Show off your finned, feathered, and furry family member by entering in our 3rd Annual QCAWC Pet Photo Calendar Contest Presented by Green Family Auto! Not only will you WIN bragging rights, you will have your pet featured in our 2026 calendar and the chance to win some cool prizes!
Prizes
First Place Prize (1 Winner) - Photo with the most votes:
- Your pet's photo will be featured on the cover of the 3rd QCAWC Annual Pet Calendar Presented by Green Family Auto.
- You will receive three copies of the 3rd QCAWC Annual Pet Calendar Presented by Green Family Auto.
- Your pet will ENJOY a Pet Folding Storage Box filled with FUN!
Second Place Prize (12 Winners) -Photos with the second most votes:
- Your pet's photo will be featured on one of the monthly pages of the 3rd Annual QCAWC Pet Calendar Presented by Green Family Auto.
- You will receive one copy of the 3rd Annual QCAWC Pet Calendar Presented by Green Family Auto.
Reserve a Day to Honor Your PetJust 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 →Rules
- Entry, voting, and calendar sale proceeds help to support the QCAWC.
- Each entry will be $10 to the QCAWC, this is an entry fee and does not include a calendar.
- You may enter as many photos as you wish, no restrictions on animal species. Only ONE submission per animal.
- Emphasis of the photo should be on the pets, please do not include people. Photos containing humans will not be accepted.
- Photos for the contest may ONLY contain one animal, with the exception of Reserve A Day.
- Photos may not be embellished with text or art and must not be copyrighted or watermarked.
- Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from the QCAWC or live in the Quad Cities to be eligible to enter the contest.
- Submit your photos in a JPEG, JPG, PNG, or GIF format (JPEG/PJG is the preferred form). Photos must be high resolution (300 dpi or greater).
- All submitted photos are subject to review for inappropriate/offensive content (those entries will not be permitted and a refund will not be provided).
- All submitted photos and information becomes the property of the QCAWC to be used at our discretion for any and all marketing purposes without any compensation.
- Anyone may vote for an entry in the 3rd Annual QCAWC Pet Photo Calendar Contest Presented by Green Family Auto. Voting is $1, with the minimum of five $1 votes per animal per transaction. You may cast as many votes as you like at any time for an entry. You are allowed and encouraged to vote for your own pets.
- The top 13 pet photos, who receive the highest vote count, will be the winners of the 3rd Annual QCAWC Pet Photo Calendar Contest Presented by Green Family Auto and 12 will win a featured spot on one of the monthly pages. The one photo with the most votes will be featured on our cover.
- The QCAWC team members and board may enter, but are not eligible to win the calendar cover.
- Entrants/winners must be 18 years old or older to enter.
- In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by when the photo was submitted. The win will go to the entry that was submitted first.
- Entries will be accepted starting at 10:00 AM (Central Time) on Friday, August 29, 2025 until 8:00 PM (Central Time) on Friday, September 19, 2025.
- Online voting will begin at 10:00 AM (Central Time) on Saturday, September 20, 2025 and end at 8:00 PM (Central Time) on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
- Winners will be announced Tuesday, October 15, 2025.
- Reserve A Day may include more than one animal in your photo.
The Quad City Animal Welfare Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Humane Society that relies solely on donations. We are dedicated to providing high-quality care and forever homes for thousands of homeless animals through our sheltering and adoption services.
In addition to adoptions, we offer essential low-cost veterinary services, including spay and neuter surgeries, preventative wellness programs, and humane education throughout our community and surrounding areas.
Our Facilities:
- Adoption & Education Center 724 W. 2nd Avenue, Milan, Illinois 61264
- Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic 612 W. 1st Street, Milan, Illinois 61264
For more information, please visit our website at QCAWC.ORG