Photo Eligibility:
- Contest is open to residents (18 years of age or older) who reside within a 100 mile distance from Harrisburg, PA. Participation in the Contest constitutes the entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules.
- Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
- Photos can be of ANY pet. That means goats, pigs, lizards, skunks, etc. If it's your pet, it qualifies.
- All photo submissions must include:
Pet's Name
Your First and Last Name
Your Phone Number
Your Home Address
A Photo of Your Pet(s)
Email Address - Only one entry per pet. However, your photo may contain more than one pet. You may not then submit those same pets separately.
- Photos must be high resolution (3650 pixels x 2740 pixels is preferred)
- People are not allowed in your photo, only pets.
- We cannot accept Polaroids, heavily edited photos, photos with stickers or doodles or any copyrighted or professional photos. Photo submitted must be entrant’s original, nonprofessional photo owned solely by the entrant.
- To be considered, your pet should be dressed in an appropriate Halloween costume. Obscene, lewd or cruel entries where animals appear uncomfortable or in distress will not be considered.
- Props may be included in your photo, but are not necessary.
- By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold Castaway
- Critters, The James A. Hueholt Memorial Foundation for Animals and its volunteers from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of the participation in the Contest or use of the prize.
- Castaway Critters is not responsible for prizes which are lost or stolen.
- By submitting photos to the contest, you verify that you are the copyright holder for each photo submitted and have the legal authority to assign reprint rights to Castaway Critters for this contest and all future purposes. By entering, you agree to allow Castaway Critters to display your submitted photos on Castaway Critters website, Facebook and all Social Media and or projects advertisement that Castaway Critters may use in the future for print and marketing purposes.
- Castaway Critters reserves the right to deny any photo submission for any reason and a full refund of the entry donation will be provided.
- First Prize Winner will need to coordinate the pick-up of their prize with Castaway Critters, which could mean delivery date/time or coming to Harrisburg to pick up prizes, or meeting a Castaway Critters volunteer at a mutually agreed upon location.
- Second and Third Prize Winners will have their prizes mailed to them.
Entry Fee:
- Each photo entry is a $5 tax deductible donation to Castaway Critters.
- All photo submissions will be tabulated and displayed online.
Voting:
- Photo submission and voting begins October 12, 2020 @ 7:00am EST. Photos can be submitted throughout the entirety of the contest. All photos will appear in the online gallery on our GoGo Photo website.
- Votes are $1 each with a minimum donation of $5 (5 votes). There is no limit to the amount of times you can vote.
- Voting by the general public will begin on October 12, 2020 @ 7:00am EST and will end on October 31, 2020 @ 11:59:59pm EST.
- Winners will be announced on our Facebook page November 2, 2020.
- In the event of a tie for a potential winner, Castaway Critters will select the winner.
Prizes:
First Prize (1)
- A pet bed of your choice. Pictures will be shown on our Facebook page. (Either a round whisky barrel bed w/ 20inch pillow or a wood pallet bed with 32"x26" pillow. All hand made by volunteers)
- 50 Target gift card
- 2021 Castaway Critters Rescue Calendar
- Featured on the front page of our website at www.CastawayCritters.org and Castaway Critters Facebook page.
- Winner will be notified by phone and/or email.
- If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, or the prize is returned as undeliverable the potential prize winner forfeits the prize and Castaway Critters reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant.
Second Prize (1)
- $25 Target Gift Card
- 2021 Castaway Critters Rescue Calendar
- Featured on the "Updates" page of our website at www.CastawayCritters.org and Castaway Critters Facebook page.
- Winner will be notified by phone and/or email.
- If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, or the prize is returned as undeliverable; the potential prize winner forfeits the prize and Castaway Critters reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant.
Third Prize (1)
- $25 Target Gift Card
- 2021 Castaway Critters Rescue Calendar
- Featured on the "Updates" page of our website at www.CastawayCritters.org and Castaway Critters Facebook page.
- Winner will be notified by phone and/or email.
- If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, or the prize is returned as undeliverable; the potential prize winner forfeits the prize and Castaway Critters reserves the right to award the prize to another entrant.
IN THE EVENT OF A TIE FOR A POTENTIAL WINNER, CASTAWAY CRITTERS WILL SELECT THE WINNER. ALL DECISIONS ARE FINAL.
Plus, we've decided to give you another way to get a prize. We will be giving away one $10 Giant gift card to the entry that has the most votes in a 5-day period. This means:
Oct. 12-16 - the photo with the most votes in this period will win a $10 Giant gift card.
Oct. 17-21 - the photo with the most votes in this period will win a $10 Giant gift card.
Oct. 22-26 - the photo with the most votes in this period will win a $10 Giant gift card.
Oct. 27-31 - the photo with the most votes in this period will win a $10 Giant gift card.
**If there is a tie, Castaway Critters will decide the winner for that period.**