S.N.O.R.T. Rescue Calendar Photo Contest: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the S.N.O.R.T. Rescue Calendar Photo Contest, and who runs it?

S.N.O.R.T. Rescue, an animal rescue organization mailing from PO Box 6104 in Hoboken, New Jersey, builds each cycle's fundraising calendar out of pet photos its supporters submit and vote on. The current ballot carries the title 2027 Calendar Photo Contest and Fundraiser, and its welcome line greets visitors to the S.N.O.R.T. Rescue 2027 calendar. The organizer's own summary puts the stakes plainly: "Our annual rescue calendar has evolved into one of our top annual fundraisers."

The ballot menu lays the whole programme out on one bar: Enter Contest, View Entries/Vote, Reserve Calendar Day, In Loving Memory Of, Contest Rules, Prizes, About Us and Sign In. Everything an entrant or a voter needs runs through those tabs at the contest address, https://www.gogophotocontest.com/snortrescue.

Quick facts

When did past S.N.O.R.T. Rescue calendar votes run, and when does the current one close?

The 2027 calendar ballot opened for voting at noon (12:00 PM Eastern Time) on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Both the entry window and the vote window shut at 8:00 PM Eastern Time on Sunday, November 1, 2026; the ballot's banner reads "Voting Ends 11/1/2026 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time."

The cycle before it followed the same fall shape. On the 2026 calendar edition, voting ran from noon (12:00 PM Eastern Time) on Monday, September 22, 2025 through 8:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, October 27, 2025, with entries due by that October 27 deadline.

Those two cycles establish the autumn rhythm, which the organizer frames as an annual fixture of its fundraising. What the published ballot leaves off matters just as much. It carries a Prizes tab without printing the prizes themselves. Neither the lineup of entry categories nor any per-person vote rule appears on the published ballot; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Cycle timeline

How does a supporter actually vote for a pet in the S.N.O.R.T. Rescue calendar contest?

The vote itself is quick. A supporter opens the contest address, picks View Entries/Vote from the menu, browses the pet photos entered for the 2027 calendar and backs the entry they want to see win a calendar day. No download sits between the voter and the ballot; the pages behave like any other website form.

Entrants play by their own printed conditions. Every photo may show one pet, and each accepted entry pays the $5.00 fee. Once voting closes, the production step is described on the ballot itself: a winning pet's picture is placed in a monotone color scheme matching the calendar page on the date selected, so the finished month keeps a consistent appearance.

A second way to take part sits beside the vote. The Reserve Calendar Day tab lets a supporter claim a date to honor a pet, which the ballot ties to occasions such as a pet's adoption. An In Loving Memory Of section gives the calendar room for tributes as well. Whether a vote registers only after the Sign In item is used is something the published pages leave unsettled, so treat the Contest Rules tab as the authority on any account requirement.

Where does the S.N.O.R.T. Rescue calendar ballot fit among New Jersey's public-vote contests?

New Jersey hosts a busy slate of reader-driven ballots, and the closest neighbours on this site cover the state from several angles: Asbury Park Press Readers' Choice, Best of Bergen Community's Choice Awards, Best of Jersey Shore Contest, Best of New Jersey, Bergen & Morris Top Dentists and Jersey Bites Monmouth County Readers' Choice.

Those neighbours rank businesses, dentists, restaurants and shore favorites across regions of the state. This ballot works differently on nearly every front that touches a supporter. It crowns no business category; it lifts pets onto the pages of a printed calendar, and the money raised flows back into the rescue's work. Its audience grows from animal lovers and entrants' circles rather than a publication's readership, and its schedule follows the rescue's own autumn rhythm instead of a media brand's cycle.

For a New Jersey supporter deciding where to spend attention, the choice is less about rivalry than about cause. The statewide rankings reward merchants; the S.N.O.R.T. Rescue calendar rewards a rescued animal with a month of its own.

How can a supporter build real momentum for a pet in the S.N.O.R.T. Rescue calendar vote?

Momentum on this ballot comes from people, not shortcuts. The vote runs through November 1, 2026, so an entrant who shares the pet's entry link steadily across those weeks reaches more voters than a single-day blast. A short telling of the pet's rescue journey gives friends a reason to vote and to pass the link along. The Reserve Calendar Day option offers a second, tangible way to back the calendar while the vote decides the featured pets.

Before planning any repeat-voting pattern, read the Contest Rules tab; whatever limits apply live there. For wider tactics suited to public ballots of this kind, see how to get more votes online.