Announcing the Winners of the Year of Greenies Raffle...

As many of you know (we hope!), Santa Paws Drive has been selling tickets to raffle of two HUGE baskets of goodies, courtesy of Greenies.

We sold tickets for just $1, with all proceeds going to Santa Paws Drive cash goal of $3,600. Greenies generously donated a whole year's worth of treats for cats and dogs -- and we sold almost $400 in tickets!!! THANK YOU, everyone!

The cat raffle basket included 36 packs of your favorite flavor Greenies ($108 value!) and the dog raffle included 12 packs ($208 value!) Now that's a prize we can really chew on!

Now, without further ado, we are excited to announce the winners of each of these raffle prizes.

Drumroll please...

The winner of a YEAR worth of Feline Greenies is... Julie Fox, a.k.a. @LadyGreyFox! (She needs more followers, so let's show her some anipal love and follow her!)

And the winner of the YEAR worth of Canine Greenies is... Monica Wilson, a.k.a. @kyba!

Congrats to both our winners! We'll be contacting you soon to see what flavors you like and any other info we might need to get your yummies on the way ASAP!

Thank you to everyone who supported Santa Paws Drive by buying raffle tickets, and a HUGE thank you to Greenies for their generous support. The raffle was a huge success!

Everyone please don't forget that the last day to donate is FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th! We're only $349 away from our goal right now, and we know we can do it! Every single dollar helps, so if you can spare anything, we'd love to be able to give as much as we can to the shelters!

Please click here to donate!

Year of Greenies Raffle Extended!

We've had such a great response to our raffle of a year's worth of Greenies treats that we're extending the raffle through MONDAY so all of our friends have time to participate!

This way, those who don't have to much "play" time on the computer during the week can get their raffle tickets over the weekend! And this way, even more of our friends will have a chance to win.

Every single penny collected from the raffle goes to the Santa Paws Drive shelters. HUGE thanks to Greenies for donating these huge and delicious prize packages!

Raffle Basket #1: Feline GREENIES® Dental Treats

Give the gift of healthy teeth with a 36 pack supply of Feline GREENIES® Dental Treats. The #1 veterinarian recommended feline dental treat, Feline GREENIES® are available in five delicious flavors that help reduce plaque and tartar build-up. Feline GREENIES® are 100% nutritionally complete and balanced,* fortified with vitamins, minerals, and taurine for optimum feline health. (Approximate retail value is $108.)
*For adult maintenance

Click here to buy CAT raffle tickets!


Raffle Basket #2: Canine GREENIES® Dental Chews Treat-PakTM

Give the gift of healthy teeth with a 12 pack supply of Canine GREENIES® Dental Chews Treat-PakTM. Veterinarian-recommended for at-home care,* Canine GREENIES® carry the Veterinary Oral Health Council Seal of Acceptance for plaque and tartar control. With antioxidants naturally sourced from fruits and vegetables, Canine GREENIES® clean teeth and freshen breath with the great taste dogs love. (Approximate retail value is $216.)
* Among veterinarians who recommend dental chews for at-home oral care.

Click here to buy DOG raffle tickets!

Decorate Twitter for the Holidays! #santapawty Tues, Dec 8th

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It's that time of year, everyone! Time to dress up for the holidays, put up our festive pictures and share our Santa and other funny holiday photos!

Santa Paws Drive is hosting a special #santapawty on Tuesday 7 p.m. ET to get everyone in the holiday spirit! Join us for 2 pawsome hours of festive fun, complete with dancing, music, eggnog, holiday cookies and even a special HAM and TOONA feast! (see timezone schedule below)

This special Anipal Holiday Party is going to be a great way to kick off the holiday season! We'll also have some great giveaways and a SUPER raffle worth over $300!

Greenies has donated a whole year worth of Greenies treats for dogs and a whole year worth of Greenies treats for cats! That's A LOT of treats -- and you can win them all!

Some fun ways to join in:

• Upload your Santa pictures to Twitpic and share them!
• Share your crazy holiday dress-up pictures!
• Make some pawsome pictures online! (You can use Blingee, Piknik, PikiPimp or any others you know of.)
• Create a funny video using ElfYourself from JibJab! (see an example below!)
  
