While I definitely appreciate the strategic thinking and these concerns are valid in a way, Ruth's group is helping us A LOT and sending me codes that volunteers are entering for us. They don't need our votes to win but they are supporting us because we have been partners from the beginning and appreciate our help and want us to win. There are lots of rescues helping us behind the scenes (some that were so far behind they have dropped out, others that are so far ahead they can afford to help. They are working hard to help us and Peaceful Paws too. We're making some life-long friends despite the Pepsi madness. I have to tell you all that I once again underestimated how ferocious the competition would be. This round has been tougher than June when we were competing for $25K!! After Mickaboo won the $5K so handily without ever breaking a sweat, I thought our "big" effort would be enough for the $10K. Alas- it is requiring a HUGE effort. If anybody wants to see the gory details, join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/160198601451/ Elizabeth & MickaCoo On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Kymberleigh Richards wrote:

I'm going to repeat my earlier concern about supporting Ruth Elledge's latest proposal. She has been consistently in the top 5 almost from the beginning while we have been slipping back and forth out of the top 15. We are competing for the same grant amount and I think we are hurting ourselves by giving her votes.

We can't do anything about people going "awwww, poor doggies" when Ruth proposes buying them insulated doghouses and "ewwwww, pigeons" because they don't know that there is any kind of pigeon or dove besides the ones that poop all over statues and public buildings.

But we can try to prevent her from having enough votes to just edge us out of the #15 spot. We should stop voting for her project (it has enough votes now to win anyway) and promoting others to vote for her.

Thank you for putting up with this rant and have a good weekend.

KMR

At 11:28 AM 9/24/2011, Elizabeth Young wrote:

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We have a ton of support and folks are voting like crazy but we are up against very tough competition and have slid to #16 (only top 15 will win).

-------------------- Kymberleigh Richards If at first you don't succeed ... don't take up skydiving.

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