Rules

The top 12 vote getters will receive a 2021 Rescue Tails calendar. The photo must have a HI-resolution.  SUBMITTED PHOTO FOR VOTING SHOULD NOT CONTAIN ANY HUMANS. Enter your favorite photo of your pet to win one of 12 coveted spots in the 2021 Rescue Tails Calendar. The top vote earner will be on the cover of the calendar, and choice of month within the calendar. We invite you to join the fun by participating in this special fundraiser which helps pets and pet owners in need. The contest winners will be determined by public online voting.

You must submit a photo of your Pet and include:

• Name of Pet
• Pet Age
• Owner’s First name
• Your City and State
• A paragraph that tells voters something fun or interesting about the pet in the photo. (25 word limit) Please share something special that we could include on our calendar if your pet wins.

All photos must be uploaded. Sorry, we cannot accept hard copies. Entry fee is just $5. Each vote thereafter will be $1 ($5 minimum). Each $1 donation counts as a vote for that photo. There are 12 spots available to win, one for each month, and the calendar cover. Deadline to submit all photos online is 9 PM (EDT) on September 20, 2020

• Acceptable photo format is .jpg only. HI RESOLUTION IS NEEDED as your submitted photo will be used for the calendar.
• Photos may contain no more than 1 pet.  NO HUMANS PLEASE
• Photographs must be in color or black and white and contain no more than 1 pet (no people)
• Any image that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, as determined by the staff of NOLA lab rescue or otherwise does not adhere to the rules will be removed from the Calendar Fundraiser.
• Photographs may not be edited or altered (other than minor color, contrast, or sharpness adjustments)
• Photographs may be from a professional studio but copywrite permission must be submitted to receive votes.
   

Visit PARTICIPATE/ENTER CONTEST and follow the directions to upload a photograph of your pet along with up to 25 words describing your photo. All photos become the property of NOLA Lab Rescue.
 

Winners will be determined by the number of votes received per pet photo. The voting period will end at 9 PM (EDT) September 30, 2020.

• Once a pet photo is submitted, it will appear in the online gallery, and be open to voting by the general public. Voting requires a minimum donation of $5/per five votes with each transaction.
• All votes for photo submissions will be tabulated and displayed online. Donations are not refundable.
• Due to electronic processing variables out of our control, voters should be cautious when applying votes during the final seconds of the contest.

The pets with the most votes (donations) at the end of the voting period will win the opportunity to be featured in the calendar. The single entrant with the most votes will be featured on the cover of 2021 Rescue Tails. The next 11 top vote recipients will be displayed on a calendar month (one entry per month). To vote, go to Participate/View Entries/Vote and donate a minimum of $5 for five votes (more votes/donation are certainly appreciated). Those votes can then be cast for any submitted photo in one-vote increments. Voters do not have to use all of the votes at the time of donation. When voters donate, they will be given the option of applying all of the votes to one photo, spreading their votes over various photos, or storing votes in their account. If a voter chooses to store the votes, voter can log in to their account using their ID and password and vote at a later time. Payments can be made via MasterCard and Visa. YOU DO NOT NEED TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT TO VOTE

• Use the social media links within the contest to promote your pet to your friends and family.
• Get cash sponsorships! You can collect cash donations for your pet from friends, family and acquaintances, then simply apply the amounts yourself, using your own log-in information and credit card. This is probably one of the easiest ways to get support, because you are collecting funds directly and your supporters do not have to create their own account.  Most people are happy to support NOLA Lab Rescue, and you can collect any amount….from one dollar to hundreds.
• Use the Vote Bank to store votes so you can apply those last minute votes without waiting for credit card processing. Don't forget to apply these donations as votes before the close of the contest. If you forget to apply them, your pet will not get the credit even though the donation has been processed.
• Be very CAREFUL as the contest approaches the cut-off time. Attempting to process last minute donation votes can be tricky, because we do not have control over processing time. A few seconds can make the difference between winning and losing, so try not to cut it too close to the finish line when applying your votes.

• The 12 participants to receive the most votes when public voting ends will be contacted via email. IF PHOTO SUBMITTED DOES NOT HAVE A HI-RESOLUTION, YOU MAY SUBMIT ANOTHER FOR PRINTING.

• The top twelve Pets will receive a calendar in addition to being featured in the printed calendar. The one Pet(s) with the top votes will be featured on the calendar cover and be featured on the month of their choice.  Please visit our PRIZES  page for all the details
• Questions? For questions about the "Rescue Tails" 2021 Calendar Photo Contest, please contact Kim Tamburri at rkctam1@verizon.net
• Thanks for participating and for your support of NOLA Lab Rescue.