Thanks to the success of ABTR's annual Cinco de Mayo silent auction fundraiser, we've decided to run smaller seasonal auctions featuring wonderful handmade and donated items for you and your Bostons! As always, 100% of the money raised will benefit the dogs in ABTR's foster program.

Go to the auction page!

**Winners will be announced online on Sunday, August 1st.**

- Shipping: winner will pay shipping costs in addition to winning bid amount
- Payment: due within 10 days of the auction's end
- Please include your first and last name, email address and full address when bidding (so we may calculate postage).
- 100% of the money raised will benefit the dogs of ABTR, a 501c3 charitable organization.
- These auctions start on 2010-07-14 and end on 2010-07-31.

If you'd like to donate to an upcoming auction, please contact ABTR's Fundraising Director at heidi[at]americanbostonterrierrescue.org. ABTR is a 501c3 organization so donations are tax-deductible!

Thanks to our wonderful donors and thank you in advance for your continued support of ABTR and our rescue mission!

American Boston Terrier Rescue is hosting our sixth annual calendar photo contest and this year we'd like to continue the tradition of including all rescued Boston Terriers, not just ABTR rescues. For the record, ABTR considers a rescue to be any BT that was adopted from rescue, adopted from a shelter, found as a stray and adopted or rescued from an abusive/neglectful/harmful situation.

The winning photos will be featured in our upcoming 2011 ABTR Rescue calendar, which will be available in time for holiday gift giving.

Some things to keep in mind when submitting photos:

Entry fees: $3 per photo, or 4 photos for $10. We will accept personal checks, money orders or paypal.

Snail Mail address for checks/money orders: ABTR, PO Box 1286, Little Elm, TX 75068
Paypal Address: fundraiser[at]rescuebostons.org

Deadline for photo submissions: Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 11:59pm CST

1. All submissions may be sent to calendar[at]rescuebostons.org.
2. Digital photos only, please. No hard copy photos accepted.
3. The pictures need to be rather large. A good guideline is 1600 x 1200 pixels. Please be sure that your adopted rescue Boston is the main subject of the picture and that there's not too much going on in the background. Remember, these photos need to be very clear, crisp and large! Think CALENDAR QUALITY. Photos smaller than 800 x 600 will not be considered for inclusion in this year's calendar.
4. JPGs only, please. If your photos are in BMP, GIF or another format, you can download Irfanview from tucows.com for free and change the format using that program.
5. When submitting your pictures, please include your name, email address, the names of the people and animal(s) in the photo, the group(s) they were adopted from, and a short bio. Also, please let us know how you will pay the submission fee, whether by Paypal (fundraiser[at]rescuebostons.org), or via snail mail (personal check or money order). That way we know where to look for your payment.
6. Submissions that have not been paid for by the July 31st deadline will not be included in the contest.
7. You may enter as many photos as you like, but there will be an entry fee per photo. This is a fundraiser, after all.

The ABTR Board of Directors will meet and choose the lucky winners after July 31st, 2010. Once the winners have been chosen, we will make the announcement on our website. Calendars will be available in time for holiday gift giving and we'll post those details as soon as they're available for purchase.

Questions? Email us at calendar[at]rescuebostons.org.

Thank you and good luck,
Heidi & the BeanDogs
ABTR Fundraising Director