Show off your precious pet and help out rescue organizations with this photo contest hosted by Triangle.com and News and Observer (Raleigh, NC). Users can submit their pet for a fee and buy votes in order to help their pet win; winner gets to be featured in the 2011 Adorable Pet Calendar. 10% of all proceeds from the contest and 100% of calendar sales are donated to local nonprofit pet rescue associations. What a great contest!
Show off your puppy’s diva side with this pet celebrity photo contest from Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, SD). Each entry was required to pay $10 to support NIE – what a great contest!
Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) encourages readers to get creative with their Easter candy for the seventh year in a row. Contestants create a city of peeps diorama-style; they enter a short video and photos of their peeps’ life. Winners of Peeps Diorama receive gifts inspired by the marshmallow treats.
TriCities.com (Bristol, TN) invites readers to show off their adorable kid while raising money for a worthy cause. Contestants had an entry fee, plus votes cost 25 cents a piece – the top 12 winners were featured in a calendar. All the money raised from Cutest Kids Contest benefited Newspapers in Education – the local children’s hospital sponsored the contest.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review offered readers the opportunity to showcase their cupcake-decorating skills and support a worthy cause. Contestants submitted a photo of their most creative sweet treat and encouraged friends and family to vote for their entry. Voters had to pay for each vote – Holiday Cupcake Creation raised $4,094.19 for Operation Santa Claus.
