What are Calendar Challenges?
To help your pet win more votes, we will be offering a variety of fun challenges and engagement events throughout the length of our photo calendar contest.
Upcoming Challenges
Calendar Kick-Off Challenge
The first 20 calendar entrants beginning at 8 a.m. on June 1 will receive an additional 100 votes, just for registering! (Please note that votes aren't applied immediately. They will be added manually by the end of the day.)
Bonus Vote Challenge #1 (June 5)
Any entry (can be new entries, too) that receives 25 votes or more between 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 5 and 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 6 EST will be entered into a drawing for bonus votes! The 25 votes do not need to come from the same voter. We will draw 3 winners. Two contest entrants will receive 150 bonus votes and one will receive 200 bonus votes! We will draw the winners Thursday, June 6 (afternoon) and announce them on Instagram and Facebook (plus email winners directly). Now’s your chance to turn 25 votes into 150+ votes!
Congrats to this week's winners: Shamrock (150 votes), Ernie (150 votes) and Bella (200 votes)
Bonus Vote Challenge #2.1 (June 12)
NEW ENTRY CHALLENGE: Starting Wednesday, June 12 at 10 a.m. until Friday, June 14 at 10 a.m. (EST), all new contest entries will be entered into a drawing to win 150+ bonus votes to help them on their way to becoming "Alexandria's 2025 Animal of the Year."
On Friday, we'll draw three winners from the pool of new contest entries. Two winners will receive 150 bonus votes, and one big winner will receive 250 votes!
Congrats to this week's winners: Mickey (150 votes), Akebono (150 votes) and Pluto (250 votes)
Bonus Vote Challenge #2.2 (June 13)
Any entry (can be new entries, too) that receives ANY NUMBER OF VOTES between 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 13 and 10 a.m. on Friday, June 14 EST will be entered into a drawing for bonus votes! We will draw 3 winners. Two contest entrants will receive 250 bonus votes and one will receive 350 bonus votes. We will draw the winners Friday, June 14 (afternoon) and announce them on Instagram and Facebook. The winners will also be emailed directly.
Congrats to this week's winners: Banjo (250 votes), Yeti (250 votes) and Hector (350 votes)
Bonus Vote Challenge #3 (June 19)
Any entry that receives votes from 5 DIFFERENT VOTERS between 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19 and 10 a.m. on Friday, June 21 EST will be entered into a drawing for bonus votes! The number of votes doesn't matter, just that they come from 5 different voters. We will draw 3 winners. Two contest entrants will receive 350 bonus votes and one will receive 500 bonus votes! We will draw the winners Friday, June 21 (afternoon) and announce them on Instagram and Facebook.
Congrats to this week's winners: Scarlett O'Hara (350 votes), Barnabas (350 votes) and Oliver (500 votes)
Bonus Vote Challenge #4 (June 24) - Yappy Hour & Calendar Launch Paw-ty
Any entry that receives 250+ votes will receive an invitation to our Yappy Hour & Calendar Launch Paw-ty on Thursday, October 3. Any entry that receives 500+ votes will receive a curated swag bag full of AWLA merch and other goodies. Details on the party will be sent later. This challenge runs through Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m. (the last day of the calendar contest).
Bonus Vote Challenge #5 (June 26)
Any entry (can be new entries, too) that receives 50 votes or more between 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26 and 10 a.m. on Friday, June 28 EST will be entered into a drawing for bonus votes! The 50 votes do not need to come from the same voter. We will draw 4 winners. Two contest entrants will receive 350 bonus votes, one will receive 500 bonus votes, and one winner will receive a custom pet portrait from Alexandra Schmeling! We will draw the winners Friday, June 28 (afternoon) and announce them on Instagram and Facebook (plus email winners directly).
Congrats to this week's winners: Gucci (350 votes), Oliver S. (350 votes), Gunther (500 votes), and Baby Girl & Leo (pet portrait)