Above: Sharing results from a photo contest fundraiser for SYFS camperships that combined the community’s love of its pets with Valentine’s Day season. (images cropped from pics contributed by Friends of SYC)
Earlier this month, the Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission invited the community to “Show off your little pet buddies” by entering their “Palentine’s Day Pet Photo Contest” fundraiser.
The winner wasThey shared the winning pics with me — and allowed me to select and share some additional submissions that I felt were worth honorable mentions.
(For all of the photos below, click images to enlarge and view captions.)
The four winners were announced in a social media post on Friday.
The overall contest first place winner went to a pair of canines whose photo clearly captured the Palentine’s Day sentiment. (The pic was submitted to the contest by Amy Van Ness.)
According to Friends of SYC, the pair and owners have been invited to march in the Heritage Day parade in the fall.
The following category winners secured bragging rights for:
- Most Adorable Duo (submitted by Bryce Fabiano)
- Most Photogenic (submitted by (submitted by Lauren Richey)
- And Cutest (“Annie” submitted by Michelle Hart)
Below are pics that weren’t included in Friday’s announcement, but they sparked joy in me. (Some by tickling my funny bone.) The captions are the thoughts they prompted in my mind.:
All of the money that was raised by the contest will go to the non-profit (which supports programs administered by Southborough Youth and Family Services) for the Send a Kid to Camp scholarship program. (SYFS’ summer camperships cover a portion of camp fees for Southborough families in need.)
If you’d like to make a direct contribution to the cause, you can click here.
Updated (2/19/25 12:14 pm): To see full sized versions of the pics above, visit the album I created on Facebook here.
