Welcome to our Calendar Fundraiser! This calendar will mark the FOURTH year of our annual Calendar Photo Contest event. All proceeds from this fundraiser support the shelter so we can continue to save lives in our community.
It's easy to participate! Submit your favorite photo of your pet, then get your family and friends to vote for your pet's picture.
Win a spot in the Calendar! The Top 13 entries will be featured in 1 of 13 pages which include the cover and monthly pages. Plus all photo entries will be included somewhere in the calendar or on collage pages!
Questions? Contact Jenny Hanzlik at director@hsimc.org.
Want to Pre-order Your Calendar(s)?
Please consider pre-ordering a calendar. This will help us decide how many calendars to order and reduce waste of unwanted calendars.
Calendar Order →
PrizesTop 13 Entries Featured in 2025 Calendar
The Top 13 entries will be featured in the calendar. The top entry will be on the cover and the others will be on the monthly pages of the calendar.
We also have prizes for the top three entries with the most votes!
First Place: Two Nights at Fort Bragg Vacation Rental
Our Relaxing Ocean Hideaway is the perfect space for solo travelers, couples and small families (with 5-minute walking distance to Virgin Creek Beach!). It boasts a queen bed and a twin futon for guests, full kitchen with stove, refrigerator and microwave, various coffee brewing options, and of course, an ocean view and outdoor furniture to really soak it in. The hideaway is located just far enough away from town that it’s quiet and peaceful, but close enough to easily access shopping, local attractions and restaurants that Fort Bragg has to offer. If you’re lucky, the horses may just be around, so feed them a carrot or two and you’ll make some lifelong friends during your stay.
Second Place: One Night at The Beachcomber in Fort Bragg
Enjoy epic vistas of California's North Coast from your hotel room's private deck. Wind down to the soothing rhythmic roar of the Pacific Ocean. Entertain friends and family with a beachfront BBQ on the Captain's Deck.
https://www.thebeachcombermotel.com/
Third Place: Pinzgauer Vineyard Tour in Lower Lake - Tour & Tasting for up to 10 adults
Explore the ranch in our all-terrain Pinzgauer! Learn about the soils and climates that make Six Sigma Ranch unique. The tour includes a visit to our high-elevation vineyards site, the Diamond Mine Vineyard.
The Pinzgauer con hold up to 10 people, so bring along a group of friends!
https://sixsigmaranch.com/visit/
RulesSubmit your favorite pet photos for a chance at 1 of 13 full page features in the 2025 HSIMC Calendar! The photo with the most votes will be printed right on the cover!! This contest is open to anyone. Your pet photo entry does not have to be of a rescue pet.
All photo entries will be included somewhere in the calendar.
Please share your entry and encourage others to vote!
To Enter:
You must submit a photo of your pet(s) and include:
- Name of Pet
- Your Name
- Your City and State
- Share something fun or interesting about your pet for the voters to read. Some ideas would be if the pet is a rescue, how long you have been a family, favorite activity/toy/treat, etc.
- There is a $5 donation to enter a photo.
- Each vote thereafter will be $1. Each $1 donation counts as a vote for that photo, with a $5 minimum.
- The contest runs from 8:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 to 10:00:00 PM (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
Photo Guidelines:
- Photos of dogs, cats, horses, small mammals, reptiles and birds are accepted
- Your pet does NOT have to be adopted from Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County or live in Mendocino County to be eligible to enter the contest
- Photos may contain more than one pet
- Photos must be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater) and be in landscape (horizontal) format to be considered for a month spread in the calendar
- Photos must only contain domestic pets (no people or wildlife)
- Photos must be full-color, no computer generated, heavily filtered, edited or altered photos
- Photos with professional photographer watermarks will not be eligible to be included in the calendar
- Photos deemed offensive, indecent or obscene will be removed from the contest
- We reserve the right to decline publication of any photograph for any reason.
- All photos submitted become the property of Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County
There are 13 spots available to win, one for each month, and the calendar cover.
Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible. All donations are non-refundable.