Get your pet on the APL calendar!

This is one of my favorite pictures of my boy Duffy. Pick out your favorite pet picture and send it to the Cleveland APL for their 2009 calendar.

The August 1st deadline for photo submissions is rapidly approaching so I wanted to make sure you had all heard about this totally fun project.

Here’s what you do:

· Take some photos of your pet and select your favorite.
· Submit it to the Cleveland APL’s Make Your Furry Friend a Star Calendar Contest along with a registration form (available at http://www.clevelandapl.org/furryfriends.htm) along with the $25 entry fee per photo.
· Wait on pins and needles to receive your FREE copy of the calendar in October!

A panel of local celebrity friends will judge the entries and select 12 pictures that will be featured as “Pet of the Month.” Even if your pet’s photo isn’t selected for a month, it’s guaranteed to be included somewhere on the pages of the 2009 Cleveland APL Pet Calendar.

All proceeds will support the programs that serve the homeless animals cared for and loved by the people of the Cleveland APL.
For more information, visit http://www.clevelandapl.org/furryfriends.htm, call 216.771.4616; ext. 128 or email contact@ClevelandAPL.org.

The Rules
· Photos must be of pets only—no people, please!
· You may complete the registration and payment form online and then submit your photo(s) electronically via email to Contact@ClevelandAPL.org with Furry Friend in the Subject line WITH your name and contact information in the body of the email OR by mailing a color 4x6 horizontally-formatted photograph to our regular mailing address ATTN: Furry Friend with your registration form and payment.
· We cannot accept Polaroid photos or copyrighted professional photographs, and we cannot return the photographs.
· Do not stamp or write on the back of the photo.
· For digital photos, provide sharp images that are 300 dpi or larger and in JPEG (JPG) or TIFF format. Please name digital files with the pet’s first and last name, i.e. “FidoJones.jpg.”
· All entries will be blind judged by the Cleveland Animal Protective League and the top 12 selected photos will be featured as “Pets of the Month.”
· All entries must be postmarked by August 1, 2008, and will be included in the 2009 calendar.
· Those chosen for “Pet of the Month” will be notified by phone or mail.