Help Ryan Prior win $50K for ME/CFS education

[Merry]

Saddened to see that “Blind Cat Rescue” has the most reads. C’mon Ryan!

I don't know why I laughed.

Keep us posted on the competition, @San Diego.

 

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If I am lost, please don't send to the rescue blind cats.

Vote. Vote for Ryan Prior.

 

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The Facebook ME/CFS fundraising administrators have set up a closed group for this contest. Ask to join this group if you want a daily reminder to vote: https://www.facebook.com/groups/249243832117548/

 

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[San Diego]

Ryan currently has 4728 votes.

I clicked on “next story” only twice before I found this - The Devoted Barn has over 39,000.

I hate to call it early, and I’ll keep voting, but it’s not looking good.

 

[Merry]

Ryan currently has 4728 votes.

I clicked on “next story” only twice before I found this - The Devoted Barn has over 39,000.

I hate to call it early, and I’ll keep voting, but it’s not looking good.

Who are these Devotees of The Barn? I'm frightened!

A panel of judges awards prizes (or is there only one prize?). I'll have to read the rules again to find out who gets to be considered by the panel.

 

[San Diego]

Who are these Devotees of The Barn? I'm frightened!

http://www.eaglerarelife.com/content/melissa-zudweg-borden

 

[Merry]

http://www.eaglerarelife.com/content/melissa-zudweg-borden

Thanks for the link. I would feel bad making fun of Melissa Z., single mother of five kids, but some parts of her story made me raise my eyebrows.

Melissa is always willing to assist in the most difficult rescues, whether that means patiently working for months to capture a feral dog living in the woods for over two years, evacuating a 500-pound pig living in the basement of an abandoned house, taking in a puppy needing open heart surgery or bottle feeding a three legged lamb every two hours through the day and night. Her devotion to animals is clear. Even when the program is full to overflowing she finds room for just one more.

I've cried many times over the stress and responsibility of paying for all of this.

Mainly what I'm thinking: Her poor kids.

 

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[Merry]

Online voting counts for 20%.

Finalist judging will take place from Jan 5, 2017 to the week of March 6, 2017, and will be based on the following criteria: a) Relevance to the Promotion Theme (50%); b) Originality and Creativity (20%); c) Story Quality and Clarity (10%); and online voting by website visitors (20%)

Who goes to finalist judging is not clear to me. "The top 30." The top 30 in online voting, I guess.

One $50,000 prize will be awarded and six $5,000 prizes.

 

[Merry]

I've gone through the first three pages of twelve of the contestants, and few have over 1,000 votes. Many have less than ten votes. That Devoted Barn has nearly 40,000 makes me wonder if all the votes are legitimate.

 

[San Diego]

I've gone through the first three pages of twelve of the contestants, and few have over 1,000 votes. Many have less than ten votes. That Devoted Barn has nearly 40,000 makes me wonder if all the votes are legitimate.

Thanks for the update. I’m still voting.