Petco Announces First Ever "Great Ones" Contest Winner
"Great Ones" grand prize winner and pet parent, Brent Morgan, sings his way to a $50,000 prize and $50,000 donation to The City Of Huntsville Animal Control Center
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Petco announced the grand prize winner of their first ever "Great Ones" contest. Since announcing the contest in January 2013, pet parents from around the country have been submitting short videos or essays explaining why they're a "Great One" in hopes of winning $50,000 plus a $50,000 donation to the rescue organization of their choice. Out of thousands of clever, comical, heartfelt and emotional entries, sixty finalists were chosen and today, the winners are finally being revealed. Grand prize winner, Brent Morgan from Madison, Alabama, sang his way into America's heart with the original song he wrote and dedicated to his rescue dogs, Fred and Charlie. Morgan has designated The City Of Huntsville Animal Control Center as his shelter of choice to receive the $50,000 donation to put towards their mission of helping homeless pets in Alabama.
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As Brent Morgan sings in his original song, Two Best Friends, "he loves his pets for everything that they do." Petco held the "Great Ones" contest to recognize the love that so many people feel for their pets and to give back to the shelters and organizations that dedicate their life to saving animals. In addition to the $50,000 grand prize, Petco is also giving $25,000 to the first prize winner with a matching donation to their shelter of choice, and $5,000 to the three second prize winners with matching prizes going to their favorite rescues.
Brent sings in his winning entry that "it's hard to say who rescued who" about his shelter dogs. Well, now Brent can know that with his winning donation to The City Of Huntsville Animal Control Center, he is helping shelter pets across Alabama to hopefully find their forever home, just like Fred and Charlie did.
To find out more about Petco's Great One contest, visit the Petco Facebook page or go to wholepets.petco.com/greatone. To watch Brent's grand prize winning video, visit wholepets.petco.com/greatone#306.
About Petco
Petco is a leading pet specialty retailer that focuses on nurturing the powerful relationship between people and pets. We do this by providing the products, services, advice and experiences that keep pets physically fit, mentally alert, socially engaged and emotionally happy. Everything we do is guided by our vision for Healthier Pets. Happier People. Better World. We operate more than 1,250 stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico, including more than 80 Unleashed by Petco locations, a smaller format neighborhood shop; nine Pooch Hotel destinations for pet daycare, boarding and spa services; and petco.com. The Petco Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization, has raised more than $115 million since it was created in 1999 to help promote and improve the welfare of companion animals. In conjunction with the Foundation, we work with and support thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and, through in-store adoption events, help find homes for more than 350,000 animals every year.
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