting, you grant GARC permission to use your photo(s) for marketing, fundraising, and promotional purposes.
GARC reserves the right to crop, enhance, or edit images as needed.
Entries that don't meet content guidelines or are deemed inappropriate or offensive (including text, backgrounds, or attire) may be disqualified at the discretion of GARC.
All entries are final. No substitutions or refunds will be made once a photo is submitted and payment is processed.
Photos must only contain domestic pets (no people or wildlife).
Photos with professional photographer watermarks will not be eligible to be included in the calendar.

IMPORTANT: All submitted photos are subject to review by GARC in order to meet minimum photo requirements. Entries that do not meet all guidelines will not be permitted and any donations related to those submissions will not be refunded.

Contest Period

Photos will be accepted for the GARC Calendar Photo Contest from 12:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Monday, July 28, 2025 and conclude at 10:00:00 PM (Central Time) on Monday, September 15, 2025. Votes will be accepted for the GARC Calendar Photo Contest for the same time period.

Voter Information

Donations (votes) are tax-deductible by law. Please save your credit card receipts for your tax records. GARC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We will email you donation summary in January 2026
Each $1 donation counts as 1 vote. You can place all votes on one entry or place them on multiple entries. Each donation has a required $5 minimum.
Vote as often as you like.
We encourage you to share the contest link via email and all social media options with family and friends. Encourage them to vote for your favorite contestant's photo and to continue sharing with their extended friends and families via all media sharing venues.
All donations are non-refundable. Entries and donations must be made via the online contest page.
Donations and photo entries for this online contest that are submitted via other means (snail mail, in-person, or our website, etc.) will be accepted as donations, but not applied toward the contest.
Contest payments are through a safe secure and encrypted site.

Winners

Winning photos will be determined based on the photos that have the most votes at the time that the contest period ends. Votes cost $1.00 each. See "Voter Information" for more details. The selection process will be determined by electronic tabulations under the supervision of GoGo Photo Contest, whose decisions are final and binding.

Raised $0

Goal $20,000

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