Around the world, the creative spirit has been nothing short of thriving in quarantine! If walking or running outside aren’t for you (pollen allergies, anyone?), embrace the indoor lifestyle through our costume contest!

THE CHALLENGE: Dress yourself and/or your pet(s) in costume.

THE SUBMISSION: Send one photo each of yourself and/or your pet(s) in costume to us:

  • VIA FACEBOOK: Make your own public post with (all of) your photo(s) in one post, tag us (@SecondChanceNC), and use the hashtags #RacingForRescues and #Impurrsonations in your post.
  • VIA TWITTER: Tweet from your public account, attach your photo(s) in a single tweet or threaded tweet, tag us (@SecondChancePet), and use the hashtags #RacingForRescues and #Impurrsonations in your tweet.
  • VIA INSTAGRAM: Share your photo(s) in one post from your public account, tag us (@SecondChanceNCPets), and use the hashtags #RacingForRescues and #Impurrsonations in your post.
  • VIA EMAIL: Send an email to racingforrescues@secondchancenc.org with the subject line: “Costume Contest submission: FULL NAME” (for example, “Costume Contest submission: Rachel Cronmiller”). Attach your photo(s) to the email.

THE TIMEFRAME: Submissions will be accepted any time between May 3, 2020 and May 5, 2020.

THE VOTING: At 12:00 noon Eastern on May 6, 2020, Second Chance will publish an album on our Facebook page with one photo per person/pet (click HERE to see it). Facebook users will vote for a photo by “liking” the photo. (Facebook users may “like”/vote for as many photos as they want.) Voting will be open for 48 hours (until 12:00 noon Eastern on May 8, 2020), though the album will remain visible even after voting has closed. Encourage your friends and family to “like” your/your pet’s photo!

THE WINNER: On May 9, 2020, we will announce the participant or pet whose photo received the most votes (“likes”) and that registrant will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. The winner will also be notified by email or phone and may choose to pick up the gift card at Second Chance, receive it via email, or have us mail it to you (though we assume no liability if lost by the postal service, nor will we be able to replace the gift card).

THE FINE PRINT:

  • One photo per registrant or per pet. If you send two or more photos of yourself or two or more photos of the same pet, we will select the photo of each of you that we like most for inclusion in the album.
  • Registrants may submit as many costumed pets as they like. (For example, if you have one pet, you may submit up to two photos: one of yourself and one of your pet. If you have three pets, you may submit up to four photos: one of yourself and one of each pet.)
  • Please ensure that your pet’s costume is safe for your pet to wear.

EXAMPLE: Please enjoy this photo of our sweet (see what I did there?) boy, Boulder (adoption pending!), as a banana split!