Which cat or dog will be new ‘Paw of Fame’ winners?

Thursday, September 16, 2021
Courtesy photo The “Paw of Fame” is all of the calendar “cover model” winners who earned the most votes for a given calendar year, one cat and one dog. There have been 8 calendars, so there are now 16 Paw of Fame honorees. With this year’s contest, there will be two new photos added to the Paw of Fame poster.

McCOOK, Neb. — The deadline to enter “The Cats and Dogs of McCook 2022 Calendar Contest” is Sunday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m.

Each year, the McCook Cat Pack, a volunteer organization of local youth, design and create a 12-month calendar featuring adopted or rescued cats and dogs. All photos submitted within the contest rules will be a part of next year’s calendar.

Participates do not need to be a resident of Red Willow County. All rescue and adoption stories are welcome. The top cat and top dog receiving votes (most votes earned in each category) will receive the calendar honor of “Cover Model of the Year” and will be inducted in to the McCook Humane Society calendar “Paw of Fame” poster.

How to enter

To enter a cat or dog image there is a $5 (donation) entry fee.  Once your cat or dog is entered in the contest, votes ($1 each) can be made at any time up until the contest deadline. All entry fees and votes in this pet photo contest are tax deductible contributions.

The two top vote getters /winners in each category will grace the cover of the 2022 calendar as the 2022 calendar “Cover Model of the Year.”

Each winning photo owner will also receive the first and second place prizes outlined in the “Contest Rules / Prizes” section at https://www.gogophotocontest.com/thecatsanddogsofmccook.

Your donations count and make a difference

The McCook Humane Society survives on the generous contributions and donations from our community, family members, partnering businesses and sponsors, and not for profit organizations who share a commitment to the Southwest Nebraska /Northwest Kansas animal shelter mission.

All donations raised in the McCook shelter pet photo contest (100% of all contest proceeds) and 100% of all calendar sales directly benefit the McCook Humane Society.

Calendar Sale

The 2022 calendars will debut in the fall at the shelter, “Dog Days in the Park,” event hosted at the shelter. Post the “Dog Days” event, calendars will be available at the McCook Humane Society (100 South Street, McCook, NE) during normal shelter hours and at select Southwest, Nebraska, Northwest, Kansas retailers (specific 2022 calendar sponsor locales).

All cat and dog images collected in this photo contest are used solely to create, market “and promote” the McCook Humane Society, the new 2022 calendar, and related event merchandise crafted and created to raise local shelter awareness and donations (i.e. custom refrigerator magnets, custom greeting cards, custom posters, flyers, hats, t-shirts, etc...) for the McCook Humane Society

About The McCook Cat Pack

The McCook Cat Pack is a group of volunteers committed to serving the McCook Humane Society cause and mission.

In 2009, McCook Humane Society leadership adopted the youth fundraiser volunteers which over time became referred to as “The McCook Cat Pack (MCP).” 

After organizing the photo contest and calendar the past 11 years, this is the final year of the youth group’s involvement.

“Everyone on our MCP team has grown up and moved on, but their love for the animals and the memories of volunteering in McCook will never be forgotten,” said Chloe Dixon, who with her sister, Sarah, started the McCook Cat Pack when they were middle school students.

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