We received 17 absolutely fantastic stories of people who have been touched by a pet in their lives. The nearly impossible task of awarding a winner fell to our Committee of 11 who deliberated through tears and laughter to award a winner. I know I said that the winner would receive $100 (and they will), but we have decided to give several other awards as well.
Special thanks to the Judging Committee....you did a fantastic job, and for Laurie Turner for compiling and organizing all of the data from the judges.
First Place goes to Sally Fischel, whose story of Jamie can be found here.
Second place Lisa Nielson
Third place to Jan Enos
Fourth place tied...Lisa Reed and Heidi Thomas
Fifth place to Melissa Ingalls
Grand Prize Winner in Children's division...Kristi Fournier for her story on Finnyboo.
We've added a cash prize for second and third place and a Build a Bear Gift Certificate for our Grand Prize Winner in the Children's division
Check the website (www.kindredvet.com) in 1 week to see all of the submittals...you will see immediately that there are no losers here. Through the years I have saved all of the cards and notes that people have sent me, and I am printing these stories and binding them for me to be reminded forever how much of a difference pets can make in people's lives.
Thank you all for sharing your stories.
Mark
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