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Tomorrow morning three shelters will learn the fruits of their labors. Whatever the outcome, we all have accomplished so much for our individual community shelters and Zootoo as a whole has caused so much attention to be paid to the shelters and rescues across America. That in itself is a prize worth millions. Thank you Zootoo for the opportunity, the forum, and the spotlight you have put on the needs of all the abandoned and abused animals. There were shelters that needed not a physical make… read more







Posted: 2 months ago - 2 months ago
We all were discussing what to do if we didn't win while we anxiously waited for the announcement. The answer is, keep going the the direction we were going but instead of asking just for people to support us with joining, writing reviews and posting journals, ask them for exactly what we need. If you get folks involved, the zootoo part of it will become second nature. With the right attitudes, the right plans, and the right actions, many of us may not need a million dollar makeover next year. We will accomplish it own our own. Then for the next contest, we can all support the next little shelter down the road, the next county, or the next state over from us.
Many of the top 20 could still be in the same shape, with the same needs next contest but then again those same shelters could well be on their way to a better operation on their own and others could take their place. Those that finished outside the top 20 could have such a fire in their bellies that they out point the rest next time and once again the tours will show things that points alone can not. It doesn't matter that the next contest starts next month, next week or tomorrow. Just do what is in your heart.
If the final criteria is the same then we still are all on a level playing field. You have to have availibility to location, you still have to community behind you, you still have to have fiscal respondsibility and you have to have need. That doesn't matter if you live in a town of hundreds of thousands or just thousands. It's all relative and I think that Richard and his crew looked at it that way. Let's all quit worrying about how the next contest will be ran and look at how we are going to make our shelters better tomorrow.
A wise man told me once that you have to have a plan and then every little thing you do no matter how small, has to be a step toward completion of that plan. There will be more cold wet noses coming to our doors tomorrow and hopefully some going out the door to new homes. That part won't change ever so we know what we need to do. Let's just do it and let God sort out the rest.
Thank you again Zootoo. You accomplished what you set out to do this time and we will all be working toward our goals and waiting to see what you have in store for us next. One should not be content to creep when one has the desire to soar. Read Less
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The second million dollar makeover contest: how to ensure "equal opportunity"
May, 21, 2008, 8:37pm
Posted By: hymcheng