News : Get out the ballot box!

It's again time to vote! Not in the primary coming up soon, but for the Vinton Animal Shelter. Visit www.animalrescuesite.com, click on the large purple button; on the next page click on the banner at the top of the page that states "help your shelter win the All-Star Challenge". You can vote everyday! Bookmark this page and visit it everyday and vote for the Vinton Animal Shelter - see below regarding the prizes they could win. Encouraged your friends and relatives to vote, even if they live out of state - lets show them what an Iowa town can do when they put their mind to it.

Seventy-seven (77) grants will be awarded for a total of $100,000 to eligible Petfinder.com members. Final prizes will go to the eligible Petfinder.com organization with the highest accumulative votes for the duration of the Challenge as specified in the rules.

Voting begins on May 17, 2010, and ends at midnight (PST) on August 22, 2010. The more friends you can rally to vote for your favorite rescue organization, the better its chances of winning. Every vote, every day counts - shelters can pull ahead even during the last few days with enough support. Get people involved! Vinton Animal Shelter is counting on you!

Eligible organizations with the most votes could receive a weekly prize and/or one of the other grants below:

Grand Prize: One $10,000 grant! Second Prize: One $7,000 grant! Third Prize: One $5,000 grant! Most Touching Story Prize - June: One $2,000 grant! Most Touching Story Prize - July: One $2,000 grant! Most Touching Story Prize - August: One $2,000 grant! State Winners*: Fifty-one $1,000 state grants (50 U.S. states and Washington D.C.) Weekly Winners* Fourteen $1,000 grants will be awarded, one for each week of the Shelter Challenge.