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Canton Up for $100,000 Dog Park Grant
People can vote for once a day to help local dog park win $100,000 or one of four $25,000 prizes.
Several southeast Michigan communities are vying for a $100,000 prize to build a dog park.
PetSafe’s Bark for Your Park online voting contest.
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The runner-up city in each small, medium and large population category will also win $25,000. The Bark from Your Heart community winner will be the finalist with the highest percentage of votes to the city’s population and will also win $25,000.
A community may only win one of the five prizes.
Find out what's happening in Plymouth-Cantonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Among the southeast Michigan communities in the running are:
- Brighton
- Canton
- Chelsea
- Clawson
- Dearborn
- Dearborn Heights
- Fenton
- Ferndale
- Grosse Pointe Park
- New Baltimore
- Rochester
- Saline
- St. Clair Shores
- Trenton
- Troy
- Wyandotte
Communities are encouraged to cultivate votes among pet professionals, pet owners, shelters, welfare groups and others to bolster the shelter’s tally. Participants can vote once a day.
The contest ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on July 22, or upon announcement and qualification of the prize winners, whichever is later. Entries must be submitted by 11:59:59 p.m. ET on June 10.
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