Calling all Green Gardeners in the Metro DC Area! It's time to stand up and be counted! Enter the Metro DC Lawn and Garden Blog's "Green Gardeners DO Make a Difference" Photo Contest for your chance to win great prizes and show the world the beautiful benefits of growing green.
The Metro DC Dog Blog announces the winners of the Bark Your Piece! Essay Contest today. Beth Bauer submitted the winning essay, earning the grand prize of a $3000 grant for OBG Cocker Spaniel Rescue in Newington, VA. Sue Bell placed second and won $1500 for Homeward Trails Animal Rescue in Arlington, VA. Angela Foroughi placed third and won $750 for the Pet Assistance League in Stafford, VA.
This spring, North Carolina residents can seize an opportunity to safely and responsibly clean out their medicine cabinets. Between March 20 to March 26, 2011, Hundreds of Operation Medicine Drop Drug Take Back events are being held across the state. At these events, residents can do their part to prevent poisoning, reduce crime, and protect water supplies by dropping off their leftover drugs.
Ron Cori of Centreville, Virginia, has won the Dogs for Clean Water photo contest, sponsored by the Northern Virginia Clean Water Partners. The contest was sponsored to highlight the connection between removing pet waste and clean water in local streams. Mr. Cori wins $1,000 in free pet home waste removal from Doody Calls.
Homeward Trails in Arlington, Virginia has won a $1500 grant to support is operations from the Northern Virginia Clean Water Partners. The group which encourages dog owners to keep their pets in safe and sanitary conditions, received more than 1800 votes for its essay "The View from Four Legs."
Between now and October 1, 2010, Northern Virginia residents can vote on essays submitted by area rescue leagues, animal shelters, and related charities. The charity that submits the winning essay will receive a grant of $1500 that they can use to educate pet owners, provide veterinary care, spay or neuter their animals, and to find loving homes for their animals.
The Northern Virginia Dog Blog is now accepting entries from local charities to compete for no-strings-attached grants of up to $1,500. Groups that receive the most votes from area residents can use the much-needed funds for veterinary care, spaying and neutering, dog food, pet owner education, or any other legitimate activity.
The Metro DC Utilities Blog has launched to provide timely information and insight from professionals in the Washington, DC area who are involved in roads, bridges, sewers, water treatment, gas lines, transit, and electricity. The blog will feature news, interviews, and other content that helps readers stay on top of the trends and get ahead of the competition.
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