• You can create a picture of you on Santa's lap with this cool Santa's Lap facebook app! (If you have Facebook, this one is pretty funny).

And don't forget to add the Santa Paws Drive twibbon to your avatar, too! You can get it here: http://twibbon.com/cause/Santa-Paws-Drive.

Here are just a few of our friends who have already added theirs!




Also, Tuesday will be the LAST DAY to donate toys for Santa Paws Drive. We will still be collecting cash donations, but we need to close off the toys on Tuesday so we have time to ship out to our international shelters in time for Christmas!

So if you've been wanting to donate, please be sure you do by Tuesday, Dec. 8th. And please tell anyone you think might want help out as well. We're close to goal, but we've got quite a bit to go...

#santapawty start times:
EDST -- 19:00
PST -- 4:00 p.m.
EST -- 7:00 p.m.
BST -- 12:00 a.m.
Aussie time -- 9:00 a.m.

Here's a little inspiration for you. It's an ElfYourself video starring @YourDailyCute's two cats, Pimp and Moo!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

SuppliesJust4Pets.com is Matching Dog Toy Donations!

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Great news, everyone! SuppliesJust4Pets.com (one of Santa Paws Drive team members and @BabyPatches momma!) is matching single dog toy donations now through the midnight Monday!

This can be a huge boost in our donations! For every single dog toy you donate to Santa Paws Drive, she'll match it -- which means dog toy donations are basically 2-4-1 right now!

As a Santa Paws Drive team member, she's super dedicated to make sure that our drive to bring holiday cheer to shelter animals is super successful, and this is a super generous offer she's made.

To see the dog toys that qualify for her matching donations, see the dog toy items in the Santa Paws Gift shop. There is NO SHIPPING on any of these items!

You can choose any of the single dog toys -- Bad Cuz Tough Toy, HOWLiday Bungee Reindeer and the Naughty & Nice Tug -- (bundles are not up for matching) and she'll automatically donate one for every one you donate! You won't see it in your cart, but she will add it to our list behind the scenes.

Let's help give as many gifts as we can to our furry friends in shelters this season! Please spread the word about this great and generous matching donations she's doing!

P.S. Why just dog toys, you ask? Well, the doggies need a little extra help here! Looks like the cats are going to get more toys so far, and we want to make sure that we have plenty of doggie gifts to give, too!

CONTEST: What Are YOU Thankful For? (Win Santa prizes and TURKEY treats!)

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Thanksgiving is a time for being thankful for what we have: for our wonderful family, our fabulous pets, our amazing friends... and TURKEY!

Santa Paws Drive is thankful for everyone's support so far. Together we're getting closer to our goal of money, toys and treats to help bring holiday cheer to the less fortunate shelter animals this Christmas.

For our latest Santa Paws Drive event, we want to know what you're thankful for! From all the answers, Santa Paws' own Baby Patches is going to pick some random winners.

How to Enter

1. Leave a comment about what your thankful for to be automatically entered!
2. Tweet this short message (if you don't have Twitter, you get a pass... but this helps us spread the word!):
CONTEST: @SantaPawsDrive asks what are YOU thankful for? http://bit.ly/2fk8tW Comment to WIN!

Prizes are super fabulous (and you could even be Santa Paws yourself)! Here they are:

Grand Prize: Super plush CHRISTMAS BEAR from Harrod's in London!
Runner Up #1: Deluxe, festive pet SANTA SUIT (coat and all!)
Runner Up #2: Ho ho holiday pet SANTA HAT!
10 random prizes: 5 bags of kitty TURKEY treats and 5 bags doggie TURKEY treats! (Perfect for Thanksgiving!)

Leave a comment and spread the word!

Contest end midnight EST, Thanksgiving Thursday (the 26th) at midnight EST and we'll announce the winners on Friday.

Badges and Widgets to Use on Your Blog

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Please help support Santa Paws Drive by posting some of our goodies on your blogs. The more we can spread the word, the more good we can do for shelter animals this holiday!

Simply choose one badges or the widget below, copy the code, paste in on your blog and voila! It will magically appear! Thank you!


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