Thanks to everyone who has voted for Jacksonville, Illinois in the Bark for Your Park contest. As of tonight (Monday May 18th) we are in eighth place.
The contest, sponsored by PetSafe, has a $100,000 top prize and four $25,000 runner-up grants. You can vote twice a day — see our campaign page for details. Vote on the web and on Facebook.
How it works: (Check the rules for details) the Entry Period runs until June 10th. Until that time the city has to show their support and do some paperwork and budgeting. PetSafe then figures which communities have made acceptable applications and picks 15 top vote getters in small/medium/large groups.
What you can do:
- BARK (vote) twice a day!
- Get people to like our campaign page on Facebook.
- Post a flyer. Get people to vote
- Help the Jacksonville Park Foundation’s Bark Park Initiative work with the city on the application.
- Contact your aldermen and let them know you support a bigger dog park.
Here’s the list of towns with more than 100 votes (alphabetical):
- Jacksonville 457 8th
- Alliance OH 177
- Barstow CA 393
- Beckley WV 164
- Billerica, MA 171
- Brighton MI 124
- Bryant AR 363
- East Hartford CT 752 5th
- East Liverpool, OH 125
- Edgerton WI 158
- Epworth, IA 1029 1st
- Erie County NY 196
- Fort Gratiot, MI 500 7th
- Holbrook, MA172
- Jesup, GA 419
- Jonesboro, AR 175
- Laconia, NH181
- LaGrange, GA 776 4th
- Lawrenceburg, KY 249
- Margate, FL 135
- McPherson, KS 109
- Merritt Island, FL 128
- Merrimack, NH 676 6th
- Mexico Beach, FL 206
- Moore, OK 795 3rd
- Oswego, IL 194
- Parma, OH 253
- Portland, TX 356
- Portsmouth, RI 104
- Potsdam, NY 109
- Stanaford, WV 253
- Vacaville, CA 380
- Watkinsville, GA 917 2nd
- West Winfield, NY 303
- Willmar, MN 140
- Winslow, AZ 320
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