Late yesterday evening the Animal Rescue Site posted the final results of the Shelter Challenge, and … drum roll, please … it's official: We came in third nationwide and picked up that $3,000 grant!
Wow.
When this contest started — when was that … early April? — we thought we'd have a good shot at winning the top spot for Montana again and a $1,000 prize, but it never occurred to us that we could come in No. 3 in the nation. Yet all of you showed us what was possible in a contest like this, far beyond what we thought was possible. Not only did our votes come from so many wonderful people across the U.S. and Canada, but also from Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
And everyone's individual, daily votes added up as the weeks went by, propelling the ranch to 3rd place by May 12th — and we held that spot all the way to the end! At week four of the contest, we picked up the $1,000 prize for most votes that week … so the total amount won turns out to be $4,000.
Alayne and I know what it took for us to remember to vote every single day, and the thought of all of you out there doing the same thing, day after day … well, that really is humbling.
On behalf of all the animals at the ranch, thank YOU!!!
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