Welcome to the Old Dogs Go To Helen Photo Calendar Contest! We are excited to announce this year's For The Love of Senior Dogs 2024 Calendar!
You are encouraged to enter the calendar contest and fundraise for the Old Dogs Go To Hellen. The top 13 fundraisers will win a coveted spot in the 2024 "For The Love Of Senior Dogs!" Calendar. The pet with the most votes will be featured on the cover, and the 12 pets with the next highest amount of votes will be featured in one of the images for each calendar month. Winners must be able to attend the scheduled photoshoot after the contest ends.
Voting for your favorite pet will help them win a spot in the calendar! $1 = 1 Vote. Be sure to utilize your "vote bank," which will allow you to easily distribute votes to contestants as you browse the contest.
Show your support for Old Dogs Go To Helen by participating in this special fundraiser. All donations will support hospice dogs in our home and give them the retirement they so deserve. They also actively support, foster when needed, and help care for other senior, hospice or special needs dogs all over the country, in shelters and in rescue. Seniors deserve a soft place to land and know they are loved in their senior years.
Participant Guidelines
All local pets are encouraged to enter the contest to win a spot in our 2024 "For The Love of Senior Dogs"Calendar! In order to enter your pet, you must include:
- Your Pet's Name
- Your Pets Age
- Your First and Last
- Phone Number
- Your Address
- Email
- A paragraph (limited to 120 words) which tells voters something fun or interesting about your pet. Remember that if your pet wins, this information will be shared in our calendar, so be sure to make it engaging!
All contestants must submit their photo to the GoGo Photo Contest website. We cannot accept applications or photos in person at this time. All contestants must be entered in the competition by 9:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, April 9, 2023.
The entry fee for each contestant is $10. While multiple pets can be entered under one contestant page, we highly encourage pet owners to enter each pet separately. If there is a winner with multiple pets in one entry, only one of the pets will be able to attend the photo shoot. The owner must decide which pet in the group photo can attend the photo shoot and appear in the published calendar. Each $1 donation will count as one vote to the selected contestant. Donors must donate a minimum of $5 (or five votes). A large amount of votes can be stored in the donor's "vote bank," which can be distributed at a later time and to multiple contestants before the contest ends.
The deadline to submit all votes online is 9:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, April 9, 2023. The Old Dogs go To Helen is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Tax information will be sent through GoGo Photo Contest after the donation has been made. All donations are final and non-refundable.
Eligible Photographs
- Acceptable picture formats are .jpg, .png, and .gif.
- Senior Pets only
- Pictures should only feature the Senior pet being entered into the contest. Do not share a picture that has multiple animals or people.
- Pictures must be in color.
- The pet featured in the picture may not be edited or altered, other than minor color, contrast, or sharpness adjustments.
- Pictures must not be copyrighted.
- Any image that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene as determined by the St. Augustine Humane Society may be removed from the contest.
Public Voting
Winners will be determined by the number of votes received per contestant. Once a photo is submitted, it will appear in the online gallery and will be open to voting by the general public. The voting period will end at 9:00:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Votes must be registered by the online system before the deadline ends to be counted for the contest. If you are submitting votes close to the deadline, please keep in mind that processing time is necessary to register votes. We recommend using your vote bank to ensure that credit card processing has happened before. It is best not to wait until the last 30 minutes of the contest to submit a large number of votes.
All donations from voting are non-refundable. Entries and donations must be made via the online contest page. Contest payments online are through a secure site
To vote go to the contestant page you wish to support and donate a minimum of $5 for five votes. When voters donate, they will be given the option to apply all of their votes to one contestant, spread their votes over various contestants, or store votes in a "vote bank" to be used at a later time. All votes are donations to the Old Dogs Go To Helen and are fully tax-deductible as permitted by law. All votes for photo submissions will be tabulated and displayed online.
The 13 contestants with the most votes (donations) at the end of the voting period will win a special photoshoot with award-winning photographers at, Kimberly Sarah Photography, and will be featured in the calendar. The contestant with the most votes will be featured on the cover of the 2024 Calendar. The 12 pets with the next highest amount of votes will be displayed in one of the images for the calendar months.
Mini-Contests:
The pet receiving the highest number of new votes for a specific time period over the course of the contest will win a mini-contest prize from one of the participating businesses provided donation gift have been donated.
Each pet may only win a weekly mini-contest once.
In the event of a tie, a random computerized draw will be held between the highest vote getters of the week to determine that week's winner.
In the event that there are no new votes for that week, a random computerized draw will be held for all eligible pets.
Certain individual business restrictions and limitations may apply and may vary by business. Kimberly Sarah Photography is not responsible for these restrictions and eligibility requirements as determined by each business
Calendar Photo Session:
The top 13 vote getters will win a professional photo session by Kimberly Sarah Photography at 40 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, NH after voting has closed and before June 1 2023 for a professional studio session.
If you are unable to commit to a photo session during those times or find yourself unable to travel to the pre-selected locations, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar, no exceptions.
The top vote recipient will win the coveted cover photo for the 2024 calendar. The following 12 recipients with the most votes will be eligible to have their pet featured as a pet of the month.
The photographer, Kimberly Sarah Photography will choose the best image of the pets to be used in the calendar as well as which month that image will appear.
Tips to Help You Become a Winner
The competition will be strong, and we expect our contest to exciting and and impressive. To help you have the best chance of winning, we've gathered a few tips and hints to:
- Use the social media links within the contest to promote your pet to your friends and family, and encourage them to share on their pages as well! Remember, the more people who know about your entry the more likely you are to win!
- 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 login information and credit card. This is one of the easiest ways to get support, because you are collecting the funds directly and your supporters do not have to create their own account. Most people are happy to support Old Dogs Go To Helen, and you can collect any amount—from $5 to $1,000!
- Consider a campaign party to raise money for your pet!
- And finally, the most important thing you can do to increase donations to your entry is to remind people that every vote is a donation to the Old Dogs Go To Helen! Thank you for your support—we couldn't do it without you!
Notification of Winners
The winning participants will be contacted by Kimberly Sarah Photography and given instructions on claiming their prizes. The top 13 winners are required to attend a professional photoshoot with Kimberly Sarah Photography. Photo styling is determined by the photography team. Winning contestants will be notified of the photoshoot date which will happen within 2-4 weeks of the end of the contest. If a winning contestant is unable to participate during the designated photography schedule, the contestant with the next highest amount of votes will be selected as a winner to be featured in the calendar.
Fine Print
By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Old Dogs Go To Helen and Kimberly Sarah Photography and each of their respective officers, directors, representatives, volunteers and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claims of any nature arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize.
By submitting a photo entry, you warrant and represent that your entry is your own original work created by you and that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your entry materials. If you submit an entry that is copyrighted by another individual, you are responsible for any legal action the copyright holder takes against you. The photo shoot Location is 40 Pleasant St. Portsmouth, NH. Winners will be contacted to set up an appointment time.
Thank you for supporting Old Dogs Go To Helen!