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Trenton 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 Trenton Grosse Ilefor 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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