Annual Pet Mayor Contest
The Pet & Wildlife Fund’s most popular fund-raising event is the Pet Mayor Contest. Starting in 2004, the Montclair Village Association and the Montclair Veterinary Hospital joined forces to elect a Pet Mayor of Montclair. Local businesses sponsor pet candidates and provide polling places on their premises. If you fancy your pet in high office, all you need is a business sponsor that is a member of the Montclair Village Association. For more information, send Lee Richter an email message now.
Important Dates and Information
May 21st – Primary funds that you have collected on your own will be due at Montclair Veterinary Hospital by 2:00PM.
May 22nd – Voting will continue from 9:00am-1:00pm at the Farmer’s Market booth and will be available online until midnight at on this website. The eight candidates that raise the most donations advance to the finals.
The Pet Mayor’s Race Finals May 22 to June 17
A Pet and Wildlife Fund voting booth will be at Mountain and LaSalle each Sunday at the Montclair Farmer’s Market from 9:00am to 1:00pm; you may make a special appearance at the booth with your pet during these times.
The booth dates are as follows:
May 20, 2012 (We will have a booth at the ARF event in Walnut Creek @ Broadway Plaza to vote for your candidates from 10am-3pm)
May 27, 2012
June 3, 2012
June 10, 2012
June 17, 2012
What It Means to be Mayor
The Pet Mayor of Montclair serves as an ambassador of goodwill to all creatures in the community: two-legged, four-legged, furred, feathered and scaled. In addition to media attention and the chance to appear in public on behalf of the Pet & Wildlife Fund, the winning pet gets a $100 gift certificate for veterinary care at Montclair Vet Hospital along with pet food, treats and services donated by our vendors.
The Montclair Pet Mayor Contest in the News
Several local news outlets cover the race and give sponsoring businesses positive exposure in the community. We sincerely thank each one of the TV stations, newspapers, radio stations, bloggers, and social media outlets that offer support and coverage to our Pet Mayor candidates.
And the Winner Is …
Every animal is a winner in this race, but that doesn’t stop the pets, their owners and their sponsors from fighting tooth-and-nail for the top position as Pet Mayor of Montclair. All candidates are eligible to participate each year they are sponsored by a Montclair business.
