Holy Shnikes!!

So, since my last update about the Zootoo makeover competition, BIG things have happened.

We sat in third place for several days, and finally moved up to second Saturday. I woke up this morning and logged on, and much to my surprise we've moved up to FIRST PLACE! Holy crap!

So here's what this means...

Phase 1 of the competition - the point accumulation phase - ends this Friday. At that point, whichever shelter has accumulated the most points automatically wins $10,000, completely separate from the rest of the competition.

Phase 2: Begins next week - all shelters in the top 20 will get a visit from the Zootoo Crew. Our visit is scheduled for March 18, as we're very obviously going to remain in the top 20 once phase 1 ends. After they visit all 20 shelters, they will narrow it down to 10.

Phase 3: The Top 10 Shelters move onto the "America Votes" phase, where anyone on the website (with a profile picture) can vote up to 10 times a day for their favorite shelter.

The 10/20 who don't advance to Phase 3 get $5,000.

The winner gets a $1M makeover.
First runner up: $50,000
Second runner up: $25,000
The rest of the people in Phase three: $10,000 each.

So at a minimum, our shelter will get $5,000, but if we advance to Phase 3, I feel confident we will get much, much more.

How exciting is that?! Pretty dang exciting if you ask me. You still have a few days to register for the site and get my shelter a few points, so I highly suggest it (www.zootoo.com, zip 65201, Central Missouri Humane Society). :)