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1st Annual Limerick Contest! Win big!

Feeling witty, creative, and lucky? Enter the Melrose Dog Society's 1st Annual Limerick Contest!  Open now until 11:59pm March 8th, winners will be announced online and be published in the Melrose Free Press the Thursday before St. Patrick's Day.  Please see the official contest rules below. All proceeds will go towards educational programs and materials about dog behavior and safe dog park play for Melrose Dog Park patrons!

LIMERICK CONTEST RULES

  • All ages contest open to EVERYONE! 
  • Deadline for entry is Saturday, March 8th
  • Entry fee per limerick is a $10 tax-deductible donation to the Melrose Dog Society (MDS).  An individual may enter more than once, however a $10 donation is required for each 5 line limerick entered. 
  • Enter online via www.melrosedogsociety.org, click on the yellow PayPal DONATE box, submit your $10 entry fee, and type your limerick in the PayPal "Special Instructions to the Seller" section.  Please include your name, age, address and the limerick itself. 
  • Written entries may be submitted with a $10 check made out to Melrose Dog Society.  Written entries must be post marked by March 8th at the latest. Please include your name, age, address, your limerick & entry fee,  and mail to:    

                   Melrose Dog Society 

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  • Limericks submitted must be original, in good taste, and about dogs.   
  • Special consideration will be given to limericks promoting responsible dog ownership.   
  • For information on how to write a Limerick, go to: http://bit.ly/1fAGleJ

Prizes: 1st Place - $50 giftcard, 2nd Place - $25 giftcard, 3rd place - a book of dog poetry.   Melrose Dog Society board members will select the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners.  All decisions are final.   Prize winners will be announced on Thursday March 13th and will have their limericks published in The Melrose Free Press, on the Melrose Dog Society facebook page, and on the Melrose Dog Society Dog Blog on the Melrose Patch.

If you happen to come down with a major case of writer's block but still want to support MDS & Melrose Dog Park at Ell Pond, there are many ways to give!  You can attend our "special guest" bartender fundraiser at Absolutely Fabulous on April 29th, purchase a brick to honor the memory of a pet or a loved one on our Tribute Brickwalk (groundbreaking later this spring at the entrance to the dog park), or create a doggone brilliant masterpiece at our "Paint Your Pet Night" with Paint/Drink/Create this June (date TBD).  And of course, you can always give directly (and securely) online via the DONATE PayPal link on the MDS website.

To contribute to the Melrose Dog Society Dog Blog, please contact us via our website at www.melrosedogsociety.org or “Like” and send us a message via Facebook.

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